IGN's Reviews
In retooling Brave Exvius for the classic RPG format, Final Fantasy Resonance sets a new benchmark for HD-2D visuals alongside solid turn-based combat and incredible music, which carry an underwhelming story.
While the quality of its sports varies drastically, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort is a fun and playful collection overall that shines as the party game it’s meant to be.
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is a remarkable achievement for Project Aces, with an excellent story and some of the best aerial combat the series has ever had.
A gore-geous pixelated boomer shooter, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 builds on its predecessor by delivering an engaging, replayable campaign in spite of some minor blemishes.
With lovely visual upgrades to its sprawling roster of land, air, and sea-dwelling animals and exciting expanded mechanics, Planet Zoo 2 is a vibrant and thriving sequel.
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse brings Konami’s beloved series into the modern era with a fast-paced focus on action first.
Gears of War: E-Day’s stellar story campaign is complemented by an excellent multiplayer suite, particularly its evolved Horde Siege PvE mode.
Valor Mortis is a novel soulslike packed with interesting ideas, even if they don’t always work out super smoothly.
While the studded scalp of otherworld antagonist Pinhead absolutely looks the part, it’s a shame that little else in Hellraiser: Revival has been nailed to anywhere near the same extent.
While familiar and breezy, TOEM 2 smartly uses its novel camera mechanic as the lens for solving neat photographic puzzles and observing its charming monochrome world.
Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is an engrossing expansion full of interesting new characters, vibrant enemies, and the wonderful wreckage of a bygone civilization.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is a fabulous looking and frantically fast anti-grav racer that gets a little repetitive thanks to its heavy reliance on repeatedly revisiting the same slim selection of planets, but has successfully lit the afterburners on a long-dormant slice of the Star Wars universe.
The already great farming sim gameplay is uplifted by its charming characters, the interactions you can have with them, and the magical town of Mistria itself, all of which come together wonderfully in Fields of Mistria's 1.0 release. Even after 80-plus hours, I still want to play more.
Minecraft Dungeons 2 is a shallow ARPG sequel that provides a few evenings of mindless dungeon delving fun, but not much beyond that.
The action in EA Sports FC 27 is enjoyable once again, but the series is still searching for the right balance between innovation and making the core game work the way it should.
A striking atmosphere isn't enough to carry End of Abyss to greater heights; a twin-stick shooter style of horror game in a metroidvania format sounds like a winning combo, but combat and exploration lose steam quickly.
I would have loved more RTS-style missions in Warcraft 3 Reforged's Forsaken Kingdom campaign expansion, but the deeper RPG mechanics and a story that fits right into the Warcraft 3 era seamlessly kept me hooked to the end.
Garfield - Escape from Monday is a passable 3D platformer dragged down by its relentless self-deprecating humor and sluggish platforming.
Like the intravenous needle permanently jutting out of its hero’s wrist, Silent Hill: Townfall gives this long running series a welcome shot in the arm.
Even when combat's sharp edge eventually dulls, Control Resonant is a great addition to the Remedyverse. While its story follows a more standard framework, its gravitational pull is in the inventive world built around it and the humanization that grounds the paranatural intrigue.