Andrew Reiner's Reviews
Wonderlands is upbeat and fun from start to finish, offering a rewarding adventure filled with goofy characters, imaginative bosses, and a great sense of ownership over your character through it all.
Stranger of Paradise is the strangest Final Fantasy game yet, bounding wildly between awful and fantastic. If you can tolerate Jack (and that’s a big ask), the excellently crafted combat is worth a look. You may be coming to this game for the story and Final Fantasy experience, but it’s all about combat and little else.
Shadow Warrior 3 rushes along with zaniness and gore dispensed in loads, and that combo is oddly satisfying. It feels different, doesn’t take itself too seriously, and is wildly aggressive in how much it wants to make you laugh. I appreciate this approach and had a good time with this game, despite how often it hits the same gameplay and humor notes. When most major releases these days are 100-hour juggernauts, Shadow Warrior 3’s five-hour playthrough is a nice alternative and is worth a look. Just be prepared to groan frequently and be oddly amused by those groans.
Techland has crafted a monster of a sequel that is bigger and better in almost every way.
This is a game that is worth struggling with to unlock new dinosaurs for the freeing sandbox mode
A rarity in gaming that is at its best when the characters are rambling on
Well worth revisiting over a decade later to see how your theories hold up. This is a great game to discuss with friends – a book-club experience for gamers
The world is fun to explore, and your time is rewarded with secrets galore and hats for your little Rot followers
Well worth the wait and better than the original, Psychonauts 2 hits its stride early and never loses steam
One of the better choice-driven games in recent memory that makes you feel like you have ownership over your actions and the narrative flow
It's as long as any other Ratchet game, but it feels like it flies by in a flash, and is a hard one to put down
It's technically a survival game, but it feels more like a grand adventure that is free of many of the genre's frustrations
Even without many new features, The Show impresses with its play and wealth of content. There's something for everyone
A roaring success both in its diverse co-op-driven gameplay and mature story themes that unfold in playful and heartfelt ways
An incredible continuation that is a showcase of clever stages and pitch-perfect twitch reflexes
Playing as an angry werewolf is fun for a minute, but loses its way through heavy repetition
Hivebusters provides about three hours of excellently designed gunfights that are great solo or with friends
An open world you can get lost in and continue finding new things to do
Fun to play solo or with friends, but both avenues are filled with monotonous level design
Clocking in at roughly seven hours, don't be surprised if you complete it in one or two sessions. It's a hard game to put down