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Review: Ratchet and Clank a Rift Apart

Review: Ratchet and Clank a Rift Apart

Ratchet and Clank have been around for almost two decades at this point. The latest entry in the series is smart enough to tackle this out of the gate with a parade celebrating the duo’s exploits, but even if there have been a few missteps along the way, a Rift Apart feels anything but stale.

Through both its visuals and gameplay, including the use of the PS5’s Dual Sense controller, it builds a truly next-gen experience. The clever writing Insomniac is known for weaves a fun tale on par with a Pixar film that both pays tribute to the series roots and feels welcoming to newcomers.

Review: Watch Dogs Legion

Review: Watch Dogs Legion

Watch Dogs 2 was a step in the right direction for a series that initially went over like a wet fart. It traded in the all business plank of wood protagonist know as Aiden Pierce for Marcus Holloway, a young hacker leading hacking collective Deadsec on adventures taking down greedy corporate douchebags and mustache-twirling pharmaceutical and tech companies. Essentially it turned a boring over serious open-world game and turned it into a wacky adventure overflowing with style and charm. It’s strange then that Watch Dogs Legion manages to keep a lot of that fun and style intact while struggling to find a balance between a hack the planet type adventure and a decidedly dark tone.

Review: The Last of Us Part II

Review: The Last of Us Part II

Violence in games tends to be easier to justify than violence in films. If the protagonist of a summer blockbuster set in the post-apocalypse murdered thirty men in cold blood only to hesitate to take out a single character a room over we would all collectively roll our eyes, but when Nathan Drake does it we’re forced to contend with the puckish rogue being a mass murder between cut scenes. If not, gameplay could get pretty boring.