My Reviews

Months after its release, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 continues to be the stand-out in a very strong year for gaming. When it was released, I tempered my expectations, not wanting to be burned by another release. Instead, Expedition 33 hit me like a freight train, surpassing even the most hopeful

Blue Prince is an exceptional puzzle game, although I think it sits a tier below games such as The Witness or Return of the Obra Dinn. Its biggest issue is that solving the mystery of this manor can still lead to an annoying loop of trying to pull the right

Silent Hill f is an unexpected return to form to a series that’s failed to produce a quality new title in almost 20 years. The horror of Hinako’s journey is unrelenting, yet you can’t help but push through it. Although it is held back somewhat by an outdated combat system,

I was astounded by how much this game impacted me when I played through it. I enjoy older games, but I often find going back to something you didn’t experience at the time can make it more difficult to appreciate. Final Fantasy VI is far above being held back by

I continue to have lots of fun with Arc Raiders a few months after its release. For a game I picked up on a whim to play with a couple of others, it stayed around much longer than I’d expected it too. It’s a quality online experience from game to

Death Stranding 2 is a very strong video game, from a technical standpoint. At times, you’re absorbed by this gorgeous world and helping rebuild it as you deliver items to aid distribution centers is an addictive loop. Narratively though, this game is a complete mess. Maybe that will come across

In five years Sucker Punch refined every element of the original game that we already enjoyed. What they didn’t improve was the stale open world formula. Although a couple of new things are introduced, the game still relies on the player trotting through an open world to tick items off

For me, these routes hurt the flow of the game, which has slowly turned me away from Mario Kart World. There is a lot I like here, and I think mechanically this is one of Nintendo’s best karting experiences. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of fluff that feels like wasted resources

In these opening three games, you can clearly see an attempt to build and improve on each game. Visually, everything gets a little bit better. The music throughout the games is getting stronger, adding more impact to story moments. Town designs, as well as dungeons, are becoming more complex. Stories

I put quite a bit of time into Donkey Kong Bananza, which gave me hours of mindless fun. Towards the end though, I found myself waiting for the game to take the next step, which just never came. As a gameplay mechanic, the destruction you can cause in Bananza is

I do enjoy Final Fantasy V, it’s just a weaker game than the game immediately before it. I wouldn’t say it was a dramatic dip in quality, just a fine game. Had this been released as a sequel to Final Fantasy III, it likely would have shined a lot brighter.

Since Split Fiction released back in March, I’ve found it difficult to put my finger on how I feel about it. As a video game, it’s the most fun I’ve ever had in a Hazelight game. There are some incredible moments, basically every area has at least one. You’re constantly

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a game that tries to cement itself as the very best Ubisoft-style open world game. In reality, it’s just another tedious grind as you journey through a forgettable story on a map that’s simply far too big. The addition of a dual-character mechanic somehow waters down