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The Division 2 is the year’s best loot shooter. It’s a bit of a paradox, considering Ubisoft’s flair for turning darker, political narratives into episodes of Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers, but their take on a post-apocalyptic Washington, DC is a captivating technical achievement that’s rewarding from the get-go. It ties refined cover shooter mechanics to a new drop-in matchmaking system and smarter enemy AI that make action sequences more tactical than predictable, and with an endgame that lives by classes, raids, strongholds, and customization, there’s a lot of stuff that just needs doing. It piles on to create a gameplay loop that never stops looping — making it a compelling, thrills and skills RPG that sets the bar for the shared world shooter genre.
Blood and Truth offers all the thrills of life in London’s gangster underworld, with none of the increased life insurance premiums. The PSVR shooter makes the most of its immersive medium, from shootouts taking place in a DJ booth – complete with lasers and pyrotechnics – to small but immersive details like reaching to your chest for ammo before slotting it into your weapon. The special attention that developer SIE London Studio has put into motion capture and voice artists stops the cutscenes sliding to the bottom of the uncanny valley, and there are nice little breaks between all the firefights – like picking locks, climbing towers, or wrecking an art exhibit – to stop it all just feeling like a shooting gallery on steroids. See more info at DawnofGames.com Gaming Blog.
“The new God of War from Santa Monica Studio is a masterful reinvention of a now-classic PlayStation series and, primarily, its lead character. Kratos went from being a killing machine driven solely by rage in previous games, to, well, a killing machine driven by paternal instinct and a promise made to his deceased wife. But even without being compared to his former self, Kratos’ newfound sensitivity and self-awareness are as effective as they are because of how well the character and his journey are executed in general. For fans, it’s great to witness the character’s pivot from yesteryear’s action darling to today’s loving father figure in disguise, but Kratos and the game he leads are simply excellent on their own terms.”
We wouldn’t toss a port or simple remaster on a list like this, but Shadow of the Colossus is different. Yes, it works from the same base code as the PS2 original, but this absolute stunner sports an entirely new graphics engine that’s sure to drop your jaw more than a few times. As ever, this minimalist masterpiece finds you exploring across the vast and barren land to track down and destroy 16 enormous monsters. Some of the old flaws still rear their head in this edition, but thankfully Shadow of the Colossus still packs enough of an emotional punch to overcome any such issues. Read extra details on https://thedawnofgames.com/.