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'Far Cry New Dawn' was truly enjoyable for me once I embraced it as a silly popcorn-style action experience. The mechanics are proven and amazing, and the new and expanded features are truly fun; they actually made a post-apocalyptic world look beautiful and fun to explore.

The original 'Wintermute' chapters were poorly received, described as a slog to get through. Thankfully I never had that experience. Instead I was able to play the Redux versions of Chapters One and Two, and was blown away by the experience.

Batman's mortality and organic relationship with Gotham City make him a more tangible and real character; without Gotham there is no Batman and vice versa.

The sound designer talked about the process of mixing audio and how a realistic game like Shadow of the Tomb Raider needs audio that veers into the unrealistic to enhance immersion.

The Montreal International Game Summit has games to look at and interesting panels, but the expo floor is really centered on recruiting and partnerships. I learned a lot from Ubisoft, Remedy, Red Hook and more.

I'm glad to see Ubisoft taking some risks to change up the established formula of the series and go in interesting directions. 'Assassin's Creed: Odyssey' is a marvel and well worth playing for many reasons.

'Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics' has pacing problems and could have used more of the Lovecraftian mythos.

New York Comic-Con again proves itself a good option to check out upcoming games including 'Just Cause 4,' 'Kingdom Hearts III,' and the updated 'Resident Evil 2.'

This turn-based tactical Cold War spy thriller, a stealthy take on the XCOM formula, delivers a rich and deep experience that is incredibly satisfying.

'Insane Robots' from Playniac is a very neat concept and a game that is fun to play, but lacks long-term staying power, mostly due, unfortunately, to its elimination of CCG mechanics.