Babylon’s Fall

As was the case in 539 B.C. after it came under Persian control, Babylon has fallen once again. But instead of the ancient capital city, we’re talking about a video game developed by PlatinumGames, the prolific studio behind some exquisitely polished and highly stylish action titles such as Bayonetta and Nier: Automata

Unfortunately for Babylon’s Fall, it was neither polished nor stylish when it launched on March 3. Blurry, repetitive, and tedious, Babylon’s Fall was so bad it became one of the PlayStation 5’s lowest-rated games on review aggregate site Metacritic. Sure, it wasn’t plagued by overt bugs in the same way Battlefield 2042 or eFootball 2022 were, but the issues—ranging from enemies not spawning to the game occasionally not booting up at all—earned its spot as the PS5’s new worst game. And it’s a shame; PlatinumGames knows how to make a good action title. Sadly, Babylon’s Fall just ain’t it. It’s since dropped to a single person playing the game, with GameStop getting rid of the game just before its servers officially shut down in February 2023.