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May 21, 2012

Like many of the Western RPGs that influenced it, Dragon's Dogma is an uneven experience, but it's one that rewards patience and perseverance, and it's a bold argument for why Japanese developers should continue making RPGs, with or without the inspiration from this side of the Pacific.

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7.5 / 10.0 - Borderlands 2
Sep 17, 2012

Borderlands 2 is unquestionably a better game than Borderlands. The new emphasis on elemental weapons and dismemberment make for better combat scenarios, and the constant character improvement is a great push forward for players looking for long-term rewards. But sticking around for those payoffs requires more patience than I'd hoped.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Torchlight II
Sep 25, 2012

Torchlight 2 doesn't reinvent the series, but there's an absurd amount more of everything that made the original great.

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Unscored - Fez
Oct 12, 2012

Fez is the most authentic exploration of the NES era of games that I've ever played, from its sound and visuals to its obtuseness. It uses the capabilities of current systems to take those ideas further, while limiting itself with specific intentions, deploying scrutability in bits and pieces. It doesn't just love the games it borrows from — it understands them. It knows what it is and what it wants to be, and doesn't compromise on it. And for those willing to bury themselves in Fez's alien world and logic, there are plenty of treasures to be found.

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7.5 / 10.0 - PlanetSide 2
Dec 15, 2012

Though it struggles with scale, PlanetSide 2 provides a unique, fascinating view of war.

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9 / 10.0 - Rogue Legacy
Jul 2, 2013

Rogue Legacy rewards patience with non-stop surprises.

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8 / 10.0 - Neverwinter
Jul 16, 2013

Neverwinter's engaging combat and plentiful free content make up for limited customization.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Rayman Legends
Aug 26, 2013

Like Origins before it, Rayman Legends is polished, pretty and addicting. Legends has teeth — especially when it comes to invaded stages, and some later bosses almost caused me to put a controller or two into orbit. But it's hard to point to another 2D platformer that has the level of variety and quality that Rayman Legends boasts.

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Final Fantasy 14 redeems the series' greatest disaster

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9.5 / 10.0 - Pokemon X and Y
Oct 4, 2013

Pokemon X and Y is a completely interconnected experience, which is exactly how Pokemon is meant to be played — a fact I'd forgotten since my schoolyard days.

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4 / 10.0 - Battlefield 4
Oct 28, 2013

Battlefield 4 melds elements of its predecessors, but their baggage weighs it down

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Oct 28, 2013

Assassin's Creed 4 is constantly waiting for its dare-to-be-great moment

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Mario and Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games is too superficial to win gold

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The return trip to Rapture is welcome, but Burial At Sea's first episode is confusing

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8.5 / 10.0 - Resogun
Nov 12, 2013

Resogun is a collision of 1980s shooters, 1990s bullet-hells and 2010s aesthetic. It's as simple or difficult as you want it to be. Sure, it borrows great ideas quite liberally. But Resogun's best idea is smashing them all together into a singular, spectacular laser light show.

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4.5 / 10.0 - Contrast
Nov 12, 2013

Contrast is a frequently beautiful mess

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6 / 10.0 - Knack
Nov 12, 2013

The moments of payoff come too infrequently to make plodding through another three dozen frustrating enemies any less tedious.

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Nov 12, 2013

That absence of meaningful evolution might be Killzone: Shadow Fall's biggest sin. For all the next-gen bluster of its visuals and the repeated blunt-force attempts to ram a message home, Guerilla's first shot on the PS4 retreads shooter cliches, and poorly. In a launch lineup crowded with shooters, Killzone: Shadow Fall sits at the bottom.

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A Link Between Worlds is the sequel I never knew I wanted

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8 / 10.0 - Zoo Tycoon
Nov 17, 2013

Zoo Tycoon overcomes some small issues with charm and a good heart

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