Mick Fraser's Reviews
As a sequel, Dying Light: The Beast succeeds in expanding on the foundations laid by its predecessors in ways that feel meaningful and player-minded.
Borderlands 4 is designed thoroughly with fun in mind. It doesn't play like a greatest hits compilation of what has come before, but rather as an evolution of the series.
It's not particularly big or clever, but Metal Eden is a beautiful, bombastic blaster that entertains while it lasts.
Rogue Factor have created something truly special in Hell is Us, combing head-scratching puzzles with fun, challenging combat. This is an unexpected treasure.
Nothing about Echoes of the End is original, but it’s worth a look if you’re a fan of flashy action and environmental puzzles.
Despite being a pretty ambitious undertaking and a handful of decent ideas, Spy Drops fails to make the kill.
Phantom Squad is a stiff challenge that will give tactic-heads a lot of trouble, but in the best way.
Anyone put off recent Soulslikes by a perceived lack of challenge need not worry about Wuchang: Fallen Feathers.
Hell Clock is one of those games that cherry picks so many ideas from so many different sources that it manages to feel original when taken as a whole.
Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream is a wonderful adventure in a gorgeous world, and deserves to put River End Games well and truly on the map.
With an endless well of weird ideas to draw from, the Jobs on offer just can’t sustain my interest, even with multiple difficulty options and some interesting final encounters. It looks good and plays very well, but right now it’s much too normal for its universe.
If you’re a big fan of the main game, then Atomfall: Wicked Isle will give you something to do for a few hours.
Lies of P: Overture does a fantastic job in not only bringing us new characters and new challenges, but also new levels of accessibility.
American Arcadia may not have a particularly original premise, but it does present recycled ideas in unique packaging.
It’s always hard to predict how a new MMO will do in the market when there are so many popular, established competitors, but Dune: Awakening seems to have hit the sand running
Despite some frustrating bugs, The Alters is the most unique and interesting survival-crafting sim I’ve ever played.
Despite some obvious influences, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon manages to be an excellent action RPG with an interesting, dark world to explore.
Blades of Fire has some elements that feel original and compelling, but it ultimately falls short of the bar set by other AA adventure games of recent years.
In all the ways that matter, Doom: The Dark Ages is a pure power fantasy, loading you up with outlandish weaponry and lethal powers and unleashing you on the horde.
Empyreal is fun in short bursts, but offers little to stand out or really pull you into its story and universe.