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Civilization VII comes close to easily being the best in the series yet. The gorgeous visuals, smooth gameplay features, and more easily understandable mechanics make this welcoming to newcomers and veterans alike. But the frustrating Ages system overcomplicates and holds back an otherwise exceptional strategy experience.
Synduality: Echo of Ada has the potential to become a fun mech-based third-person shooter with customizable Magus companions, but there are barely any personalization features for the Cradle Coffin mechs at launch.
Citizen Sleeper 2 did an incredible job of leaving me feeling desperate and like I was struggling to survive in a terrifying galaxy where every decision mattered.
The Roottrees Are Dead was a uniquely fascinating and frustrating experience, and it's definitely something I recommend to fellow genealogy or research nerds. The story, too, was an interesting one and I, for one, wouldn't oppose to a sequel focusing on Elias's or Gwyneth's siblings' family trees.
A fun and inventive action-RPG that combines a variety of mechanics with some fun characters, spells, and surprisingly in-depth worldbuilding.
Neptunia Riders vs Dogoos has a fun but strange concept, poorly executed thanks to muddied visuals and unsatisfying driving mechanics.
Infinity Nikki is part of a long legacy of games where fashion is a central part of the experience, and because of this, it may initially come across as it would only appeal to the “girly-pops.” But beneath this facade lies an innovative, open-world experience that anyone who enjoys a lighthearted adventure can get behind. It gives you so much freedom that you will spend a lot of your time seeing what the world has to offer. Infinity Nikki completely blew away my expectations out of the water, and it’s worth checking out, especially when you consider the game is free-to-play.
If a cyberpunk Metroidvania with a cool magical sword and an intriguing yokai-infested world sounds good to you, you need to play it. Has some occasional missteps but overall remains a great experience.
Tales of Graces f Remastered is a promising way for Bandai Namco to start its year, as well as a potential Tales renaissance.
It contains all of the content from the original Wii and later 3DS releases, plus some neat quality-of-life modern improvements. At the same time, it plays everything pretty safe to make for a solid but not must-have platformer.
Dynasty Warriors Origins is heading towards the right path to revitalize the gameplay actions and presentations, but the numerous corners cut in the lore and character roster will sour the experience for long-time fans.
Despite its PlayStation Vita origins, Freedom Wars Remastered is a competent action RPG even a decade after its original release.
As frenetic and dazzling as the day the original version was released, Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana brings this thrilling action-RPG to modern platforms in fine form.
There are ideas and elements I appreciated in Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable, but the overall execution is clumsy.
Ballionaire comes down to chance, which means how much you enjoy it completely changes from one run to the next.
A promising premise bogged down by terrible visual optimization and an infuriating base mechanic.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels. Awaria is just a tight, punchy package crammed with demanding stages, sharp storytelling, and cute kissable ghosts.
Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop has a lot going for it, but I think a lot of your enjoyment will be based on how or where you play it.
Tedious dialogue, bland visuals and confusing combat make Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Gate of Firmament a joyless experience.
Both MySims and MySims Kingdom are pleasant, upbeat games that let you be creative, and MySims Cozy Bundle lets you take your time with both.