Abbie Stone
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The deckbuilder and the soulslike accommodate each other well, even if Death Howl is initially too busy killing you to show its best hand.
Sleep Awake has a great premise and certainly knows its creepy imagery, but its fiction is too dense and the mechanics feel a bit played-it-all-before. Compared to contemporaries like Still Wakes the Deep, Sleep Awake struggles to set itself apart when it comes to cinematic stealth horror, even if some late game imagery begins to impress.
Some of Where Winds Meet's many minigames and stealth systems could use a polish, but it doesn't Suck-iro – this martial arts action-RPG is well worth your time. If future updates focus on its strengths and reign in the gimmicks, this joyous open world will be a pleasure to fight your way through.
Grounded 2 is terrific fun, even if this is currently a slightly safe sequel to a true original. It's still a treat to play, with improved combat and a fantastic new park to explore. Let's hope the rideable buggy is just the beginning of lots more great new ideas to come in what's already a substantial early access release.
A good Metroidvania trapped in the shadow of too many better ones.
Control without the superpowers was always going to be a tough sell. Sadly, FBC: Firebreak makes a pretty appalling case. Moments of supernatural whimsy are few and far between, bogged down by repetitive objectives centering around shooting some pretty mediocre feeling guns.
MercurySteam follow up the career high point of Metroid Dread with a dark fantasy soulslike full of neat ideas. Blades of Fire dares to make the case for weapon degradation being a good thing and succeeds. The fun characters, secret-stuffed level design, and terrific combat don’t hurt either. A really pleasant surprise.
Overboard's more complex follow-up is another great evil detective game.
A solid sequel that flourishes the more you play, though repetitiveness might stop you wanting to.
Flawed and overfamiliar, but still as joyously OTT and hilarious as ever.