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Overall, Battlefield 5 is a brilliant shooter that’s hamstrung by its setting.
Vampyr is an ambitious masterpiece with forgivable flaws
If you're new to the series, I'd still absolutely recommend starting with the original. For fans, though, it's more Valkyria Chronicles, and that's reason enough to pop a giant red exclamation mark above your head with excitement.
For all the savvy tweaks to combat and exploration, Shadow of the Tomb Raider unfortunately feels like an extremely long expansion pack, now with killer fish and face mud.
Minor as the additions the Plus expansion brings, Sonic Mania is still one of the best 2D platformers in recent memory, and is definitely the best Sonic game in a very long time.
That's when it feels most special, and it's then that what Insomniac has achieved here is most plain. Much of its design is familiar, but it appears here in a refined, polished form that makes it an easy recommendation.
Unfortunately, The Crew 2 is just too inconsistent to fully recommend.
If Blizzard manages to keep up the momentum it has built here, the future's looking strong for the ruling monarch of the MMORPG. I'm not entirely sure who's looking at World of Warcraft after fourteen years and only now deciding to jump in. But if you are, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better time than right now.
Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition lives up to its name: it's the best version of this game, and this game is also the best in the Warriors series.
The story never finds its footing, its characters never feel fully realised, and as a game, all you're left with are tiresome quick time events and awkward controls, through linear corridors with tedious puzzles.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, within the first couple of hours, contains the phrase "Cannon-fucking your boat to sodden splinters." Pirates might not make everything better – you wouldn't invite them to a booze-free wedding – but they've done wonders in Obsidian's RPG sequel.
Detective Pikachu doesn't offer an enormous amount of actual game to play, but what's there is hugely charming and entertaining.
The sense of speed is akin to watching Bruce Lee flail his nunchucks about while high on amphetamines.
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 remains exhilarating fun, but some of its new additions prove bigger doesn't always equal better.
If you missed Bayonetta's Wii U outing, this is the perfect time to catch up.
Dynasty Warriors 9 is a perfect example of why you should be careful what you wish for.
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is the very definition of a mixed, middling experience, though when its combat shines it produces real magic with enormous potential.
There's a scene in God of War where Kratos decapitates someone to free them from a magical cage within the mangled roots of a tree.
I am sitting cross-legged in a watchtower, praying the crew searching for me doesn't realise I'm here.
Updated and expanded, Street Fighter is fully fighting fit again – and the result is a must-play title.