Brad Shoemaker
Ryse leans too heavily on its merely decent combat, but at least it looks really, really nice doing so.
Drifting over the polygonal landscape looking for crystals is still a peaceful good time, if you can overlook a few flaws.
This sequel expands on the vaunted Nemesis system in wildly entertaining ways, even as it falls short around the edges.
Jedi: Fallen Order is both one of the best Star Wars games to date and distressingly unrefined.
Andromeda largely feels like a shoddily assembled facsimile of the previous Mass Effect games.
ReCore starts with an intriguing world and a great mix of platforming and RPG elements, but it all falls apart well before the end.
BioWare joins the ranks of developers who have learned the hard way how difficult it is to make a good loot game.