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Arthur Gies·Feb 23, 2016

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Street Fighter V is the skeleton of a great fighting game

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Justin McElroy·Feb 22, 2016

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Far Cry Primal's lack of distractions keeps it exciting

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Arthur Gies·Feb 18, 2016

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If Garden Warfare was an attempt to make a multiplayer only shooter that just about anyone could enjoy, Garden Warfare 2 takes that a step farther by removing the original's budget-priced compromises. Making the original Popcap concept into a shooter isn't novel anymore, and I hope that the developers pay attention to the game's potential balance challenges over time to make sure that "asymmetric" doesn't become "lopsided." But Garden Warfare 2 stands strong on its own, and with friends.

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Roman France·Feb 15, 2016

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Cobalt is like realizing an old favorite isn't quite what you remembered

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Mona Aiyed·Feb 11, 2016

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A thrilling Lego adventure with a few missing pieces!

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Colin Campbell·Feb 8, 2016

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Firewatch is the video game equivalent of a page-turner

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Arthur Gies·Feb 8, 2016

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Frustration tangles up Unravel's better ideas

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Laura Kate Dale·Feb 4, 2016

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American Truck Simulator is comfortingly more of the same

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Carli Velocci·Feb 3, 2016

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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is interesting enough but feels a bit empty

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Charlie Hall·Feb 1, 2016

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In spite of a few glaring technical issues, XCOM 2 represents a high water mark for the entire franchise. Firaxis successfully tells an evocative story. It treats players with respect and includes so many small quality of life improvements over the original they are simply too numerous to mention. It is challenging enough at its basic difficulty level to feel like a complete experience. Despite the bugs, it's still the best-looking, most exciting turn-based tactical game I've ever played.

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Justin McElroy·Jan 25, 2016

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The Witness is uplifting and frustrating

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Allegra Frank·Jan 15, 2016

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Oxenfree doesn't live up to its potential, but has a story worth telling

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Colin Campbell·Jan 11, 2016

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That Dragon, Cancer is a devastating experience

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Ben Kuchera·Dec 1, 2015

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If you can judge a game based on the moments that make you put it down for the night, Just Cause 3 is hard to criticize: I only stopped when I needed to sleep, not because I wanted to put the game down. The "did you see that?!" factor seems unlimited here, and it kept me coming back to discover what unexpected domino of explosions I could start next with a single grenade. The formula of the Just Cause series hasn't been expanded, but it has been improved. And it's rare that a game is so comfortable in its own skin.

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Dave Tach·Nov 17, 2015

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Battlefront trades complexity for accessibility