Above all else, said developer needs a near-bottomless imagination to make it so that pitting the greatest video game characters ever created against each other is as exhilarating to behold the umpteenth time out as it was way back in 1999
Meticulously researched and brimming with creativity, Cosmic Top Secret is a wonderful concept in search of a better game.
Spyro glides into the current gen prettier than ever and as fun as ever.
Despite an impressive roster and some top-notch actors to voice them, Lego DC Super-Villains is a tedious game that fails to capitalize on its best qualities.
In the end, there’s a purity to how SoulCalibur VI is so focused above all else on its spectacular swordplay and world building.
There's plenty of power and glory to be had in Odyssey. This is a vast swords-and-sandals epic that's rendered in the finest of details, and there's little else like it. Seeing it through to conclusion, however, has a major cost: your money or your patience.
Square delivers most of Final Fantasy XV in a smaller, but no less epic, package.
What might be the final episode of Telltale's The Walking Dead is beautiful, brutal, and bittersweet.
The end result raises the same question Destiny did right out of the gate: Who is this game supposed to be for?
Zone of the Enders comes to the current gen in better shape than ever, but still an artifact of its time.
Devoid of context, this is the action-adventure title of our dreams, executed on an astonishing technical level.
Guacamelee 2 doubles down on what worked in the original and presents the most formidable challenges yet.
Telltale begins the final verse of Clementine's ballad on a high note.
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.