Pokémon Let's Go's Leveling System Raises Some Morbid Questions
If Pokémon Let’s Go is banking on my nostalgia, it’s working, but it’s also bringing to mind some disturbing questions…
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Daily thoughts from a Kotaku staffer about a game we're playing.
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider's New Tomb Is As Awkward As The Rest Of The Game
Some games’ post-release plans are stingy, others generous, some comically convoluted. And then there’s the seven-part…
Hitman 2016 Taught Me A Better Way To Play Hitman 2
Usually when I play a single-player game, I go through it from start to finish. I play each new level after the last…
Pokémon Let's Go Helped Me Connect With My Son
“Dad, can we play Pokémon together?” my seven-year-old son Seamus asked as I wandered about Kanto in Pokémon Let’s Go!…
Let's Go Are The Prettiest Pokémon Games Yet
The story is familiar and the players are the same, but the scenery has never looked so good. Gorgeous visuals abound…
The Spyro Reignited Trilogy Preserves The Excellence Of A PlayStation Masterpiece
Back in 1998, Insomniac Games gave us a small purple dragon who’s a joy to control, colorful free-roaming playgrounds…
Hitman’s Deadliest Weapon Is A Coin
Before leaving for missions in Hitman 2, you can choose to bring a handful of gadgets and gear. You have your trusty…
PSVR Remains My Sixth Choice For Gaming
When I’m in the mood to play a video game, I’ll grab my Switch, a PS4 controller, maybe my Xbox One controller or my…
One Of My Favorite Red Dead Redemption 2 Details Exists Outside The Game
Many a critic will discuss a game’s verbs: the things you do in the game. That’s too general an approach for me. I’m…
I Don’t Want Fortnite’s Cube Monsters To Go
For the last couple weeks, cube monsters have been rampaging through Fortnite matches (don’t call them zombies or…
If You've Played Undertale, You Must Play Deltarune
Last week, Undertale designer Toby Fox released a free new game called Deltarune, and you may be wondering if it’s…
Save Me Mr. Tako Sure Feels Like A Game Boy Classic
If I didn’t know Save Me Mr. Tako: Tasukete Tako-San was a tribute to retro handheld games, I could easily be convinced…
PSVR Platformer Astro Bot Is More Fun If You Don't Try To 100% It
Ever since I played the first demo of Lucky’s Tale, I’ve been convinced that third-person platform games are a…
I Refuse To Stop Playing Assassin's Creed Origins
I have Assassin’s Creed Odyssey installed and updated on my PS4, but every time I boot up my console, I select the game…
You're Just Not Scary Anymore, Cthulhu
I wanted to be frightened of Cyanide Studio’s new Lovecraftian horror game, but the scariest thing about Call of Cthulhu…
Until Dawn Is Much Different When You Play With Friends
Neither of my roommates play games, but they’re both fans of Halloween. To help get us in the spirit I introduced them…
My Red Dead Redemption 2 Playthrough Has Already Gone Way Off The Rails
I’m about to go away for a week, vacationing far from my PS4. I’ve been trying to use the last few days to get the most…
My Quest To Be Gay In Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Ancient Greece
Ever since it was revealed that you could have same sex romances in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, I’ve been chomping at the…
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Acts Like An RPG, But It Doesn't Go Far Enough
The other day, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey hit me with a real slobberknocker: It told me that a family I’d decided to save…
Other Player's Assassin's Creed Odyssey Photos Inspire Me To See Its World
I’m really loving Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, even if it took me a while to get to it. One of the features that is…