L.A. Noire transcended quite well into this console generation. The crime solving adventure still has some highly captivating elements. But it also kept its deficits like the boring fist fights, the trivial shoot-outs or too little mechanical variety overall.

Toby is as close to Limbo as you possibly can be without lawyers getting involved. But where Limbo is a piece of art where every element comes together this is merely a collection of mechanics that do a decent job. Or with the words of Oscar Wilde: “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.”

Timeless game concept, moderate modernization: Visually, Pharaoh - A New Era could have done a lot more, and important features were also removed. Nevertheless, the city builder in ancient Egypt convinces playfully.

A rudimentary karaoke package with a fairly recent song selection and an interesting option for four vocalists.

The puzzles are well implemented, but nonetheless it would have worked wonders if Nintendo had given more time to TriForce Heroes in order to polish the gem that’s hiding under the surface.

If you’re into accessible over-the-top arcade sport this might be for you. But be careful when you play: At certain times the network problems are horrible.

A nice entry to the block building worlds à la MineCraft that’s perfectly suited for beginners. But don’t expect the complexity of Mojang’s masterpiece nor the roleplaying ingredients of Dragon Quest Builders.

You have a lot to do, a lot to learn and a lot to forgive. Especially since the battles might be impressive, but haven’t progressed for years.

A short but sweet day trip to a playground dedicated to beloved Pixar franchises that basically caters to younger players. Since its original release in 2012 they could have added more movie themes than just Finding Dory.

FIFA 20 stagnates on a solid level. Volta can’t utilize the fresh potential of street football enough while on the pitch the balance between offense and defense is missing.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 satisfies multiplayer and zombie fans, but the co-op campaign is a complete disappointment.

A return that could make fans of the series happy. Graphically and technically magnificent; a small roster and lackluster presentation of some modes prevent a better rating.

In terms of content you’ll get more Inazuma than ever before. But unfortunately it is also more of the same.

The spruced-up port of Sonic Generations isn't worth mentioning apart from the 2D levels, but the Shadow campaign scores points with fun levels and serves up a worthy comeback for the shadow hedgehog.

If you're looking for a challenge and appreciate interesting game mechanics, Cairn is the right choice for you. However, the story and atmosphere fall somewhat short of expectations.

Solid conversion of two classics, albeit with quite a few technical issues.

The cardboard is surprisingly robust, the assembly of the sometimes intricate designs is a as time consuming as it is fun. But despite the interesting concept, the minigames that come with it are merely snacks.

A solid conversion of two roleplaying classics. There are technical issues though.

A solid dungeon crawler for anime fans - especially if you are not detered by nurturing dozens of characters.

An interactive cartoon complete with cute characters and creative puzzles that is entertaining despite lacking depth and moderate difficulty.

This PES delivers a stability in the build-up and situative elegance – almost like in the good old PS2 era. But with an unstable online mode even a few days after release as well as a few visual shortcomings this is only one more step back to greatness. It will still take a while to get there.

The open world is more of a con than a pro for Code Vein 2, but the soulslike-game still has some unique strong points to its name.

While playing alone is a disaster, the multiplayer-portion of the game is surprisingly fun and diverse. Nightreign is an experiment that not always succeeds, but definitely a bold endeavor and if FromSoftware decides to tweak the balance a little, we might get a game that is eventually good no matter how you play.

Visually it is mostly stunning and while the antagonists are highly charismatic, they are also very one-dimensional. Mechanically on the other hand the series takes a few steps in the right direction but the main story missions aside there is nothing that its predecessors or the Just Cause franchise haven’t done before. But even that could be forgiven, if there would be an ounce of either believable or challenging AI behaviour could be found.

Interesting stealth-game with a wild west scenario and without violence throughout. But mechanically it comes across quite unsophisticated.

It has the right ingredients and captures the jungle hunt like a movie – but it demotes the Predator to an accidental source of irritation for the co-op-play of the soldiers.

Run-of-the-mill re-release of a content rich JRPG, whose visuals and mechanics are simply not up-to-date.

Charming and true to the source: The digital Talisman is no fancy interpretation but an authentic port of the board game with all its rules.