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RiMS Racing is the most immersive motorcycle gaming experience to date, with the DualSense pushing this even further.
While Psychonauts 2 is an impressive platformer, it doesn't match the perfection of the original.
For a game so favorably-regarded and closely-monitored in its build-up to release, it's hard to shake off the minor disappointment and frustrations that Cris Tales generates in its final form.
There will still be clickbait videos for Madden bugs out there because that's a thing that exists.
Ghost of Tsushima is one of the best samurai games of all time and the Director's Cut only excels it further.
Twelve Minutes features a compelling time loop story with strong performances that will keep players hooked, even when the lack of guidance brings that momentum to a halt.
It might be a stretch to call it a piece of work on par with that of some of the most-acclaimed film directors of the modern age, but Road 96 is an incredible adventure game that succeeds thanks to a strong narrative, a superb cast of characters, one of the year's best soundtracks and its unique procedurally-generated approach that might see you coming back after the initial eight hours or so, just to see what could possibly be on any other routes.
The Space Invaders Invincible Collection features a lot of fun packed into a single package - albeit with a lot of similarity between them.
Fire Tonight is short, sweet and unforgettable.
Assassins Creed Valhalla: The Siege of Paris is an enjoyable expansion to an already massive game.
Though there may be a whopping fourteen year gap between the first and second game, NEO: The World Ends With You makes easy work of slipping into the role of seemingly-direct follow-up to the events prior.
Axiom Verge 2 is exactly what a sequel should be in that it's more of the same but different.
The cyberpunk world of The Ascent seems dazzling on the surface, but much like your standard cyberpunk world, the grime underneath all of the neon and futuristic landscapes ends up revealing a hefty mess once you go exploring it.
Hades already looked great, but experiencing it in 4k on current-gen consoles is a sight to behold.
Mayhem Brawler is a top-notch beat-em-up that delivers far more variety and fun than most entries in the genre.
Grime is a brutal rocky beast of a Metroidvania, set in a strange and truly alien world of bizarre monsters and darkly-beautiful landscapes.
That Trigger Witch does nothing new is something that cannot be hidden.
While Dodgeball Academia isn't a perfect RPG, the intense and amazing dodgeball combat combined with a cast of terrific and charming characters and an eye-pleasing blend of visuals to back them up still make for one quick and enjoyable burst of fun in the end. It might end up only getting second place when it comes to this year's dodgeball games, but it's a close race, and it still deserves a trophy regardless.
Without the unique interpretation and translation of combat, Fallen Flag should already take comfort in the knowledge that their crafted series of boss fights are at least visually and mechanically-attractive enough to warrant a punishing trudge through to the credits screen.
With so much to love about BUSTAFELLOWS, it's an easy recommendation for all otome visual novel fans.