Kieran Stockton
A game with incredible graphics and brilliant sound design that is brought down by a middling campaign and murdered by a confused and unbalanced multiplayer
Call of Duty successfully goes back to its roots, with a solid campaign and multiplayer that has a fresh pace but a familiar feel
Beneath its cartoony aesthetic lies a game that is brutally difficult and incredibly rewarding
Dishonored's tried-and-true gameplay returns and serves as a decent vehicle for an interesting narrative that gives the series a sense of finality
A brilliant and visually incredible ride that proves itself worthy of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the titans of the sci-fi racer world
A visual masterpiece with an interesting central gameplay idea that unfortunately fails in its main mission of being emotionally engaging
A solid adventure whose gameplay should maybe take the 'Un' out of Uncharted
A clever side-scrolling shoot 'em up that's got style and flair, whose blistering action should make you forgive its short length
While overly simplistic puzzles are a pity, there's an engaging narrative in Peregrin that keeps this indie adventure ticking along
Micro Machines World Series fails to capitalise on what makes the toys and games so great, delivering a shallow experience unlikely to hold up against any level of nostalgia you might have for the tiny cars
Prey generally impresses with its intriguing setting and rewarding exploration, but stumbles in its combat and technical execution
Despite a stylish dystopian setting, the narrative within it flounders a bit, but the brilliantly brutal melee combat and interesting mechanics shine through in this excellent hardcore hack and slash RPG
An evocative journey through fantasy, memory, tragedy, and everything in-between.
Great combat and decent story ideas are largely squandered by a game that buckles under the weight of its technical flaws
A budget action-RPG that is aggressively mediocre in almost every way
A technically magnificent action-RPG that blends a deep story with thrilling and diverse combat to deliver a killer exclusive for PS4
Although the campaign falls well shy of the mark, the innovative Art of Battle system makes for a great multiplayer brawler
Resident Evil 7 harkens back to the RE games of yore by dialling back the action in preference for thoughtful and unnerving survival horror
Orwell paints a picture of a surveillance state that is morally reprehensible yet sadly recognisable and relateable
Lacklustre side missions and difficulty balance issues can't fully tarnish this beautiful adventure in a grand setting. Final Fantasy XV is a game that fought hard to exist, and does the series proud