Lee Mehr's Reviews
With gripping game design shored up by fantastic visuals and stimulating storytelling, Return of the Obra Dinn solidifies Lucas Pope as a game-craftsman of remarkable talent.
A timeless classic.
Between its endlessly creative co-op gameplay and genuine story, It Takes Two is a one-of-a-kind experience.
Radiating with style and effusively chaotic gunplay, Control is in the running for being Remedy’s magnum opus.
By connecting gameplay & storytelling in such meaningful ways, Giant Sparrow's second title still remains a classic.
Motive reignites what makes Dead Space stand out in the survival-horror genre; it’s not in just the Resident Evil 4 design similarities, nor the stylistic inspirations of The Thing or Event Horizon, but the whole gestalt of soaking in so many identities while still being unique in its own right.
Whereas scores of other titles look towards filling potential holes with content, Before Your Eyes has a more special goal in mind: making you appreciate each and every second.
Humanity's confident blend of abstract visuals and ever-evolving puzzle design make it a fantastic example of the medium.
The linguistic labyrinth woven into its puzzle design, world-building, and presentation makes Chants of Sennaar nothing short of a towering achievement.
An interactive kaleidoscope successfully blending survival-horror design, self-referential humor, and boundless absurdity, Alan Wake II ranks among the most fascinating sequels in recent memory.
Between wonderfully-addictive combat, encouraged comradery, & consistent tongue-in-cheek humor, Helldivers II is a fantastic way to spread liberty & prosperity through patriotic destruction.
Book II might not boast the widest breadth of content nor insane mechanical complexity, but a rare few titles can dare to match its earnest warmth and overwhelming charm.
Echoes of the Eye’s surprising deviations wind up enhancing both the main game and its own identity.
An indispensable example of a middle-market studio’s ambition excelling beyond many of the biggest companies in understated ways.
An inspired & nuanced structure demonstrates where Giant Squid took the road less traveled, and it made all the difference.
Mechanically rewarding, visually sumptuous, & aurally satisfying to an insane degree.
With a mind-bending core concept, breathless pacing, and splendid presentation, Geometric Interactive's debut puzzler will keep you rapt up through every world within a world.
For a title so reverent of history, it feels like divine justice that Obsidian's special narrative adventure earns such a high spot in the annals of its own.
More enticing systemically than it is narratively, Windbound nevertheless succeeds as a sojourner's adventure of striving for survival and greater understanding.
From its interesting design ideas to its rich world-building, Jump Over The Age's Citizen Sleeper is one of 2022's best surprises.