ReCore’s long loading times slow down the fun adventure

In a lot of ways, ReCore feels nostalgic. This is not just a dig against its outdated graphics.

ReCore, which comes out September 13 for Xbox One and PC, is about a girl tasked with making a desert-like planet terraform into something friendlier for human life. She’s all alone, except for her robot dog … and all of the other machines that try to kill her. ReCore has a lot of starpower behind it. Keiji Inafune, who worked on the Mega Man series at Capcom, is the producer. Mark Pacini, who directed the Metroid Prime trilogy, is the director. Those are some of the most classic gaming series of all time. It’s a big shadow for this third-person shooter to try to peek out of.