The Ancient Gods Part 1 had the pressure of following up Doom Eternal’s brilliant campaign. And it did so elegantly by upping the difficulty, adding in worthy new foes, and ending on a ludicrous cliffhanger. The Ancient Gods Part 2 now has the pressure of following up not only the original game, but that fantastic first episode as well. The Ancient Gods Part 2 buckles under some of that pressure and is a comparatively weak trilogy-ender, but it's also a decent Doom expansion thanks to its signature gunplay and killer soundtrack.

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Like its first piece of DLC, The Outer Worlds proved that a bit of ingenuity can go a long way when coupled with quality and a level of polish that exceeds the genre’s admittedly weak standards. The game didn’t do a whole lot of new things but it did them all so well. Murder on Eridanos, the game’s second and final piece of DLC, doesn’t sway from that pattern and caps off the incredible RPG with a killer expansion to die for.

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The Predator’s trophy room is decorated with many skulls — humans, coyotes, Xenomorphs — but there is one foe that the dreaded beast can’t seem to best: time. Time has turned this predator into prey since the 1987 classic film, transforming an esteemed hunter into an atrophying pile of meat that doesn’t even deserve a mercy killing. A wealth of technical shortcomings and design flaws keep Predator: Hunting Grounds from being the stimpack of life the series needs, but it’s still got plenty of tense asymmetrical gameplay to make the hunt worthwhile.

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Journey to the Savage Planet was an exercise in brevity that many, many other games could learn from. It had no filler and let players explore and tinker with the titular savage planet without overstaying its welcome. By that very notion, DLC almost seems counterintuitive to such a lean game. Hot Garbage, the game’s first premium add-on, doesn’t fill the game with some of the aforementioned warm trash, but is instead another carefully restrained yet safe helping of the main course.

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Modern Warfare 2 probably had the biggest shoes to fill in the series. Following up one of the most influential games of all time was a tall task and there was almost no way it could have lived up to that challenge. Now, almost 11 years later, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered is in a similar predicament but with significantly more pressure, given the 10 installments the series has had since. And this remastered version buckles underneath the weight of not only its most immediate predecessor, but also most of those 10 entries.

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Even though Metroidvania games are quite prevalent nowadays, Ori and the Blind Forest was still among the best when it came out in 2015. It had the requisite ability progression and litany of hidden collectibles, but its demanding platforming, vibrant art style, and tear-jerker of a story put it in the upper echelon of the packed genre. Because of that, Ori and the Will of the Wisps has a high bar to leap over and even though it doesn’t clear said bar, it still lands with a decent amount of grace.

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Few studios are as singular and widespread as Ninja Theory. While it mainly produces experiences in the character action genre, those hack and slash games cover a variety of tones and series. Bleeding Edge is the team’s foray into multiplayer, bringing its stylistic flair and melee fundamentals to the online space. Some of those qualities carry over, but end up getting overwritten by the game’s questionable design.

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Control perfected weirdness with its SCP-style take on an agency built around studying paranormal activity. Developer Remedy ensured that its entire narrative package — from its soundtrack, story, setting, and lore — all came together to produce one of the most cohesive and bizarre worlds in the history of the medium. Control's expansive lore and nature of its strange world makes it the perfect vehicle for more stories and that’s taken shape in The Foundation, its premier premium DLC. Rather than handing the newly minted director a boring bundle of paperwork, The Foundation gives Jesse a memorable inaugural assignment that makes for one kick-ass first day on the job.

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Following up smashing success hasn’t been Doom’s strong suit. Doom 3, the long silence that followed, and the ill-fated Doom 4 are striking examples of the series being damned by its own past achievements. But the Doom Slayer kills damned things for a living and eviscerated that slump with the spectacular 2016 reboot; a surprising accomplishment that puts Doom Eternal in the same hellish hot seat that has doomed others before it. Although instead of burning to ash in that hot seat, Eternal rips and tears it wide open, resulting in a more varied and streamlined version of the one the best first-person shooters ever created.

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The new generation has already had its share of remasters and ports. Some are worthy, others have been a bit puzzling, and a couple fall under the “glorified ports” category. The Nioh Collection is yet another remastered bundle that’s ready to fall into at least one of those three categories. While there are some puzzling aspects, it’s mainly a worthy upgrade as it not only holds up incredibly well, but also contains a healthy helping of noticeable improvements.

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Control was not only one of the best games of 2019, but also the culmination of the writing, worldbuilding, and third-person shooter skills that Remedy had been cultivating since Max Payne. But its ambitions were too big for most of the systems it was on, which led to its embarrassing performance on anything that wasn’t a PC. Control: Ultimate Edition is the chance for the game to finally flourish on consoles that can better support its vision. And because of the power afforded to it by the PS5 and Xbox Series X, it’s finally able to live up to its potential.

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Blending genres is a popular trend because, when successful, it can result in a fresh experience with the best of both worlds. Disjunction is one of these hybrid games as it attempts to fuse a stealthier Metal Gear-type title with the top-down action of Hotline Miami. But this Hotline Miami Gear is far less than the sum of its disparate parts because of its imbalanced, tedious, and repetitive design.

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The original Nioh’s mix of Ninja Gaiden-esque combat in a Dark Souls shell proved successful as it was one of the few Soulslikes that wasn’t just a hollow imitation. It earned its place in the competitive genre, but, much like a lot of promising debuts, it left a lot of room for improvement. Nioh 2 sharpens many of its predecessor’s dulled areas and goes an extra step further, creating one of the best and most satisfying hack and slash RPGs the genre has ever seen.

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PlatinumGames has had some stinkers over the years, but, for the most part, the coveted developer has churned out multiple stylish hits since its inception in 2007. Bayonetta and Vanquish were some of the studio’s earlier creations that set the tone for what it was capable of. The Bayonetta and Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle complies both of those fondly remembered titles in one package that mysteriously fails to add any celebratory extras or updates. However, it does serve as a great reminder of their timeless, genre-defining action gameplay.

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Switch ports exist to satiate the rabid fans yearning for a more suitable place to play indie games or a portable way to relive yesterday’s classics. But they’re often inferior, either technically or otherwise, and are boosted purely by their aforementioned portability. That’s fine, but not quite exciting, especially for those without a persistent pension for portable ports. The Devil May Cry 3 Switch version is above them all as it not only made one of the best character action titles available on the go, but it also added a handful of game-changing mechanics.

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