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.
While Sen’s core combat is a frenzy of entertainment, the underwhelming
graphics, perplexingly bad story mode, and countless poor design
decisions will disappoint even the most nostalgic fans of the series.
Cing’s latest blend of game and novel could’ve been an intriguing “whodunit” if streamlined into a more digestible package. Instead, the glacial pace of weak plot development and the few poke-around puzzles in between left much to be desired.
You might think that MotoGP 09/10 is a hardcore game only for the faithful, but with relatively easy handling and a great career mode, it's worth a look.
This goes the extra mile with an impressive diversity of map types and victory conditions, board game-like competition with other rulers, and multiple vectors for expanding your power and influence.
For a game rooted so heavily
in a tale of organized crime, Yakuza 3 is filled to the brim with
wholly unexciting errands. In the moments where it does shift into
all-out action, the gameplay feels incredibly dated.
