2017 was a year of high highs and low lows for the gaming industry, but there are some gaming trends sticking around at the start of 2018 we should discuss.
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NBA 2K18 is a beautiful game with a cold-blooded microtransaction heart. The vast majority of the good things will make you look past the greed within.
Agents of Mayhem is a pretty well-tuned action game with cartoon beats and some fun characters, but the repetitive gameplay loop may be a turn off to some.
Dragon Quest Heroes II feels like a chore to play through. The few successes in the game are fleeting in comparison to its frustrations.
Nier Automata is amazing from start to finish. You will want to play again and again. The gameplay and soundtrack round out a highly accessible title.
Horizon Zero Dawn is a masterpiece theater with slight QOL faults. There is no such thing as perfection, but this is amazingly close on the first try.
PlayStation Now will start receiving PS4 games in 2017, so what titles would PC players who have never played PS4 exclusives need to play?
Nintendo enjoyed playing with Link during the creation of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. What if they experimented with other Zelda ideas?
After a successful Kickstarter and release on PC, Chime Sharp, the music puzzle coverage game, brings its unique blend of game and soundtrack to console.
Sublevel Zero Redux has an intoxicating soundtrack and throws in all the right nostalgia hooks, but it can be frustrating to play at times.
Fire Emblem Heroes has a fun early game, but, as time passes the more the experience falls apart as more elements of traditional mobile shines through.
The first chapter of République shows off interesting character mechanics alongside a rather vague, but potentially interesting story.
The new Apple iPad Pro comes in to take over for the iPad Air 2 with a 9.7" display and a new A9X chip.