Arkham Knight is Batman perfected
Chroma Squad's faults don't detract from its charm
The Old Blood mostly nailed the components that made New Order good, but it doesn't quite manage to capture what made it great.
Code Name: STEAM is misguided and horrifically dull
Though it nails some of the fundamentals, The Order: 1886 has been released without answering the essential question of what it offers that other games aren't already doing better.
In Gat Out of Hell, the joke feels like it's on us
From a very cynical perspective, Far Cry 4 is "more Far Cry," but it's delivered in such a sophisticated fashion that I can't really see how that's a negative. If each iteration is this smart and silly and beautiful and ridiculous, I don't see this series wearing out its welcome with me anytime soon.
While I'm in no great rush to play it again, the appreciation I gleaned for a culture I knew practically nothing about is something I really cherish. If you can patiently plod your way through the game entwined with the story of the Iñupiat people, I suspect you'll cherish them too.
Costume Quest 2 has charm, but not much imagination
Crimes and Punishments is the best Sherlock has been, but it's just short of great
D4 is so weird, strange and different that it's hard to pass up
Cry Wolf wraps The Wolf Among Us on a high note
In Sheep's Clothing gives in to the dark side
Tex Murphy has been fairly successfully transported to the modern era, and maybe that's enough for the established fans. It's just a shame he didn't pick up enough new tricks in his sixteen-year hiatus for everyone else to take notice.
There have been many worse Spider-Man games than this. But I can't recall one that's swung so conceptually close to greatness only to let poor execution drag it back to Earth.
A Crooked Mile is the most focused episode of Wolf Among Us yet
Burial at Sea too often feels like well-made fan fiction
Obsidian finds a happy home in South Park
Smoke and Mirrors wants to know how far you'll go to preserve your humanity
When the bizarre controls make mundane tasks impossible, Dadliest Catch is just too funny to be frustrating. When it piles on the weight of traditional video game challenges, controlling the tendrils of an uncooperative marionette becomes instantly less appealing.