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Return to Monkey Island Another game pass game. This is a sequel by the original series creator, one finally meant to address what the ACTUAL secret of Monkey Island is. The art style will probably be hit or miss with people. I got used to it, but I could see others never coming around to it. The voice acting is pretty good, the jokes got a few laughs out of me, Guybrush moves around at a nice, quick pace, and the puzzles aren't too easy or too hard, but there's an in-game hint system if you need it. I only have one major gripe.

Hi-Fi Rush I got a month of game pass to play this and I am so glad I did because holy shit, this game is an absolute banger. I honestly can't praise it enough. It has the best cel-shaded graphics I've ever seen in any game, the soundtrack is killer, the jokes are funny, the characters are extremely likable, the boss fights are super memorable, and the rhythm based gameplay permeates the world so completely and naturally that I often found myself trying to keep the beat with my movements and jumps even outside of combat. Hell, I even caught myself scrolling through menus to the beat a few times even though there is absolutely no gameplay benefit to doing so. It just sucks you into the music and doesn't let you go. I am no programmer so I can only imagine how hard it must have been to make sure everything that you, your enemies, AND the environment do are always on beat. Given the unpredictable and dynamic nature of playing a game, that is one hell of a feat in my eyes. It blows my mind how Tango went from making a mediocre game in Evil Within to a pretty good game in Evil Within 2 to GOTY material in Hi-Fi Rush. They've grown so much and they are definitely a studio to keep an eye on now. I could probably think of some complaints if I wanted to, but they would feel so miniscule and petty in the face of everything this game does so, so right. If you have any love for action games or rhythm games then this one is an absolute must-play without question.