Latest Video Game Reviews (Page 2)
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THE WUTAI THAT BINDS Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion review: One of the most impressive remasters ever, but still a PSP game at heart
With Final Fantasy 7 Remake reinvigorating the wider compilation, is this once-niche RPG spin-off ready for another shot at relevance?
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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evil missed Evil West review – One of the year’s best action games let down by outdated level design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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DU’MET DO US PART The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me review - A thoughtful, but janky dive into the fetishisation of serial killers
There’s lots to love about The Devil in Me, but a game this grand needs more time to perfect.
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ON THE VICTORY ROAD Pokemon Scarlet & Violet review: a super-effective new vision – with painful performance woes
When Game Freak tries to wrap its head around developing on modern platforms, it still hurts itself in its confusion – despite the greatness of everything else.
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Carnage Concerto Dying Light 2 Bloody Ties DLC review: All tied up
Dying Light 2’s first DLC expansion is more of the same, for better and worse
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HOOFIN’ AROUND Goat Simulator 3 review – A wacky yet meaningful lesson in the etiquette of an entitled goat
There’s goat-shaped destruction, a presidential race to boycott, and even a portal to IKEA. What more could you want?
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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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ARS GRATIA ARTIS Pentiment review: a wonderful tapestry of historical intrigue, and a welcome treat for Game Pass users
Nobody expects a lavish ink commission.
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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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FOR THOR EYES God of War Ragnarok review: Unmatched spectacle action that's determined to say the quiet part loud
What did we think of Kratos and Atreus' latest adventure? Find out in our God of War Ragnarok review.
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E PLEASE, CAROL Thrustmaster eSwap X Pro review: a star premium pad for symmetrical controller lovers
The Thrustmaster eSwap X Pro is a great, quality product, propped-up by one feature that is massively unique.
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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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HAIR NECESSITIES Bayonetta 3 review: An instant classic that feels like a proper old-school, content-packed Nintendo adventure
Bigger levels, bigger fights, bigger hair – Bayonetta 3 somehow manages to edge the Platinum formula even harder to deliver one hell of a climax.
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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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Ubisoft and Nintendo join forces once again to surprise us all with the most unlikely – and lovely – Nintendo Switch team-up.
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23andMbappe FIFA 23 Review: EA's last ever FIFA game isn't quite a clinical finish
Find out how the final football game in EA Sports' long-running series performs in our FIFA 23 review!
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GIGER GROSS Scorn review: An immersive, visceral horror experience that takes environmental storytelling to the extreme
Scorn is as gross as horror gets in 2022.
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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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TREASURE TROVE Return to Monkey Island review: a charming nostalgia-ridden musing on the ravages of time – and a worthy successor
The creator of the Monkey Island series returns to offer his vision of a third game – and it’s got more to say than its nostalgic trappings first suggest.
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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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Splatoon 3 feels quite samey, but a high level of polish and the series’ best single-player offering to date elevate this sequel.
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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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The memory remains Immortality review – A haunting love-letter to the silver screen that will keep you awake at night
Sam Barlow’s latest deftly weaves cinema and interactive fiction together to create something both unsettling and unexpected.
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word of mouse Islets review – If the wait for Hollow Knight: Silksong is getting you down, you need to try this
“We’ve got Hollow Knight at home” never sounded so appealing.
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joely good The Last of Us Part I review – A PS5 remake that shines above most
Perhaps not 100% necessary, but still absolutely brilliant.
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Line 'em Up Saints Row Review: Stripped-back shooter-focused sandbox feels aimless outside of super set-pieces
Found the 3rd Street Saints all over again in the new city of Santo Ileso
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Keep Rollin' Kirby’s Dream Buffet review: When you want a tasty treat rather than a banquet
This is the first time a four course meal has ever left me hungry.
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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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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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Whimsi-school Two Point Campus review: A zany management sim that lovingly develops its predecessors’ legacy
It appears Two Point Studios may have taken a class or two in Funny Business.
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LIFESAVER Live A Live is a must-play 16-bit era classic, lovingly remade
In the 90s, Live A Live was outshone by its peers and missed a Western release. This excellent 2D-HD remake is a chance to set the record straight.
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Whiskered Away Stray review: A touching tale on the importance of pets, hope, and friendship – set in a purrfect playground
The cat is finally about the bag, but will Stray have you feline fine, or leave you sick as a dog?
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light combat Eyes in the Dark Review - A refreshing, beautifully illustrated roguelight that rewards the curious
The Curious Case of One Victoria Bloom asks that you fight with light, against the dark.
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Outriders Worldslayer review: Another bumpy ride on Enoch
More than an Anomaly?
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Kingdom Come Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak review: A royal welcome to the PC and Switch expansion
Capcom has done it again; Sunbreak might just be the most comprehensive update a Monster Hunter game has ever had.
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Slugfest DNF Duel Review: An absurd fighter that pulls no punches
Certainly one of the wildest fighting games we've seen in a while.
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Turtle Power Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge review: A radical taste of the 80s with modern quality
The whole gang is back in this loving send up to the famous cartoon.
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IT'S A HAT TRICK Mario Strikers Battle League review: perfect play, but somewhat light on content
Next Level Games goes three-for-three on brilliant Mario soccer games, but at launch Battle League's content is thin on the ground.
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Hackett's horror The Quarry review - A charming slasher successor to Until Dawn that doesn’t disappoint
These summer lovin’ teens are not having a blast.
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who's laughing now Evil Dead: The Game Review - A groovy gore-fest, but something is missing
Henrietta is out to try and swallow Ash William's soul again, and again, and again....
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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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stay in your lane Nintendo Switch Sports review: a simple, formulaic nostalgia-fest – and one of the most fun games of the year
It may not exactly be reinventing the wheel, but Nintendo Switch Sports is exactly what I wanted from the Wii Sports' successor.
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Meesa Jar-Jar Bricks LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Review: A meme-laden mosey through a galaxy far, far away
This retelling of a story from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away is funny, good-looking and easy enough that you won't need to Force your way through it.