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Phil Hornshaw


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83 games reviewed
71.7 average score
70 median score
62.2% of games recommended

Phil Hornshaw's Reviews

Writing from a darkened apartment in Los Angeles, Phil Hornshaw lends his brain to thoughts on time travel and made-up science. He's an author and journalist, assuming one half of the blame for the books "So You Created a Wormhole: The Time Traveler's Guide to Time Travel" and "The Space Hero's Guide to Glory." He also wrote a trivia book about Resident Evil one time, and helps create "Paradox: The Time Travel Podcast." As a freelance writer, he primarily covers video games, and has contributed to Playboy.com, Complex Magazine, Digital Trends, Polygon, Kotaku, The Escapist, and GameFront.
7 / 10 - Telling Lies
Aug 28, 2019

Telling Lies expands on the core ideas of Her Story with more expansive, nuance voyeurism, but it runs out of energy before the end.

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7 / 10 - Maneater
May 22, 2020

Issues aside, Maneater opportunities for shark chaos can be a lot of fun.

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Sep 10, 2020

Avengers feels like two separate games smashed together, and while they don't always sync up, both parts are linked by deep, intelligent combat spread across varied heroes.

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Nov 3, 2020

Control in the cloud is a solid way to experience one of 2019's best games, even if it's not the prettiest.

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The new episode in Final Fantasy 7 Remake has a few fun character beats, but ultimately feels like a thin, unnecessary stopgap for the next real installment.

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Jun 28, 2021

The Pirates of the Caribbean tie-in content for Sea of Thieves offers a whole lot to do, and while it can be buggy and a bit frustrating, it's still pretty fun.

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7 / 10 - Far Cry 6
Oct 7, 2021

Though it can be really fun, especially when it descends into absolute chaos, Far Cry 6 is overstuffed and disjointed, with so many ideas that it's tough to focus.

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Nov 5, 2021

Tweaks in multiplayer and Zombies advance the Call of Duty franchise overall, and an emphasis on distinct characters makes Vanguard's story fun, but it doesn't always mix well with the series' gameplay.

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Nov 23, 2021

Although some specialists can feel a bit useless at times, tweaks to the formula with Battlefield 2042 add a lot of interesting gameplay variety.

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There's a lot of meme potential in Stranger of Paradise thanks to its willingness to be aggressively confusing, but fun, varied combat carries its most WTF moments forward.

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Jul 1, 2022

With an expanded endgame, new difficulty tiers, and new story content, Worldslayer adds a lot to Outriders, even if none of the additions are mind-blowing.

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Mar 21, 2024

Though it has a somewhat steep combat learning curve and some dated open-world ideas, Rise of the Ronin does a great job of rewarding your time in its world.

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Nov 16, 2015

The ambitious scope of Star Wars: Battlefront creates both its most fun and most frustrating moments.

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Apr 15, 2016

Dark Souls III is tough as nails, and the most rewarding Dark Souls game yet.

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Rainbow Six: Siege blasts through conventions with a fresh take on tactical shooters.

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Feb 22, 2016

Taming bears is a blast, but sometimes playing beast master is still a day job.

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Nov 14, 2016

The good outweighs the bad, with Watch Dogs 2 providing lots of stellar opportunities for players to hack the planet.

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- RiME
May 25, 2017

'Rime' doesn't always perfectly combine gameplay with the intended emotional journey, but it succeeds more than it fails.

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Nov 17, 2023

Operation Deadlock mixes Zombies with Warzone's DMZ mode, and while the combination can create some heart-stopping battles, you have to be willing to grind to see them.

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6 / 10.0 - The Inquisitor
Feb 5, 2024

Playing a medieval church cop hunting a vampire is a great concept, but blurry choices, weak combat, and a ton of handholding keep The Inquisitor from leading a compelling inquisition.

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