Ben Wilson


62 games reviewed
77.9 average score
80 median score
66.1% of games recommended
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Sep 22, 2015

Pro Evolution Soccer has closed the gap on its long-standing rival, but myriad teams and features keep this the season's standout player

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Aug 24, 2017

An emotional inferno, worth your suffering.

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Apr 7, 2015

The most comprehensive sports sim going, and one that delivers fresh twists on old school, text-based systems Buy it.

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Mar 31, 2016

PS4's biggest sports exclusive delivers a moonshot home run, thanks to perfectly balanced fundamentals, astonishingly lifelike presentation, and little details that few rivals – past or present – have come close to getting right.

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Sep 22, 2016

Not the transformative experience offered by this year's PES, but still unmatched in the genre for atmosphere, licenses, and finer details.

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A long-overdue return to form that finally surpasses Pro Evo's PS2 glory days – and, assuming presentation woes are fixed, lays the foundations for an all-new footballing empire.

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Sep 28, 2017

The best footballing package available, with myriad improvements – yet still unlikely to convert fans of the opposition.

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Sep 19, 2018

The Champions League expands FIFA's exhaustive selection of licences – but thanks to lessons learned last year there's plenty to love out on the pitch, too.

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Sep 22, 2023

The most playable FIFA – oops! – in years. This is an encouraging new start for the EA Sports FC franchise, with Ultimate Team innovations truly standing out, and PlayStyles adding a smart new wrinkle to the on-turf action.

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The best American football game in a decade, with a career mode which will take over your life – along with fabulous levels of college pageantry and authenticity.

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9 / 10.0 - Frostpunk
Apr 27, 2018

Frostpunk is a bleak and challenging colony builder/survival title that will either give you more respect for your boss, or have you rallying your co-workers to oust them.

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9 / 10.0 - Lamplight City
Sep 18, 2018

Do you want to feel like a detective? Do other games keep giving you ‘all-seeing vision'? Do you wish you could actually solve problems on your own (more-or-less)? Look no further.

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Feb 11, 2016

An interactive discussion of the darkled human spirit.

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The game that finally convinced me to get a Telltale account.

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9 / 10.0 - Yakuza Kiwami
Sep 21, 2017

Another remake, but a damn good one. The perfect place to begin if you've never played Yakuza before.

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So far, Before the Storm is maturing nicely.

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Mar 24, 2016

Still the best baseball management sim ever, and predictably so given its similarity to last year's great game.

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Sep 18, 2015

[Kojima]'s made a game that utilises more fully what a game should, with all the learning curves that come with trying something new. Metal Gear Solid 5 is the best stealth game I've ever played, it's just not the best open-world one.

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8.5 / 10.0 - N++
Aug 10, 2015

To the acquainted, this will simply be more of what you already know. To the unfamiliar, it commands an elemental mastery of something you don't.

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Children of Arkham is a less theatric, but more disruptive story to Batman’s lore. Thickly-coated subplots mean more contemplative decisions as those layers become increasingly complex and intertwined.

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