Dark Souls III would be a fitting end to a videogame series, and we don't get many of those. I enjoyed almost all of my time with it, but I'm not sure if I'd want another game like this to come by for a long time. As a comprehensive second draft of the best moments from the series, it left me with fond memories of everything I love
But I keep thinking back to that jump I made, to all the times I saw the lights down on Earth. I think back to that feeling of weightlessness, and how it's finally given me the space game I wasn't getting anywhere else. For all it's lacking as a traditional "game," that alone makes Adr1ft's short excursion into the unknown one worth taking.
Despite my issues with it, I'm having way more fun with Battleborn than I thought I would. It took a while, but I've managed to find a couple of characters whose playstyle I really like, and that's enough to keep me going for a while longer. And I've had enough exciting matches that I see its potential.
Lots of characters and online modes to tinker with, but the single-player portion feels limited
The Adventure mode might be too laborious for some, but the score-based and practice modes give you everything you need to enjoy the new changes to Pac-Man
You’ll want to play Wheels of Aurelia several times to see all the paths you can take, but practical issues make that a chore
You’ll want to see everything the game has to offer, then show your friends to justify the new PlayStation VR you just bought
Dungeons are fun and well-designed, and the story will keep you moving at a steady pace
Wandering around Gravity Rush 2’s enormous cities is a lot of fun, but the mission design feels limiting and dated.
The loop of finding better cards and making your way through a tough area is fast and enticing – when you're dealt the right hand
Narcosis tells a grounded, emotional, and surprising story, but you have to wade through a lot of plodding moments to see it through
Building up your stats and skillset between runs is a great reason to keep playing, though the lack of content may leave anyone not interested in high scores wanting
Some technical and matchmaking issues mean you can't always enjoy Deformers at its best, but when you can it offers a great multiplayer time
The Silver Case is pure Goichi Suda, riveting and moody in idiosyncratic ways, but also frequently confounding
This is still an incredibly fun fighting game to have at the ready and online, but Ultra's new modes and features are all minor additions
New players may have issues diving into deeper intricacies of the fighting system, but this is still a fun fighter that balances absurd fun and technical mastery
The new characters, balance, and improvements should give veterans lots of dig into. Newcomers or casual fans won't find too much to keep them busy this time around
The mix of roguelike modes lets you play at different paces, but once I had my one incredible run to victory, I felt like I'd seen everything the game had to offer
Backtracking to previous levels can be a pain, but the number of optional collectibles, secret levels, and more make it worth your time
Though its changes to the MOBA standard are creative, the multi-round structure leads to drawn-out matches