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GEARS 5
After a surprisingly lukewarm reception to
Gears of War 4, many wondered if the franchise
might be on its last legs. Fortunately, with Gears
5 that is the furthest from the truth as Gears
5 is an excellent third-person action game.
The most surprising element is the focus on
the story and characters and Coalition really
doubles down on character development in the
masterfully crafted campaign. Add in a heavy-
hitting multiplayer lineup of Versus, Versus
Arcade, Horde, and Escape and it makes Gears 5
one of the best and most versatile action-game
packages in recent memory.

MORTAL KOMBAT 11
One of the longest-running game franchises
returns and might be the best in the series’
history. It’s gorier than ever and the combat
system is again fine-tuned to make this one of
the most challenging yet fun combat games on
any console. It’s one of the best looking fighting
games out there right now and the fatalities
are as stomach-churning as ever. This series
continues to prove that there’s real fighting
depth beyond its notoriously gory fatalities, and
this one, in particular, stands out as a spine-
ripping good time.

RESIDENT EVIL 2
The words remaster and remake has been
thrown around the gaming community quite a
bit the last few years, yet very few developers
truly deliver on the promise. Enter Capcom,
who shows the entire industry how to do a
remake properly. Capcom did a fantastic job
of resurrecting all the best parts of the classic
Resident Evil 2 and making them look, sound,
and play like a 2019 game. If you’re of the mind
that the series had lost its way for a while there,
this game is very much a return to form. The
zombie combat is satisfying and exploring the
dilapidated ruins of Raccoon City is a thrill. This
establishes a new standard for remaking classic
games.

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