It's plausible Halo Infinite will eventually become an era-defining game, one that reestablishes it as a dominant shooter franchise, but it's not there yet and there's no telling when it will be.
Respawn Entertainment's Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is a great Star Wars game, but once players move past the story, they'll find a mediocre game.
Activision and Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reboot advances the franchise in truly interesting ways, but it's not without flaws.
The Telling Lies video game is engaging yet not without flaws.
Total War: Three Kingdoms is out now on PC.
Sumo Digital's Crackdown 3 releases on Xbox One and PC on February 15.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is very much the game it needed to be, and the one that fans wanted it to be. What Rockstar has done is truly remarkable, and it set the benchmark for the gaming industry as a whole, not just open world titles.
Playground Games' Forza Horizon 4 releases on October 2 for Xbox One and PC.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider releases on consoles and PC on September 14.
Ultimately, Marvel's Spider-Man masters practically every aspect of superhero games that have come before, but it does so in an uninspiring way.
Strange Brigade is now available on consoles and PC.
Downward Spiral: Horus Station is now available on PC.