Mega Man Network Transmission
Network Transmission is a thoroughly bland title with intermittent difficulty spikes that halt whatever momentum it can gather.
Steep
Steep is worth playing just for the experimental mix of atmosphere and athletics.
Drawful 2
Drawful 2 forms a rift in my mind between the part that instinctively derides expansion pack sequels and the part that enjoys Drawful and its expansion pack sequel.
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
Mario + Rabbids is a totally unexpected title made by a team that’s clearly inexperienced in its genre, but it’s so much better than it has any right to be.
World War Z
As obvious copycats go, this one’s reasonably worthwhile.
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
I think I’ll have to file the Traveller’s Tales LEGO games in with the games I respect more than I enjoy.
Layers of Fear
In Layers of Fear, Bloober Team just mash together well-made horror setpieces without sense or rhythm.
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition
The single-player content in the Anniversary Edition is extraordinarily lazy and inappropriate, creating what might be the widest gap in entertainment based on player number I’ve ever seen.
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Specter of Torment seems to go out of its way to rectify the problems of Shovel Knight’s first expansion.
Kentucky Route Zero
There’s nothing else like Kentucky Route Zero, which is why even though I don’t recommend it, I don’t necessarily want to dissuade anyone from trying it.