Otto Kratky
Streets of Rage 4 is a great continuation of the classic series, though it doesn't do anything revolutionary.
A port to the Switch along with all content up to Road to Boruto makes this release of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 well worth picking up.
While West of Dead is subdued in many ways, I find it to be an easy recommendation for any fan of roguelike titles.
Destroy All Humans is an endlessly entertaining alien-superpower playground, but tends to crush under the weight of its own structure.
Even with its technological hangups, the PC port of Horizon Zero Dawn brings an experience wholly unlike anything else I've ever played.
Come to Iron Harvest for the mechs, stay for the beautiful, wonderful destruction in this solid and approachable real-time strategy game.
Mafia: Definitive Edition shows the true potential of this long-running series making it the franchise's new high-point.
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is the first mainline Crash title in 24 years. In that time, not all that much has changed.
While Descenders offers a fun downhill mountain-biking romp, it's constantly held back by the Switch's lackluster hardware.
Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War manages to take some interesting steps forward in storytelling for the franchise, but the campaign is still largely a letdown.
Cyberpunk 2077 is a deeply conflicting game, one that you'll end up loving but will also hate and feel profoundly disappointed by.
Repetitive levels and a disjointed story leave Disjunction without much to stand on.
With some major balancing issues that made a majority of its classes unenjoyable, Tainted Grail: Conquest redeems itself by showing that when the game was balanced, it could be a fantastic experience.
Death's Door is a must-play Metroidvania that pairs intense combat with bright, hilarious characters.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Siege of Paris DLC is the same game, different setting -- nothing new to see here.
Experimental and unique, 12 Minutes forgoes some classic gaming standards in favor of a stylized, cinematic approach.
Heartfelt and poignant, the only thing Life is Strange: True Colors trips over is its own words.
Skatebird's rough skating mechanics are offset by its charming internet-age humor.
Hot Wheels Unleashed starts off blazing fast but ends up as a shallow kart racer.
Back 4 Blood is a solid evolution on Left 4 Dead's co-op action that could be further improved with some slight quality-of-life tweaks.