2017

Arkane actually knows how to write a video game!

2006

A simpler time where there were still aliens to shoot, girlfriends to save, and cultures to appropriate.

A surprisingly solid follow-up to 2 that also functions as a satisfying series endpoint.

A bizarre departure from 1 in a variety of ways, many of which work, some that don't.

Why can't every video game have a setting this cool and be structured this well?

A splendid spiritual successor to Titan Souls that sees Acid Nerve coming into their own.

You slash
You kick
Every girl want protagonist dick

A game full of stuff that's simultaneously borked and insanely impressive

A pretty awesome high-budget roguelike that stumbles on the simple stuff that the little guys figured out a long, long time ago.

A metroid 2 fan game shouldn't be this comprehensive, nor should it be this polished.

Sonic goes fast on PSP 🏃‍♂️

Metroid 2 without the personality

Nintendo miraculously remembered how to make a good 2D Metroid and the result is a phenomenal companion piece to the NES original