Ubisoft has successfully managed to go back to its roots with Assassin’s Creed Mirage by offering a solid story and great stealth-focused gameplay that can feel a bit too simplistic at times.
Separate Ways brings Ada Wong’s story into a new light while offering fresh feeling combat and unique encounters that make this expansion a great compliment to an amazing game.
Fate/Samurai Remnant’s engrossing writing and simplistic but engaging combat system make this a title worth exploring no matter your familiarity with the Fate franchise.
Although Mortal Kombat 1 may have some flaws, they do little to dampen the expanded toolkit that Kameos add to the highly entertaining and gory combat that will keep fans coming back for more.
MythForce may have a great sense of aesthetic but the roguelike it is designed around is as basic and uninspiring as they come, becoming a quickly repetitive grindfest with little payoff.
NBA 2K24 may still look gorgeous and play amazing but everything else feels like a step back and is flat out exploitative at points, becoming a poster-child for microtransactions ruining games.
Starfield is a truly impressive offering that just begs to be explored that will keep players coming back for easily over a hundred hours despite some rougher mechanics and design issues.
Under the Waves tells a solid tale of grief that is at its best when it focuses on environmentalism and technical issues and lack of polish hinder the unique experience of the deep sea.
Rune Factory 3 Special may lack quality of life features found in recent entries but offers perhaps the best cast of characters in the series with crisp visuals and an addictive gameplay loop.
Trails into Reverie is an impressive send-off to a series that does its best to deliver on fan expectations with characters, though an often generic and slow storyline does drag it down a bit.
Baldur’s Gate III is a rare masterpiece of an RPG with an engrossing storyline, stellar character interaction, and level of choice that makes it a must play for anyone interested in the genre.
Atlas Fallen’s momentum focused combat makes this open world action RPG shine like a gem in the desert but poor writing and acting tarnish its quality.
Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm’s release on more platforms offers the best possible experience with the game that harkens back to classic adventure games but doesn’t quite match up.
Exoprimal’s dino destruction is a blast in co-op with plenty of playstyle variety in an otherwise slightly anemic offering that forces PVP elements into a primarily PVE designed game.
Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg may be a bit too simple in some regards but still delights with a pleasant story and relaxing gameplay.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective’s wonderful storyline gets new life in a remaster that offers a unique puzzle game that anyone interested in the genre should be playing.
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life streamlines old elements of the most unique entry in the franchise and offers improvements to a game with plenty of focus on not just farming but also on family.
Final Fantasy XVI is an incredible action game that offers an epic tale with gorgeous visuals and an amazing soundtrack but lacking content will be noticeable to fans of the series.
Loop8: Summer of Gods’ interesting characters make for an interesting story set in a gorgeous world but simplistic combat and loops that quickly grow repetitive drag this unique JRPG down.
Street Fighter 6 brings the series to the modern era with plenty of quality content spread across three modes and fluid online play that allows its impressive fighting mechanics to shine.