Oscar Taylor-Kent
Marvel vs Capcom Infinite is a great fighting game right now, but it's just getting started.
A stripped back game of duelling, clashing, and waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
Unifying Japan has never felt so personal. Ascension is as much about your own story as it is about Japan's, and what will be best for your clan is not always necessarily what will be best for you.
Not just great for a free-to-play game, Honkai: Star Rail is a genuinely fantastic RPG with slick combat and an engaging story loaded with content. The biggest caveat is, while generous, its gacha system may tempt some players into unwise purchases.
A terrific return to form for singleplayer Final Fantasy that makes the series' future exciting, in a barebones (though functional) PC package.
A great but sometimes messy send-off for a decade-long story.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 sets a tremendously high bar for the genre.
One of the most refreshing and taxing puzzlers yet.
The loose design of the system embraces the loose nature of actual rap and hip hop.
One of the most exhilarating and satisfying fighting games to date.
Not only does Tales of Berseria excel in telling a gripping and mature story, but it also has action-packed battles in some stunning environments. At times it can begin to feel a little bit repetitive, but when the writing is good enough to make you want to find out what's going to happen next, and the mechanics that are being repeated are so enjoyable, that's not wholly a bad thing. Fans should definitely enjoy everything on offer here, and newcomers should consider making Berseria their first Tales Of game – it's a real treat through and through.
Rather than being something that's just inspired by what came before, Resident Evil 7 will likely be inspiring the horror genre directly for a long time to come.
Breath of the Wild is true exploration.
A gorgeous experience from beginning to end.
Capcom has done it again, re-energising a classic series like never before, and pushing the genre forward in a fresh way. It looks better than ever, plays better than ever. It's Devil May Cry better than ever.
Raising the genre's high bar, Nioh 2 runs and plays beautifully. But perhaps you can have too much of a good thing.
Endlessly slick, the battles and story are a joy to play through. No turn-based JRPG feels as good as this.
Every new cog in Sonic Mania looks right at home next to the old ones.
The definitive way to play Final Fantasy XII.
A nuanced masterpiece.