The Horror That FromSoftware Lost Between ‘Demon's Souls’ and ‘Elden Ring’
The themes and mechanics are still there in places, but nothing has come close to the bleak religious survival horror of From's 2009 masterpiece.
Podcasts
We Talk ‘The Calisto Protocol’ on This Week's Waypoint Radio
The year is coming to a close but not without a few more AAA game releases.
A Thanksgiving Feast of a Podcast
We're dropping a belated feast for your ears, including an interview with Obsidian's CEO Feargus Urquhart.
Why Not Just Make XCOM With Marvel Superheroes?
Waypoint talked with Jake Solomon about the upcoming tactical card battler "Marvel's Midnight Suns."
Reviews
‘The Callisto Protocol’ Is Not the Second Coming of ‘Dead Space’
A video game set in space, where everything has gone wrong, should rule. This one doesn’t.
'Midnight Suns' Is Less Marvel XCOM and More Marvel Fire Emblem
Whether that's a good thing depends on whether you want a game about battle tactics or a game about superhero relationships.
A Medieval Murder Mystery Is Painted on History’s Canvas in ‘Pentiment’
A historical whodunnit sets the stage for one of the year's best and most beautiful games.
Opinion
The Horror That FromSoftware Lost Between ‘Demon's Souls’ and ‘Elden Ring’
The themes and mechanics are still there in places, but nothing has come close to the bleak religious survival horror of From's 2009 masterpiece.
How ‘Tinykin’ Makes Curious Players Feel Like Completionists
Games centered around collecting items often make you feel like a failure for not getting everything. 'Tinykin' does the opposite.
‘Total War: Warhammer 3’ Has Everything You Want, and Some Old Flaws You Don't
I propose to move immediately off these works.
Features
The Best Video Games This Year Helped Me Feel Closer to People
Whether it was score chasing in 'Neon White,' killing innocents in 'The Quarry,' or building a house in 'Minecraft' with my kid, games were communal.
Jenova Chen Is Still Trying to Convince the World Video Games Are Art
Why the ‘Flower’ and ‘Journey’ designer has left his arthouse roots behind for the masses.
Why Roberta Williams Came Out of Retirement to Remake a Beloved Text Adventure
'Colossal Cave Adventure' summoned the Sierra adventure game legend to her calling. Forty years later, she's heeding its call again.