Joyful and surprising, even when you're cracking open an anthropomorphised egg.
A well-formed slice of noir mystery, beautifully presented. Some writing issues aside, A Case of Distrust is well worth your time.
Not as consistently intricate or surprising as Dishonored 2, but still a worthy epilogue that adds depth and atmosphere to the series' world.
Like having a drunken conversation with a friend who really loves music, but it's a videogame and good.
A varied, challenging platformer that's adept at forcing improvisation and punishing mistakes.
Many penguins died to bring word that Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator's single joke soon gets old.
A great port of an entertainingly subversive cover shooter. It's short, but the core loop never gets old.
An interesting story with some beautiful scenery, but let down by half-hearted puzzling and some derivative story beats.
A bright, fun and surprisingly substantial racing experience that does interesting things with Forza Horizon 3's core design.
It's let down by lacklustre combat and some annoying enemy design, but Prey is still a compelling, beautiful immersive sim.
A great port of what is still one of the best action games around. Bayonetta is the essential hack-'n-slash.
A competent shooter, but lifeless. You could spend many hours mastering Desync, but it does nothing to earn your time.
Not worth it as a solo adventure. In co-op, Wildlands is an enjoyable stealth romp that too often gets in its own way.
The basic combat is fine, but WWE 2K17 botches everything, from performance to presentation.
A successful resurrection of Hitman. Deft systems design and great levels, slightly let down by production issues and online restrictions.
A stylish, weird and entertaining action platformer.
A novel perspective on totalitarian surveillance. Orwell may not make you think, but it should keep you entertained.
Hitman is back. Confident design and a willingness to experiment produces some of the best missions of 47's long career.
A rich, detailed world, tense stealth and frenetic action. Dishonored 2 has it all.
Hokkaido is a confident and experimental end to a great season.