Despite fumbles with its new melee combat and difficulty balancing, Control Resonant's storytelling, world, and bizarre quests kept me eager to explore its distorted New York.
Simon Ordell’s journey through the Scottish town of St. Amelia in 1996 is not without its shortcomings, but the experience is an affecting one buoyed by the first-person perspective.
Building on the already-great remake of the first game, Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter masterfully updates the gameplay and timeless story, adding up to what is now the Trails series’ defining entry, and one of the best RPGs of the year.
While my love for action/RPGs and respect for Snowblind Studios got me excited for War in the North, they are also what led to me
being incredibly let down by this clumsy and unpolished adventure.
Mastering this title requires both dedication and skill – but even more
than that, you'll need unearthly perseverance to put up with the
downright crappy UI and technical execution along the way.
