Restart.run's Reviews
As the announcer drones, "If something looks familiar, you've probably been here before," so fans of Two Point Hospital and Campus should know what's coming. It's also a ton of fun, though, for folks who just love getting lost in museums and want to see what it might be like to put together their own gallery show.
Monster Hunter Wilds is brilliant, but suffers from not showing players everything it has to offer until you've stomached the Low Rank portion of the game.
PGA Tour 2K25 is an adequate golf game caught under a current of technical weirdness. Regardless of how much I enjoyed being out on the golf course, watching the game freeze for the umpteenth time made me grit my teeth.
You know how everyone in the John Wick films is an assassin but nobody else seems to know about it, and how implausible that seems because the assassins are literally doing assassin things in plain view of everybody else, like shooting at each other on the subway? It’s like that, only with pirates.
We need more games like Avowed. It’s not impossibly huge, it doesn’t hold you hostage for hundreds of hours, and it doesn’t try to be the last game you’ll ever need to buy. Instead, Obsidian Entertainment has made another engaging addition to an existing lore-rich world that’s fun and rewarding to explore. It's filled with great characters brought to life with excellent writing.
I’m hooked once again on the market’s premier strategy franchise. I’m not sure if I like it more than the previous entry, but Civ VII reminds me why I love the genre...
Jumping into Sniper Elite: Resistance is a lot like seeing that one friend you haven't spoken to in months, but your conversations pick right back up where you left off. Sure, some things have changed, but the core of what you love is still there, and that familiarity is a nice thing to return to.
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is just as excellent and entertaining a platformer as it was all the way back in 2010. It can be infuriatingly punishing at times, but surpassing its finely crafted challenges delivers an immense rush of satisfaction in both co-op and solo play. This is without question the best way to experience the game today.
Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero certainly isn’t a terrible sequel. As mentioned earlier, NIS’ usage of familiar concepts from the first game should make this offering a worthwhile treat for long-time fans. Sadly, those who are relative newcomers to the series might be turned off by the campaign structure and overall progression.
An approachable extraction shooter for newcomers to the genre that's let down by its monetization features.
Dynasty Warriors: Origins is a home run swing at something new. It makes crucial compromises to get there, but the end result is unforgettable.
But on the other hand, the beat ‘em up fan in me is disappointed with how the game turned out. The lack of character progression or variety really drags the game down, and doesn’t give you much reason to replay it – which is unfortunate considering it’s only two hours long and costs $10 more than its contemporaries.
Indiana Jones and The Great Circle is no fool’s gold, and the only pitfalls you’ll need to watch out for are those the game has laid deliberately. Developer MachineGames has delivered not just a love letter to the original movies, but a rip-roaring serial adventure that can stand proudly beside its elders in the archives.
While it's an unusual choice for a family-friendly spin-off, there's undeniable character to Lego Horizon Adventures that goes further than I expected.
Veilguard is BioWare going back to its roots: a single-player, story-driven RPG with a scrappy hero and the people they meet along the way... Veilguard has rectified all of my dislike for its predecessor, massively improving everything...
[Metaphor ReFantazio] perfectly balances its weighty, philosophical pondering on the nature of utopia and social progress, with playful and silly team-building moments with your pals.
[Sonic x Shadow Generations] brings the 2011 game Sonic Generations back for a new audience to enjoy, while introducing just enough content for long-time Sonic fans to justify returning to a game that came out over 10 years ago.
Thanks to a stellar selection of boards and a mix of both motion and traditional mini-games, Super Mario Party Jamboree stands as the best of the series’ three Switch outings.
I never knew I needed to see the Namek saga unravel on Earth instead of Planet Namek until I experienced it for myself. I was left smiling like a little kid and laughing because it was so much fun to see these alternate situations play out.
In recent years, survival horror fans have been spoiled with multiple stellar remakes of older Resident Evil games. And their success will have no doubt piled even more pressure on Bloober Team’s Silent Hill 2 remake. Yet against all the odds, a modern classic appears to have emerged from the developmental fog.