GameSpot's Reviews
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is rough around the edges, but its propensity for creating emergent moments in a deadly and alluring world makes this trip back to the Zone a fraught and compelling experience
Double Exposure offers some interesting narrative beats, gorgeous visuals, and a few endearing characters, but fails to deliver the personality, drama, or emotion it is reliant upon.
You won't find a more fundamental JRPG than Dragon Quest III, and this is easily the best way to experience it
Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut further polishes an already-splendid experience, adding more depth and replayability to one of 2023's best games.
A decrease in murder lowers the stakes, but The Rise of the Golden Idol is still an inventive detective game where deductive reasoning prevails
Via bricks and minifigs, Horizon is charmingly remade for a younger audience, though its formulaic missions may strain players of all ages.
Metal Slug is a great fit as a turned-based strategy game, but overly luck-dependent roguelike elements and some outdated ideas for how to define enemies slow its march to war.
Mario & Luigi: Brothership tries to be a bigger, bolder version of the casual RPG series, but this top-heavy ship ultimately capsizes.
This polished remake of an obscure JRPG gem is the most inviting way to dive into Square Enix's long-running SaGa series.
Though it can be strange and fascinating, Slitterhead ultimately feels empty thanks to dull and frustrating combat and repetitive missions.
Camouflaj is no stranger to superhero VR games, and the team uses its expertise to do justice to the beloved Batman Arkham series in a way that's never been done before.
Fluid Omni-movement feels great in Black Ops 6 multiplayer, but design that facilitates intense close-range fights can feel limiting. Treyarch's latest entry into the Call of Duty series uses creative mission design and its new omni-movement system to tell a fun but sometimes nonsensical story. [OpenCritic note: Phil Hornshaw separately reviewed the campaign (8) and multiplayer (8) on behalf of GameSpot. The scores have been averaged.]
The classic children's sports gaming franchise is back after years out of the lineup, and it still holds up--so long as you're still a kid.
Three additional characters and brutal Animalities are overshadowed by an uneven, head-scratching story expansion.
The Veilguard feels like a return to form for BioWare but issues keep it from being great.
With a colorful art style and roguelike hooks, Redacted has little in common with The Callisto Protocol besides a shared setting, yet it's a similarly uneven experience.
As noiselessly as a survivor in its world, A Quiet Place has received a video game tie-in, and despite the publisher not doing much to promote it, it's not bad.
Fear The Spotlight is far from the scariest game you could play this Halloween season, but what may be read as a detriment for some is instead its best quality for others. With classically designed but more contained puzzles and combat-free monster encounters, it's a game that utilizes genre touchstones in manners meant to onboard new and/or younger players.
Sonic X Shadows Generations is a celebration of a specific era of Sonic games, for better and worse.
Halloween and Ash vs. Evil Dead mark a strong debut for the RetroRealms hub thanks to innovative and challenging gameplay.