The world design is top notch, the story and quest integration is much improved. But there are also a few new elements, above all the Heart of Azeroth, that fall flat.

Even though the world seems alive and the characters are quite charming, the work as a sleuth doesn’t feel methodologically sound.

A beautiful start to an emotional road trip that makes me want more, even though some of the delicate topics are handled in a fashion that is too cliched and stereotypical.

It finally had to come to this: Where Konami’s competition stagnates in terms of mode selection here you get a lot of content but hardly any progress on the pitch.

A good soundtrack and VR immersion are not enough to outweigh the diffuse storytelling and mostly bland visuals.

Thoroughly entertaining turn-based tactics with visual novel appeal and some weaknesses in terms of storytelling as well as minor mechanical flaws.

While Kylotonns rally games showed positive tendencies with the WRC series, this is a serious setback. This is a disappointing comeback for the franchise.

At its core this is first class hockey. But the virtual standstill in almost all areas while focusing more on arcade aspects makes me go back to last years’ version.

The no-frills fighting system welcomes beginners and experts alike. But they will find hardly enough content to keep them busy.

As an experimental VR experience Transference is interesting, but stays mechanically bland most of the time. Without VR it loses a lot of its fascination.

While I am a fan of retro collections, this one is rather disappointing. The games itself are chosen well, but they also show with little to none mechanical progress over the years, why this genre is more or less extinct. And there is hardly enough bonus material to keep you happy, either.

With the pressure from NBA Live mounting, Visual Concepts outdid themselves on the court, while the cinematic part of the career mode is the best in years. Unfortunately the impact of microtransactions on the career and development of the player is still felt - although the grind to get virtual currency in-game has been reduced.

No matter the season: Forza Horizon 4 delivers spot on driving physics, a stunning gameworld and loads of thing to do so you can escape boredom even before you switch to 2nd gear.

In terms of content and options you get everything (and more) that the other console versions had to offer. But it also pushes the hardware to the limit and beyond. Up the the point where there is no fun left when you look at the framerate drops that grow analogue to your city.

Challenging battles and dungeons filled with intelligent puzzles are overshadowed by lack of direction in almost every aspect: artdesign, storytelling, quality assurance.

A sequence of boring dating situations with mostly dull dialogue choices. The two chapters as a female character are just as disappointing.

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

Like on the other platforms Hyper Light Drifter on Switch is a visually and mechanically captivating action adventure that you can’t help but admire.

The quality of the cardboard peripherals is way higher than the quality of the games that come with it.

JRPG veterans will enjoy the updated and enhanced, yet still deeply in old-school-virtues rooted presentation and mechanics. This is a labor of love - and it shows.

Shooter mechanics in a world that is a conceptual carbon copy of Dark Soul? In theory it could be interesting, but the execution is lackluster and leaves a lot to be desired.

Entertaining escape from a bizarre alien world, that shows a few minor problems when it comes to platforming.

This enhanced and in terms of story completed re-release of the 2014 action RPG Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms still has some interesting ideas, but also still doesn’t manage to give Diablo 3 or Victor Vran a run for their money.

Electronic Arts is on the right path. In terms of presentation there is still a lot to do to challenge NBA 2K, but the more arcady playstyle and the not heavily featured “in-your-face” integration of micro-transactions makes this a decent challenger for the NBA crown..

Konami sets the wrong focus, namely myClub etc.While the core gameplay is really good the Master League and career are stale and old-fashioned.

Challenging old-school platforming with a brilliant chiptune soundtrack and tight controls.

A worthy finale for the reboot trilogy. In the future I could do without all the collecting nonsense and the superficial ability system.

This is a timeless mecha-action classic that didn’t lose much of its appeal since the original release about 15 years ago. The VR implementation is far from ideal though.