Gears of War 4 makes the best of the franchise's multiplayer modes, but delivers a lackluster campaign in the process.
Despite a cloying story and poor dialogue, Bravely Second is a sweeping adventure.
Mother Russia Bleeds brings an older genre back into the limelight, with clever boss fights, intricate stage design, and complicated storytelling themes.
Black Ops III presents fine-tuned multiplayer, engaging fights against the undead, and a boring campaign.
Star Wars Battlefront shooter brings grand spectacle to the iconic sci-fi universe, but the overall experience wears thin with time.
The Coalition has crafted a faithful homage to a great nine-year-old game, but hasn't completely erased the blemishes of the past.
I Expect You to Die captures the tension, revelations, and exhilaration of a last-second escape in virtual reality.
Devil Daggers takes the foundation of the shooter genre and builds it into a fine-tuned, challenging, exhilarating romp through hell.
Far Cry's new world and renewed focus on survival create a tense experience true to its setting.
Volume's tight mechanics, smart visual vocabulary, and level-editing tools combine to create something that is as much a puzzle game as it is a stealth title.
Galak-Z is a brutal, demanding, and ultimately rewarding 2D shooter.
With Uncharted 2 and 3, though, Naughty Dog transcended Drake's own small beginnings. The Nathan Drake Collection is a firsthand account of Naughty Dog's growth as a storyteller, and this collection is the best way to relive that history, and witness its transformation up close.
Just Cause 3 is a stunning display of cause and effect, despite weak story missions and occasional technical problems.
Dark Souls 3 is a harrowing trek through a dark and gorgeous world, and despite a few missteps, is well worth the challenge.
Like Spartan Locke and his team, 343 is chasing after something bigger than itself, and with Halo 5: Guardians, it comes close. Now if only it could reach out its arm and take hold.
Bungie's newest expansion not only offers a compelling experience in itself, but transforms Destiny altogether.
Diablo 3 remains a clever, rewarding, and oftentimes brilliant action-RPG that has made a near seamless transition to Nintendo Switch, six years after its original release.
Titanfall 2 is more measured and intelligent than its predecessor, but just as fluid and kinetic.
CD Projekt Red's first paid expansion is well worth the return to the Northern Kingdoms.
Firaxis turn-based strategy sequel brings major improvements to the multilayered XCOM formula.