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.
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Game Reviews8.9/10
A bard with no prophecy and no sword talks his way through the apocalypse
Wandersong review: Greg Lobanov's music-driven adventure asks a bard who was never the chosen one to save the universe by singing. Score: 8.9/10.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Cocoon Review: A Beetle That Carries Worlds
Cocoon review: Geometric Interactive's orb-inside-orb puzzle adventure, published by Annapurna, scores 8.9/10 for its nesting worlds and boss fights.
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 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 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.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Octopath Traveler II Polishes the Break-and-Boost Formula Without Reinventing It
Octopath Traveler II review: the HD-2D RPG's break-and-boost combat, Solistia's industrial world, eight travelers, and its long release tail across consoles.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Sea of Stars strips the padding out of turn-based combat and trusts you to keep up
Sea of Stars review: Sabotage Studio's turn-based RPG modernizes SNES-era classics with seamless traversal, timed combat, and Eclipse Magic. Score: 8.9/10.
Game Reviews9.3/10
Dave the Diver: A Genre Hybrid That Refuses to Pick One Thing
Dave the Diver review: Mintrocket's diving-and-sushi loop earns its 9.3/10, though the evening shift drags and the story arrives late.
Game Reviews9.3/10
Fire Emblem: Three Houses Review — A House Is a Commitment
Fire Emblem: Three Houses review: pick a house at Garreg Mach, teach students, then live with your choice through war. A tactical RPG built on commitment.
Game Reviews8.9/10
SteamWorld Dig 2 proves the dig is the game
SteamWorld Dig 2 review: Dorothy's 2017 Metroidvania sequel digs deeper with hookshots, jet engines, and a story that earns its sad ending.