Patrick Armstrong
A staggering achievement of narrative, artistic, and emotional weight, Life: Is Strange: Double Exposure is an art piece that rivals the best in its genre for poignancy and style.
It’s probably the only game in Remedy Entertainment’s catalog to compete with Control and Max Payne 2 with its deep storytelling, enjoyable mechanics, and visual audacity. Whether it’s the frontrunner or dark horse, Alan Wake 2 demands a place in " Game of the Year " conversations.
Neva is a lush and responsive 2D action platformer that delivers an enthralling world and unforgettable emotional experience.
Thanks to its ambitious 2.0 update, living a life of crime in Night City has never felt better.
Lords of the Fallen ranks amongst the best Soulslikes!
Ghostrunner 2 is an exceptional game, and its weaknesses shouldn’t stop fans of the genre from checking it out.
A third-person roguelike brawler that celebrates immature humor and co-op destruction.
MechWarrior 5: Clans trades the random missions of Mercenaries for a handcrafted campaign delivering high customization and tense strategic battles.
A creepy YA horror romp that blends a low-poly retro aesthetic with tense stealth sequences and tactile puzzles to create one of 2024's most unsettling games.
An alluring and uncompromising open-world survival shooter held back by poor optimization and an absence of AI interactions.
RetroRealms: Halloween and Ash vs. Evil Dead delivers gruesome gore and plenty of easter eggs, but their platforming and arcade fail to inspire.
Undermined by its own storytelling and technical troubles, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a tale of community but never quite finds its home.
A stealth game with engaging interaction mechanics and cool aliens, weakened by spotty AI and lackluster characters.
If you’re a diehard fan of the franchise, want to chuck some bad guys off of buildings, and can ignore the game’s glaring issues, RoboCop: Rogue City may be a fun way to kill a weekend or two.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is a detailed flight simulator with grand ambitions, dragged down to earth by technical issues that ruin the overall experience.