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.

Naruto Powerful Shippuden is absolutely hilarious and is the first Naruto game I ever played that my non-anime-watching friends wanted to borrow.

Tomb Raider starts out with trouble right off the bat with an intense shipwreck scene. The next thing you know, Lara is hanging upside down in a cave full of skulls and eerily lit candles.

While the game starts at the very beginning of the series with the Nine-Tails attacking Konoha, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 quickly skips to the Five Kage Summit arc.

Exploration is the heart and soul of Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan.

Regardless of how much time you’ve put into DmC Devil May Cry or Vergil in Devil May Cry 3, this Vergil is going to feel unfamiliar. For one thing, he’s FAST.

Kersploosh! marries the straightforward premise of dropping objects down a well with very simple controls.

The first impression Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus makes is a terrible one.

Each area in The Cave carries the character’s theme, which provides an interesting range of locales from a Victorian era house to a museum in the future.

Back at PAX 2011, Gearbox showed off a game in which Xenomorphs were smart, vicious, and able to move intelligently through the environment. This is not that game.

This is no Devil May Cry or Bayonetta, but something entirely new instead.

The game takes place over the course of three weeks, with each day being a stage. Every Sunday, you get to play as Grace and Savannah, together, as they take on ninjas.

Ragnarok Tactics’ story is set on a continent where two countries are in the midst of wavering political tension despite a contemporary truce. It has four storylines to complete.

Croixleur may be a simple game, but it’s refined to a degree that makes combat satisfying.

I enjoy more modern console role-playing games, but sometimes you need a more classic RPG. Ni no Kuni offers this by being reminiscent of the SNES Dragon Quest games.

Second Seals in Fire Emblem: Awakening allow your unit to change class once they’ve reached at least level 10 (or, if they’ve achieved Advanced Class).