Examination of Fear

Beast of Reincarnation is an action RPG that has some great ideas blossoming here and there, but they can be hard to spot among the weeds.

It's not perfect, but this parry-centric scrapper has a distinctive mood and often excellent combat.

Game Freak borrows liberally from the genre's biggest hits. And while its messy and muddled, it's salvaged by exhilarating combat and traversal, and a surprising amount of soul. Read more

Checking in with the PS5 generation.

Here's how to untangle Beast of Reincarnation's complex combat system