Polygon's Reviews
I’m not just excited about playing all that Shadowkeep has to offer, but also to see what’s happening next, and that’s a huge improvement from where the game was even a year ago.
Over its five hours or so, the game yields amusement, challenge and charm. It’s highly recommended, even if you despise the game of golf. Maybe especially if you despise the game of golf.
The player character customization is also a lot more detailed than its Division cousin, which of course sets up an opportunity to throw even more microtransactions at the player. The good news is that player progression isn't tied to anything that can be bought for real money. Though the in-world currency is sold for real cash, there is no need to buy it if you'd rather avoid the premium economy.
John Wick Hex delivers a strategy game that explains how characters in action movies “work,” and it does that brilliantly.
It’s a rare game in which you’re asked to give something, whether it’s your time or effort, instead of taking something you need to move the story along. It’s a game about being of service to a community, and the rewards that comes with that act.
On the whole, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a carefully designed platform game that rewards repeat play and trial-and-error.
We Met in May is a warm, romantic look at the weirdness of dating
A relentlessly charming, and hilarious, murder mystery
The best parts may carry over, but the new flashes make it all worth revisiting
It’s just a matter of whether players have the guts needed to dig deep into the questions The Executioner is asking — and what they might find out about themselves, and their place in society, once they do.
I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger-Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator is messy, and kinda gross
Sayonara Wild Hearts feels like the perfect game to relax to just before going to bed, with hopes of washing my dreams with the pink-purple colors of a neon sunset, surrounded by beautiful people who fight as if they’re falling in love.
Familiar isn’t always bad, and in the case of The Surge 2, familiar is just aggressively fine.
eFootball PES 2020 doesn’t make me forget about its competition, but it does force me to reckon with what I really want from a soccer video game, and who really meets those needs.
The magic, when it really materializes, is punctuating a perfectly executed stealth maneuver with a quack.
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is the perfect Zelda for younger fans
The theme is a bait and switch, but the gameplay is at least somewhat interesting
I may have expected a bit more polish from the remaster, but everything that’s important — namely, the simple and satisfying gameplay — remains intact.
Wilmot’s Warehouse is a small piece of chaotic zen
Overall, this puzzle game is short, sweet, and delightful ... despite occasionally crushing my dreams. And I’m always up for another try.