The Riven remake is gorgeous and difficult, and better than its precursor in many ways.
Hypercharge: Unboxed doesn't revolutionize the shooter market or offer anything new, but what it does provide is a highly polished, chaotic, and lovingly crafted experience for players who have an itch for retro games and addictive combat loops. There's certainly an argument to be made that this version is coming a little too late into its life cycle, but if Hypercharge: Unboxed can find a consistent and renewed audience with this long-awaited release on Xbox consoles, then perhaps the future is indeed bright for this zany, old school shooter.
Like going around in fun circles.
Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia doesn't reinvent the strategy game, but it's a perfect representation of everything is does well.
Demon's Tier+ is a chaotic and pulse-pounding roguelike, but it's also just a bit too repetitive.
The Complex fails at being an engaging interactive experience, video game and story.
The Inner Friend nails the horror even if it's disappointingly short.
Bleeding Edge wastes its limitless potential with bare bones content and repetitive gameplay.
Bless Unleashed offers a fun, standard MMORPG experience but lacks the technical polish of its peers.
These are minor design flaws, however, and most can be overlooked because the rest of The Persistence is simply astounding. It's not just a successful port from VR to console and PC, it's a terrifying and unique roguelike/first-person horror hybrid. And every experience will be a new one, which means there's nearly endless scares to be found within. The Persistence is horror gaming done right, and that has little to do with whether it's VR or not.
Spaceland mimics old school turn-based strategy games with great success, though it does become repetitive after awhile.
Weakless embraces beautiful scenery and complex puzzles but ends right as things are getting interesting.
Narcos: Rise of the Cartels doesn't really offer anything new in the turn-based genre, but it's still a polished good time.
A Knight's Quest's puzzles are incredible.
World of Warships: Legends features a lot of fast-paced, tense naval combat but too much focus on microtransactions.
Bus Simulator 18 is a buggy, disappointing mess with only its driving mechanics serving as a mild saving grace.
NASCAR Heat 4 is a fun and realistic racing game with tons of customization options.
Vigor features fun gameplay and an interesting premise, but lacks longevity.
Damsel is a spirited, fast-paced platformer that is enhanced by its comic book inspirations.
Outer Wilds is a time-bending thrill ride that never ceases to amaze.