FIFA 21 continues the recent trend of mediocre gameplay being held up by shiny features, new modes, and an overreliance on the Ultimate Team cash cow.
Bartlow's Dread Machine is a solid bullet-hell shooter with an excellent look that's held back by a few curious design decisions.
Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions lets players step into the shoes of Japan's Golden Generation and lead them to victory against the world.
Madden NFL 21 is a mess of lazy modes, bad gameplay, and a continued descent into a focus on over-monetized offerings. The Yard is a neat idea though!
"Hey yo, Dom! Why'd you bring the buster here?"
UFC 4 brings some great new ideas to created fighters, online play, and clinch gameplay, but can't live up to its full potential with the end product.
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is a joy to play, fun for all levels of video game players, and will only get better from here.
As a longtime fan of the series, Paper Mario: The Origami King has its trademark humor and charm, but misses its appealing RPG gameplay.
Deadly Premonition 2 marks the return of Francis York Morgan and his brand of weirdness. He can also skateboard now. It's rad.
Desperados 3 brings the goods in this reimagining of the classic tactics series.
Saints Row: The Third Remastered is a mediocre port of one of the best games from the last generation.
Super Mega Baseball 3 is not a total home run, but the franchise and its brand of wacky baseball continue to trend in the right direction.
Resident Evil 3 is an excellent remake of a fan favorite game that features great action gameplay, jaw-dropping visuals, and not enough Carlos.
Warcraft 3: Reforged is the latest disappointment in a long string for industry titan Activision-Blizzard.
Designer Keita Takahashi is back at it again with the incredibly odd, yet charming, Wattam, a game about friendship, explosions, and lots of poop.
This is not the EA release you're looking for.
Blacksad: Under the Skin is a twisty whodunit that is unraveled by more bugs than you can count.
Choose your favorite Bergson to take down into the dungeons in a roguelike that tells the story of the tight-knit family that form the Children of Morta.
FIFA 20 excellent Volta mode, engaging changes to Ultimate Team, and potentially cool features to Career Mode don't make up for subpar soccer gameplay.
PES 2020 is a gorgeous, curling free-kick from the legendary boot of David Beckham that just misses the top right corner as time expires.