Phil Iwaniuk


92 games reviewed
73.0 average score
75 median score
43.8% of games recommended
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64 / 100 - Millennia
Apr 2, 2024

A rough-edged but worthwhile spin on historical 4Xs that oddly leaves Civ's greatest flaws untouched.

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Mar 25, 2024

The show's trademark knack for satire staves off the sameness in this wintry brawler

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Nov 2, 2023

It was never going to be a revolution, but you feel the new features on and off the pitch.

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80 / 100 - Forza Motorsport
Oct 4, 2023

As mechanically polished as driving sims have ever been on PC. Stately and familiar, but finely crafted.

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79 / 100 - EA Sports FC 24
Sep 29, 2023

No, really-they've actually changed things this year, and the football feels better.

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Sep 18, 2023

Forza mimicry aside, the improved handling and visuals, along with Grand Race mode, are a revelation.

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Nacho Rodríguez's point-and-click is like an old kid's cartoon, a cavalcade of imagery where Lucasfilm meets Dalí

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69 / 100 - Exoprimal
Jul 21, 2023

The beginnings of a PvPvE cult hit. Extinct animal slaughter is fundamentally fun, but the foundations are sparse.

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Apr 6, 2023

The PlayStation classic remains out of reach on PC due to debilitating performance issues.

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Mar 3, 2023

A slow-paced and overly simplistic take on city building and war waging, but blessed with wholesome looks and a relaxing atmosphere.

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8 / 10 - Atomic Heart
Feb 20, 2023

A story-led shooter that's heaving with ideas and boasts a distinct sci-fi setting in its doomed USSR. There are cringeworthy moments and occasional design missteps, but the way your abilities and the enemy ecosystem combine is a constant thrill.

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Feb 17, 2023

This could have been a great fish-out-of-water experience, but it's let down by patronising explanations and clunky gameplay.

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75 / 100 - Deliver Us Mars
Feb 7, 2023

A serious display of sci-fi storytelling talent, even if the production falls short of space age.

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Dec 7, 2022

Some well-judged bold calls in both mechanics and visual direction elevate a familiar arcade racer above NFS's previous monotony.

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7 / 10 - Pentiment
Nov 14, 2022

A lumbering historical murder mystery with little regard for tension or pacing, but one that packs in such dense detail you can't help but respect it. Pentiment immerses you in 1500s Bavaria and that's the main event.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Football Manager 2023
Nov 4, 2022

Football Manager is still the best sim of its kind, but FM23's serious lack of major improvements shows an annual release schedule taking its toll.

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79 / 100 - F1 Manager 2022
Sep 9, 2022

Tense and involving, if just slightly lacking smarts and spectacle. A firm foundation to build a series on.

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7 / 10 - F1 22
Jun 27, 2022

Built on the foundations of several fantastic games, and those qualities remain – but you already own them. F1 22 simply doesn't offer enough for a full-price purchase.

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Moral murkiness helps preserve the tension across Swansong’s duration. There’s always something at stake – your life, the masquerade, your integrity – and that does a lot to infuse some meaning into all the talking and scouring rooms for notes. I doubt that Swansong is set to become a vampire RPG of legend, like 2004’s Bloodlines, but it nonetheless makes vampires scary again.

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Gripping supernatural subterfuge meets perfunctory mechanics. Worth it to explore the World of Darkness, though.

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