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The Remothered series is a stunning display of how to discuss trauma in a way that respectfully brings things to light, rather than hinting at the things still in the shadows. Remothered: Red Nuns Legacy is the final installment in the Remothered series, ending the cycle, and closing the book on a story that created a space for life’s horror’s.
ANOMALITH is a solid first outing for FURYU in the Survival Horror genre. The story, world, and characters are interesting. Gunplay is satisfying even with the tank controls, and the customization is quite competent.
Splatoon Raiders is a worthy addition to any Switch 2 library.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 delivers the franchise’s best experience in years, combining an outstanding single-player campaign with excellent multiplayer and a significantly improved DMZ mode.
SURI: The Seventh Note has a lot to love: the music, the art, the rhythmic platforming. It has a vibe all its own. If you like rhythm games or platformer games, this is one for you!
After waiting all these years for Phantom Blade Zero and playing it from front to back, it’s clear that S-GAME put real love into creating this masterpiece. The combat, the storytelling, the world, and the way Chinese culture is woven into this dark fantasy all come together into something special. Phantom Blade Zero is a generational game that anyone who enjoys action and adventure games needs to play.
The Village in the Shade is a unique take on a farming simulator. It combines a cozy gameplay loop with the eerie art and supernatural style of Yomawari. It has some issues with progression and a save system that does not work in its favor, but the addictive gameplay will make you continue to return to Kagatsu Village.
Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest surprised me. It has a competent and easy-to-understand combat system. It has a foundation of moving your cat up the ranks of the clan and improving relations within your chosen clan. If it had a bit more substance to its campaign, it would be a standout game on its own right.
STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT tells the same story as the original game, with enhanced visuals, better audio quality, better assets, and more CG scenes. With a story as great as the original, there is little to complain about here.
9 R.I.P. Sequel is a good sequel and epilogue to the original game. It adds more details to the characters and their relationships. It also has a good chunk of content for an epilogue game.
Final Fantasy Resonance may not reinvent the airship, but it incorporates every mainline Final Fantasy title—directly, as classic characters appear as Visions, or indirectly, through a story that draws from every installment. It’s a splendid celebration of the series ahead of its 40th anniversary.
Planet Zoo 2 feels like a sequel with excellent ideas, but not always backed by equally effective execution.
Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea doesn’t break new ground in the genre, but it is still a cozy experience. There is some actual urgency in the game, but it does not run well on the Nintendo Switch 2.
Forever Ago delivers a deeply moving narrative about aging, grief, and human connection, anchored by soulful voice performances and thoughtful presentation. Its pacing is deliberate, but as one of the most empathetic games of the year, it’s worth hitting the road for this scenic indie title.
Dragon’s Dogma II: Dark Arisen does what the original expansion had accomplished and set the bar with 20 hours more.
KINGDOM HEARTS Collection (I-III) gives owners of the Nintendo Switch 2 a fantastic collection of games that all run superbly on the hardware. It is finally here!
STAR WARS: Galactic Racer is a great game that has a lot of content. Racing feels amazing, and the enemies are ruthless.
Gears of War: E-Day is everything I wanted from a prequel and more. It finally delivers the Emergence Day story fans have waited two decades to experience, while deepening the relationship between Marcus and Dom and returning the series to the darker, horror-inspired tone of the original trilogy. With the best gameplay the franchise has ever had, incredible visuals, excellent pacing and memorable characters, E-Day isn’t just the best Gears game yet; it’s one of Xbox’s strongest exclusives in years.
Ghost of Yotei Complete Edition builds on an already fantastic game with the Echoes of Sekigahara expansion and the replayable Most Wanted mode. The new story may be brief, but the additional activities, progression, and roguelite gameplay give returning players plenty of reasons to head back to Ezo.
End of Abyss delivers striking visuals, unsettling enemy designs, and an enjoyable scanner mechanic. Its twin-stick controls are a novel idea, but they reinforce the action while the survival horror takes a back seat. Combined with progress-halting bugs and repeated backtracking, it left me wanting to finish rather than keep exploring.