Best 2025 Video Games for Franchise newcomers

#1 Donkey Kong Bananza
4.5

New players can enjoy the game's fresh mechanics without needing to arrive as devoted DK fans, subject to the same performance and price caveats.

Pros: overall quality, world interactivity

Cons: frame rate stability, boss design

#2 Hades II
4.1

Many find the story and systems accessible without the original. Others warn that the abrupt opening and missed emotional context make prior experience helpful.

Pros: overall quality, combat system

Cons: pacing, grind level