Lane Martin
Shadow of the Tomb Raider doesn't do a lot new. It has some big problems as far as story and themes are concerned, but it remains a fun experience at the end of the day. If you're already a fan of the series, you find more what you enjoyed before, but new players are better served in the previous entries.
Atelier Lydie and Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings succeeds in important ways, but a lack of polish really takes away from an otherwise great experience.
A fun procedurally generated rpg adventure with a punishing difficulty that will require multiple playthroughs.
A hit or miss story with a solid battle system, a cute art style, and some interesting ideas.
SpiritSphere is a fun game with a few missteps. The unpredictable difficulty and lack of online multiplayer can be extremely frustrating when other aspects are so fun.
Killing Floor 2 has a lot of potential, and what it has is often pretty fun, but not enough to keep players attention for long.
The Song of Seven Chapter One delivers a fun, though flawed adventure game.
Crysis Remastered on the Switch laughs at our old PCs that couldn't run the original but still finds a few stumbling blocks all on its own.
Before We Leave is a great, relaxed simulation, but feels like it may be missing a few things
Fine to fill time or bring existing pokemon fans to other styles of games, but not for much more.
While not quite a homerun, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is a fun, tactical space combat experience with some nice story to boot.
Anno 1800 is a great, deep city builder that doesn't care if you know how to play it or not.
Expedition: Viking is a fun slightly strategic RPG that utilizes an interesting theme to great effect. Unfortunately, it doesn't take enough chances to really be memorable.
Forts is a fun 2-D RTS with some interesting new mechanics thrown in. It suffers from a few bugs and an unnecessary story, but is generally an entertaining experience.
Inscryption is a great creepy experience to get your skin crawling with some thought provoking depth in its gameplay.
Age of Empires 2: The Definitive Edition is an excellent version of a game that refined a genre two decades ago, but it doesn't offer much to entice new players from their modern conveniences.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark desperately wants to recreate the experience of a tactical RPG and it does so with a few added flourishes.
While Different than past installments, Metro: Exodus is still worth a look
It's got style, it's got grace, it's going to punch you in the face.
An unforgettable world, an indefatigable enemy, a somewhat meaningless protagonist, a really good time.