It's a shame that Root Letter has such abysmal writing, because there truly are some fascinating plot threads to unravel throughout this brief journey.

Who Needs You pulls out tedious nonsense and meaningless set pieces all to keep you away from Guardians of the Galaxy’s actual story.

Sniper Elite VR fails to take full advantage of its platform and deviates too far from console quality, but puts up a fight to offer non stop frenetic action.

If you’ve got a Vita and you’re jonesing for a Final Fantasy Tactics clone that is not too deep, and incredibly silly, this is the game for you.

Although the two-dimentional visuals in Zwei: The Arges Adventure differentiate itself from its sequel, the game retains a lot of the depth and plot that made the other so good.

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is a solid throwback to the glory days of 2000s action games.

Super Beat Sports succeeds at doing something familiar but fresh with the rhythm genre and is a blast to play with friends.

Outlast 2 builds on what the original did well, crafting terrifying chase sequences with care.

Genital Jousting is a pleasurably girthy package with loads of fun mini-games and a short, funny-yet-impactful story mode that dares to touch on subjects other games wouldn't dare that will surely arouse some controversy. No need to beat around the bush, this one is rock solid.

Mafia III’s ambitions are large and its narrative vital, but ultimately this satisfying revenge yarn is hampered by dated mechanics and progression systems that belong in a 2007 GTA knock-off.

While Strikers Edge has interesting ideas, it fails to expand on many of them making for a bare-bones experience.

inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories combines deceptively effective gameplay with some excellent storytelling for a captivating experience that will definitely make you a return customer.

This anime-styled fighter goes plus ultra for fans of the My Hero Academia franchise, but its lackluster single-player content feels phoned in.

Songbringer is a randomly generated top-down Zelda-like that has a surprisingly cohesive story and may be worth a play if you can snag it on sale.

Fairy Tail 2 is a highly polished, cel-shaded action-JRPG that faithfully adapts the final dramatic arc of the Fairy Tail franchise into video game form, but its severe lack of onboarding for newcomers risks alienating a much larger potential audience.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is the best title in the franchise and provides a non-intimidating onboard ramp to the simulator franchise, but game crashes and performance issues can be frustrating.

While deep and captivating on their own, Digimon World Next Order’s bloated mechanics step all over each other and make progressing through the game as a whole a stressful chore.

The Castle Game is a small, visually pleasing, and pleasant tower defense title that provides plenty of content.

Mega Man and tower-defence fans that don't mind a more casual experience will more than likely be happy with Spacejacked, other players may be turned off by length.

A clever take on two worn genres, Wasted is a funny and addictive genre hybrid that has scores of content at a low price point.

Unbox took me back to a time when games were about fun.

Pure Farming 2018 recreates modern-day farm life to a tee, creating a complex, yet painfully mundane, farming simulator.

Shining Resonance Refrain manages to bury its many interesting ideas under repetitive gameplay and a dragged-on story.

AEW: Fight Forever is a triumphant return to the wrestling ring for THQ Nordic and Yuke’s, recapturing the magic of their original, simple gameplay and amazing customization with yet a third wrestling organization.

SaGa: Emerald Beyond is a strong entry in Square Enix’s most bizarre franchise. It may not be the best introduction to the series, but it’s filled with wacky characters, fascinating stories, and an incredible combat system.

With the added mechanics since Early Access, The Tribe Must Survive features a new set of challenges to overcome, making the gameplay loop and replayability that much more satisfying, even if it is a bit unbalanced with some quality-of-life needs still missing.

Dustborn has solid ideas and phenomenal presentation but fails to do any of its many things well enough to be truly memorable.

On one hand I had a lot of fun, but on the other, there are some serious questions about the sexual objectification of the characters, and where the line is drawn between fun and overkill.