Mick Fraser's Reviews
With a story that really goes places, a massive roster of monsters, and a stack of interlaced systems that combine to give the player a huge amount of choice and agency, Monster Hunter Stories: Twisted Reflection is the best in a trilogy of superb titles.
Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered brings the concluding instalment of Crystal Dynamic's gothic, operatic vampire story to the modern gamer.
Where Esoteric Ebb feels new and fresh is in its approach to the fantasy genre.
God of War Sons of Sparta swaps to a 2D plane to show us a glimpse of Kratos's early years.
Despite some of the comedy losing its shock value, High on Life 2 is still a wild, colourful, intentionally silly ride.
Nioh 3 moves beautifully with smooth, glowing, brutal combat and a huge array of special abilities to equip and call upon.
There's a lot going on in Code Vein 2, so much that it arguably loses some of the charm of its predecessor, and yet it's still quite a fun experience.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - From the Ashes is a solid, good-looking, well-paced standalone story that's well worth playing through for fans of the main game.
Death Howl is a tough game that rewards your perseverance with more challenge, and for fans of iron-tough soulslikes and deceptively complex tactics games, it’s a definite gem
If you’re into Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord, then War Sails is a no-brainer purchase.
Once again, as a package, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 provides plenty of throwaway fun and multilayer mayhem.
If you really don’t like spiders and all you want to do is squish them in a variety of silly ways in some bizarre locations, you could do a lot worse than Kill it with Fire 2.
Although it never really does anything we haven’t seen before, Constance is well-made enough to be worthy of your time, and does enough to earn its place in a crowded genre.
Satisfactory is a superb example of the factory sim, delivering a deep, comprehensive experience where it really feels like the devs have thought of everything.
Possessor(s) lacks the unique pizazz of some recent Metroidvanias, but delivers a solid adventure in its own right.
Arc Raiders will continue to grow with new content and updates, but this is a competent and complete experience at launch.
For those who carry a nostalgic torch for the franchise, Simon the Sorcerer Origins is as close as you'll get to the original in 2025.
Bounty Star is a fun time-killer if you want something straightforward and entertaining with an emotional core that doesn't ask all that much of you
The Outer Worlds 2 is a deceptively smart Looter-shooter RPG with colourful worlds and entertaining characters, and some really satisfying, malleable combat.
With a beautiful, minimalist artstyle and some great encounter music, there’s a lot to keep you coming back to Godbreakers.