ReCore

Scratch away at its slightly flakey surface and you can see all that enviable legacy of its developers crashing together in surprising, often delightful ways. Recore's got plenty of heart, but it's ultimately not enough to salvage it from its many problems.

There's a lot to love about ReCore. It's charming, has character and a spark of creativity that hasn't been seen in decades. But the more you play it, the more you'll despise it when yet another technical blunder ruins the experience. After all, you...

I liked ReCore's first part enough that I wish this score could be higher, but taken as a whole the game can't be qualified as “good”. Again, I like ReCore, but I can't recommend it without tacking on a few...

Despite all of its flaws, ReCore isn't inherently bad, it's just not gripping or polished. The combat, while dull, is enjoyable in that you can zone out and still succeed. You're not going to get frustrated by not being able to perform, or annoyed if...

ReCore buries a great action platformer beneath layers and layers of open world...

I didn't expect ReCore to be quite as big as it is, and from the looks of things, it's possible its developers didn't either. Its world, while interesting to explore for a good while, is ultimately too big with too little happening in it to be a totally...

There's still a lot left to see in 2016, but ReCore is an early contender for the most disappointing game of the year. To see such a good idea squandered, seemingly lost to a lack of time and resources, feels heart-wrenching. Even with Microsoft...

Sometimes I just want to play a video game. Having played them for the better part of my time on this planet, things have changed so much with each generation. Games as services have become the latest craze; living games that evolve over time. This...