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I’m staring into a vast desert. The subterranean streets and ice canyons from earlier levels are gone, along with...
Shadowgate
I'm standing in the dark. My torch has run out, and I'm left to reflect on the foolishness of lighting the ones I passed...
A valuable remake that makes the original Metro feel complete on PC.
The definitive version of Street Fighter IV, but not the best until its technical problems are solved.
Piranha Bytes knows you probably didn't like Risen 2, and so the studio symbolically kills it off but 30 minutes into the sequel.
Lovely Planet
I’ve criticized games for making me memorize every level. I rarely find it more fun than solving problems on the fly, or with premeditated strategy. There are a few special games, though, that loop past that criticism, wind through furious delirium, and land among my favorites. Super Meat Boy is...
OlliOlli
If OlliOlli proves anything, it's that skating games, unlike the sport that inspired them, aren't yet passé. It perfectly captures the layered thrill of not only mastering a route, but also enhancing it through a performance of tricks and personal flair. There are missteps, for sure, but the core act...
Abyss Odyssey
A skull-faced demon who plays the violin, tree monsters, and a winged lion with a mouthful of eyeballs spout from the nightmares of a warlock sleeping deep beneath the Chilean capital of Santiago.
MouseCraft
A cross between Lemmings and Tetris - that's how puzzle game MouseCraft is described by its developers, Crunching Koalas. Playing the first level, what it's taken from classic puzzlers is clear. In terms of Lemmings, you're getting the A to B nature of the levels and the determination of the...
A little obtuse in places, but otherwise this is the best new RPG in years.
Shovel Knight
Are you a 20-40 year old who’s desperately clinging to happy childhood memories? Do you think that things used to be better and find yourself saying the phrase “back in my day” a lot? I try to avoid the allure of such nostalgia, but I must admit I loved Shovel...
Sprawling battlescapes, the clatter of small arms, thunderous mortar fire—all things we expect from our Call of Dutys and Battlefields, not so much from developer PopCap, creators of Bejeweled and Peggle. Not only does Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare deliver the grandiose spectacle of combat endemic to its blockbuster cousins,...
