As you and your doomed companion try to escape the decrepit, feline infested theater-turned-prison, you’re forced to put on shows for an eager, blood thirsty audience of not-so-common cats.

Demons don’t grow more powerful the more you use them, nor do they learn new attacks. What’s important to having a successful team in this game is each demon’s loyalty.

Guacamelee is not afraid to have fun. Video game references and modified memes can be found everywhere.

There is a lot of variation in Puddle—but much like the object of its namesake, these experiences are shallow and spread thin over a wide area.

Even though I was initially hesitant, I was drawn in by Arland and its citizenry.

Criterion’s latest opens by simply telling players where the gas and brake pedals are before promptly cutting them loose to rip up the streets of Fairhaven.

The theme of distrust and friendship, while not new to Pokémon, is a bit of a darker theme in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity.

I spent 12 hours with Dead or Alive 5+ in various training modes, combo challenges, going through story, and increasingly difficult arcade, survival, and time attack modes, all to no avail.

HarmoKnight’s stages are spread across seven worlds on a map alive with the charm you’d expect from the people who bring you Pokémon.

Monster Hunter is often described as a game about hunting big monsters, finding loot, getting stronger, and then hunting down even bigger monsters. However, I’ve always felt that description doesn’t quite do justice to the series.

Lego City Undercover is an over-the-top adventure that may do a little too much hand-holding, but is still quite delightful.

Whereas older Castlevanias would use death as a teaching mechanism, death is insignificant in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate.

Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon revolves around three tools or mechanics, all of which are tied to Professor Gadd’s “Poltergust” ghost vacuum.

Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory’s setting is an alternate world, so I never felt lost in terms of story, although there are references to previous games in the series.