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We’ve all been there.

I was relying uponAssassin’s Creed Shadowsto challenge my rigid tastes further still.

Ghost of Tsushima director�s cut screenshot of Jin walking across a flower-filled meadow

After just two hours, I’m glad I did.

Avoiding Red Dead Redemption 2 was not a choice, exactly.

I just never cared to seek it out, and for that, I am ashamed.

Ghost of Tsushima director’s cut screenshot of a Samurai fighting using a Katana.

I don’t mean that in a tribal sense.

And wow, what a shot this is.

Choosing my experience mode is the first thing that piqued my interest.

A screenshot of the upcoming PS5 game, Ghost of Yotei.

Already, those expectations are being met.

The fact that the combat already feels sharp and intuitive to me, as a true-blue hack-n'-slash fan?

That’s just a happy bonus.

Ghost of Tsushima

I really have to thank Ubisoft for this gift.

That, and the pride of Clan Sakai.

Check out these beautifulgames like Ghost of Tsushimafor open world action-adventures galore while we awaitGhost of Yotei.

Looking over the countryside in Assassin�s Creed Shadows

Assassin�s Creed Shadows screenshot of Yasuke standing in front of the door to a building within a castle complex

Assassin�s Creed Shadows and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Assassin�s Creed Shadows protagonist Yasuke

Yasuke riding through a lush green field on horseback in Assassin�s Creed Shadows

GTA 6 trailer screenshots

GTA 6

GTA 6

Cult of the Lamb

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Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

A screenshot from Super Mario Odyssey showing Mario throwing Cappy in New Donk City.

Mavix M7�s Elemax massage and heating backrest

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Ritual Remnants appear in various rooms in The Horror at Highrook

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

Jonah Hauer-King as Conrad in Doctor Who: ‘Lucky Day’.