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

Last reviewed: Zero Parades: For Dead Spies · 14 days ago

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

A defiant wuxia epic characterized by rapid, brutal combat

Helping new players adjust quickly, giving veteran players a way to flex their skills


Help them survive, while helping them grow

If Among Us had charismatic NPCs and an overarching story

The latest game from indie publisher Annapurna Interactive

The Viking game that’s taking the world by storm

I'm even more baffled by the enemies for which I don't even get the correct tools to fight. Bravely Default 2 makes it easy to find all enemy weaknesses when I use a turn to inspect them, but some enemies are weak to energy types that I didn't gain access to for a whole two chapters after I first encountered their symbol. The peak of this frustration was when I fought a boss with a beefy minion that was vulnerable only to electricity and light, and completely invulnerable to all physical attacks. I had one character who could cast electrical attacks, and I still had yet to see light energy.

Pong’s ball has had enough of being your plaything

The Nintendo Switch gets one of the best Mario games ever, plus a thrilling, experimental open-world spinoff

A genre-bending sequel deserving of the Persona 5 title

The quietest moments are always the scariest

Bloober Team’s horror game gets bogged down by tired tropes

IO Interactive delivers a terrific, thrilling finale for its trilogy