Reviews
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COMING IN HOT
Diablo 4 review: The road to hell is paved with reinventions
Diablo is back with much of the same quality we've been pining for. But in a world with Path of Exile and other competitors, is Blizzard still the king of hell?
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JURI'S OUT
Street Fighter 6 review: one of the best fighting game packages of all time
With Street Fighter 6, the series steps back into the ring, bruised and beaten, and proves nothing can keep its fighting spirit down.
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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!
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