Games - Reviews

Gigabyte Aero 15 X9 review: X Gonna Give It To Ya

Some might say you can’t teach an old laptop new tricks, but the new Gigabyte Aero 15 X9 begs to differ.

Anthem review-in-progress: To infinity and beyond

Anthem is uplifted by a unique setting, stunning visuals and thrilling sense of scale and speed. However, it’s brought back down to earth by a thousand inevitable comparisons that leave it wanting.

Apex Legends review: The challenger approaches

Apex Legends is the gaming year’s first big surprise and an impressive free-to-play debut from Respawn.

Sunless Skies review: No limits

Sunless Skies offers a world of few limits and rich storytelling but its open-ended design isn’t going to be for everyone.

Sunless Skies review-in-progress: There and back again

For some, Sunless Skies is going to be an arduous journey. For others, it’ll be a vivid destination.

Resident Evil 2 review: The series' simpler past gets a smart modernisation

Resident Evil 2 plays things a little safe but there’s plenty to like all the same.

Which edition of Resident Evil 2 should I buy?

The Resident Evil 2 remake is days away from launch, and with plenty of editions of the game available to pre-order, which is the best edition for you? The game is set to come in three versions; Standard, Deluxe and Collector’s Edition, with the latt...

Ashen review: More than a tribute

Ashen distills the Dark Souls experience into a game that you could recommend to just about anyone.

Razer Nari Ultimate gaming headphones review: Comfort, communication and immersion

At times, the Razer Nari Ultimate sometimes feels less like a great haptic gaming headset and more of a great gaming headset with haptics thrown in for good measure.

GRIS review: A 2D platformer striking in looks but lacking in substance

GRIS is a game that’s small in scope - and that quality works both for and against it.

Mutant Year Zero - The Road To Eden review: Beast Mode

There’s a compelling setting and gameplay loop to be found here but, sans any effort to build on that foundation beyond the obvious, it doesn’t take long for Mutant Year Zero to wear out its welcome.

Fallout 76 review: Rough draft

There’s some value to be extracted through social play - but little else of worth or merit to be found in these here ruined landscapes of West Virginia.

Darksiders 3 review: Souls-like fundmentals lead the way in this Fury-led reincarnation of the series

Darksiders 3 feels like a sequel that never was in ways both good and bad.

Thronebreaker - The Witcher Tales review: More Gwent For The Gwent God

Thronebreaker - The Witcher Tales is an ambitious and fully-featured adventure that caters to an audience that other modern card battlers seem to have forgotten - and the results of this approach are well worth the low price of admission.

Diablo 3: The Eternal Collection (Switch) review: A Morbid Curiosity

Perhaps-unsurprisingly given the franchises’ impending expansion into the mobile space, it turns out that the best version of Diablo 3 is the one you can take with you.