Bombshell is a disastrous mix of monotonous gameplay, annoying bugs, and atrocious writing.
X Rebirth's endless deficiencies make it an inferior husk of the X games that came before it.
Godzilla is a boring, badly-balanced game that asks you to pay a lot of money for too little content.
Don't be afraid of the dark in the shallow and cliched horror adventure Daylight.
The Legend of Korra doesn't even come close to capturing the spark of the universe it depicts.
Resident Evil: Raccoon City is a substandard port of a poor co-op shooter.
Kholat's poor attempts to creep and confound you fail to capitalize on its terrific premise.
Bound by Flame is a rickety role-playing game that bites off far more than it can chew.
Aaru's Awakening is gorgeous to behold and a chore to play.
Ryse: Son of Rome is a repetitive and tedious homage to the gruesome battles showcased in the film 300.
BioShock Infinite's mechanics don't play nicely with the underwater city of Rapture in Burial at Sea - Episode 1.
The horror of The Charnel House Trilogy makes a slight mark, but it's not a lasting one.
Driveclub is a solid, basic racing game with lots of tracks, lots of cars, and very little in the way of personality.
The Order: 1886 is a boring collection of game cliches that betrays its fascinating premise.
The Elder Scrolls Online immerses you in its intricate quests and fantasy landscapes, only to undercut its strengths at every turn.
Its situations and story are riotous, but LocoCycle can't translate its fun humor into fun gameplay.
Cry Wolf brings The Wolf Among Us to an uneven conclusion, but still packs the occasional emotional punch.
The Sims 4 is beautiful and charming, but its constricted structure makes it disappointingly limited.
Its core combat is sensational, but Lichdom: Battlemage never evolves a proper game around it.
At its best, Thief makes you feel like a devious outlaw. Sadly, such moments are too few.