October
Game 37: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Developer: Respawn Entertainment
Played on: PS5
Release: 2023
Playtime: 31 hours 30 minutes
Rating: 7.5
Thoughts: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is an amazing game plagued by numerous technical issues.
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| Source: Rock Paper Shotgun |
Game 38: Tekken 7
Developer: Bandai Namco
Played on: Series X
Release: 2017
Playtime: 5 hours 45 minutes
Rating: 7
Thoughts: Although Tekken 7 excels in its multiplayer and customization, the single-player content leaves much to be desired.
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| Source: Bandai Namco Europe |
Game 39: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Developer: Nintendo and Grezzo
Played on: Switch
Release: 2024
Playtime: 23 hours 7 minutes
Rating: 9
Thoughts: Despite some minor performance hiccups, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is a refreshing evolution of the top-down Zelda formula.
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| Source: Nintendo |
DLC 3: Tekken 8 — Unforgotten Echoes
Developer: Bandai Namco and Akira
Played on: PS5
Release: 2024
Playtime: 1 hour 34 minutes
Rating: 8
Thoughts: Unforgotten Echoes is a fun little expansion of Tekken 8's excellent story, which doubles as free promotion for the DLC fighters.
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| Source: PlayStation Blog |
Game 40: Balatro
Developer: LocalThunk
Played on: iPad via Apple Arcade
Release: 2024
Rating: 9.5
Thoughts: Balatro offers a masterful twist on poker that's incredibly hard to put down.
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| Source: PlayStation Store |
November
Game 41: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier
Played on: Switch
Release: 2024
Playtime: 22 hours 18 minutes
Rating: 9
Thoughts: Despite a downgrade in graphics and performance compared to other platforms, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown plays wonderfully on Switch.
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| Source: Nintendo |
Game 42: Tekken 6
Developer: Bandai Namco
Played on: Series X
Release: 2009
Rating: 6.5
Thoughts: While ambitious, plentiful, and oddly charming in places, Tekken 6's single-player content is incredibly uneven.
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| Source: PlayStation Store |
Game 43: Ys X: Nordics
Developer: Nihon Falcom
Played on: PS5
Release: 2024
Playtime: 46 hours 51 minutes
Rating: 9
Thoughts: Be it sailing the open seas of Obelia Gulf or flowing between combat encounters on land, Ys X: Nordics is a joy to play.
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| Source: Wccf tech |
December
Game 44: God of War Ragnarök
Developer: Santa Monica Studios
Played on: PS5
Release: 2022
Playtime: 37 hours 13 minutes
Rating: 8
Thoughts: God of War Ragnarök is at its best when it pulls players along its linear action and emotional set-pieces. Outside of that, it meanders too much.
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| Source: Finger Guns |
Game 45: Sonic x Shadow Generations
Developer: Sonic Team
Played on: PS5
Release: 2024
Playtime: 17 hours 46 minutes
Rating: 8.5
Thoughts: While the remastering of Sonic Generations has some technical issues, Shadow Generations is the finest 3D Sonic game in over a decade.
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| Source: Sega |
DLC 4: Final Fantasy VII Remake — Episode INTERmission
Developer: Square Enix
Played on: PC
Release: 2021
Playtime: 5 hours 51 minutes
Rating: 7
Thoughts: A short and sweet last little romp through Midgar.
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| Source: Geeks Under Grace |
