Memory for Kids

Rebirth’s density can feel excessive, but it offers a powerful reunion with a beloved world and cast of characters

Reload faithfully remakes one of the best endings in all of video games

It was another great year for making the numbers go up and romancing our favorite NPCs

Someone talked about Final Fantasy IX, another reminisced about a SNES, and a third discussed Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Older games with solid updates, a New York Times daily puzzle, and more round out this GOTY list

The next-gen console finally became indispensable despite its most bizarre year yet

Larian’s Dungeons & Dragons RPG just added an extensive epilogue and new modes

This year was filled with anime-of-the-year-worthy shows like Jujutsu Kaisen and One Piece

From Doom to Death Stranding, these games pushed the medium forward in thrilling ways

Selling nearly 158 million units to date, PlayStation 2 remains the best-selling system of all time