Digital Eclipse's latest is a love letter to kombat with a K, warts and all.
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is another slam dunk for the HD-2D genre of RPGs. It brings two classics to life in a whole new way, and it opens the door to new players to experience these games--even if that door opens a little too far at times.
Ghost of Yotei is more of what made Ghost of Tsushima so compelling; terrific combat, a memorable protagonist, and a gorgeous world playing host to it all. It's not perfect, there are a few edges to this sword that could have been sharpened, but there are not enough to take away from an incredible experience. I cannot recommend it enough.
While I can't guarantee I'll become as big a fan of Digimon as I am of its competition, thanks to this Digimon Story, this former Stranger will certainly give future games the Time of day.
Donkey Kong Bananza is incredible, one of the best games you'll play this year, and a game I plan on going back to over and over again throughout the life of the Switch 2. Sometimes,I just want to monkey around.
Capcom delivers another great fighting game collection--even with varying quality in the selections this time around.
Doom: The Dark Ages nails that feeling of "classic Doom in a new era," thanks to its relentless combat, interesting if not perfectly suitable levels, and hordes upon hordes of demons.
While Waiting turns the most boring parts of a person’s life into an equally reverent and irreverent look at life itself. The 100 minigames offer plenty of variety – even if some of them add to the boredom rather than disperse it – and the overarching story will tug at your heartstrings and tickle your funny bone.
PGA Tour 2K25 is an adequate golf game caught under a current of technical weirdness. Regardless of how much I enjoyed being out on the golf course, watching the game freeze for the umpteenth time made me grit my teeth.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is not always fun, but man is it always great.
MachineGames sure loves taking it to the Nazis, and Indiana Jones was a natural fit for the team's next game. I'm happy to report that they've added a fine entry to the franchise, warts and all.
Three additional characters and brutal Animalities are overshadowed by an uneven, head-scratching story expansion.
The frenetic fighting Dragon Ball fans expect is here, but it's marred by an overall shallow experience with more repetition than revolution.
Six classic fighters and one extra beat-'em-up come together in a collection that's well worth the wait.
EA Sports College Football 25 absolutely nails the feeling of a college football game, with all of the pomp and pageantry well intact. Controlling the game is fun too, as the feeling of throwing that deep pass for a touchdown or sacking the quarterback never gets old.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 is best experienced for yourself, not spoiled by a friend or watched on a YouTube channel. To fully understand what it's trying to do, you need to hear those voices for yourself, feel that anguish and pain as it happens, and continue to press on through it. It's a powerful game with a powerful message, even if some parts of it aren't as engaging as the rest. Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 requires your patience; if you provide it, you will be rewarded handsomely.
Great action sequences and a lean story highlight an RPG adventure that doesn't overstay its welcome.
A new aggressive fighting system and a healthy cast of characters make Tekken 8 pack a powerful punch.
Improved fighting mechanics and mode selection can't overcome some glaring weaknesses.
Fear is what Alan Wake 2 is all about. When it's working, it's a spooky and thrilling adventure with two separate-but-equal methods of scaring the heck out of me. When it's not working, I'm afraid I may run into another weird glitch that makes me lose some progress. Thankfully, the former is far more common than the latter, and the times I did have to restart, they were small hiccups rather than major time losses. 13 years passed between Alan Wake's initiation and his return, and I am happy to say Alan Wake 2 was worth the wait.