Reviews Fields of Mistria review: a charming farming RPG worth playing
Fields of Mistria, launched after two years in early access, is a spiritual successor to late-90s farming sims like Harvest Moon. Unlike Stardew Valley, it resi…
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Review roundups: what critics are saying about new releases, with the strengths, weaknesses and who each game is for.
Reviews Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls game review
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is a 2D 4v4 tag fighter that reimagines the Marvel universe through a Japanese design lens, with Arc System Works delivering striki…
Reviews Mortal Shell 2 review: a worthy sequel to the soulslike debut
Mortal Shell 2 is a confident, standalone sequel that improves on its debut in nearly every way. The striking festival prologue, stamina-free combat, refined Re…
Reviews Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy — Our Review
Our review of Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy praises Asobo's scrappy double-A spirit, exemplified by quirky design like the all-purpose R3 button. The third en…
Reviews Hell Let Loose Vietnam Review
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam moves the original's realistic 100-player formula from Normandy to Southeast Asia. Expression Games adds US versus NVA faction asymmetry…
Reviews The Blood of Dawnwalker Review
The Blood of Dawnwalker, the debut RPG from a studio of former CD Projekt Red developers, blends Witcher 3-style dark fantasy with fresh ideas: a dual day-night…
Reviews Onimusha: Way of the Sword review – Capcom's samurai action game tested
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is Capcom's samurai action game loosely inspired by legendary duelist Miyamoto Musashi. Combat centers on parries, deflections, and i…
Reviews Orbitals Game Review: A Look at the Indie Space Experience
Orbitals is a two-player co-op adventure from Kepler Interactive, directed by a veteran of It Takes Two and Split Fiction. It features charming anime-style cuts…
Reviews 1666: Amsterdam is buggy and confusing at times, yet genuinely ambitious
1666: Amsterdam, the stealth game from Patrice Désilets' Panache Digital Games, is now in early access. It casts you as Noa, a witch navigating 17th-century Ams…
Reviews Marvel's Wolverine game review and impressions
Insomniac's Marvel's Wolverine surprises with a vulnerable, kind-hearted Logan performed by Liam McIntyre, set in an alternate-universe X-Men story featuring Te…
Reviews Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Review
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Review: a Switch 2 Strategy Masterpiece I honestly can't recall the last time a review assi
Reviews Steam Frame review: Valve's new VR headset put to the test
After two weeks with Valve's Steam Frame, the reviewer finds a lightweight, comfortable headset that excels at PC VR streaming via wireless. It halves the Index…
Reviews Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy rewards players who do the necessary prep work
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy has a tough tightrope to walk. Can it step away from the series' signature swarms of rat
Reviews Control Resonant review: Remedy's latest release tested
Control Resonant moves the series from the Oldest House to an open-ended, Hiss-infested Manhattan, casting players as Dylan Faden, Jesse's brother, newly freed …
Reviews Halloween charts a distinct course in horror multiplayer games
Among horror's elite, Michael Myers stands as perhaps the ultimate icon. When he first appeared in 1978, this slasher he
Reviews Silent Hill: Townfall Review: What the New Game Offers
Silent Hill: Townfall, developed by Screen Burn, moves the series to the Scottish island town of St. Amelia in 1996. The review praises its richly detailed sett…
Reviews Wolverine game targets modest ambitions, matching its stocky hero
A few hours into Wolverine, I caught myself wondering, "Why did Insomniac Games make this?" The obvious answers are ther
Reviews Resident Evil movie review: a film that plays like the game
A review of Zach Cregger's new Resident Evil movie, praising how it captures the comedy of actually playing video games. Austin Abrams stars as Bryan, a medical…
Reviews It is time to accept that Madden is good again.
Madden NFL 27 review highlights a major defensive overhaul, with smarter zone coverage, improved pass rush, and faster pre-play adjustments via shoulder-button …
Reviews After playing nearly every zombie game, this new one still feels fresh
After playing nearly every zombie game, the author finds No More Room in Hell 2 still fresh. The eight-player co-op survival game from Torn Banner, makers of Ch…