Jay Ball

Better in every way. Halo has always been a pretty important game; the flagship title launched with Microsoft’s first dip into the world of console gaming. While the original Xbox was in its own right a great console — and in my opinion superior to its competitors — arguably, Halo kept the big green X afloat and had a significant impact on Microsoft’s success in the years that followed.

The wrong kind of crashes. For me, Burnout Paradise was — and still is — the epitome of arcade racing. The open map, the volume of content and activities, and the balance of challenge and accessibility had me throwing away more than 300 hours of my life; I loved every minute of it. Since then, I’ve yearned for a sequel, or at least something that comes close. Three Fields Entertainment is no stranger to arcade racing titles.

A sometimes frustrating slow burn, but one to see through. There’s a reason Konami entrusted Polish developer Bloober Team to remaster Silent Hill 2. The group has without doubt earned its chops in the survival horror genre; Bloober’s latest original release, Cronos The New Dawn, is in many ways evidence of this fact.