Reviews
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FUSION FRENZY
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom review – Nintendo hasn’t blown its Fuse
Building out the world
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SUCKS TO BE YOU
Redfall review: A bloodless imitation of Arkane’s best work
Dishonored’s magic is spread thin across a co-op open world where compromise is everywhere
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LIGHTSHOW
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor review | A starbound epic that shoots for the stars
We're talkin' lightsabers on your PS5 bud. It's a pretty great combo.
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NO SPAIN, NO GAIN
Resident Evil 4 Remake review: A bolder, Leon-hearted version of a classic, refined in every way
“This time, it can be different.” And that’s okay. In fact, it's more than OK.
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FINE CHINA
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty review – How to make friends and annihilate people
As great as Team Ninja’s tidal, back-and-forth take on the Souls-like formula is, some small regressions keep it from landing a killer blow.
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WILD DANCER
Like a Dragon: Ishin review – An exceptional RPG that fulfils the Samurai fantasy
This romp from Kyo is outstanding, even among its peers.
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OMEGA FORCE MAJEURE
Wild Hearts review: We’ve got Monster Hunter at home…
What happens when you copy someone else’s homework? You get in trouble.
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NICHELY DOES IT
PlayStation VR2 review: £530 on PS5 VR might end up being the best money you've ever spent
The PlayStation virtual reality offering costs about £1k all-in, but the experience is generation defining.
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MOUNT E-VR-EST
Horizon Call of the Mountain review: The view is worth the climb
PS VR2’s key launch title is gorgeous, but at times a little dull.
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UP JACOB’S CREEK
The Callisto Protocol review: A dead frustrating space
The Callisto Protocol is what happens when you aim for the moon and land on your arse.
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MARVEL MASHUP
Marvel's Midnight Suns review: Firaxis assembles its most joyful game to date
The feelgood game of the year is a strange, stark contrast to XCOM.
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NO WAND REQUIRED
The Knight Witch Review: A magical twist on the genre — lean and engaging
A decent release, just before 2022 vanishes.
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evil missed
Evil West review – One of the year’s best action games let down by outdated level design
Evil West is a fun action game, but it could've been a lot more fun.
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SCIENCE-FEELS
Somerville review: the most beautiful game I’ve ever played
Jumpship has created a gorgeous work of art that just achieves greatness in Somerville, in spite of some control quirks.
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CLING ME THE HORIZON
Tactics Ogre: Reborn review – One of the best strategy games of all time gets even better
New features, gorgeous presentation, and a stone-cold classic in the middle? Yeah, Tactics Ogre: Reborn is essential.
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GHOST+SOAP BROMANCE
Modern Warfare 2 campaign review - An excellent pitch for an Infinity Ward RPG
On the surface, Modern Warfare 2’s campaign may look like the same old Call of Duty – but in playing it, I found it to be the series’ most imaginative.
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Playing Batman
Gotham Knights review: Four isn't always better than one
It's been many years in the making, but can Gotham Knights meet expectations? Not really.
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RAT’S ENTERTAINMENT
A Plague Tale: Requiem review – an essential Game Pass encore, in sickness and in health
The cinematic sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence wants you to think long and hard about who you are, and what you’ve done.
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DISGUSTENG
What the hell is Scorn? This icky survival horror will leave Game Pass subscribers squirming
Xbox decides to involve HR (Giger).
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HIT THE BRICKS
Lego Bricktales review: A near-perfect video game representation of joyous Lego creativity
Lego Bricktales carries the energy of the finest and most experimental Lego video games of the 90s – and it’s a wonderful low-key game of the year contender.
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Living on
Deathverse: Let it Die review — a game I love, doomed to the niche
Deathverse: Let it Die is a weird, wacky, wonderful game. You might hate it.
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HEAVEN AND HELL
The DioField Chronicle review: An understated, under-marketed strategy RPG romp that deserves better
The DioField Chronicle feels like it’s been sent to die as some mega-niche undertaking, but it’s nevertheless a pleasingly experimental tactical RPG adventure.
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Kill ‘em all
Metal: Hellsinger review – The road to hell (and Game Pass) is paved with reinventions
With a wry smile and a knowing little headbang, Metal: Hellsinger is a fun riff on rhythm action tied up in a lean package.
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one night in paris
Steel Rising review — A ballet of French steampunk and Souls that’s more tedious than tour de force
Souls-like in nature, Spiders has tinkered with the formula to make a machination all of its own – to mixed results.
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all the gifs
Midnight Fight Express review: the superb Game Pass brawler that taps into your inner John Wick
Midnight Fight Express wants you to pull off sick moves and feel good.
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Cold blooded
Tower of Fantasy review: Genshin Impact’s newest rival will be lucky to survive the winter
Is it worth jumping into Tower of Fantasy?
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bad hunter
Thymesia reviews round-up - all the scores
If you're done with Elden Ring, Thymesia might be the homage to a different flavour of FromSoft game you need.
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Yharnam town
Thymesia review: A bargain bin Bloodborne, for better and for worse
There’s something special about Thymesia, but don’t expect greatness.
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Fangs out
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt review: An authentic newcomer, thirsting for the competition
Bloodhunt brings a lot of interesting twists to the table, but can this bloodsucker hold its own in a saturated genre?
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TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY
Dying Light 2: Stay Human reviews show huge range in opinions
Dying Light 2 reviews have dropped and it's one of the most mixed bags we've ever seen.
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla Siege of Paris DLC review | City of Fights
Get the definitive verdict on Eivor's adventure in Francia with our Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Siege of Paris review!