Outriders’ Success Shows That Sometimes a Good Game Is Good Enough
Halo Infinite and the sequels to
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and
God of War. We’re eager to lose ourselves in high-profile indies like
Hollow Knight: Silksong and the star-studded
12 Minutes. Or to be completely caught off guard by masterpieces, as so many of us were last year with
Hades,
Spiritfarer, and
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. Simply put, there’s nothing better than being lost in a game and suddenly realizing that you’re in the middle of something truly special.
But those moments are few and far between. Sometimes, we don’t need greatness. Sometimes, a game might simply deliver the right thing at the right time. Sometimes, a good game is good enough. And that’s exactly what we’ve seen over the past few weeks with