Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

 

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle has been one of our favorite Nintendo Switch games since its release in 2017, and a sequel was always going to have a lot to live up to. Thankfully, Ubisoft went above and beyond with Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. This delightful strategy game captured everything that made the original so special and layered atop of those fine foundations with a more complex and complete experience. There's more strategic depth to the combat and more vibrant worlds to explore, making this feel like a true evolution

Elden Ring

 

Elden Ring is all anyone can really talk about these days, and for good reason. FromSoftware's latest punishment-simulator has all the familiar touchstones of a Souls-like but expanded out into an open world with a story crafted by Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin, so you know it's not going to pull any punches.

The PC version of the game has had some performance issues that FromSoftware is working on patching. Still, even with these issues, it's unquestionably one of the best games, if not the best, that the studio has ever put out. 

As devoted fans of the studio's work since the original Demons' Souls on the PS3, we don't offer that kind of praise lightly, but like the Souls-like genre itself, you gotta earn it, and FromSoftware unquestionable does with Elden Ring.