Game Rant

Ultimately, End of Abyss feels like a game with a strong foundation that does not always execute its ideas as well as it could. Its exploration is the highlight, while the combat, progression, and horror elements are considerably more inconsistent. The technical problems make those weaknesses hard to overlook. Nevertheless, for players who enjoy getting lost in an atmospheric world while searching for hidden secrets, the game has plenty to offer. Those looking for a frightening survival horror adventure or an exceptionally polished experience may find the shortcomings harder to forgive. There is a lot to like about Section 9’s debut project, but its uneven systems and technical problems keep it from reaching its full potential.

Ultimately, "forgettable" describes a lot of Minecraft Dungeons 2. Even its few moments of brilliance become forgettable when they are buried under mediocrity. I can't say I hated my time with the title, and I can't say I loved it. Minecraft Dungeons 2 is a simple enough romp that leaves zero impression once it's all said and done.

Ace Combat 8 could have reached even greater heights had its story undergone an additional edit or two, but it's hard to complain too much about this when the rest of the package is so aggressively high-quality. Here is a game that will blow your hair back, rewarding you for peeling back the layers of its flight and combat mechanics while still giving you enough room to breathe, and the result of this dynamic is one of the most elegantly designed interactive blockbusters I've ever had the pleasure of enjoying.

Silent Hill: Townfall isn't perfect, but it is still yet another stellar entry in Konami's ever-expanding survival-horror franchise. Developer Screen Burn Interactive has proven itself capable of delivering an authentic first-person Silent Hill experience, and I hope it gets another turn at bat in the future.

More than anything, though, Control Resonant feels like Remedy refusing to play it safe with a sequel to a game that really didn't need fixing in the first place. It could have given us another trip through the Oldest House with a few new powers and called it a day, but instead, it changes the way Control plays, the way its world is explored, and even the way progression works without losing what made the first game so memorable. I went into Control Resonant expecting a great sequel to a game I already loved, but I didn't expect it to end up being one of the best games of 2026.

Like Wolverine himself, Marvel's Wolverine has some rough edges. Its combat is simplistic, boss fights look cool but lack innovation, and there’s too much of a feeling like you are being funneled from one sequence to the next. If you meet the game on its own terms, though, you’ll find an experience that’s akin to a summer blockbuster. You’re along for the big bombastic action sequences, and when they land, any flaws feel like small gripes rather than deal-breakers.

With Way of the Sword, Onimusha is officially back after 20 years. It's not the best possible return the series could have had, but it's well worth it if players can accept its faults. Its combat is truly enthralling, intensive, and gripping. Every single sword clash makes every lackluster moment worth it.

A repetitive open world, encounters that quickly lose their excitement, clunky traversal, systems that sound more interesting than they actually are, and a time mechanic that too often feels arbitrary might have been easier to overlook when games like The Witcher 3 were helping redefine what an open-world RPG could be. In 2026, they stand out considerably more. There is a version of The Blood of Dawnwalker buried underneath all of that I'm sure I would love, and I sincerely hope Rebel Wolves gets the chance to dig it out someday. As it stands, though, this feels less like the next step forward for the genre and more like a game arriving after the world it was built for has already moved on.

In the end, Zero Company's simplicity is its strength.

If it seems like I'm being negative about Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, it's only because I was hoping for a bit more. With a new protagonist and setting, not to mention an entirely different genre archetype to follow, Resonance successfully differentiates itself from its predecessors in many ways. But it also feels hampered by outdated game design and a story that, while not without its powerful moments, is too frequently haphazard and messy to be considered better than Amicia and Hugo's. Resonance is a very good, well-crafted game, but it isn't exceptional enough, either mechanically or narratively, to be called truly great.