Gareth Brading's Reviews
You can create some beautiful and fun things in Dreams, but only a dedicated minority will have the energy and drive to actually do so.
If you’ve been put off from trying a JRPG fearing they are a complex timesink, Ys: Memories of Celceta is a fantastic place to dispel those aspersions. It gives you an experience that feels meaningful and worthwhile.
Maid of Sker doesn't break the mold of traditional survival horror, but it executes its formula with proficient aplomb.
Crusader Kings III is a truly great sequel; a fascinatingly deep and rewarding game with options to make it easier than ever for newcomers to get acquainted.
Operation Eagle doesn’t particularly change the Iron Harvest formula, but it does add another very enjoyable campaign, complete air units for all factions.
Despite the brevity, Backbone has one of the most fascinating and rich settings for a video game I’ve visited in years, and it left me craving even more.
Full of satisfying stealth and combat, huge sprawling levels and an interesting multilayered story, Deathloop is truly one of a kind.
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is truly a unique game, and despite its bland gameplay, feels like a genuine cult classic.
Industria is a short experience, but is an enjoyable and varied playthrough.
Silt is a brilliantly atmospheric adventure puzzle game, which allows you to explore a fantastically realized underwater labyrinth.
Two Point Campus is a nicely satisfying, funny management game, and a gentle evolution on its predecessor.
Wayward Strand is certainly worth a playthrough or two to see the various stories and conversations you missed the first time around, and the heartfelt, caring atmosphere it fosters will help to raise your spirits.
Return to Monkey Island is more Monkey Island, and if you’ve been missing out on that for years, this is an excellent return to form.
If you’re looking for a thoughtful horror story with plenty of worldbuilding, The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow has it in spades.
Miles Morales is another fantastic PC version of a previous PlayStation exclusive.
This new version of the classic Oregon Trail pays homage to its history while also introducing plenty of new content.
Chained Echoes is a must-play both for fans of old school JRPGs as well as story-centric role-playing games.
Tails wonderfully brings more context and depth to the world of Backbone, while telling some interesting stories in its own right.
If you can ignore the dreadful writing and dialogue, Atomic Heart is an engaging and atmospheric shooter.
It doesn’t reinvent the formula, but Like a Dragon: Ishin! successfully spins off from mainline Yakuza in the 19th Century yarn.