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Resident Evil Village is another outstanding entry in one of the best franchises in gaming. Capcom has done a wonderful job of keeping the series fresh and interesting since its inception back in 1996. I still get excited when a new game in the series drops. It is an event that few other franchises can carry for this long.

Shadow Man Remastered is a great game and I hope those with fond memories enjoy it as much I do. I hope those unfamiliar will give this a shot as well because while this is a game from the 90s it feels very modern in the controls. A simple walkthrough will help stop any unnecessary wandering and backtracking is necessary for completion so I say use that walkthrough guilt free.

The world is also extremely interesting, and even though it is randomly generated each run, it feels organic. The voice acting and music are equally impressive. This feels like a genuine horror game at times thanks to the atmosphere. The implementation of the Dual Sense is also worth noting.

Judgement is a game that was limited by its one console release. It is great to see the team at Ryu Ga Gotoku bring it to a wider audience. If you have never played a game in the Yakuza franchise this is a great jumping off point. It captures what makes those games so great without requiring a ton of investment in older titles to appreciate the story.

Outriders is a perfect storm. A shiny new game to show off these new consoles. The fact that it launched day and date onto Game Pass has definitely helped with its success, as has the fact that gamers are hungry for new experiences.

Regardless of the issues I had, Persona 5 Strikers is still a fantastic sequel, Persona game, and Musou game. It really is impressive the amount of content they jammed into this game, and the fact that they added way more to the mechanics than I thought they would was a great breath of fresh air.

The game makes it very clear it sees divorce as a binary, however, and the friend I was playing with said he would have preferred it to be a bit more open-ended and I agree. Whether they got divorced or stayed together was not as necessary as knowing that these two people who had grown apart had worked through their problems.

Pacer is a good game on its own merits but it is nothing special, and when Wipeout HD Collection is still being sold for half the price of Pacer (and the other titles I mentioned at the beginning of this review are also less than Pacer) it is extremely hard to say this game that is just “good” is worth your money when competitors are out there for less.

The platforming is precise and deliberate but feels just tight enough. The game is still difficult, but it is one of those difficulties that feels rewarding. It’s never too hard, but just hard enough to keep up the challenge. The powerups are all from the Nerd videos and the levels are parodies of real-life games that the Nerd has reviewed at some point.

It most certainly was and for another person, particularly someone who likes this style of game, they will be in heaven. That being said, even I can say this is a must play for people that want a big game with some challenging combat and all the bells and whistles that come with the genre, and this PC version runs and looks just as good as one would expect.