Malindy Hetfeld
Equal parts tense and unpredictable, this serves the kind of memorable experience that makes exploring branching storylines a joy.
Taking notes from roleplaying greats, GreedFall makes up for its faults with a lot of spirit.
A smart sci-fi that isn't without problems, though they're balanced out by an incredible amount of style.
An addictive mix of combat and commerce.
Stately, vivid and tragic, this brooding epic finally reaches its climax.
A smart and charming puzzle game that has respect for your time and money.
Enigmatic and unapologetic even in the face of its most absurd ideas, this is sometimes messy, sometimes boring, but always astounding.
Whether it ineffectively subverts or simply misunderstands Hitchcock's body of work, this video game adaptation does the director a disservice
Without the bugs, The Bard's Tale IV is okay at best. With them, it's perhaps best to preserve your nostalgia and play the HD remaster of The Bard's Tale I to III instead.
In trying to apply the formula behind games such as Journey and Abzû to an open world, The Pathless ends up overstaying its welcome
Scarf is a nice if not particularly original idea, disappointingly executed on almost all fronts.
A girl is trying to record her world at the end of an era, but what promises to be an emotional experience can often feel artificial
There is delightful presentation as you set up a dysfunctional B&B – but in a genre that usually keeps players busy, this requires real patience.
Simplistic, repetitive interactions drag on an otherwise engaging story based on the Marvel franchise
This mashup of animated film stars and Japanese action heroes has new characters to enrol, but beyond exciting theme-park action the connection between worlds feels superficial
Occasionally fun but often unconscientious, Detroit: Beyond Human takes steps in the right direction but retains too much of the old Quantic dream formula.
A game geared more towards music lovers than high-score hunters, Fuser still feels like an experiment – but it's one worth keeping your eye on.
A very workmanlike open-world game. Great to look at, competent overall, and charming when it tries something new, but formulaic when it doesn't - which is most of the time.
Visually beautiful and emotionally affecting thanks to strong characters, A Plague Tale suffers from missing gameplay variety and tonal inconsistencies.
Brimming character and imagination, Wargroove occasionally loses its groove over long-winded core gameplay.