Kena: Bridge of Spirits adheres to the old ways of making platformers. The technical aspects are phenomenal and thoroughly current, but the game relies heavily on the design tactics of the past. You likely already know if that’s something you’re interested in playing, and I believe they’ve done an admirable job here.
Hideo Kojima is the physical manifestation of a Director’s Cut. He’s not scared to make something people don’t like. I appreciate Death Stranding, enjoy playing it, and on this third playthrough became more convinced than ever that there’s something really special here for those that take the time.
A brilliant return to form for the series, Life is Strange: True Colors has something to say. Subtly, and most importantly effectively, it reflects its characters and themes onto the player.
Twelve Minutes is a passion project attempt to push the boundaries of narrative in games, and although it has some flaws, it’s proof of concept for some future experience that’s truly remarkable.
As far as years go, 2021 is undoubtedly better than *shudder* 2020. We’re allowed outside, for one, and things are generally looking less apocalyptic these days. Here are our picks for the best games in the first half of 2021.
The PS5 has limited controller color options, and we’re not going to stand for it! Here are 5 options we’re demanding PlayStation create and release.
Ratchet and Clank return after a lengthy hiatus for an adventure spanning multiple dimensions. The result is one of the most gorgeous games yet made, and one that’s outrageously fun to play.
More than 10 years removed from the original release, the Mass Effect trilogy has been remastered, refreshed, and packaged up as Mass Effect Legendary Edition. With well over 100 hours of content, this is a tale you can’t afford to pass up.
It’s not perfect, but It Takes Two is Hazelight Studios’ most refined effort yet, sporting Pixar caliber polish and a shockingly dynamic set of gameplay mechanics.
Featuring a mysterious world splitting mechanic, The Medium was set to be one of the Xbox Series X’s showpieces at launch. Release slipped to January, but would that be a bad omen for the fate of the experience?
