Chris Shive
Monster Hunter Generations is an action RPG that is designed to consume your life.
Dragon Fantasy: The Black Tome of Ice is the definitive version of Dragon Fantasy Book II. It is a love letter to 16-bit RPGs with its tongue firmly planted in cheek. It may not surpass the fan favorites of that era, but it is a worthy homage and recommended to anyone who is a fan of old school RPGs.
Deadlight Director’s Cut combines classic puzzle platforming fun with an artistic direction and story that is able to create a bleak atmosphere.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is a visual improvement over the original, but beyond that, it’s still the same old game.
For Honor can be likened to a third-person medieval Call of Duty: the single player campaign is well produced and tells an interesting story, but the bulk of the replay value comes from becoming involved with the Faction War in multiplayer.
Crush Your Enemies is a fast-paced RTS that combines a need for strong strategy with pick up and play accessibility.
60 Seconds! is a blast (groan).
Atlas Reactor is a fun game for people who love blasting the hell out of their friends.
Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky mends Metroidvania style platforming and exploring with a traditional JRPG with turn-based battles to surprisingly good effect.
Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection assembles the complete exploits of what many consider to be the best character in Assassin’s Creed franchise.
Tyranny offers a unique RPG experience where the standard good vs evil format is turned on its side.
The new activities and areas will provide countless hours of new content in an already giant game. It is also nice that this new expansion will not be microtransaction based, and a one time payment will unlock all new content, though all other optional microtransactions in RIFT will still be available. Again, if this game sounds interesting but you haven’t played RIFT or MMOs in general, check out the base game and see if you enjoy it enough to explore the expanded content. For those who already play and anxiously want more RIFT this expansion will not disappoint.
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 shows its age visually, but is still as fun to play now as it was in 2011.
Dragon Quest Heroes II delivers what a fan would want from a sequel, which in this case is more of the same but with some additions and improvements.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind is an impressive new addition to an already solid MMO. The Elder Scrolls Online has been constantly evolving since its initial launch, and the new content introduced in this chapter builds upon these improvements.
It would be easy to criticize Rosenkreuzstilette for copying so much of its content from Mega Man games, but that is what makes it so enjoyable.
Vikings – Wolves of Midgard takes the formula made popular by the game named after the Spanish word for devil and makes it its own.
Ys Origin is over a decade old and holds up well despite showing its age.
A wisecracking goblin assassin may seem like an odd choice for a protagonist, but the titular character of Styx: Shards of Darkness is enjoyable to control.
Stranger of Sword City Revisited is an improvement over the original release, making this the version to play if Stranger of Sword City is a title on your radar that you haven't gotten to yet.