Resonance Tales: Alone

This prequel spinoff takes some interesting chances, only some of which pay off.

Putting 'legacy' in the title of your game naturally encourages considerations about what that legacy might be – and that, in turn, invites thoughts about its identity. (And perhaps 'supremacy' and 'ultimatum' if you're a big Jason Bourne fan.) It might sound silly to say of a game with some of the most impressive faces and places you'll see this – or any – year. But to me, A Plague Tale is spiritually double-A, and I absolutely mean that as a compliment. I find myself instinctively rooting for this series: there is still something of a scrappy outsider quality to it, even as

The third game in the Plague Tale series is a prequel set on a Greek island.

Asobo Studio's Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy trades in the series' stealth and rats for Tomb Raider-style action-adventure and puzzles

Square Enix brings the HD-2D style to Final Fantasy on Oct. 22, with a turn-based RPG that features characters from across the series