Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is a gorgeous, fantastic sequel that gives you the freedom to make your own fun.
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Freedom Cry tells a great, emotional story in the shell of classic AC gameplay.
Don't Starve is a beautiful take on Minecraft's formula that ultimately left me feeling a bit too empty.
Broken Age reminds me why I fell in love with adventure games in the first place.
The Wolf Among Us Episode 2: Smoke and Mirrors is a great second act to Telltale's adventure noir.
Betrayer's gorgeous presentation can't save it from being a first-person shooter with an identity crisis.
Halfway through the first season of A Wolf Among Us, A Crooked Mile represents a new high point in the story.
Outlast: Whistleblower's hellish adventure is still scary, but relies too heavily on the same old tricks.
Transistor is a wildly smart action-RPG that places all of its trust into your intelligence.
The Wolf Among Us Episode 4's lack of meaningful choices and scant story progression mark a low point in the series.
The Wolf Among Us Episode 5: Cry Wolf is a fantastic finale, and some of the best work Telltale has ever done.
The first part of Dark Souls 2's DLC trilogy is as tense, challenging, and rewarding as anything in the series.
Fenix Rage is a brutal platformer that provides plenty of challenge, but is ultimately mired in frustration.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter's story is powerful, and its world is one of the most beautiful I've ever played through.
Sunset Overdrive provides some of the most fun, frantic, and fantastic gaming I've had on the Xbox One.
Assassin's Creed Unity is a gorgeous and entertaining game of impossible peaks and disappointing valleys.
Tales from the Borderlands Episode 1 is a hilarious, fantastic start to Telltale's trip to Pandora
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is one of the smartest, most charming puzzle games of 2014.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D proves that interesting game design and strong world-building never get old. Even 15 years later, it still delivers charming characters, tense resource management, and a world rife with personality. Despite some cumbersome menus and a single drag of a dungeon, Majora's Mask is a great adventure that (repeatedly) stands the test of time.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse is a brisk, gorgeous platformer that has no qualms with taking off the training wheels.