Reviews

Need to knowWhat is it? Drama, brawler, RPG, life-sim. More Yakuza, basically.Release date February 21, 2023Expect to pay $60/£50Developer Ryu Ga Gotoku StudioPublisher SegaReviewed on Windows 11, Nvidia 2080 Ti, Intel i9-9900k @ 4.9ghz,…

Need to knowWhat is it? Monster battling action.Expect to pay: $70/£60Release date: February 16, 2023Developer: Koei TecmoPublisher: EAReviewed on: Intel Core i5-13600K, RTX 3070, 32GB DDR4-4000 RAMMultiplayer? YesSteam Deck: …

NEED TO KNOW What is it? A roguelike third-person shooter with a strong bullet hell lineage. Expect to pay: £50 / $60Developer: HousemarquePublisher: PlayStation PC Reviewed on: 64-bit Windows 10, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9…

Wanted: Dead would have totally banged in the late 2000s. It's a no-nonsense hack-and-slash with some sickeningly wicked dismemberment, B-tier voice acting, and heaps of jank. It's exactly what developer Soleil was aiming for, backed by…

NEED TO KNOWWhat is it? An open world RPG in the Harry Potter universeExpect to pay: $60/£55Release date: February 10, 2023Developer: Avalanche SoftwarePublisher: Warner Bros. InteractiveReviewed on: RTX 3060, Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8Ghz, 16GB…

NEED TO KNOWWhat is it?  A sci-fi interactive drama follow-up to Deliver Us to the Moon.  Expect to pay: £24.99 / $29.99Developer: KeokeN InteractivePublisher: Frontier FoundryReviewed on: i7 9700K, RTX 2080 TI, 16GB RAM, Windows…

There's nothing I love more than a game world that wants to tell me a story, but it's rare that I'm the one asked to do the telling. Season: A Letter To The Future has a vast horizon when it starts, painting a fascinating…

Need to knowWhat is it? A cel-shaded rhythm action game with a mid-2000s rock soundtrack.Expect to pay: $30Release date: January 25, 2023Developer: Tango GameworksPublisher: Bethesda SoftworksReviewed on: RTX 3080, Ryzen 9 3900X, 32GB…

Mid-pandemic, I was subleasing the corner of a musty, beer can-infested jam space to practice drums. The unit behind mine was the frequent domain of an aging speed metal band, who never played in-time for more than half an hour and were…

Need to knowWhat is it? A corporate city builder set on one of Saturn's many moons.Expect to pay: £23/$30Release date: Out nowDeveloper: Brace Yourself GamesPublisher: Brace Yourself GamesReviewed on: RTX 3080 Ti, Intel i7-8086K, 16GB…