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Kirby Air Riders

9/10

In that sense, it's a joy to boot up and play from the first minute, as you can even skip the relatively short and comprehensive tutorial if you want. From there, you'll have the option to play one of the game's core modes: Air Ride (core racing), Top Ride (an...

Possessor(s)

5/10

I admit that oversized expectations for quality metroidvanias persist in this absolutely stacked year. Two months since the release of the rightfully hallowed Hollow Knight: Silksong, Heart Machine’s fourth title Possessor(s) presents another 2D genre entry, only much smaller in scope. Published by Devolver Digital, Possessor(s) boasts a striking animated...

ARC Raiders

9/10

Developer and publisher Embark Studios is insistent on calling ARC Raiders an extraction adventure, rather than its more commonly used categorization as an extraction shooter. You do plenty of shooting – the latter is not misconstrued by any means – but the former does hew closer to what ARC Raiders...

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

8/10

What really struck me is how well Age of Imprisonment ​​​​​runs. It runs at a consistent 60 FPS, a huge step up from the inconsistent 30 FPS (or worse) in prior games on their original hardware at launch. It feels like we're finally in the era of Musou games running...

The Outer Worlds 2

9/10

I was in basically from the intro onward. The tutorial sequence is simple but satisfying, as it showcases the multiple ways you can approach nearly every conflict. If you want to sneak by and try a pacifist run, you can do that for the most part. You can also go...

Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted

7/10

If you've never played Plants vs. Zombies before, think of it like a cartoonish tower defense with a ton of style and charm. You play as the plants, and with the help of sunflowers (and other resource-generating plants later on), you'll pick up sun, which is used as a currency...

Ninja Gaiden 4

9/10

For instance, enemies telegraph unlockable attacks, which can be often canceled by throwing out a quick Bloodraven ability. Bloodraven form serves multiple purposes, like breaking guards and taking out multiple enemies at once. It's all governed by its own meter, which is in addition to an additional Devil Trigger-like super...

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

9/10

How much someone loves Pokémon Legends: Z-A will really come down to how much they love Pokémon battles, versus getting to explore and catch new Pokémon. It's not that one gameplay element is better than the other — both have always existed within Pokémon — but it does make Legends:...

Absolum

Unscored

An explosive tutorial introduces you to dark elf Galandra and her companion Karl, a stout warrior with a blunderbuss. Hounded by attackers, they arrive at Uchawi’s Hearth, a sanctuary in the land of Talamh home to the Root Sisters, a kind of protectorate witch coven hunted by the Sun King...

Battlefield 6

8/10

The campaign's subject matter, however, is so inoffensive that it feels like it doesn't really say anything at all. Its frame story tries to inject an air of mystery, but the twists are so obvious that you can guess them early on. It centers on a private military corporation known...

Ghost of Yotei

10/10

The landscapes of Ezo (Hokkaidō, in modern parlance) are a constant distraction as you embark on Atsu's quest for revenge against the fiends who killed her family, the Yotei Six. In an attempt to capture Ghost of Yotei's "natural" beauty, I took more than 120 screenshots in photo mode during...

Hades 2

10/10

Addictive combat isn't the only thing Hades 2 has to offer, though. To be blunt, I was blown away by just how many voice lines there are this time, whether in the hub or on the battlefield proper. The hub in Hades 2 features a farming minigame, numerous vendors, and...