Fantasian will make you work hard for every win, but the reward's always worth the effort
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D is welcoming for newcomers, a fan's dream, and a truly timeless classic.
Silent Hill 2's remake is a fun but flawed take on a flawless gem.
A superb retro-style smorgasbord in real danger of drowning out its own consistently good work.
Familiar and inventive, tough yet easygoing, World of Goo 2 is a whole world of fun.
ZZZ is a shallow, polished front for a relentless online store.
Kunitsu-Gami's a gorgeous and engaging take on the tower defence formula.
Riven is as impressive, immersive, and unmissable as it's ever been.
Vengeance combines the fresh, familiar, and the fiendish into one incredible RPG.
Sand Land is just another forgettable tie-in to add to the existing anime game pile.
Relink offers fluid combat against inventive bosses in gorgeous landscapes-this is an essential ARPG.
Tomb Raider Remastered is an impressive and authentic update. Too authentic in some places, though.
The Last Faith is a beautiful but inconsistent rehash of older, better games.
Atmospheric, imaginative, and enjoyably unpredictable-this is one of the year's best horror games.
Sea of Stars may not truly recapture the magic of '90s RPGs, but it's still a polished, enjoyable blend of old and new.
Lakeburg Legacies is an awkward, goalless mix of contradictions and impersonal systems.
Ghost Trick is an essential and engrossing experience for any PC gamer.
An excellent remake, prequel, and game in its own right-Crisis Core has it all.
A fun and engaging RPG with beautiful graphics and a bouncy pace.
A bland alternative to a genre-defining game millions of people are very familiar with.