Game Reviews9.6/10
Kratos Took a Boy to the Top of a Mountain, and the Camera Never Looked Away
God of War (2018) review: Kratos in Norse mythology, the Leviathan Axe, one continuous camera shot, six realms and why it still sets the bar.
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Game Reviews9.8/10
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Review: A 9.8 Masterclass in Trusting the Player
Breath of the Wild review: Nintendo's 2017 open-world Zelda rebuilt Hyrule on physics and chemistry instead of script, and earned a 9.8 of 10.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Obsidian’s Space RPG Still Lets You Talk Your Way Past Almost Every Fight
Obsidian's 2019 RPG The Outer Worlds drops you into Halcyon, a colony run by megacorporations. Our review scores it 8.6/10.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Kingdom Hearts III Finally Lets Sora Grow Up
Kingdom Hearts III review: the Dark Seeker Saga ends with Formchange, Disney theme park Attractions, Pixar worlds and a war worth the wait. 8.8 of 10.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order at 7 Years: Respawn’s Best Argument for the License
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order turns 7. Respawn's single-player Soulslike still stands as the best Star Wars game in years, thanks to parries and Cal Kestis.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Slay the Spire Built the Blueprint Its Rivals Still Copy
Slay the Spire review: Mega Crit's deck-building roguelike still defines the genre, from three-energy turns to relics that carry across a run.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Sekiro’s combat still has no equal among FromSoftware’s games
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice review: FromSoftware's 2019 shinobi epic trades Dark Souls stats for posture combat, a prosthetic arm, and a Game of the Year win.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Outer Wilds Review: 22 Minutes to Solve a Solar System
Outer Wilds review: Mobius Digital's 22-minute time loop, the Nomai mystery, Echoes of the Eye, and why knowledge beats cutscenes. Score: 8.9/10.
Game Reviews8.3/10
NetherRealm’s fighting mechanics shine, but the grind and microtransactions sour the package
Mortal Kombat 11 review: NetherRealm's sharpest fighter, with Fatal Blows and a benchmark story mode, held back by grinding and microtransactions.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Frostpunk’s volcanic winter is a management game about the cost of keeping people alive
Frostpunk review: a frozen 1886 city-builder where every coal budget is a moral choice, six scenarios deep, from the makers of This War of Mine.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Devil May Cry 5 Puts Three Demon Hunters on One City, and None of Them Fight the Same Way
Devil May Cry 5 review: Capcom's 2019 hit puts Nero, Dante and V in Red Grave City, each with a totally different combat style. 14.24 million sold.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Borderlands 3: The Best-Feeling Shooter in the Series, Attached to Its Weakest Conflict
Borderlands 3 review: three action skills, a billion guns, and the Calypso Twins. Great shooting, weak villains, and loot worth the grind.