Best when played with friends, N++ is a retouching rather than a reinvention, and is squarely targeted at players interested in precision platforming challenge for its own sake
An artistic tour de force of limited interactive complexity
A heady mix of action and tactical puzzle solving that's worth playing for the intriguing combat loop
A fantastic tactical RPG for players looking for a deeper and more complex story and gameplay experience
An intriguing twist on long-running Final Fantasy tropes, but the experience is ultimately brought down by repetition and lackluster storytelling
A good arcade game that is outdated by some of its own successors
A beautifully realized world that sacrifices more involved gameplay in the name of cinematic presentation
A thoughtful story with some great missions, but fundamental problems in control, balance, and tech hold the game back
Better gameplay pacing and more interesting level designs might have kept this from being such a missed opportunity
Simple and unabashedly joyful, Fantasia is a game unafraid to explore new ways to interact with music
A challenging and fascinating adventure in emergent gameplay, but not without growing pains
Even with several missed opportunities, Destiny is enormously fun, and only gets more engaging as you play
A glance at screenshots fails to tell the story; this genre-bending and innovative title is enormously fun
A stellar port with a few strong new additions makes this the ideal choice for new-gen cooperative play
Rogue-like puzzling is a brave experiment, but the results can be frustrating
A shameless cash-in attempt is only redeemed by passable cooperative multipayer
From story to gameplay, a sense of wonder and discovery pervades Transistor, but demands the player accept moments of confusion and unanswered questions
Wildly inventive time-warping mechanics make playing this game feel unlike any other
Still a great series, but not much is changing with this new iteration
An enormously entertaining shooter that starts to wear out its welcome after multiple repeats of the same stage maps