Last Year: The Nightmare is among the best the asymmetrical survival-horror genre has to offer so far. While it's light on content and has some severe bugs, the rewarding class-based gameplay and great killer diversity makes each match feel slightly different and equally exciting.
The Walking Dead's and Telltale's goodbye succeeds by closely examining the mother/son dynamic between Clementine and A.J.
Madden NFL 20's Ultimate Team and Franchise modes are superb, but the career mode misses the mark.
MLB The Show 19 is a comprehensive baseball sim with a wide variety of engaging modes.
Far Cry New Dawn is a great open world shooter that rewards exploration in explosive ways.
Nothing offers the lighthearted, fun for all ages battle royale that Fortnite does.
Madden NFL 19 fumbles the story, but remains an excellent football sim.
'Monster Hunter: World' represents the best the series has to offer.
NBA 2K18's dedication to the finest of details make it a living, breathing adaptation of the NBA experience.
Fast, fun, and easy to play, 'MLB The Show 17' knocks it out of the park
Super Mario RPG is an overtly faithful recreation of the Super Nintendo hit, and this charming adventure has aged quite well.
PGA 2K23 vastly improves on an already great foundation with refined golf gameplay, customization, and an expansive suite of modes.
More than anything else, Metroid Dread feels like going back to a place of comfort after a long time away. Though the gameplay is refined and new features have been added to the mix, Dread sticks closely to the formula of its predecessors. In the end, for longtime fans like myself, that's probably for the best.
PGA Tour 2K21 builds off of the solid foundation of The Golf Club series, delivering a wonderful golf sim that's getting closer to the real thing.
Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition holds up as a fun loot shooter, but the improvements made in the remaster are minimal.
NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 proves pick-up-and-play arcade basketball is still alive and well.
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate brings the majority of the series' monsters into one package for a lengthy and exciting hunting extravaganza. While it feels dated in some ways post-Monster Hunter: World, it's a great farewell tour for the old style of the franchise. If you can stomach the pacing problems and obtuse menu systems, it's a worthwhile and challenging trek through the history of Monster Hunter.
A riveting take on an all-time classic, Tetris 99 is wondrous pandemonium in a (battle royale) bottle.
Ashen's handful of new ideas make it a stellar Souls-like with solid combat, a great art style, and an interesting world.
Overcooked 2 serves up a great balance of hilarious chaos and strategy alongside meaningful improvements over its predecessor. The kitchens have more moving parts, the recipes are more varied, and the ability to throw ingredients fundamentally changes the arcade cooking formula. It's still ideal when played on the couch with friends, but solo play is much improved, and online support adds versatility.