Grady Penna
The combat system from the first game is back and still just as great.
It takes nearly everything about its predecessors that made them great and introduces new elements that make gameplay feel fresh and exciting.
Whether or not you are a fan of the Witcher series, or even card games in general, Thronebreaker deserves your attention.
INSIDE is still a deeply thought-provoking experience with a mystery that begs to be explored and is faithfully ported to the Switch.
I went into What the Golf? expecting a fairly straightforward golf game with a few silly surprises, but it’s so much more than that. Even if its simplistic nature sometimes acts as a double-edged sword, What the Golf? is a devilishly charming experience full of good humor and imaginative gameplay wrapped up in a thoughtful and endearing package. It may be made by people who know nothing about golf, but they sure know how to make a fun video game.
After playing Unravel Two, I was bummed its predecessor completely flew under my radar.
There are a few segments and bosses that feel damn near impossible without the help from a friendly phantom.
The Surge 2 has some marked improvements over its predecessor but doesn’t color too far outside the lines.
Still, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is a highly competent RPG and, who knows, maybe this release is a sign a sequel is finally on the horizon.
Though LA Noire's open world and graphics may not have aged nicely, its core aspects still work surprisingly well.
Draugen is not a revolutionary game, but it is a smart one.
Horace is a charming homage to an era of gaming and culture that’s rapidly fading into the sunset, yet it never rests of the nostalgia factor to keep the player engaged.
Though the planet is a savage one indeed, in this case, the risk is absolutely worth taking.
Ranging from icy mountaintops to arid deserts, each area had trees, land structures and animals unique to that portion of the map.
Close to the Sun deserves praise for the world it builds and just how gorgeously rendered that world is.
Observer on the Switch brings back all the good aspects of the game and gives you more flexibility on how to play it with new touch inputs and, of course, the option to play it on the go.
This simplicity makes the game easy to pick up and get the hang of right away, but later on it starts to feel stale.
Ultimately, Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker is an entertaining, competitive, and addicting game that truly captures the visual style and overall feel of the source material.
Lake Ridden may not be doing anything new or incredibly exciting, but it still feels unique.