Best for pacing
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4
4.3 feature score
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South of Midnight
3.9 feature score
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The Outer Worlds 2
10 supporting reviews
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Best overall product
Hollow Knight: Silksong
4.3 overall score
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Pacing usually benefited from the traditional timer and quick restart loop, though that same choice was controversial for the THPS4 half.
Pros: core gameplay loop, controls responsiveness
Cons: crash stability, cross-save support
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
Pacing was mixed, with slow starts, downtime, filler quests, and late-game repetition weighing against an otherwise easy-to-follow story.
Pros: tutorial quality, level design
Cons: stealth mechanics, endgame content
Pacing was the most consistent caveat, with slow first acts, uneven zones, or late-game drag appearing in several reviews.
Pros: world-building, mission design
Cons: mission variety, enemy variety