Star Fox Guard
Leave it to Nintendo and Platinum Games to pull a diamond out of an abandoned mine.
Slain!
Slain is what happens when naiveté and enthusiasm rampage through ability and execution.
Republique Remastered, Episode 5: Terminus
Terminus is undone through Republique's extended delivery mechanism and the burden of its episodic inheritance. A complete release or coherent development may have made Republique different, but it’s tough to determine if it would have made it any better.
Capy’s Below Surfaces New Screens, Release Window
Below, one of the few remaining titles announced at Microsoft's 2013 E3 press conference, should finally launch this summer.
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
While Ori and the Blind Forest’s style and construction were unassailable, its subscription to its declared genre was prudent if not passive. Great art shouldn’t be afraid to go outside of its lines. Definitive Edition, arriving nearly a year later, expands Ori’s content but delivers a parallel message.
SUPERHOT
Superhot's novel premise is an emphatic transition to its promise; playing Superhot actually feels as awesome and energizing as it looks.
Street Fighter V
Street Fighter V's value is a reflection of the player's relationship with Capcom's revered series.
Far Cry Primal
Primal opens as a bold and exciting departure from Far Cry's fatigued model. It's not long before it retreats to an established, safer path.
Firewatch
Life breaks people. Withdrawing to the unknown is a prodigious commitment to recovery.
Oxenfree
Caring is creepy.
The Deadly Tower of Monsters
The Deadly Tower of Monsters is the latest in ACE Team's Ghastly Menagerie of Interactive Curiosities.
Republique Remastered, Episode 4: God’s Acre
Hope lives.