Game Reviews9/10
Empire: Total War — 9 of 10
Empire: Total War review: Creative Assembly's 2009 epic spans the 18th century, adds real-time naval battles, and earns its 9/10.
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Game Reviews7.9/10
God of War III’s spectacle still lands, but its pacing and boss fights don’t hold up 16 years on
God of War III review: Kratos climbs Olympus for revenge on Zeus in an uneven but striking end to the Greek saga, with Poseidon's death and the Labyrinth.
Game Reviews9.3/10
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Review — A 9.3 Open World That Still Holds
GTA: San Andreas review — Rockstar's 1992 gang epic across Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas still earns its 9.3 score.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Xenoblade Chronicles: Two Dead Gods and a Sword Called Monado
Xenoblade Chronicles on Wii: two dead titans, a sword called Monado, and a party that spans two worlds. A review of Monolith Soft's 2010 RPG classic.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Dyad’s tunnel racing still has no equal 14 years on
Dyad (2012) review: Right Square Bracket Left Square Bracket's neon tunnel racer piles shooter, music and puzzle rules onto one button. 8.8/10.
Game Reviews9/10
The Talos Principle II Review: Croteam’s Most Confident Swing Yet
The Talos Principle II review: Croteam's ambitious puzzle sequel builds an android civilization, then tests it with a vast physics-defying pyramid.
Game Reviews9.1/10
Dragon’s Dogma II’s pawns make single-player feel like a party
Dragon's Dogma II review: Capcom's 9.1-scored action RPG builds a fantasy open world around Pawns, choice, and a dragon's voice in the fog.
Game Reviews9.5/10
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Review: A Sequel That Makes Hyrule a Workbench
Three years on, Tears of the Kingdom still justifies its scale: sky islands, the Depths, Ultrahand builds, and a 9.5 verdict on Nintendo's giant sequel.
Game Reviews9.1/10
Rogue Legacy 2 Review: Death, Inheritance, and a 9.1/10 Legacy
Rogue Legacy 2 review: Cellar Door Games turns death into inheritance with heirs, Heirlooms and classes, scoring 9.1/10 on IGDB.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Neon White Review: The Speedrunner’s Shooter Where Your Gun Is Also Your Jump
Neon White review: a speedrunning FPS where Soul Cards are both ammo and movement, and the final medal is the director's own time.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Mario + Rabbids Drops the Grid and Improves
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope dropped the grid and improved its tactics, yet still underperformed. A review of the 2022 Ubisoft sequel and its legacy.
Game Reviews9/10
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Review: Monolith Soft’s 100-Hour Epic Earns Its Length
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 review: Monolith Soft's 100-hour RPG about ten-year soldiers earns its length, with deep combat and a 9.0/10 score.