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Blind Fate: Edo no Yami is a good game that's held back by a lack of polish.
Soulstice makes no secret of what influenced it, both in aesthetics and in gameplay mechanics.
Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden doesn't stray far from what made its predecessors successful.
Though Trails' usual splendor of combat options here should come as no surprise, what's striking with this year's remastering is how well this once portable-only entry has translated across to more modern-day portable screens alike.
Metal: Hellsinger is the first-person shooter/rhythm game mashup I had no idea I wanted.
NBA 2K23 is the game the community has been wanting, but that hardcore community is far more advanced than any casual player looking to just play a basketball game.
Splatoon 3 is basically exactly what it set out to be: a third entry in the Splatoon series.
Ooblets as a whole is one of the finer life simulation games ever made.
The Last of Us Part I’s real problem is that The Last of Us Remastered exists and doesn’t provide a substantial reason to choose it over Remastered given its pricing and missing content. The Last of Us remains a timeless classic, but The Last of Us Part I isn’t quite the must-have definitive version of the title.
Pac-Man World: Re-Pac takes an already-great game on PS1 and makes it even better.
Earlier in this review, I mentioned Ramba Ral and his suit, the Gouf. If you understood the reference, then SD Gundam Battle Alliance was made for you.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is a Turtle treasure trove, including every TMNT game released for arcade and console between 1989 and 1993.
Like many of the B-movies that inspired it, Destroy All Humans! 2 – Reprobed isn't something that will be considered great by a general consensus, but does have a certain appeal to the right audience.
Pacing issues aside, Cursed to Golf is a unique and terrific blend of different genres that makes for a highly enjoyable and fresh spin on the classic sport.
Dusk Diver 2 shows a notable improvement over the original by adding a second playable character to switch between in-battle at any point, but doesn't improve the formula enough to be a must-have for anyone who didn't love the original.
Technical issues notwithstanding, Saints Row is not without its shortcomings, but it succeeds more often than it doesn't.
Early on in one's adventure it's clear the tone here is one of a passive, laid back approach to challenge and accomplishment, but that direction in no way diminishes what ends up being one of the most delightful and well-curated IPs in this genre for some years.
Madden NFL 23 takes a few good steps forward, but seems to forget other aspects that will hopefully be addressed in the future.
There have been a good amount of small Kirby spin-offs throughout the 3DS and Switch lifetimes in particular, but Kirby's Dream Buffet is one of the better entries by far.
Soul Hackers 2 is a by the books turn-based JRPG that doesn't do anything particularly memorable nor offensive.