The latest in Reviews (page 5)
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Nobody Wants to Die review – the roaring (23)20s
Nobody Wants to Die is a game that feels like an attack on the way gaming is headed. While AAA titles continue to balloon…
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F1 Manager 2024 review – in cruise control
Last year’s F1 Manager 2023 was a resounding success by most metrics. It took the solid but somewhat barebones foundations laid down by the…
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Flintlock The Siege of Dawn review – an enjoyable, if inessential, Souls-like with a well-executed twist
Staccato stutters every five seconds, a brass-quashing scripted early death, and Souls-like mechanical rigging that feels as trend-chasing as it does moth-eaten - Flintlock…
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The First Descendant review – a soulless looter shooter crippled by microtransactions
The First Descendant’s sci-fi characters in oversized or latex ‘armour’ make a strong impression as they hop about and pepper robots with elemental attacks.…
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Zenless Zone Zero review – lo-fi beats to spend your money to
With a split between a daily life sim and an action game with fast-paced combat, Zenless Zone Zero tries to do both but only…
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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree review – simply sensational
Don't worry, this is spoiler-free. Remember that Miyazaki interview where he said the Shadow of the Erdtree map was about the size of Limgrave?…
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Destiny 2: The Final Shape review – an expertly crafted epilogue refined to near-perfection
Since its release back in 2017, Destiny 2’s sprawling story of Light and Darkness has been served to players across expansions and seasonal updates.…
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F1 24 review – a podium finish
The 2024 F1 season is well underway, and Codemasters are back with the latest game in the F1 series looking to capitalise on the…
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XDefiant review – a derivative shooter lost in the crowd
Free-to-play shooter XDefiant lacks a sense of identity despite its fun firefights. There’s space for an arcadey shooter with Battlefield 2024 and Modern Warfare…
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Fabledom review – a cozy, spellbinding city-builder
The city-builder genre has largely been defined by widely-recognized cultural giants like SimCity and recent standouts like Manor Lords, but Grenaa Games, Dear Villagers,…