Brandon Zachary
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Well Dweller is a great modern Metroidvania, with enough fresh touches to make the classic formula feel fresh. The platforming gameplay leans naturally into the massive settings, with the kind of naturally inviting world that the best entries in the genre have. Metroidvanias have been refined and experimented with plenty...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown is a fun little title that brings the chaotic action and fast-paced momentum of TMNT beat-em-ups into the strategy game space. Focusing on the iconic mutant brothers after they're separated during an attack by the Foot Clan, the turn-based strategy game shifts players into...
"Marvel's The Avengers and Borderlands had a baby" is the easiest summation of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Luckily, the strengths of both fit well together, and the weaknesses don't derail the more enjoyable elements of the game. Fans of the Gearbox lootshooter series will have plenty of fun...
Immortals of Aveum
Immortals of Aveum is an ultimately fun experience that blends a colorful approach to a classic style of gameplay. When Immortals embraces its unique elements, it more than makes the case for a playthrough -- offering a new perspective on the standard shooter. While it can't fully escape the tropes...
Armored Core IV's story largely plays out in audio logs and desperate communications, painting a grim world with a harsh view of the methods corporations take to eke out power over one another at the expense of their expendable soldiers and workers. It's an interesting way to highlight the game's...
Strayed Lights
Stray Gods accomplishes a nearly impossible feat, allowing players to truly take charge in a musical of their very own. While there have been other musically-driven plot-based games in the past with stuff like PaRappa the Rapper, those games were more focused on the rhtymn-based elements. Stray Gods is far...
Disney Illusion Island
Overall, the result is a largely successful endeavor. Illusion Island is an easy game to dive into, with a light sense of style that makes for an overall entertaining experience. Disney Illusion Island's tight controls mean players will quickly find a flow that allows for natural exploration. It benefits the...
Hogwarts Legacy
For good and for ill alike, Hogwarts Legacy feels like the ultimate chance to explore and tour the Wizarding World from the ground up. In its best moments, it's reminiscent of something like Elden Ring or The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, inviting players to just go and...
While there are elements of the gameplay that can be dull at best and problematic at worst, Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace is otherwise a creepy, well-constructed and overall enjoyable horror-mystery that should appeal well to fans of the genre -- and it is easy enough to pick-up that gamers curious about...
However, The Outer Worlds very much features a particular playstyle that might not be unique enough to some gamers. Still, fans of the genre and the Fallout franchise -- or really any gamer who wants to just go explore the wilds and shoot stuff -- will find The Outer Worlds makes for a solid addition to...