Kirstin Swalley
The atmosphere, music and overall writing of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice are spot on.
Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice has a forgettable story and some rather tedious, but optional, side missions.
Gurumin not only offers a great challenge, but makes players want to go back and find every last hidden secret and collectible.
The feeling of adventure has always been present in Zelda titles, but none of the previous titles have offered the same immense feeling of freedom as Breath of the Wild. The huge world offers hours upon hours of exploration that is well worth it, but will always show the way to continue moving forward in the story at any time.
Snipperclips gives players an overall enjoyable experience that allows them to sit down and relax while playing alone or with some friends.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has taken all the best parts from the Wii U version and improves quite a bit upon where it needed some adjustments.
Disgaea 5 Complete comes with a lighthearted story, enjoyable characters, all the DLC and gameplay full of different strategies for every player to try.
Fighting titles have long been the most competitive and often hardest for new players to get into, but ARMS enters itself extremely well to the genre by feeling like nothing that has ever been played before.
Splatoon 2 recaptures every moment of enjoyment of the original while finding room to add even more.
For a spin-off that manages to change the core of what makes the mainline series so popular, Monster Hunter Stories does an amazing job becoming a stand-out title for the series.
Culdcept Revolt tries its best to combine classic board and card games, but the execution is lacking in more complex strategies, making players feel as though they're not building towards a strong end goal.
The Etrian Odyssey series has the first-person dungeon crawler genre down to a simple art.
Fire Emblem Warriors pays tribute to the most recent 3DS titles that helped the series take off in recent years.
Mario has over thirty years of history behind him and yet Odyssey manages to mix those feelings of old titles with new ideas for a fresh take on a genre everyone is familiar with.
While the story leaves a little to be desired, Layton's Mystery still makes for an enjoyable entry into the puzzling series.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 has a core audience in mind and is especially great for younger players or those looking for a fun co-op experience.
Although it has Mario Party in the title, Top 100 is lacking in the more complex and competitive nature that fans of the series have come to look forward to.
By bringing Apollo Justice to 3DS, every main title in the Ace Attorney series is now readily available to fans looking to dive into court cases on the handheld.
For the first entry into a new generation, Monster Hunter: World wastes no efforts in making itself a sprawling experience with enough content to keep people going even without the planned free DLC quests.
When it comes to turn-based RPGs, Radiant Historia manages to hit all the right points that makes it a well-rounded title.