Giant Bomb

A new entry in the series after 20 years away, Legacy of Kain: Ascendance is a shambling bag of strange choices that rarely honors what made the series memorable in the first place.

Have you ever had “all-dressed” chips? They’ve been around in Canada for a while and they just kind of toss every flavor onto one chip. It’s BBQ, sour cream & onion, ketchup, garlic, and whatever else was sitting around the chip factory that day. They’re good!  Would you like a similar approach to a new Resident Evil? If so, I’ve got just the game for you. Resident Evil Requiem (there’s a 9 hiding in that title, trust me) very deliberately crams so much of the franchise’s 30-year history into on

Mario Tennis Fever has me worried for Nintendo’s sports games on Switch 2. It’s not worse than any of the sports games on Switch 1, but it’s also not any better.

With tight, expressive platforming controls and a charming art style, BIG HOPS is an absolute joy to play - consistently rewarding experimentation and momentum while rarely getting in its own way.

Bitmap Bureau demonstrates a love for the sci-fi classic and the 16-bit era of action games, but a lack of content makes this throwback a hard sell.