Reviews

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Trend debtor Fun but familiar, Blops 4 nails established trends but carves out none for itself.

Can do Our new favorite wireless cans?

nil-nil Once again story-based The Journey eclipses FIFA’s unremarkable on-pitch improvements.

OUT OF TIME A retro-styled Metroidvania that relies too heavily on nostalgia.

Bloody baron Rule your own kingdom in this RPG inspired by the classics of the genre.

DOCKED Origins grinds away the clever fun it should have embraced.

Well Told The Bard’s Tale 4 is a triumphant return for the famed dungeon crawler series.

Tank canvas Sega explores the art of war in this beautiful strategy sequel.

Redemption Forsaken does more than expand Destiny 2: it rewrites it for the better.

G-Force Dell's budget gaming laptop delivers for the price.

COLD LOGIC It's always worth double-checking in this excellent strategy game.

world of tanks A truly delightful aquarium management game.

Borrowed slime Old habits die hard in this safety-first JRPG.

Crypt leaper A thrilling conclusion to Lara’s origin trilogy.

Off target PES doesn't quite hit the mark this year.

Mummified This game belongs in a museum.

Dawn to dusk Hostile reception.

Infectious Two Point Hospital is a wonderful place to work—just ignore all the corpses.

ID, Please Not Tonight owes a huge debt to Papers, Please, but finds its own voice in the bit-parts of post-Brexit Britain.