Jonathon Dornbush
Night School's Oxenfree is a charming, hilarious, and insightful comedy that makes Hell a pretty fun place to be.
Control is set in an engrossingly weird paranormal world that I couldn’t help but explore.
Blood & Truth is a great example of what PSVR can accomplish with a fun, engrossing blockbuster story.
Falcon Age's charming adventure made me care more for a virtual pet than I ever thought I could, and it shines in VR.
Kingdom Hearts 3 is a fulfilling evolution and resolution of the franchise that shows it's still full of heart.
A satisfying end to a three-part story that had a couple swings and misses.
The Spyro Reignited Trilogy recaptures the magic of Spyro's original adventures in one nostalgic package.
FromSoftware and SIE Japan delivers engaging storytelling but overly familiar VR gameplay.
Black Cat's intro is great, but the first DLC episode feels more like a first act than satisfying, standalone content.
I wanted Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4 to make me feel like Spider-Man: To sail between the highrises of New York City, to nimbly web up hordes of enemies, and tussle with familiar, animal-themed villains. Insomniac Games' first foray into the world of Marvel handily delivers on all of that. But what I didn't expect from Spider-Man was to come away feeling just as fulfilled to have inhabited the life of Peter Parker. Aside from a few odd pacing issues, which momentarily took me out of the experience of being a superhero, and a world of optional missions that don't always quite live up to the heft of the main story, Insomniac has delivered a Spider-Man story that both surprised and delighted me, coupled with gameplay that made me feel like Spider-Man nearly every step of the way. The Wall Crawler's open world doesn't consistently deliver the thrilling moments of its main campaign, but the foundation laid here is undoubtedly a spectacular one.