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Maneater: Truth Quest is an enjoyable but unessential expansion for Maneater. Westhaven is an entertaining narrator but his over the top conspiracy theories just aren't as entertaining as his documentary narration in the base game.
Overall, Prinny Presents NIS Classics Vol. 1 is an excellent collection for tactical RPG fans.
After over a decade since a proper numbered sequel, No More Heroes III brings back the franchise in what could arguably be called its strongest entry yet, and one of the best overall games that Suda51 has helmed.
There have been a slew of movie franchises that have gone with cooperative multiplayer experience in recent years.
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.