Tacoma is a master class in the art of giving you the tools to experience a fascinating place through others’ eyes.
So much of the game is build up to minor privileges and plot points that other RPGs freely give to the player.
The original Crash Bandicoot is better remembered for what it was and what it meant than what it is.
The film is fascinated and captivated by the kind of man who’d want to put on a bat costume and save people.
The game pays compulsory lip service to everything that’s not about getting pro players online.
At its most crucial, Injustice 2 joyously depicts its heroes doing the right thing simply for its own sake.
The promise that Destiny has always been striving for may finally get to be achieved with Destiny 2.
The game is oblivious that its destination is more interesting and vital than the journey.
Persona 5 is the moment Atlus allowed the Persona series to truly grow up and earn that “M for Mature” rating.
Bulletstorm is a wide, cackling grin of a game that doesn’t so much beg to be played but indulged in.
NieR Automata is the first game to truly stand up and greet ludonarrative dissonance as a friend.
Horizon Zero Dawn creates a world that captivates you just by the very act of having you feel as if you’re living within it.
The game wears its influences on its sleeve, but also puts forth a Herculean effort toward surpassing them.
In terms of tone, viciousness, subtext, and sheer oppressive fear, Resident Evil 7 is a beast unlike its predecessors.
Telltale Games’s take on the Dark Knight is a much-needed step forward in terms of placing gamers in Batman’s boots.
Final Fantasy XV is a game that chooses to leave its mythology disjointed and its emotions real.
On paper, Dishonored 2 is a marked improvement on almost everything the original game brought to the table.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, at its most well-executed, is a grueling slice of a very real nightmare.
The multiplayer doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but the single-player levels are delirious in their verticality and spectacle.
The Batman: Return to Arkham collection is the video-game equivalent of that old “You Had One Job” meme.