As far as world-building games go, Cities: Skylines II is second to none. The sheer volume of capability is staggering and the possibilities are endless for what you can create.
EA Sports NHL 24 scratches the itch for a solid hockey title. There are significant improvements over last year’s title, but replayability, as always is up in the air for sports titles.
A yearly sports title is hardly one to looks to when one thinks of gameplay updates and changes, but EA Sports FC 24 is proving to be the exception to the rule.
Overall, Ad Infinitum doesn’t do its best job showcasing what the experience is all about in the first hour. But, after that, it really takes off and soars. Especially the creature design, and while I am not a massive fan of the hide-and-seek horror, it plays it well here, and you truly get lost in the trenches. The sound design and voice acting aren’t the best, but it is passable enough. My biggest issue is that I had quite a bit of technical difficulties. Even when I turned the graphics setting to low, I was still experiencing framerate drops and quite a bit of screen tearing. I even managed to clip through some ladders a few times.
F1 23 is a fantastic entry to the perennial Formula 1 experience. Driving is polished on both wheel and controller, and the visual experience is second to none.
Repetitive gameplay and no sense of progression hamper an otherwise fine entry to the series. Super Mega Baseball 4 could be better if there was more to do than the same thing over and over again.
With amazing visuals and a steeper-than-expected learning curve, EA Sports PGA Tour is a welcome return to the market.
Sherlock Holmes The Awakened is a solid entry to the franchise by Ukrainian developer Frogwares, and I hope to see some DLC in the future to keep the adventure going.
MLB The Show 23 is another solid entry to San Diego Studios' yearly iteration of MLB magnificence.
A Space for the Unbound tries to stand on its story, but wraps it in a gameplay that is unbearably tedious.
With vivid environments and incredible acting, God of War Ragnarök is the sequel that we have been waiting for.
New gameplay additions and intuitive controls make PGA TOUR 2K23 an easy to pick up and fun to play addition to the series.
Naughty Dog has created a masterpiece of a remake in The Last of Us Part I. All of the emotion and action has been brought to the PS5 in stunning fashion.
A fine entry to the popular F1 series, F1 22 brings some new things to the table, but suffers from control issues and a lack of things to do.
MLB The Show 22 is a great entry to the yearly sports franchise, easily the best one yet. It's enough to keep returning players interested, and new players will have a great time learning the ins and outs of the diamond.
Gran Turismo 7 is the definitive driving experience of this generation, but may a lot to take in for the casual player
A sequel should always be better, and Horizon Forbidden West is much better than its predecessor, by a distance as great as the journey itself.
The Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection is every bit as good as the individual games were upon their original release. This remastered collection shows exactly why the Uncharted series was and is so highly regarded, even 6 and 5 years later, respectively.
This is easily my favourite game of the year. I haven’t been this captivated by Holmes since I began reading the original works by Doyle.
GTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition is a relic of its time. A relic that was better left unearthed.