Kotaku Game Diary

I never stopped being a fan, but it took this latest Lego adventure to reignite my Star Wars mania

Kokomi is extremely good now compared to during her rocky launch

Dainsleif’s pain over losing his homeland is valid, but his praxis is ultimately misguided

Nintendo and HAL Laboratory knew exactly what they were doing when they designed Fecto Forgo

While you were distracted with Mouthful Mode, Kirby studied the power of gun

Anno: Mutationem had me cheering ‘Go for it, Ayane’ whenever she’d dote on its stoic protagonist

The Lone Wolf Spirit Ashes might not be the most powerful summon, but they're still a Tarnished’s best friend

FromSoftware sure knows how to make bears, wolves, and birds just as scary as its Lovecraftian horrors

I refused to commit arson to make the Avlora battle easier in Square Enix’s strategy RPG

This Game Pass surprise feels like a loving throwback to the indie greats of yesteryear

My fellow Tarnished are helping me peek behind the veil of FromSoftware’s ambitious new RPG

FromSoftware sure knows how to pull the ol’ heartstrings, especially with characters meant to kick your ass

FromSoftware made Stormveil Castle a slog, so I did what I had to do

After the Dragon-Burnt Ruins, I'm convinced the devs at FromSoftware hate us

To excel at Arknights I had to forget what other games taught me

FromSoftware absolutely knows what it’s doing with stunts like this

Souls games are known for their toxicity, but this is something else

Is it poor sportsmanship? Good fun? Something else entirely?

Word guessing is a good time, as Wordle’s many successors remind us

I’m retroactively adding Vampire Survivors to my 'Best Games of 2021' list