Reviews

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin reviewed by Jada Griffin on PlayStation 5. Also available on PlayStation 4, Xbox, and PC. It began as a collection of the loosest of story ideas that seemed to go nowhere, but slowly but surely Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin pulled it all together and managed to stick

Aztech Forgotten Gods reviewed by Sarah LeBoeuf on Xbox Series X. Also available on Xbox One, PlayStation, Switch, and PC.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok DLC reviewed on PlayStation 5 by Jarrett Green. Also available on PS4, Xbox, PC, and Stadia. Divine new setting aside, Dawn of Ragnarok doesn’t take the long-standing formula of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla to new heights in any significant way. The Hugr-Rip and new host of supernatural abilities are a

Destiny 2: The Witch Queen expansion reviewed by Travis Northup on PC and Xbox, also available on PlayStation and Stadia. Bungie’s latest expansion to its long-running looter shooter may still neglect its PvP modes, but a great story and an exciting campaign delivers the best version of Destiny yet. #IGN #Gaming #Destiny2

WWE 2K22 is a tremendous leap leap forward compared to 2K20. The action is faster, more pick-up-and-play friendly, the roster of 160+ wrestlers has never looked better, and the addition of MyGM mode rounds out a well rounded offering of modes for just about every type of wrestling fan. Reviewed by Mitchell Saltzman on PlayStation

Triangle Strategy reviewed by Rowan Kaiser on Nintendo Switch. It may not put its best foot forward immediately, but once Triangle Strategy gets going it’s shockingly successful at telling a story based on real-world ideas like resource competition and the ambitions of nobles, and those human stories manage to overcome even a massive wet blanket

Babylon’s Fall reviewed on PlayStation 5 by Justin Koreis. Also available on PlayStation 4 and PC. In many ways, Babylon’s Fall feels like the generic store brand of more famous games that came before. The combat is competent, but not engaging and prone to degrading into repetitive button mashing as you trudge through linear level

Elex 2 reviewed by Leana Hafer on PC, also available on PlayStation and Xbox. A sequel to 2017’s Elex, inconsistent writing and terrible combat dim the bright spots of this epic-sized RPG that seems firmly stuck in the genre’s past. #IGN #Gaming #Elex2

Reviewed by Luke Reilly on PlayStation 5. Also available on PlayStation 4. “On the eve of the series’ 25th birthday, Gran Turismo 7 is more than just a celebration of cars this time around; in some ways, it’s also a celebration of itself. A modern mix of the original Gran Turismo’s trendsetting format with GT

Shadow Warrior 3 reviewed by Otto Kratky on PC. Also available on PlayStation and Xbox. Shadow Warrior 3 provides some good old-fashioned FPS action, even if it isn’t doing anything particularly special within the genre. Its forgettable story gets almost entirely out of the way of its blisteringly fast combat, chock full of enemies that

Far: Changing Tides reviewed by Tom Marks on PC, also available on Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch Okomotive’s sequel to Far: Lone Sails lacks some of what made its predecessor truly special, but it’s still another lovely roadtrip to take. #IGN #Games

Reviewed by Tristan Ogilvie on PC. Also available on PlayStation and Xbox. “Martha is Dead is a confronting, compelling, and increasingly disorientating detour into darkness, one that made me appropriately uncomfortable at times but ultimately left me feeling somewhat unfulfilled by its inconclusive ending. It’s therefore not especially satisfying in a traditional ‘Whodunnit?’ sense, but

Reviewed by Luke Reilly on Xbox Series X. Also available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4/5, and PC. “It’s not obvious at first glance, but Grid Legends is a definite step up from Grid 2019, with a bigger collection of circuits, more race types, and some extremely clever hop-in multiplayer. It’s not a dramatic leap, though,

Watch our Elden Ring review. Elden Ring is a massive iteration on what FromSoftware began with the Souls series, bringing its relentlessly challenging combat to an incredible open world that gives us the freedom to choose our own path. Elden Ring Reviewed by Mitchell Saltzman on PC. Also available on PlayStation and Xbox. #IGN #Gaming

Total War: Warhammer 3 multiplayer reviewed by Leana Hafer on PC. Total War: Warhammer 3 has the most diverse and most fun ways to play with friends the series has ever seen, but network issues can still be a bit troublesome. #IGN #Games

Total War: Warhammer 3 single-player reviewed by Leana Hafer on PC. Stay tuned for our multiplayer review later in the week. Total War: Warhammer 3’s single-player mode presents us with a tense, challenging, multilayered campaign driven along by a compelling story and a memorable cast of rivals. The Chaos Realms cleverly draw these larger-than-life figures

Monark reviewed by Cameron Hawkins on PlayStation 5. Monark has a lot of interesting ideas that could have come together into a great tactical JRPG, but what’s here feels more like a prototype. Its Madness mechanic adds interesting choices to its fights, but is mostly irrelevant and annoying outside of combat. And while its well-voiced

Lost Ark reviewed by Gabriel Moss on PC. Lost Ark takes a genuinely impressive stab at the isometric action RPG genre, and its integration into a perpetually online world is complementary rather than invasive. It’s expansive and deep, capable of scratching the itch for a new Diablo-like action RPG that is filled with other players