• BOYGIRL!are worth making the time to play.

Metaphorical roadblocks come from the pacing of the games character arcs.

As for the literal bumps in the road, those belong toDays Gones open world.

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Credit: NetherRealm Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment; Sony Interactive Entertainment; HAL Laboratory, Inc./Nintendo

Bike controls can be a little touchy, and the games framerate often doesnt hold up at highway speeds.

Swarmers are infected humans that group together into massive Hordes (not swarms, for some reason).

Battles with these enemies play out as cover-based shootouts intercut with serviceable melee combat.

Days Gone CR: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Despite its flaws, the game is a fun enough time sink.

  • BOXGIRL!doesnt reinvent the square, but it is a fun, cute and easily approachable puzzler.

Mortal Kombat 11 video game Scorpion CR: NetherRealm Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL!CR: HAL Laboratory, Inc./Nintendo

HAL Laboratory, Inc./Nintendo