Kotaku Game Diary

Over the past week or so I’ve sunk about 25 hours into Outriders—on top of the dozen-ish I spent repeatedly running…

I have never felt more in tune with a video game character than when Disco Elysium’s detective protagonist, his…

Reused NPCs. An environment you’ve already spent dozens of hours in. Contrived progress gating based on time. On…

Don’t beat yourself up if you can’t get into Monster Hunter Rise. Fans of the kaiju-killing series are legion, and…

Bored and without a large, engrossing game to play until Disco Elysium: The Final Cut drops later this month, I did…

I have a complicated relationship with Genshin Impact. I adore its vast, lovingly handcrafted world and charming…

I do not speak a lick of French, and yet the first thing I did upon (finally) unlocking Heavensward, Final Fantasy…

Last month, a demo for Outriders dropped on most every platform but the Switch. Then, yesterday, Microsoft announced…

The first thing I did upon setting foot in Foundation, the hub world central to Final Fantasy XIV’s Heavensward…

I started playing Oddworld: New ‘N Tasty and oh god, I’m going to have to save all 299 of these Mudokons, aren’t I?

I’ve done the unforgivable: I lowered the difficulty in Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection because I wasn’t getting…

I have a confession to make: Despite being Kotaku’s number one Overwatch fan, I haven’t played it myself in two…

Creating your party in Bravely Default II is less about the characters you use than it is the jobs with which you…

Last night, I finished the true ending of A Realm Reborn and made it, at long last, to Heavensward. This means yes,…

Ever listen to a song so powerful you stop, drop, and roll to frantically figure out what it is? That’s what…

Sixty hours later I still love watching these numbers go up.

I rolled credits on A Realm Reborn a couple of days ago, ushering in the new Seventh Astral Era, and yet I feel…

Video game menus are like assholes—every game has them and more often than not, they stink. They are often the…

Many survival games feature animals you can hunt for crafting supplies and sustenance. Only in Valheim do they get…

My journey through Final Fantasy XIV continues apace. My bard and black mage are now at level 46, and I’m currently…