Rebirth of Civilzation

A year and a half of updates have brought meaningful improvements alongside a few steps backward.

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

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