Travis Northup

Like a joke you've heard before, this sequel just doesn’t land quite as well as the original.

Compelling gunplay and a unique raid mode help this FPS stand out.

This Star Wars-flavored expansion is cringey and light on content, but what’s there works surprisingly well.

The pioneer of the extraction shooter is still compelling, but it's also saddled with plenty of issues.

The latest expansion takes some welcome risks, but also lands on uneven footing with lots of bugs.

With polished gunplay and an irresistible grind, this is the new standard for extraction shooters.

This remixed platformer works better now, but also introduces new wonkiness.

This cooperative shooter makes for a wild ride, but currently feels like a proof of concept for something really great.

If there’s one thing beyond doubt after having played well over 100 hours with Dune: Awakening, it’s that Funcom has done its homework in crafting the most authentic take on the Dune-iverse imaginable. As a longtime fan of Frank Herbert’s iconic sci-fi setting, that’s an incredible thing to experience more often than not, and my time on Arrakis has been filled with moments of genuine shock. It’s very clever how the harsh environments and empty space are repeatedly used as progression checks, tur

On the heels of an insect-filled survival game and a 2D detective story straight out of the 16th century that were pleasantly surprising departures from what developer Obsidian does best, Avowed is a return to that traditional action RPG comfort food we know and love. Set in the fantasy universe of Pillars of Eternity, this is a game that’s filled with all my favorite RPG cliches, like standing around a campfire with my party members to exchange dark backstories and unresolved traumas, and looti

An honest-to-goodness superb soulslike, and that’s no lie.

A masterful ARPG that’s diabolically hard to put down.

In almost every way, Hogwarts Legacy is the Harry Potter RPG many have always wanted.

A safe but exciting sequel with an impressively alarming amount of rats.

Dying Light 2 Stay Human is an ambitious zombie action adventure that's packed with top-notch parkour, an awesome open world, and every painful bug in the book. Available on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and PC.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD reviewed by Travis Northup on Nintendo Switch. This HD remaster is a fantastic Zelda adventure that's aged like wine, even if Wii-era motion controls still aren't great and its new joystick controls don't do much to help.

A stealth-action game that rewards sloppiness over cunning. That can be fun, but it also badly needs more content.

An excellent remake with charm, challenge... and loads of bugs.

There's awesome combat and loads of replayability in this bone-afide retro rogue-lite.