So it's May now and being that we're a pretty good way into 2025, we've seen several high profile releases already. Most recent of which was this past week's hotly-anticipated Doom sequel, The Dark Ages. The latest installment to id Software's legendary first-person shooter series sees the Doom Slayer adding a shield saw - - along with a variety of slower, more methodical gameplay mechanics - - to his crazy assortment of demon-death-dealing devices for the first time.
While it can't be denied that the classic run-n-gun gameplay is one of the main components that made the series so famous for so long, it also seems like it might be a good idea to try something a little different every now and again. Though based on reviews, it seems like your mileage may vary on how well the new shield saw mechanics resonate with you personally. At least there are still plenty of firepower options to choose from.
Also out in the last 3 months, the first new Fatal Fury installment in a quarter century; a beautiful-looking remaster of the outstanding 2006 Bethesda hit, the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion; and a port of the fantastic Game Boy Advance cult classic, Ninja Five-O.
While it can't be denied that the classic run-n-gun gameplay is one of the main components that made the series so famous for so long, it also seems like it might be a good idea to try something a little different every now and again. Though based on reviews, it seems like your mileage may vary on how well the new shield saw mechanics resonate with you personally. At least there are still plenty of firepower options to choose from.
Also out in the last 3 months, the first new Fatal Fury installment in a quarter century; a beautiful-looking remaster of the outstanding 2006 Bethesda hit, the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion; and a port of the fantastic Game Boy Advance cult classic, Ninja Five-O.
- Doom: The Dark Ages (id, 1 player, $69.99) (PS5, XSX, STM)
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (SNK, 1-2 local or online players, $59.99) (PS5, XSX, PS4, STM)
- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Remastered (Bethesda, 1 player, $49.99) (PS5, XSX, STM)
- Ninja Five-O (Konami, 1 player, $24.99) (PS5, SW, PS4, STM)
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (Capcom, 1-2 local or online players, $39.99) (XSX, SW, PS4, XBO, STM)
- Clair Obscure - Expedition 33 (Kepler, 1 player, $49.99) (PS5, XSX, STM)
- South of Midnight (Compulsion Games, 1 player, $39.99) (XSX, STM)
- Assassin's Creed: Shadows (Ubisoft, 1 player, $69.99) (PS5, XSX)
- Xenoblade Chronicles X - Definitive Edition (Nintendo, 1 local player or 2-32 online, $59.99) (SW)
- Monster Hunter: Wilds (Capcom, 1 local player or 2-4 online, $69.99) (PS5, XSX, STM)
- Like a Dragon - Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (SEGA, 1-4 local players, $59.99) (PS5, XSX, PS4, XBO, STM)
- Avowed (Obsidian Entertainment, 1 player, $69.99) (XSX, STM)
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