ZTGD's Reviews
Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions feels like an interesting evolution of the Astroneer formula. While it retains the colorful exploration and resource gathering of the original it takes those elements and wraps them in a cooperative experience.
With top notch audio design and fantastic visuals the developers manage to tell a story with lots of depth and heart without using any dialog, subtitles or wall of text. Theropods is a game that demands your full attention and doesn’t disappoint you once it has it.
Madden NFL 27 is by far the best upgrade we have had in years. The new presentation and franchise upgrades are fantastic. I love all the attention to detail, and the on-field game play is fantastic. I think a few patches will fix some of my issues, which means yet another year of hundreds of hours are in my future. If you have skipped any entry, now is the time to hop back in.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is an incredible game from a clearly talented studio. While I did not get into the previous two games in the series, I always recognized their quality. This one though, really connected with me, and I loved it from start to finish.
Ultimately Panzer Knights Commander Editon feels like a really hollow experience. As an arcade tank battler without the grind of PvP gameplay I expected more than the lacking combat and boring narrative. There is some fun to be had in mindlessly blowing up tanks though, as long as you don’t look for anything more.
Splatoon Raiders is my favorite game in the franchise and a wonderful trek into a new genre.
Ground Zero Hero has taken over my free time as the game I play in spurts here or there. It is just as addictive as Vampire Survivor was when it first dropped but even more so.
70s Style Robot Anime: Geppy-X feels more like an experience mainly because it’s so much more than just the video game here. What makes this game succeed is the great combination of the anime visuals, music, and storytelling and without those crucial items, I doubt if Geppy-X sees a remaster in the first place.
I don’t think anyone is going to find anything exactly new in Twisted Tower, but I think that’s the point. It’s a throwback to some of the best parts of the seventh generation first person shooters mixed with the some of the best parts of what is now called “boomer shooters” and Twisted Tower blends them well.
Rhythm Heaven Groove is a great entry in the series, featuring a ton of catchy tunes and fun scenarios. It’s a welcome return to one of my favorite series and an easy game to recommend to just about anyone, regardless of their familiarity or skills with the genre.
Bellwright succeeds because it understands what makes management games so rewarding. Every hour invested pays off in visible, meaningful ways. Your village grows, your influence expands, and challenges that once seemed impossible gradually become manageable thanks to careful planning and steady progression.
I’m not going to sugar coat it, Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next isn’t a great game. Sure, there is a few hours of fun to be had but after that you will more than likely never turn this on again.
At this point in 2026 I have played a lot of video games for review, and I haven’t even begun to think about my GOTY list. But I can tell you right now, without a shadow of a doubt that ReStory: Chill Electronics Repair will make my list.
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Truxton Extreme is about as good as a return for this series could be.
The fun and exciting blend of action-RPG and turn-based RPG brings something new to the genre, and it has an absolutely beautiful art style.
Denshattack feels like a lost gem from a forgotten, and underappreciated era. It is the type of game I needed right now.
Drug Dealer Simulator 2 is actually a prequel to the original which is wild because it’s so much grander than the first. Everything is bigger and bolder; players will have more options to expand their drug empires and in more meaningful ways.
All in all, The 7th Guest Remake is a finely crafted send up to the original, retaining much of the charm that made it the hokey game that it was.
This new version is by far the best in the series, and of course Nintendo knew with Fox appearing in the new Super Mario movie, people would be interested in its return.