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Super Mario Party Jamboree is easily the biggest game in the Mario Party series. It's brimming with charm and packed with characters, boards, oodles of minigames, and humour.
Neva is a striking example of artistry in video games. It tells a touching story within a world filled with corruption and wonder. Neva is a deliberately and beautifully profound game in every way.
Ys X: Nordics showcases many outstanding elements the series excels at — combat, skills, music, and characters are on-point and some of the best we've seen in the nearly 40 years the series has existed.
Metaphor: ReFantazio is a fantastic experience, built on the foundation set by Persona but becoming something all of its own. The story is great, the characters are interesting, and a brand-new combat system delivers one of the most exciting games this year.
Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred is a full-fledged, well oiled machine of darkness! This is a true, epic expansion that adds a ton of great content to Diablo 4 including a fun new class and world events.
While EA Sports FC 25 features welcome improvements to player movements, reactions, and overall pacing, staples like Career Mode continue to saddle the bench.
2024 is the year of the RTS, and Ara: History Untold is worthy of being among the very best of them. While it's not reinventing the wheel in terms of presentation, the simultaneous actions taking place in a more significant turn threaten to turn this game into a pure RTS strategy game; it allows for a game larger than anything that predates it.
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown isn't a modern racer filled with archaic systems and always-online requirements, further gatekeeping an otherwise fun racer.
Athena Crisis is a great strategy game. It features fantastic combat and tight-level design, bolstered by a level and campaign editor.
Reynatis has heart but feels like a previous generation relic with sometimes archaic game design elements. However, it has some good ideas, fun combat, and good music working for it.
Tactical Breach Wizards is a standout strategy game imbued with a ton of personality in its writing and characters, excellent combat, and a constantly exciting thrill ride.
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is another excellent game from Capcom. With tons of quality-of-life improvements, smart changes, and overhauls, seeing Frank West again feels good.
The Plucky Squire is one of my favourite games this year. It's filled with charm, humour, and heart. All Possible Futures understands video games don't need to be complicated and bloated—the emphasis on puzzles, platforming, and combat is straightforward but done incredibly well.
Nine Sols is one of the best Metroidvania titles I’ve played this year. It has a solid cast, incredible mechanics, and a unique world. The mix of Eastern Tao teaching paired with a cyberpunk aesthetic is exceptional, with Nine Sols often delivering eye-watering and stunning visuals for the entire campaign duration.
Through a large cast of great characters, a world that is deeper than it appears on the surface, and a larger mystery waiting to be solved, Caravan SandWitch is one of the best and most chill open-world adventures you will ever have.
Castlevania Dominus Collection is Castlevania at its best, with three great games to sink your teeth into.
Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland had a lot of potential for the series, but it flounders all goodwill. No thought to level design was made, and you're better off buying the cartoon to watch than playing the game.
Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics delivers an incredible experience. It's easily one of the best collections for fighting game fans.
Team ASOBI again perfectly demonstrates why they are a first-party PlayStation Studio with Astro Bot. While the DualSense implementation is lovely, Astro Bot delivers on its promise of something we rarely see: straightforward, linear games that don't promise the world but deliver an experience that's out-of-this-world, astronomical fun. Every time I zipped through its glorious galaxy, I was joyful and excited throughout the playthrough. It's rare to feel so much joy today, but that's precisely what Astro Bot has provided.
Sumerian Six is an excellent strategy stealth title with creative combat kits, a solid story, and excellent gameplay.