The Sinking City 2 is a respectable scare fest boasting entertaining puzzle-solving. However, middling combat, flawed progression, and an underwhelming narrative hold it back from reaching the horrific heights of its more celebrated contemporaries.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy executes familiar genre staples and delivers a moving story starring a charismatic pirate on what may be the most impactful and tragic adventure of her life.
SlantSix’s attempt to merge the iconic Raccoon City outbreak with
intense third-person shooting is rife with buggy AI, debilitating
glitches, and sloppy gameplay.
SlantSix’s attempt to merge the iconic Raccoon City outbreak with
intense third-person shooting is rife with buggy AI, debilitating
glitches, and sloppy gameplay.
While the
zombie-infested Dead Souls may be a bizarre change of pace for those who
have followed the Yakuza series since the beginning, it provides a
light-hearted point of entry for curious new players.
The Show remains the best baseball series to date, but if it wants to be
heralded as one of the best sports games, the Franchise and Road to the
Show modes need to catch up with the current trendsetters in the genre.
This series hasn't diverged wildly from its roots, but at least it's finally fashioned itself into the creative, trick-filled game it was always supposed to be.
This series hasn't diverged wildly from its roots, but at least it's finally fashioned itself into the creative, trick-filled game it was always supposed to be.
Silent Hill: Downpour is a more
balanced effort than previous entries, but an unfocused story, miserable combat, and general
lack of creepiness restrict the game to a limbo of mediocrity.
Silent Hill: Downpour is a more
balanced effort than previous entries, but an unfocused story, miserable combat, and general
lack of creepiness restrict the game to a limbo of mediocrity.
Mario Party 9 has changed a few things to make the luck-of-the-draw
experience more tolerable, but winning a coin flip is still about the
same as winning a game of Mario Party.
