PohnDip3d agoSouth Park: The Stick of Truth (Xbox 360)When South Park: The Stick of Truth finally launched in March 2014, it was nothing short of a miracle. Originally announced under THQ's banner, the game survived the publisher's…Overall8out of 10GreatWoke0out of 10Not Woke31
PohnDipSep 7Gears of War (Xbox 360)When Epic Games released Gears of War for the Xbox 360 in November 2006, it wasn't just launching another title; it was defining the second year of high-definition console gaming.…Overall8.5out of 10GreatWoke0out of 10Not Woke30
PohnDipSep 7Madden NFL 08 (Xbox 360)When Madden NFL 08 hit retail shelves in August 2007, Electronic Arts was under immense pressure to prove that its multi-million dollar flagship franchise could truly deliver on…Overall8out of 10GreatWoke0out of 10Not Woke31
PohnDipSep 6Chrono Trigger (DS)When Square’s "Dream Team"—Hironobu Sakaguchi, Yuji Horii, and Akira Toriyama—released Chrono Trigger in 1995, it fundamentally reshaped the Japanese RPG landscape. Bringing this…Overall10out of 10PerfectWoke0out of 10Not Woke20
PohnDipAug 31Assassin's Creed II (Xbox 360)Assassin’s Creed II refined and redefined the blueprint of the open-world action-adventure genre upon its release in 2009. Moving away from the repetitive structure and technical…Overall8.5out of 10GreatWoke0out of 10Not Woke30
PohnDipAug 28Red Dead Redemption (Xbox 360)Released in May 2010, Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption redefined the open-world action genre by steering away from modern urban sprawl to capture the melancholic twilight of…Overall9.5out of 10ExcellentWoke0out of 10Not Woke30
PohnDipAug 25Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360)For years, Infinity Ward dominated the WWII shooter sub-genre. With Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare , the studio took a massive gamble by abandoning Nazi-occupied Europe and…Overall9out of 10ExcellentWoke0out of 10Not Woke20
PohnDipAug 24Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox 360)Released in September 2013 at the absolute tail-end of the seventh console generation, Grand Theft Auto V arrived on the Xbox 360 not just as a game, but as an industry-defining…Overall9.5out of 10ExcellentWoke0out of 10Not Woke30
PohnDipAug 15Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox 360)When Bungie launched Halo: Combat Evolved alongside the original Xbox in 2001, it redefined console first-person shooters, establishing a blueprint for analog controls, shield…Overall8.5out of 10GreatWoke0out of 10Not Woke20
PohnDipAug 7Madden NFL Football (3DS) — Barebones, Janky, and Still a Good TimeLet me get the bad news out of the way: this game is missing things. No franchise mode. No multiplayer. A season mode that doesn't track a single statistic. The main menu has six…Overall6out of 10GoodWoke0out of 10Not Woke21
PohnDipAug 2Mass Effect — The Janky, Glorious First Draft of a MasterpieceSome games you review. Some games you realize the whole genre has been quietly borrowing from for the better part of twenty years. Mass Effect is the second kind. Play it in 2026…Overall8.5out of 10GreatWoke0out of 10Not Woke31
PohnDipJul 31The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds — Same Hyrule, Wide OpenFor most of its life, Zelda has handed its world out one key at a time. Earn the bow, and the thing that needed the bow opens up. Find the hookshot, and the far ledge is suddenly…Overall8.5out of 10GreatWoke0out of 10Not Woke40
PohnDipJul 27Dragon Age: Origins — The Console CRPG I Fell In Love WithThe CRPG — computer RPG, classic RPG, whatever you want to call it — is a PC genre. Deep rules, party management, numbers under everything. We don't get many of them on console,…Overall8.5out of 10GreatWoke0.3out of 10Not Woke10
PohnDipJul 16Elden Ring: A Beautiful World That Doesn't Want You In ItLet me get one thing out of the way up front: I heard the hype. Everyone has. Game of the Year, 30 million copies sold, the game that supposedly redefined the open world. I didn't…Overall7.5out of 10GreatWoke0.1out of 10Not Woke10
PohnDipJun 29Final Fantasy III: A Crystal Clear Classic RebornThe original Final Fantasy III never made it to Western shores back in 1990, making the 2006 Nintendo DS remake the first time most of us got to experience this lost chapter of…Overall7.5out of 10GreatWoke0out of 10Not Woke30
PohnDipJun 27Advance Wars: Dual Strike - Commanding PerfectionAdvance Wars: Dual Strike is the kind of game that will consume your life if you let it. Intelligent Systems took everything that made the GBA entries great and cranked it up with…Overall9out of 10ExcellentWoke0out of 10Not Woke31
PohnDipMay 27Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order – Assemble Your Friends, Not Your ExpectationsThe Marvel Ultimate Alliance series has always been about one thing: grabbing some friends and smashing through waves of enemies as your favorite superheroes. After a decade-long…Overall7.5out of 10GreatWoke0.5out of 10Not Woke30
PohnDipMay 27CyberPunk 2077: Ultimate Edition – Night City Finally Fits in Your HandsLet's not mince words: the fact that CyberPunk 2077: Ultimate Edition runs on the Nintendo Switch 2 is still somewhat miraculous. CD Projekt Red's sprawling open-world RPG, once…Overall8out of 10GreatWoke1out of 10Not Woke31
PohnDipMay 27Final Fantasy VII: The RPG That Changed EverythingFinal Fantasy VII didn't just raise the bar for RPGs on the PlayStation — it obliterated it. When Square dropped this three-disc epic on the world in 1997, it fundamentally…Overall9.5out of 10ExcellentWoke0out of 10Not Woke10
PohnDipMay 26A Short Hike: A Pleasant Stroll, Not a Grand ExpeditionA Short Hike is exactly what it says on the tin — a short hike. This indie darling from developer adamgryu landed on the Nintendo Switch promising a cozy, bite-sized adventure,…Overall6out of 10GoodWoke0out of 10Not Woke10
