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Perhaps because he’s so cute and marketable, Yoshi’s adventures have been designed for a younger and younger audience for the last several years. 2006’s Yoshi’s Island DS was not out-of-step with the difficulty of a mainline Mario game, but since then, the challenge of mainline Yoshi games has been slowly softened to target younger audiences....

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight combines a nostalgia-rich story, hilarious writing, and Arkham Lite combat to bring licensed Lego games into the modern era.

Disco Elysium's shadow looms large, and while Zero Parades: For Dead Spies stumbles into imitation at times, it's still an excellent and richly detailed RPG in its own right.

Forza finally heads to Japan and makes great use of every mile.

The fifth entry in The Dark Pictures innovates in one key gameplay area, but is otherwise one of the rougher entries in this anthology.

Mixtape offers a sincere, often hilarious look at growing up, set to an incredible soundtrack.

Tides of Tomorrow has a great central conceit, but that feature can sometimes get in the way of the actual story.

Saros is a phenomenal game that flips Housemarque's roguelite formula on its head and improves upon its spiritual predecessor in every conceivable way.

Diablo IV's new expansion combines fantastic quality-of-life improvements, two powerhouse classes, and an emotionally charged narrative to create a new high point for the series.

Vampire Crawlers walks the line between familiar and fresh nearly perfectly.

Mouse: P.I. For Hire's cartoon world, hand-drawn to recreate the rubber hose aesthetic of classic cartoons, is the star of the show, but its absurd combat is none too shabby either.

Pragmata is an excellent shooter with a hacking twist that introduces strategic depth and variety, all in service of a heartfelt story.

Pokemon Champions brings competitive battling to the masses but fails to adequately explain all of its intricacies.

People of Note is a fun musical adventure that stalls in its latter half once its turn-based fights start becoming way too long to be fun.

Darwin's Paradox is a short but memorable cartoonish platformer starring a lovable, versatile little octopus.

Mario Wonder's Switch 2 upgrade adds neat single-player content, but the real draw is the massive array of multiplayer party games.

An approachable endgame, player housing, and a nostalgic campaign make WoW's 11th expansion worth playing for new and returning players.

Crimson Desert's spectacular open world and thrilling combat are only let down by a few narrative and quality-of-life issues.

Planet of Lana II doesn't do anything novel with its gameplay, but like its predecessor, it delivers an incredible story told with beautiful visuals and music.

Bungie's slick extraction shooter is tough to put down--it's great at creating tense battles and does so with a ton of personality.