Brad Shoemaker
This perfectly competent open-world game gets a heck of a lot more interesting when it throws an endless host of savage, dynamic AI enemies into the mix.
The intricate puzzles and tantalizing secrets of this starkly gorgeous, mystical island are enough to lose yourself in for dozens of hours.
It's hard to imagine a better Doom game in 2016 than this exhilarating, darkly witty new take on id's classic.
Metal Gear Solid V practically redefines the notion of what open-world gameplay can be.
Playdead's followup to Limbo expands on and improves all of that game's ideas so thoroughly, there's no question why it took six years to get here.
Dimensions recaptures enough of Geometry Wars' thrills to stand as the best new dual-joystick shooter in quite a while.
Ground Zeroes makes up for its initial brevity with plentiful side content, a gorgeous look, and the most dynamic, satisfying stealth gameplay Metal Gear has seen in some time.
Resogun might be the best PlayStation 4 exclusive so far. It's certainly a must-download for new owners of the console.
Insomniac gets back to what it does best with this smirking, fast-moving romp through a gleefully silly open world.
The third outing of Capcom's other, more ridiculous zombie franchise ably walks the line between approachability and the series' trademark off-the-wall quirk.