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While a few issues remain that hamper the experience, it's a no-brainer to proclaim Sniper Elite 5 has taken everything that made 4 as great as it was and improved it.
In the history of gaming there have been experiences where everything about the game is fantastic except for the actual gameplay.
While the opening can be off-putting, Salt and Sacrifice is a huge game that picks up almost instantly once you're past the beginning, with multiple large areas that will each take a good amount of hours to explore and track down all the Mages that roam there.
Evil Dead: The Game is undoubtedly the best Evil Dead game yet.
Cotton Fantasy nicely follows up on the reboot while also sticking too close to the formula, feeling like an extension of what the reboot was visually and in terms of gameplay.
Soundfall is a superb game that manages to marry several different genres together.
Nintendo Switch Sports doesn't revolutionize motion-controlled gaming, but instead brings it back at its peak with six enjoyable sports that play great locally or online.
Prinny Presents NIS Classics Vol. 2 is a must-have for tactical RPG fans who missed out on either included game.
While it could stand to be longer, if only to deliver more when it come to some of its more ambitious elements, Trek to Yomi is an amazing action game that makes terrific use of its cinematic presentation, using Kurosawa vibes to impact both the gameplay and visuals in clever ways.
Even occasional bugs and minor inconsistencies on challenge do little to sully a terrific first try for straka.
Rogue Legacy 2 is an enormous beast of an adventure, packed with fast combat, great platforming and endless replayability.
While Research and Destroy has a few flaws and comes across as way better when playing in co-op, it can't be denied that it's still a great blend of action and strategy, one that embraces classic science fiction and crafts spectacular moments of action out of it, eight seconds at a time.
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MotoGP 22 is the best game in the series to date, but is hampered by its aging core design.
Korme Studios' original take on Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on Wii was a noble effort back in 2008.
Postal 4: No Regerts is a return to form to the cult classic Postal 2.
The House of the Dead: Remake had a lot working in its favor going in that didn't pan out in the end.
There's no doubting that Taito's back catalogue of 1980s arcade titles still mostly hold up in Milestones. And if you haven't yet delved into the company's varied, genre-hopping history, than there's an argument for Taito Milestones being a sufficient if not entirely definitive investment.
Weird West offers up a world of intrigue with a terrific blend of classic Western fiction and supernatural elements, with a lot of enjoyable story bits and and a world that can change on a whim, but it's one whose awkward combat and bugs make for a bit of an uphill battle when it comes to truly enjoying this world. WolfEye should definitely be commended for their ambition and unique ideas, and the end result is still an enjoyable game, just one that could have used some extra spit and polish.
MLB The Show 22 continues the tradition of being an excellent emulation of the sport of baseball, but this is another year without major changes.