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Echoes’ promise of chasing your own path through Castle Aincrad is undermined by sluggish pace, repetitive design, and shallow player agency.
Cygames' new expansion for 2024's Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Endless Ragnarok, feels like a victory lap. Here's how well it holds up.
DarkSwitch represents a new, fresh take on a genre that largely focuses on a flat 2-dimensional axis. Fans of the city-building genre, as well as newcomers, will find plenty to enjoy here.
Project Songbird is a short psychological horror experience that focuses on telling a personal story rather than throwing jumpscares your way.
World of Warcraft: Midnight is off to a fantastic start, with a campaign that, while uneven in places, ends on a strong note. Paired with an excellent new casual gameplay pillar in player housing, as well as more dungeons, delves, and class options, it already feels like a strong expansion.
Docked is enjoyable enough for a few laid-back hours, especially if the idea of operating cranes appeals to you. However, its tight focus on a single core gameplay mechanic leads to a noticeable lack of variety, while the management elements, though enjoyable, end up feeling largely inconsequential outside of Hard mode.
Despite its surprise release, it delivers a strong overall experience. The platforming feels tight and responsive, and the combat stands out with satisfying spear-and-shield mechanics that keep encounters engaging throughout.
Yakuza Kiwami 3 is a great way to experience one of the more fun stories in the series thanks to the new and improved gameplay.
2XKO is a phenomenal free-to-play fighting game that puts its best foot forward thanks to its depth of gameplay that won’t immediately scare newcomers away because of good tutorials. It also helps that it’s visually gorgeous and already has a strong roster to start out with.
From the Ashes is Frontiers of Pandora at its best. So’lek is a strong lead, the story goes darker, and the new skills and third-person flow make combat and stealth feel sharper than ever.