Chris Thursten
The Battle Royale genre gets its first definitive success.
A joyous, deep and rewarding tactical shooter.
Frustrating, buggy and overly dependent on trial-and-error, this is a missed opportunity.
Restrictive design decisions sap the energy from a series that revels in it, and technical issues deal the killing blow.
Too brief and inconsequential to live up to expectations. One for Dragon Age lore obsessives and ardent completionists.
A few well-designed systems struggle to overcome lifeless presentation. Capable, but ultimately hard to recommend.
AI flaws and a limp campaign let down an otherwise-accomplished RTS revival.
MachineGames are still masters of first-person violence, but this return to Castle Wolfenstein doesn't give them anything new to work with.
Gorgeous grand strategy with atmosphere, depth and replayability—but it needs more time to reach its potential.
Once more with feeling: this is a fine if familiar base game with great creative tools.
Great in places, but never quite lives up to its potential. A competent sequel let down by inconsistency.
Structural innovations and strong presentation, held back by grind and an old-fashioned business model.
A deep and gratifying medieval swordfighting sim that risks putting off newcomers. Persevere and the rewards are well worth it.
A solid console adaptation of an intricate and rewarding competitive experience, but not without rough edges.
Marred by inconsistency and in need of a polish pass, this vast new sci-fi frontier nonetheless rewards dedicated exploration.
Wonderful writing resting on top of infirm foundations. Almost a classic, Sunless Sea falls a few leagues short of its final destination.
An exciting, kinetic single-screen multiplayer with excellent level design, but little to reward the solo player.
Beautiful, well-written, and with an exciting finish, this is a strong start for Inquisition DLC.
An original and deep game of strategic online warfare that brings your sci-fi capital ship fantasies to life.
The most any studio has done to open up a complex genre to a new audience. Inviting, entertaining, and deceptively deep.