"While Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 may be the weakest Call of Duty in several years, it is still one of the best shooters to release in 2025, a year that has been more fiercely competitive than anything we have seen in over a decade."
Contra Operation Galuga is a near-perfect remake of a beloved classic, and while Contra Operation Galuga will not be for everyone, long-time fans of the franchise and the era from which it came will want to pick up Contra Operation Galuga as soon as possible.
While Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 is a decent collection of iconic games, its outdated portrayal of female characters and dated controls make it difficult to wholeheartedly recommend it, despite the respect that I and many others have for the franchise and its controversial creature.
While Winter Survival is a decent game and improves the winter survival formula in a few important ways, it still comes up short compared to The Long Dark (2014), which is a much better game despite being almost a decade old.
While Penny may not be the most endearing protagonist, Penny's Big Breakaway is, without doubt, the most polished 3D platformer not developed by Sega or Nintendo released in well over a decade, and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for Penny and her magical yo-yo.
Myth of Empires, at the time of its early access launch, was the most exciting new survival game in several years; however, in 2024, it is "just another survival game" in a sea of better survival games, and while its legal issues with Snail Games are a thing of the past, the damage has been done, and many gamers are weary of the developers, and likely will remain so for some time. .
Malignant Survivors is the bite-sized, fairly priced action rogue-like that the genre has been needing, and while it won't take the genre by storm, the fact it exists bodes well for the genre as a whole.
All flash and very little substance, BlazBlue Entropy Effect is a great-looking game with very little to offer beyond its smooth combat, unique characters and impressive visuals.
O Holy Knight is the best example of why AI should not be used in games that the anti-AI crowd could ever hope for, to the point it almost feels like a false flag attack, despite being unfortunately just that bad by accident.
