If space is the final frontier, Sid Meier's Starships should truly reach for the stars. As a turn-based strategy adventure, the game traverses an inspired and diverse path only to be saddled with a few minor missteps.
Grow Home completely foregoes the norm of using its gameplay to comedic effect and tones down the floaty and ragdoll feel of its physics in order to deliver on a simple yet charming story in an equally engaging world.
Though occasionally marred by technical issues and cumbersome segments, Book of Unwritten Tales 2 is a delightful experience I’m happy to have been surprised by.
Given the volatile and unpredictable nature of the social media environment, this experiment could have blown up in Other Ocean's face. Instead, I get to enjoy one of the wackiest and fun games I've ever pressed start to play.
The weight of our choices is felt with every breath and each step we take, and while it's terribly stressful to be in charge of so many lives, it's also incredibly exciting.
Crusaders Quest is an RPG title that's on sensory overload. Steeped in nostalgia with its 8-bit pixel aesthetic, this adventure is a bit hard to take in upon the opening moments.
Streamlined trials notwithstanding, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is a fantastic way to live or re-live the best Phoenix Wright games in the series.
Though Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris varies quite a bit from its more serious sister series, Tomb Raider, the bite-sized action with a classic twist is just as enjoyable.