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Summum Aeterna is a decent roguelike adventure with a great aesthetic and superb music, but its gameplay loop and protagonist left me a little cold.
By all accounts Gloomhaven does a solid job of translating what's apparently a very deep and complex TTRPG to video game format.
Synced combines simple storytelling with effective shooting, interesting powers and a fantastic, almost roguelite, upgrade system.
Solar Ash offers sublime movement and an interesting story, with some fantastic mechanics that make you want to explore every facet of it.
The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails is a lovely action RPG spinoff of the beloved Trails series, finally available in the west.
Mortal Kombat 1 is exceptional, offering the best fighting the series has ever seen, with a thoroughly enjoyable story and Invasion mode.
Ubisoft have copied Playground Games' homework and have made just enough changes, with a few spelling mistakes on the way, to make this a fun, rewarding experience.
Party Animals is simply frustrating to play, and most of the minigames boil down to the same scrappy situations that get old fast.
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: The Teal Mask is good, excelling in its storytelling, but the performance issues really do damage what would be an otherwise stellar piece of new content.
The Isle Tide Hotel is an intriguing FMV game full of sinister mysteries to solve, but the pacing early on really makes it difficult to recommend.
NBA 2K24 is fantastic to play on the court, but Virtual Currency stops your everyday player from seeing any proper progression for hours.
Horizon Chase 2 is quick to jump into, and while it might not be packed with content, it's a ton of fun to play.
Samba de Amigo isn't perfect, but it's a good time for all, and I can already see this being brought out at parties as an instant ice-breaker.
Lies of P is a staggering achievement for Neowiz, and one of the very best "non-FromSoft" Soulslikes I've ever played.
Gunbrella is a sensational action platformer with incredibly fluid locomotion and a story that takes some unexpected turns.
Ad Infinitum balances engaging gameplay with a deep, dark, and fascinating story that tells a tale of a family torn apart by war.
Mythforce sounds pretty good on paper, featuring a team of mythic heroes questing to take down a dark lord and his minions.
Super Bomberman R 2 is as fun to play against people locally or globally as it ever was, but the story mode is a little dull.
Eternights combines hack and slash action with Persona social links, but has a few too many issues to recommend to everybody.
Starfield is filled with possibilities for who you can become and what you can do, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in gaming.