An RPG that makes you do squats before casting a spell, and somehow it works.

When the community picks on pure gut feeling, Ring Fit Adventure lands in the lower part of the table, but that rests on a single vote, so nothing solid to read there. The real portrait is in the criteria. And there, a surprise for a fitness game. You'd happily take it to a desert island, ahead of more than 85% of games. Its soundtrack charms just as much, ahead of 85% of titles too. Fun follows close behind, ahead of over 80%. The feel with a controller in hand sits around average, on very few votes so take it lightly. Only connection drops off, near the bottom. There's the contrast: a game you love to launch and listen to, but never quite bond with, like a routine you enjoy without falling in love.

In the world of video games, few titles dare to turn physical effort into adventure. That makes it less a classic RPG than a living-room companion, something you fire up for pleasure and habit, not for the story.

So, who is it for? For you if you want to move without feeling like you're working out, with a soundtrack that sticks in your head. Much less so if you're after characters that mark you and an adventure that clings to you long after.