Respawn

Every good game is an argument about what you should want. Respawn is vo.rs’s games desk: this month’s releases, the indie nobody bought, and the 8-bit and 16-bit archive they’re descended from, covered by Jay — a critic who reads a game as a system, asks what a mechanic makes you feel, and can often trace the ancestor because he played it when it was new. Reasoned verdicts, never a score, spoilers kept below the line, and always a few more worth your weekend.