Chuck Zimmerheld

Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is weird, beautiful, and dense with characters that I wanted to understand. It plays with its choices and narrative threads with confidence, allowing foundational elements to rot and die in service of the paths the player is willing to take.

Frustrating and uneven, Mouse: P.I. For Hire’s gorgeous art style is let down by middling gameplay and a clumsy script.

A new entry in the series after 20 years away, Legacy of Kain: Ascendance is a shambling bag of strange choices that rarely honors what made the series memorable in the first place.

With tight, expressive platforming controls and a charming art style, BIG HOPS is an absolute joy to play - consistently rewarding experimentation and momentum while rarely getting in its own way.