Game Reviews8.3/10
Mortal Kombat 11 Nails the Fighting but Locks Its Best Rewards Behind a Punishing Grind
Mortal Kombat 11 review: brutal fights, a surprisingly great story mode, and a grindy Krypt that holds it back. Scores 8/10.
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Tag: PS4
Game Reviews8.8/10
Seven Years On, Devil May Cry 5’s Combat Still Outclasses the Genre — Even Where the Rest of It Falters
Devil May Cry 5 review: Nero, Dante, and V bring the deepest combat in the genre, with a story that finally gives the series heart.
Game Reviews8.8/10
NieR: Automata Review: Replaying the Same War Three Times Pays Off
A look back at NieR: Automata, PlatinumGames' strange, replay-driven action RPG about androids, machines, and a war worth questioning.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Faster Combat and a Fitting Farewell Earn Dark Souls III an 8.9
A fallen kingdom of crumbling towers, punishing lords, and quick paths for the bold soul who dares walk through it slowly.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Ten Years On, DOOM’s Relentless Campaign Still Earns Its 8.5 — Even If the Multiplayer Never Did
A demon-fighting engine of a game upon Mars, where movement and terror rule, and the shot supply never fails.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Mortal Shell Turns Fighters to Stone and Earns a 7.6
A grim study of stone and bone, wherein four dead bodies do battle severe and slow, judged against the shadow of their progenitors.
Game Reviews8.5/10
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Earns Its 8.5 on Story, Not Strategy
Thirteen memories, one war of iron titans — a phantasm of mind and machine wrought by artisans and dreamers.
Game Reviews9.1/10
Six Years On, Spelunky 2 Still Earns a 9.1 With Caves That Keep Punishing and Rewarding in Equal Measure
A descendant of an explorer descends once more, into caverns, ice, and water, unto the very Moon, in this most punishing and diverting sequel.