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Portal Knights has a few shortcomings, but the overall experience is a lot of fun. Its blend of RPG-esque leveling up with crafting and a steady learning curve keep you engaged. Those looking for a solid gateway game into the crafting sub-genre should check it out — especially if they enjoy RPGs. The music does hold things back, but every other major part of Portal Knights works well.
Mages of Mystralia is an energetic and clever action-RPG, set in a vibrant and colorful land with a dark history.
Injustice 2 is nearly everything you'd want a sequel to be.
Disgaea 5 Complete comes with a lighthearted story, enjoyable characters, all the DLC and gameplay full of different strategies for every player to try.
For all of its noticeable issues, Acquire's risk to try something new in Akihabara pays off.
Strafe falls short of greatness, but is definitely great fun.
All gripes aside, I've had less fun with games that were full price.
Overall, Prey is a fun game with its highlights rooted in beautiful yet creepy levels that contain a lot to explore, but its lack of originality sadly holds it back quite a bit.
Lily of the Valley is best enjoyed in a single sitting on a quiet day.
Higurashi weaves such an intense tale each and every chapter.
Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol. 1 is just a small bite of the new world of Phantom Trigger. Clocking in at just a couple hours, some may feel it takes a few missteps at truly utilizing its short gameplay length fully. Still, players should easily find themselves wrapped in a militaristic world that is both intriguing and a bit frightening.
Birthdays: The Beginning is a cute and clever world-builder where simple actions can have deep, complicated results.
Picked nits aside, there is no better time to explore the world of Planescape with this enhanced edition.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has taken all the best parts from the Wii U version and improves quite a bit upon where it needed some adjustments.
Despite being left wanting a bit more, What Remains of Edith Finch is a one of those examples of truly interactive storytelling.
When discussing The Caligula Effect, one cannot help but feel it will fall under the same umbrella as Resonance of Fate. It's highly flawed and requires a bit of work to get the best out of it.
The developer got some of it right, but the vast majority of this game is riddled with too many cracks in the facade, indicating it was launched way too soon.
Immortal Redneck is an absolutely fantastic FPS-roguelike.
There'll always be a time and a place for a game like Syberia 3.
Other than one minor imbalance that could potentially be attributed to personal skill, there's no reason not to pick up Puyo Puyo Tetris. Even those who have long grown weary of the component games will find the well worn gameplay injected with new life with this melding.