Best for pacing
South of Midnight
3.9 feature score
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Forza Horizon 5
3.5 feature score
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Doom: The Dark Ages
5 supporting reviews
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
4.3 overall score
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Pacing was often praised for momentum and concise runtime, though some reviewers criticized a slow start, rushed ending, or underwhelming finale.
Pros: atmosphere, voice acting
Cons: world interactivity, camera behavior
Pacing is mixed: one reviewer found the abundance of interruptions scatterbrained, while another thought character-led detours improved the flow.
Pros: controls responsiveness, movement feel
Cons: tutorial quality, animation quality
Pacing was split: some liked the measured rollout and breathless campaign, while others disliked the ending, reduced momentum or open-map slowdown.
Pros: environmental detail, polish
Cons: camera behavior, value for money
Pacing is mixed: some progression structures help, but linear or dull career stretches and familiar rhythms draw criticism.
Pros: open-world design, replay value
Cons: dialogue quality, writing quality
Pacing has a notable concern around long checkpoint placement that interrupts practice and repetition in challenging sequences.
Pros: core gameplay loop, world interactivity
Cons: loot system, accessibility options