Reviews

EA Sports FC 24 reviewed on PlayStation 4 by Andrew McMahon. Narrated by Ryan McCaffrey. Also available on Xbox Series X/S and PC. If you were hoping for a dramatic reinvention of EA’s soccer sim to go along with ditching the FIFA name, EA Sports FC 24 is not that. If you’ve played FIFA, you

The Crkd Nitro Deck is the full-body makeover the Nintendo Switch has desperately needed. It eliminates stick drift with upgraded thumbsticks, adds four customizable back buttons, and improves the ergonomics in handheld mode to effectively make your Switch feel like a new console.

Party Animals reviewed on PC by Charlie Wacholz. Also available on Xbox Series X/S. With smooth online multiplayer, a handful of mostly distinct maps, and downright adorable characters, Party Animals delivers a fun party game that brings cuddly, chaotic fun where it counts the most. The intentionally wobbly controls take a moment to get used

Dune: Spice Wars reviewed by Leana Hafer on PC. A clever, multilayered, challenging RTS that translates the very essence of Dune into systems that demonstrate a respect for the lore and an uncommon understanding of interesting strategic gameplay. It looks great, it sounds great, and the pacing is excellent.

Starfield reviewed on PC and Xbox Series X by Dan Stapleton. It’s never a great sign when someone recommends a game on the grounds that it gets good after more than a dozen hours, but that’s very much the kind of game Starfield is, and I do recommend it. There are a lot of forces

Sea of Stars reviewed on PlayStation 5 by Gabriel Moss. Also available on PlayStation 4, Xbox, PC, and Switch. “Sea of Stars is an excellent tribute RPG that channels the best parts of its ‘90s-era forebears like Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 6, and even Star Ocean: The Second Story. Because of that, it’s fair to

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy reviewed by Travis Northup on PlayStation 5. Also available on Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Nintendo Switch. Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy is an awesome sequel that keeps the good times rolling for one of the best co-op puzzle-platformer series out there. This set of puzzles are some of the

Sea of Stars reviewed on PlayStation 5 by Gabriel Moss. Also available on PlayStation 4, Xbox, PC, and Switch. Sea of Stars is an excellent tribute RPG that channels the best parts of its ‘90s-era forebears like Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 6, and even Star Ocean: The Second Story. Because of that, it’s fair to

Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon’s stellar customization options feed into its excellent mecha combat, and the result is challenging combat puzzles that kept my attention all the way through its 15-hour campaign and beyond. It’s let down by a dull story, but lands direct hits where it counts. Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon

Madden NFL 24 reviewed by Wil Borger on PlayStation 5. Also available on Xbox Series X/S and PC. Note: The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of Madden 24 do not have the same features. “Madden NFL 24 makes several much-needed improvements to the on-field experience thanks to fantastic additions to animations and AI, but

Immortals of Aveum reviewed by Luke Reilly on Xbox Series X. Also available on PlayStation 5 and PC. “Immortals of Aveum is an impressively confident first-person shooter that successfully trades muzzles and magazines for mages and magic. Its fast-paced, spellcasting combat is both satisfying to master and spectacular to look at, and it features a

WrestleQuest reviewed by Jarrett Green on PC. Also available on Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. WrestleQuest is truly an earnest attempt at telling an authentic wrestling tale in old-school RPG format. Competent combat mechanics add flair and depth to a usually pretty banal aspect of this style of game, but much of the depth feels

Baldur’s Gate 3 reviewed on PC by Leana Hafer. I don’t want to say every CRPG going forward should aspire to be like Baldur’s Gate 3. Not everything needs to be nearly this big and ambitious, or even this dense. But it is a landmark moment in the genre, and if I had to point