Fast Facts

Game Title: ReCore

Genre: Action-Adventure

Platform: Xbox One, PC

Price: $39.99

Why You Should Get It

This game gets way more hate than it deserves. I feared the worst when I rented it, and after an ungodly loading time (that really is that bad), I was shocked to find a lot of claims were unwarranted when it comes to ReCore.

In the game, you play Joule. Joule is trying to figure out why no one else woke up to help terraform the planet Far Eden (new Earth) and where her father is. With her dog Mack, she will explore the desert planet and collect gear power-ups, and new friends to help her on her travels along the way.

You'll spend your time in the game dungeon exploring, collecting items, and taking on bosses in order to obtain prisms. The gameplay itself feels like Samus Aran is a playable character in Tomb Raider. That makes sense considering a bulk of the games development team worked on the Metroid Prime series.

The side dungeons were probably my favorite part of the game. The side missions give you something to work for as you jump and dash on platforms trying to make it to the exit in time to get upgrades for your robots or more prisms. It's simple fun and it works to break up the battles and navigation of this vast open world.