Phil Savage
Sloppy controls make for an infuriating platformer. If you want a modern Sonic game, get Generations instead.
Trials of the Blood Dragon shows promise when it's allowed to be a Trials game. The rest of the time, it's just bad.
A few good ideas, but Prospekt is hurt by uninspired design and infuriating combat encounters.
Many penguins died to bring word that Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator's single joke soon gets old.
The basic combat is fine, but WWE 2K17 botches everything, from performance to presentation.
Makes you work a lot for very little. The repetitive churn of missions and activities further spoil an only occasionally entertaining shooter.
Masochistic stat-chasers will find much to enjoy, but Blackguards' varied combat is no substitute for a fully-formed RPG.
A competent shooter, but lifeless. You could spend many hours mastering Desync, but it does nothing to earn your time.
A chaotic action romp, tragically let down by repetition and padding. There's fun to be had, but all too little variety in its huge open world.
Functional, yet prosaic. Constructing robots is a highlight, but Automatron's quest is short and unremarkable.
An interesting story with some beautiful scenery, but let down by half-hearted puzzling and some derivative story beats.
Not worth it as a solo adventure. In co-op, Wildlands is an enjoyable stealth romp that too often gets in its own way.
Gat Out of Hell offers all the open-world distractions of a Saints Row game, but precious little of what made the last two so remarkable.
A disappointing campaign, and a sandbox rework that shows promise, but feels like it's still some major balance patches away from leaving the game in a good place.
It may be short, but it still packs a punch. Like a Dragon: Gaiden does little new, but its story is fascinating and heartbreaking in equal measure.
The early game promises an instant strategy classic, but Stellaris is unable to maintain that pace.
A stylish, weird and entertaining action platformer.
Beamdog has proven they can continue the Baldur's Gate story. In doing so, they replicate the antiquated nature of the Baldur's Gate games.
Not particularly difficult, and its mobile roots are showing, but Hitman GO: Definitive Edition is an entertaining puzzle spin-off.
Suffers in comparison to Yakuza 0, but is still a compelling drama and an important part of the series as a whole.