Otto Kratky
Repetitive levels and a disjointed story leave Disjunction without much to stand on.
Tunic offers players an adventure full of mystery, but delivers a purposefully obtuse world that's impossible to sort out.
Chorus' stellar space combat is brought down by a myriad of design choices that range from frustrating to outright annoying.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Siege of Paris DLC is the same game, different setting -- nothing new to see here.
While it adds some interesting new features to the Call of Duty formula, Vanguard's mixed bag of changes makes it a forgettable entry.
Hot Wheels Unleashed starts off blazing fast but ends up as a shallow kart racer.
Slicing enemies in Trek to Yomi can be worked down to a science, but its story and the development of its main character are what made me want to see the game through to its end.
With a slow plot and uninteresting characters, Dying Light 2: Stay Human's few redeeming qualities are what sets the franchise apart from other zombie games out there.
Skatebird's rough skating mechanics are offset by its charming internet-age humor.
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.
Destroy All Humans is an endlessly entertaining alien-superpower playground, but tends to crush under the weight of its own structure.
While it has its quirks, Weird West is a bit of storytelling spectacle that seems to have been hand-crafted for diehard RPG fans.
Heartfelt and poignant, the only thing Life is Strange: True Colors trips over is its own words.
Experimental and unique, 12 Minutes forgoes some classic gaming standards in favor of a stylized, cinematic approach.
While West of Dead is subdued in many ways, I find it to be an easy recommendation for any fan of roguelike titles.
Streets of Rage 4 is a great continuation of the classic series, though it doesn't do anything revolutionary.
Fast-paced and gory, Shadow Warrior 3 is a fun FPS that doesn't take many risks.
While Descenders offers a fun downhill mountain-biking romp, it's constantly held back by the Switch's lackluster hardware.
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.
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.