The Novelist is made with heart and good intentions, but its general clumsiness makes it imperfect, if not unrecommendable.

Not a bad game, just one that fails to grab you and keep your attention.

An above-average action RPG, but not the best the Ys series has to offer.

Amazing old-school mechanics meet modern conventions.

On the surface, The Stanley Parable can be enjoyed for its personality, jokes, and references. If this rambling review has whetted your interest, then this brief game is worth the experience, but not at full price.

A quick and beautifully executed point and click (or tap) adventure.

A story that will move some and alienate others.

Exactly what we've come to expect from Spiderweb Software, however that makes you feel.

A daringly ambiguous piece of storytelling with some scary moments.

Only an absolute die hard of the genre or the series will enjoy this.

Demonicon is ugly, awkward, and unknown, but it's still an average action RPG.

A new Zelda that will set the standard for years to come.

A story every Playstation owner should experience.

An excellent opportunity for those who loved the original to play it again, but newbies will need the patience of a saint to survive the complexity of its gameplay.

Authentically unique take on the hack 'n' slash genre that demands a romp with friends.

Perfect for classic point-and-click lovers who can't stop randomly combining items.

A broken 3D graphic adventure.

An atypical roguelike that subverts expectations but still falls flat in some areas.

A must play for SRPG fans and wistfully nostalgic D&D enthusiasts.

Proves that well-written adventure games still have a place on any system.

Often, even if a game is flawed, there will still be an audience who can appreciate what it has to offer and look past its flaws. I would be hard-pressed to identify any such audience for Agarest: Generations of War.

With Pokémon X and Y, Nintendo may have become their worst enemy; they've outdone themselves so much that it's difficult to see how the series could get any better.

With Pokémon X and Y, Nintendo may have become their worst enemy; they've outdone themselves so much that it's difficult to see how the series could get any better.

Goodbye Deponia succeeds as the weakest entry in the franchise, with moments that rival the best. In many ways, this third entry has taken some tumbles, with neither puzzles nor characters as imaginative and challenging as the watermark left by its predecessor.

With gripping choices and authentic characters, I care about what happens to this dark, tragic world.

Despite its solid production values, Lost Echo is a bit of a lost cause. Playing it felt like going on a date with a reasonably attractive girl with a characterless personality and mundane attire. Conversation with her held potential, but there were too many awkward stumbles throughout the date. All in all, it was not a bad way to spend a weekend, but I certainly won't be calling her back for a second date.

Legend of Dungeon is fun to play, but it's a game that you're unlikely to actually finish without trying a great number of times. And since you can't save your game, each attempt is a fresh start. The question is whether you'll continue to enjoy the game's randomness long enough to attempt it that many times.

Thanks to the Swift Sail, the bar for water-based exploration has been raised so high that I'll never be able to play Suikoden IV again. Not that I was planning to, of course.