In my review for the previous season of Fall Guys I called it a "disaster," so I'm not even sure what to call this one. Things went from very bad to worse throughout this overly long season. Rounds were removed from the game left and right, resulting in a game with less variety than it had even a few months after launch. Uncreative and repetitive limited time events give very little incentive to play, and when I do the game is as buggy as ever and rampant with hackers. Fall Guys really feels like it's on fumes, with its future riding on its new creative mode coming this week. Will that be enough?

Outer Wilds, more than any other before it, is only an experience you could have with a game. To discuss Outer Wilds' story is to discuss your own personal experience with it. The game is the story. Sure, there are texts left behind by ancient aliens and a few snippets of dialogue with fellow explorers, but for the most part Outer Wilds is just you and the universe. A universe spinning like gears in a clock, alive and in motion regardless of how you interact with it. It's terrifying and haunting and beautiful all at once.

Outer Wilds is a triumph. Possibly the most finely crafted experience in gaming. My personal favorite. You owe it to yourself to experience it firsthand.

The word masterpiece gets thrown around a lot with games, but with Kentucky Route Zero that description is apt. The writing is some of the best that gaming has to offer; effortlessly profound, taking you on a journey that never goes where you'd expect and that lingers long after it's over. The world is like a dream, and yet it feels so tangible.

Everything from the story, the characters, the art, and the soundtrack crashes together to point to the game's themes. It's a special thing to behold, a creative at the top of their game like this. For days after the end of the final act I was just in awe of everything I had experienced. There will never again be anything quite like my time on the Zero.