Justin Clark
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Silent Hill 2
- Super Metroid
Even when you fail miserably at at a task, the experience of playing the game is raucous and rewarding.
With Next, No Man's Sky blossoms into the game that was promised.
For what it's worth, the no-frills street racing is a major improvement over that of the first game.
Lumines makes the jump to current-gen platforms looking and sounding better than ever.
Aces is the most complex and Mario Tennis game yet, but its online modes are missing some key features.
Unravel's delightful sequel makes for a fun and breezy co-op adventure.
Dontnod follows up Life Is Strange with a surprisingly enthralling supernatural thriller.
Despite some glorious and gruesome horror imagery, Agony doesn't have much else to offer.
It bares itself emotionally but shines a harsh, unflattering light on David Cage's deficiencies as a storyteller.
Runner 3 is the most ambitious in the series yet--and also the toughest.
Lots of work has gone into Nightwar since its first release, and the balancing improvements make it an easy game to recommend on all platforms.
This game would still be hard to fall in love with if it didn't absolutely assault the laws of human physics.
Jaw dropping beauty and a hefty challenge await you in in the hallowed realm of Jotun.
Before the Storm is an impactful prequel that accomplishes something very different than the original Life is Strange.
God of War doesn't so much suggest its ready-to-rumble predecessors as it does a more forgiving Dark Souls.
Kerbal Space Program's first expansion brings a universe of new possibilities, but it might be a little behind in the space race.
Whether intentionally or not, the game gives glory to a brand of grassroots militia fetishism that, just days before the its release, millions of Americans marched in the streets to oppose. Far Cry 5 posits that people would need to be brainwashed to follow men like Joseph Seed, blind to how deep Christian fanaticism already runs, and how many would follow such a man if he only said the word "please."
Attack on Titan 2 gives profound insight to every second of a grueling struggle against humanity's extinction.
Out of the three games in this collection, Devil May Cry 3 is the only one to stand up to the test of time.
Though VR co-op is a nice touch, Bravo Team brings nothing else new to the table.