Ubisoft’s unusual multiplayer shooter has gotten better with age
One Way Trip was an extremely hard story to find any fun in. Its biggest asset, the strikingly accurately-written “California bro” dialogue, is offensively overused to the point of exhaustion.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a disappointing anniversary for a series that really should take a break.
Despite some cool heroes and a neat twist on battle royale, Amazon's long-awaited hero shooter wasn't worth the wait.
Bleeding Edge's characters are cool, but the combat is too shallow to hold attention for long.
Combat doesn’t feel like Jotun’s priority, even though it defines the most exciting parts of the game. It’s an experience that puts style before substance, and asks its players that they do the same.
Buried by an unsatisfying combat loop and bad campaign, Outriders is a forgettable loot game that ends right as it's getting started.
I'm optimistic about what Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League can become, but let down by what it is now.
Cold War is an inessential distraction from the best Call of Duty on offer.
The best sequels improve from its predecessors in every important way, and this is sometimes true in Grow Up, but it’s mostly more of the same in a bigger space. That isn’t a bad thing, because it’s a ton of fun, but I was left with a sense of finality for B.
Hell Let Loose is a fun and accessible introduction to milsims, but I miss the complexity.
Rainbow Six Extraction is a fun and unremarkable co-op shooter with some very good ooze.
Assassin's Creed Mirage isn't the triumphant return to glory that I hoped it'd be, but it's a good first stab.
We're in a milsim boom and Isonzo's thrilling, if limiting battlefields fit nicely into it.
Rocket Arena is the best kind of mindless fun.
And with a fascinating narrative that explores themes few games have ever touched, you’ll be constantly enthralled by the philosophical debates between a human and an AI just as often as you’ll be frustrated by a puzzle for designing around the simple solution you had in your head.
10 Second Ninja X is best described as a fantastic podcast game. That is to say, it’s the perfect game to play while you might be doing other things, like watching a show or listening to music.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is an excellent sequel and a fun Star Wars story, but maybe wait for better performance.
Modern Warfare evolves the series for the better, but it could be so much more.
Call of Duty: Warzone reaches new heights in battle royale by ditching backpacks and throwing me in a Gulag.