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For a game about running fast, Mirror's Edge Catalyst sure is slow
From its commendably inclusive roster to its varied, dramatic action, it's brimming with an welcoming liveliness that's all too rare in games, multiplayer or otherwise.
Homefront: The Revolution is a red yawn
At nearly 20 hours worth of quests to undertake and wildlands to explore, that same tedium threatens to kick in, but there’s enough pathos in its stories and weirdness in its sights—one of the first things I did was talk my way into the bed of an old-world Hollywood starlet who’d shoved her brain into a robot body that looked like a trashcan on tank treads—to easily sustain that runtime.
The hellacious new Doom tears the original to shreds
Battleborn is too flashy for its own good
The Shadow Of The Beast remake is too attached to an overrated original
The game offers the same mix of exploration and action that makes up every Uncharted, and while those fundamentals aren't as strong as its storytelling, no one who's enjoyed the rest of the series is going to find anything here to turn them off.
The Banner Saga 2 picks up the pace and loses focus in the process
Star Fox Zero has many parts and little time for any of them
The majesty of Hyper Light Drifter's lonely pilgrimage is worth fighting for
By piling complexity on atop the simplicity of a tried-and-true formula, Square Enix has produced a worthy successor to Bravely Default. I'm sure the developers are already thinking about what it would mean to "Bravely Third" in battle.
Familiarity breeds disappointment and delight in Dark Souls III
Adr1ft trembles on the line between poetry and tedium
Quantum Break looks to the future by mining the past
The Division might be the glossiest Skinner box ever created
Intentionally or not, the new Hitman is hilarious
A welcoming sportsmanship sets Pokkén Tournament apart
Superhot emulates Hollywood fight scenes by letting you make your own
Layers Of Fear aims for arty horror, but its strength is simple scares