As an action role-playing game that feels familiar even as it makes its own choices, Ocean’s Heart wears its influences proudly.
It Takes Two stands tall as not just a fantastic multiplayer game for players of any skill level, but as a reminder that splitscreen co-op can be just as engaging as any player-versus-player experience.
Sometimes scary games have hurdles to overcome, and this particular Fatal Frame will likely be the first for many players. Maiden of Black Water is scary, but it isn’t too scary, and that goes a long way towards helping players actually complete the game.
Returnal is full of risky design choices and rewarding mechanics, and finally makes use of the best features of the PlayStation 5.
Balan Wonderworld seems like it has a lot going for it, but character design and good intentions can’t make up for atrocious execution.