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The Best Metroidvanias

The genre of the “Exploration Platformer,” or “Platformer Adventure,” or you know what, let’s just call it like it is, the Metroidvania - or just “Metroid-like” if you’re a purist…
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Stardew Valley Review 2018

[Editor's Note: This review and score replaces our original March 2016 review. Read more on IGN's re-review policy.] Each time I start up a new farm in Stardew Valley or…
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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Review

Developer WayForward is pretty well dialed-in when it comes to the secret science of making a strong 2D platformer, and Shantae: Half-Genie Hero benefits greatly from that understanding. Shantae has…
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Severed Review

Twisted and bright, Severed’s world is strange, beautiful, and largely remains a mystery by the end. This first-person touch-screen action game isn’t really big on its story, which would be…
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Child of Light Review

Elegance. It's a word I've rarely found applicable where video games are concerned, but there's no better way to describe what Ubisoft has achieved with Child of Light. With its…