Sean Rodman

Beat Saber is more than just a game. It’s transformative. If you didn’t think it was possible to meditate and work out at the same time, think again. When you lose yourself in the flow of the game it’s almost like you become a part of the song. You can’t fight the game. You have to let it sweep you away to excel at it. And when you do it’s both calming and exhilarating at the same time. One of THE best games I’ve played in my life.

Solasta is simultaneously more and less polished than Baulder’s Gate 3. It’s small team, indie roots show in places like cut scenes, voice acting, graphics, etc. BUT … and this is a big but … it has the most polished tactical combat I’ve ever experienced. It’s SO intuitive, in fact, that I wonder if some people won’t find it simplistic. I didn’t. I think it’s just great design. Overall Solasta replicates the experience of playing D&D better than any game I’ve ever come across, dice rolls and all. The foundation is there for this game to continue to get better and better. It needs more polish but it crucially gets all the things that matter right.