Heidi Kemps
Once the silliness of Miitopia wears off, you're left with a cute and repetitive RPG.
Brawlout is a Smash Bros.-like fighting game that's equal parts admirable and frustrating.
Oninaki's fascinating world and beautiful visuals promise a lot, but frustrating action-RPG combat and awkward story presentation keep its potential from blossoming.
Shenmue III hasn't changed much from its Dreamcast-era roots--and it can't reach its full potential as a result.
The fluffy pastel-candy aesthetic and charming setting of Calico is soured by simplistic gameplay.
Miitopia's great character creation is wasted on a shallow, repetitive RPG experience.
Valkyrie Elysium's mediocre action-RPG gameplay and threadbare story and characters wear out their welcome long before the game wraps up.
One Piece Odyssey captures the visual style and whimsy of the original material but stumbles at turning it into an engaging RPG.
Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back is an extremely short and completely forgettable platformer based on nothing but irony and nostalgic notoriety. I'd honestly rather replay the original Bubsy than this - for all of its serious flaws, at least that game was memorable. The Woolies Strike Back isn't even that.