Lucy O'Brien
Tough gameplay and a beautiful new terrain balances out over-familiar questing in this worthwhile adventure.
Although its clunky controls and inconsistent voice acting dates Heavy Rain, it still remains enjoyable (if mad) B-grade sholock. A stunning visual upgrade on the PlayStation 4 makes this the version to grab if you're new to developer Quantic Dream's games, and existing fans should find enjoyment in a richer aesthetic this time around.
Until Dawn is an inconsistent horror game, but it's still a heck of a lot of fun.
The Consequence falls short of greatness, but chills with gruesome bosses and spectacular environments.
Revelations 2 is an entertaining horror experience; let's hope Capcom aims a little higher next time.
Imagination takes a backseat in Revelations 2, but great co-op and an intriguing story pumps blood through its veins.
Baba Yaga: The Temple of the Witch is a brief, but mostly entertaining chapter in Rise of the Tomb Raider's lore. While I would have happily swapped the return to the Soviet Installation for a new challenge tomb, its supernatural elements added a noticeably different feel and a welcome sense of tension to Lara's new adventure.
Cold Darkness Awakened is a welcome change of pace to Rise of the Tomb Raider’s usual rhythms. Though its gameworld isn’t particularly interesting, it does a great job at escalating tension and resolves Lara’s fight against an infected horde with an explosive climax.
There's some good stuff here, but Barry's chapter is clunky, & heavy-handed exposition undermines its previous sharpness.
A beautifully-designed game with a great creation toolkit, LittleBigPlanet 3 is let down by unimaginative co-op & bugs.
A briefly entertaining yet inessential addition to The Evil Within universe.
Fun in small bursts, but Days Gone's repetition, bland world, and meandering story make for an unremarkable ride.
Batman Arkham Knight: Catwoman's Revenge has a wonderfully twisted setting, but an- all-too-brief campaign doesn't utilize it enough. Like Arkham Knight's Batgirl DLC before it, this is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it affair.
The Mastermind gets to have most of the fun in Resident Evil: Resistance, but surviving is less than a blast.
Murdered: Soul Suspect has a lot of great ideas, but none of them come together in a satisfying way.
Uninspired characters and relatively meaningless consequences make Little Hope a bit of a slog.