Reviews

Jagged Alliance 3 reviewed by Leana Hafer on PC. “Jagged Alliance 3 is a smartly-built, action-packed throwback tactical extravaganza that I enjoyed the whole way through. Its madcap sense of humor is very hit or miss – for me, it’s usually miss. But for the most part, that doesn’t hurt its ability to tell a

Testament: The Order of High Human reviewed by Travis Northup on PC. “Testament: The Order of High Human answers the question: “What would the phrase ‘quantity over quality’ look like if it were turned into a game?” The result is a tedious, frustrating, and cringe-inducing fantasy adventure RPG that goes on so agonizingly long with

Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals reviewed on PC by Carli Velocci. Also available on PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and Android/iOS via Netflix. Narrated by Ryan McCaffrey. Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals is a sequel in a lot of ways. While the similarities with its predecessor can make it feel too familiar, highlighting a few missed opportunities for expansion

Everybody 1-2-Switch reviewed by Travis Northup on Nintendo Switch. Everybody 1-2-Switch is a tedious and surprisingly small catalog of unoriginal and mostly poorly designed minigames that’s guaranteed to bring any party grinding to a halt. Even with a few interesting ideas, like Joy-Con hide and seek or the color scavenger-hunting modes, there are simply too

The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie reviewed by George Yang on PlayStation 5. Also available on PlayStation 4 and PC. The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie is one of the best games in this almost 20-year-old franchise and a great RPG. While its overall story is a bit of a retread, its amazing

Crash Team Rumble reviewed by Will Borger on PlayStation 5. Also available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox. Narrated by Ronny Barrier. Crash Team Rumble may not be a traditional Crash game, but it is a very fun one. Some characters and powers definitely seem to be stronger than others based on the fact that the

Park Beyond reviewed on PC by Justin Koreis. Also available on Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5. “Park Beyond does a great job tapping into the childhood whimsy that theme parks can elicit. There’s a great sense of wonder to be had by impossifying rides, and the simple interface makes it easy to do. Incrementally

Fight Forever: AEW reviewed by Jarrett Green on PlayStation 5. Also available on PlayStation 4, Xbox, and PC. “Unrealized potential” feels like the story of AEW: Fight Forever as a whole. So much of it feels like a very good start, going full gear with bouncy animations, the quick pace of the action, and fun

Dave The Diver reviewed by Travis Northup on PC. Available later this year on Nintendo Switch. Dave The Diver is a tremendous and unforgettable RPG adventure that I can’t put down. The story and characters are full of heart and charm, the underwater exploration and restaurant management are easy to lose time to, and the

Trepang2 reviewed by Gabriel Moss on PC. Trepang2 is a delightful tribute shooter that brings the relentless yet intelligent and often creative action of games like F.E.A.R. to the modern standards of 2023. Its diverse enemy encounters and smart level design are top-notch, though it’s less successful when it occasionally dips into lukewarm survival-horror elements,

Final Fantasy 16 Review by Mitchell Saltzman, on PlayStation 5. “Final Fantasy 16’s combat takes the series even further down the road of an action game, but it’s story, characters, and magical setting are among the best the legendary RPG series has seen.”

Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life reviewed by Jess Reyes on Nintendo Switch, also available on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. “This remake of the Harvest Moon GameCube game is difficult to recommend over other farming sims with more expansive worlds, more interesting stories, and more satisfying progression. Marvelous has admirably updated the graphics and gameplay

Aliens: Dark Descent reviewed on PC by Leana Hafer. Also available on PlayStation and Xbox. If not for the technical issues, this would be easily one of the best Aliens games ever. And it still probably is. Borrowing from some of the greatest squad-based tactics games and adding its own twists, I don’t think I’ve

Layers of Fear reviewed by Tristan Ogilvie on PC. Also available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. “Layers of Fear serves up a series of atmospheric and often surreal trips through the shattered psyches of some seriously tortured artists. It’s made all the more eye-catching thanks to Unreal Engine 5, and the addition of

F1 23 reviewed by Luke Reilly on Xbox Series X. Also available on Xbox One, PlayStation, and PC. “F1 23 is a far heartier package than F1 22, with 26 tracks, the enjoyable next chapter of the Braking Point story mode that began in F1 2021, and – for players who love to recline back

Harmony: The Fall of Reverie reviewed by Gabriel Moss on PC, also available on Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation. This powerful visual novel from Life is Strange developer Don’t Nod mixes a world-bending story with deeply personal stakes. It takes a while to get going, though it also makes familiarizing yourself with its somewhat dense lore

Greyhill Incident reviewed by Travis Northup on PC. The fact that this alien horror game so wholly mangles so many of the things it tries to pull off, from its story to its stealth, certainly feels like a conspiracy – and one the government should have done a better job of covering up. Whether it’s

The Bunker reviewed by Leana Hafer on PC, also available on Xbox and PlayStation 4. The newest Amnesia game proves that smaller, anthology-style episodes within its universe can still bring the tension and the scares. Developer Frictional’s bag of tricks is far from exhausted when it comes to getting our hearts pounding and making us