Alan Wen
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Both the most approachable and most accomplished Monster Hunter yet, Wilds has the systems and the substance to keep you in for the long haul.
Eternal Strands is a light and breezy fantasy action RPG that's elevated by its innovative use of physics-based magic that makes even minor combat encounters feel novel. It's also thrilling to take on the larger foes, though this is more short-lived than the likes of Monster Hunter.
Mario may be Nintendo’s mascot but you shouldn’t discount Donkey Kong, who’s been around just as long – and the original star/antagonist of the company’s smash arcade hit more than four decades ago. These days however, we know the ape better for his own console platforming series, which actually celebrated its 30th anniversary last year.
Don the fedora for a brainy and thrilling globe-trotting blockbuster
A simplistic yet digestible family-friendly adventure, Lego Horizon Adventures has something for fans of both games.
An atmospheric urban action horror with unique ideas, but Slitterhead is undermined by messy execution
Nintendo has been on a remake kick recently. First we got a Switch revival of oddball SNES release Mario RPG, then the return of long-overdue cult classic Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. But what about something new? Thank goodness, then, for Mario & Luigi: Brothership.
An emotional supernatural mystery that sadly loses the plot – and its core. Life is Strange is undone by its new mechanic
Don’t call it a comeback, but this fantasy RPG sequel is long overdue
Super Mario Party Jamboree doesn’t break new ground but takes the best of the series’ past and present to make a big celebratory package, best experienced at get-togethers where the real magic (and carnage) happens.