Game Reviews8.1/10
Unravel Review: A Ball of Yarn That Earns Its Sadness
Unravel, Coldwood's 2016 yarn-based puzzle-platformer, still earns its quiet sadness a decade on — a review of Yarny's wordless story.
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Game Reviews8.1/10
Gravity Rush 2 Review: Three Ways to Fall
Gravity Rush 2 review roundup: Kat returns with three gravity styles, a bigger map, and an 8.1/10 critic score across 19 outlets on PS4.
Game Reviews8.3/10
The Mario and Rabbids Crossover Nobody Asked For Became a Tactical Gem
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle review: Ubisoft's 2017 Switch tactics crossover works despite the odds, with sharp turn-based combat and weak puzzles.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Yakuza 0’s 2015 Japan launch got a slow overseas rollout
Yakuza 0 review: the 1988 prequel that made Sega's series a hit in the West, from the Empty Lot plot to cabaret clubs and arcade games. Score: 8.6/10.
Game Reviews8.7/10
Civilization VI broke the series’ oldest habit by splitting cities across the map
Civilization VI review: how Firaxis unstacked cities into districts, plus Rise and Fall and Gathering Storm expansions, victory paths, and an 8.7/10 verdict.
Game Reviews8/10
The Last Guardian’s awkward controls and stubborn creature still make it worth playing a decade on
The Last Guardian review: Trico, the Nest, and ten years of delays. Why the 2016 PS4 classic is a flawed masterpiece that still earns an 8 out of 10.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag: The Ship Is the Draw
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag hands you the Jackdaw and the Golden Age of Piracy, from Havana to the Observatory. A look at the 2013 open-world classic.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Fallout 4 Still Can’t Decide What Kind of Game It Wants to Be
Fallout 4 review: Bethesda's 2015 post-apocalyptic RPG, its 2024 ports, the Commonwealth, factions, crafting and why the wasteland still holds up.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Team Ninja’s samurai epic still justifies its reputation for punishing, deliberate combat
Nioh review: Team Ninja's 2017 action RPG in Sengoku-era Japan — Ki pulse, shrines, stances, yokai, and a decade of development. Score: 8.8/10.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Dragon Quest Builders Still Refuses to Be Just a Minecraft Clone
Dragon Quest Builders review: Square Enix's block-building action RPG rebuilds Alefgard with a hammer, not a sword. Why it holds at 8.2/10.
Game Reviews8.7/10
Rise of the Tomb Raider Still Sets the Bar for the Survivor Trilogy
Rise of the Tomb Raider review: Lara Croft hunts the Divine Source in Siberia, and the Survivor trilogy finally finds its identity. 8.7/10.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Review: A Smart, Dense Sequel That Trusts Players
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided review: Adam Jensen returns as a double agent in a segregated 2029 Prague, with stealth, Praxis Kits, and Breach.