
The open-world Dark Souls successor is staggering in breadth and challenge

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The open-world Dark Souls successor is staggering in breadth and challenge

A defiant wuxia epic characterized by rapid, brutal combat

How is a game that pits a dog against Lovecraftian gods so boring?

It’s 10 p.m. — do you know where your Pikmin are?

Short but impactful, Viewfinder left me wanting more

A richer take on a twice-established formula

The sequel expands the world of 2016’s indie darling, sometimes to a fault

It’s historical fiction with an almost entirely female cast

At its core, Fight Forever is a love letter to the golden generation of pro wrestling video games. It is not perfect, and on the content side, it’s slightly dated — but most of my complaints wash away every time I pick up the controller and start a new match. The nostalgia and finesse of those old glory years emanates from so many angles that it’s hard to nitpick the places that fall short. AEW: Fight Forever is at once a faithful homage, and a promising signifier of the future.

A delicately balanced tower of interconnected silliness and escalating absurdity

Slick mechanics and sim-like systems combine in this deceptively deep sandbox shooter

Weyland-Yutani, all kinds of aliens, and an uncomfortable isometric perspective

Excellent action wrapped in an awful story


What’s worse: getting stabbed or people being mad at you?

Metalhead Software conveys the excitement that TV often can’t