Video Game Reviews
MXGP 2021 – The Official Motocross Videogame Review – Mud Slinging Motocross Action
MXGP 2021 is just more of the same.
Beyond a Steel Sky Review – Welcome (Back) to Union City
A sequel that was mostly worth the almost 30 year long wait.
Surviving the Aftermath Review – The Last of Us
Though not quite as intense as its setting might suggest, Surviving the Aftermath is still an addictive management sim.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Review – Back to Before
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are the best Pokemon games on the Switch so far.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Anniversary Edition Review – Yet Another Edition
The newest edition of Skyrim adds just enough to entice the few that have yet to play it, or perhaps missed the 8th gen version, but stops short of much else.
Battlefield 2042 Review – Back to the Future
Battlefield 2042 hits on some of its huge potential, misses on the rest.
Jurassic World Evolution 2 Review – Bigger, Louder, More Teeth
Frontier Developments delivers a solid sequel that builds upon its predecessor's foundations in all the right ways.
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One Review – Missed Opportunity
Frogwares' Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One teeter-totters between being an okay game and an excessively padded out adventure.
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition Review – Doesn’t Live up to the Name
Three classic games are brought to modern consoles with visual and QoL improvements, but the end result falls short of expectations.
Bright Memory Infinite Review – Fast and Flashy
Bright Memory Infinite borrows some of the better ideas from modern first-person shooters and combines them with its own flashy identity to great effect.
Animal Crossing New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise DLC Review – Welcome, Mr. Architect
A vacation getaway within a vacation getaway.
Football Manager 2022 Review – Iterative Upgrade
Sports Interactive delivers yet another excellent football management sim, surprising no one.
Call of Duty: Vanguard Review – Respawn. Respawn. Respawn.
The Call of Duty formula’s most familiar entry does it well.
Shin Megami Tensei V Review – One More Apocalypse Rejected
Keep your Macca and Life Stones ready.
Forza Horizon 5 Review – Fast and Festive
History repeats itself as Playground Games once again delivers one of the best open world racers you'll ever play.
Riders Republic Review – Easy Rider
Riders Republic proves that the open-ended racing format can still work, while simultaneously reminding us of how it can come up short.
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water Review – A Picture Worth a Thousand Scares
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water skims the surface as a remaster but holds up well as a great horror game.
NASCAR 21 Ignition Review – Dimly Lit
A step down for the NASCAR franchise.
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Review – Huddle up
Star-Lord leads the notorious Guardians on a memorable journey in Eidos Montreal's latest.
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House Of Ashes Review – The Bones Down Below
The Dark Pictures has its most differentiated and complex entry yet.
NHL 22 Review – On Fresh Ice with a Stale Game Plan
NHL returns with a visual uplift but disappoints in its game modes and minor gameplay improvements.
Crysis Remastered Trilogy Review – A Worthwhile Experience
Crysis Remastered returns with its two sequels. But is the package worth it?
Hell Let Loose Review – Loosely Hellish
Hell Let Loose is a flawed but an intriguing experience.
Metroid Dread Review – Samus Is Back
The Queen of Metroidvania games returns.
Back 4 Blood Review – Left 5 Dead
It’s not Left 4 Dead 3, but it might as well be.
The Nintendo Switch OLED Model Review – The Best Switch Yet
Nintendo's best portable hardware ever.
Far Cry 6 Review – Guerrilla Island
Far Cry 6 doesn't break the mould, but it's the best realization of the series' tried-and-true formula to date.
New World Review – A Fun but Unpolished MMO
New World delivers a fun and approachable MMO despite being a bit too derivative and lacking polish.
Alan Wake Remastered Review – It Was a Beautiful Place
Alan Wake lives on in remastered form.
JETT: The Far Shore Review – A Breath of Fresh Air
Not everyone's cup of tea.