Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 doesn’t understand the series’ timeless appeal
Quadrilateral Cowboy’s celebration of youthful revolt hides in plain sight
Necropolis combines two great tastes that taste awful together
Furi’s merciless boss-fight gauntlet is as brilliant as it is infuriating
Forza Horizon 3 trades the rush of competition for the thrill of discovery
There is little doubt that Civilization VI comes closer than any of its predecessors to that famous Sid Meier quote, one intended as a definition of games in general but is arguably better understood as a rumination on their ideal form: It is a series of truly interesting decisions.
Blood And Wine delivers a poignant swan song for The Witcher 3
The Shadow Of The Beast remake is too attached to an overrated original
The violence of Mother Russia Bleeds provides neither joy nor insight
The Banner Saga 2 picks up the pace and loses focus in the process
The majesty of Hyper Light Drifter's lonely pilgrimage is worth fighting for
The premise and its presentation, along with a generous difficulty curve, ultimately, if barely, saves the game.
By sticking on a rigidly deterministic (and, thus, politically questionable, however well-intentioned) reading of two centuries of European history, Urban Empire fails to tap either of those joys, revealing its incessant march towards the present is not an ongoing process actively shaped by individual players, but a foregone conclusion simply waiting to be ushered in.
Slain! looks as gorgeous as we expected, but despite the numerous delays, the game is still a broken mess. Numerous bugs, a simplistic, unresponsive and repetitive combat system, balance issues and awful writing all amount to a cavalcade of nuisances that will break your will to persist and reach the next spectacular vista.
Unfortunately, Sileni Studios, in attempting to present something deeper and more original than your run-of-the-mill artillery title, has painted itself into a corner.
The King's Challenge is a serviceable old school point 'n' click adventure that should appeal to fans that found the recent remake by Sierra a tad too removed from the spirit of the original.
With an exhilarating combat system and all the right intentions, Blood Alloy: Reborn had the potential to become an excellent score-based title. As it stands, however, its glaring omissions mark it as a missed opportunity.
It's a shame that the game loses the player so early, and that it takes so much of its length to win one back.
The campaign, predictably for a title whose main focus is its editor, remains serviceable but fails to impress.
An enticing premise held back by uneven pacing and glaring technical issues.