Mass Effect: Legendary Edition stays true to the series while doing enough of an update to make the price of admission worth it.

Quotation forthcoming.

Divinity: Original Sin delivers an old school RPG experience in a fresh and attractive package. The world is open and massive, and a fabulous soundtrack sets the mood perfectly. This game does not hold your hand, but let's you think, fail or succeed by your own merits. Exactly what we wanted.

Return to Monkey Island hits the balance between the absurd humor and an emotional core better than any other game in the series. It is a natural mechanical and thematic evolution of the series, with a great new pirating adventure. Let’s hope it’s not the last.

Tales of Arise is an experience with good sides and bad sides. On one hand it is a great adventure in expansive and gorgeous environments, with a stellar action oriented combat system that might be the series best one so far. On the other hand the story – while interesting – is told in a really frustrating manner, with way toO much dialogue that has no real place or purpose.

A good and punishing rogue-like which is just as easy to hate as it is to love. As you explore the random levels this really challenging 2-D platformer will make you cry and laugh at the same time. You’ll need high concentration and a big chunk of patience to have fun with this one. Spelunky is just as fun on the PC as it was one year ago on the Xbox 360, and the gaming masochists’ very best friend.

Europa Universalis IV delivers the most in-depth, historically accurate grand strategy game to date. It’s a complex game that simulates almost 400 years of European history and offers hundreds of hours of intense and educational entertainment for potential world-conquerors.

A clever and often funny take on the superhero genre, with a tight narrative that pulls you in and refuses to let go throughout its eight episodes.

Funky music, stellar combat and beautiful art makes this a nostalgic throwback that truly embraces what made beat 'em ups fun way back when.

2K Games delivers a new way of playing career mode. With a story directed by Spike Lee, NBA 2K16 makes you want to hate it and love it at the same time. The cliché story might be a little over the top, but the gameplay itself is still very strong, making it probably the best basketball game out there to date.

Pikmin 3 is a cute game with plenty of soul. It takes the concept from the two previous games one step further with the way it combines tactics with roleplaying. In terms of graphics this is probably the most beautiful game the world has ever seen on a Nintendo console.

Total War: Warhammer 2 is more spectacular than its predecessor, but fails to innovate when it comes to depth and strategy. The Vortex mechanic is wonderful and the factions diverse, but with the game's extreme dedication to fantasy, it might be a tough sell for the traditional fans of the series.

Spelunky 2 is as brutally challenging as ever – sometimes to the point of exhaustion – but manages to keep the player engaged thanks to small but clever modernizations and the same incredibly creative universe.

Hi-Fi Rush offers a colorful and unique gaming experience that constantly engages.

Halo Infinite is a Halo game through and through, and probably the closest 343i have been at capturing the same magic that Bungie did all those years ago.

Who knew a stroll into Arts and Crafts land could be this much fun? Kirby's latest adventure is a pure joy, and although it's a bit on the easy side, it'll keep you very entertained from start to finish without even flinching.

The story, characters and action sequences all add up to one of the best experiences video games has to offer. Every PlayStation 4 owner should have this in their library.

Fall of the Samurai is a good expansion pack for one of the best strategy games of 2011. It gives a great history lesson about en epoch in japanese history the western hemisphere tend to forget. Furthermore, it is the first time the Total War franchise shows the staggering effect the industrial revolution had on military warfare - evolve or die.

Tales from the Borderlands is Telltale at their funniest, with a well-written story, amazing moments and characters you'll absolutely fall in love with. There is however too much downtime, and the final episode is somewhat of a disappointment.

Football Manager 2013 has inherited its throne as the #1 manager simulator. Don't expect a revolution, but a few tweaks here and there, and the addition of a couple of new game modes mean this year's release does just enough to be a must-buy for fans of the series.

The great visual style and the hectic gameplay makes Cuphead a game everyone should at least try.

Velocity 2X might look and feel a bit simple, but beneath that lies a rather entertaining hybrid of a shoot-em-up and a 2D platformer. It works best in small doses rather than long play sessions, but manages to score a lot of points on charm, aesthetic and tight game design.

It's not revolutionary by any means, but what's there is solid, well thought out and works well.

Total War: Warhammer redefines the series with this great fantasy entry, but not without caveats. While the battles are arguably more spectacular than earlier and the campaign is based on the traditional Total War formula, it does take some time getting into. The game focuses on few factions and more linear campaigns than ever before, but what is present is undeniably exciting, and bodes well for the future of the series.

Saints Row just got bigger, and even more crazy then ever. After an alien invasion you get stuck in a virtual Steelport. Superpowers, warmongering aliens, crazy minigames and a compelling story make number four the best in the series.

I am both impressed and happy with Destiny 2: The Witch Queen. A lot of the content is very good, and there are also some moves being made that make me excited for the future of this game.

Titanfall is a great multiplayer experience, with lots of variety, both in how you move around, the challenges that drive you forward and the multiple, exciting ways to dispatch your enemies.

Silent Hill 2 is finally readily available for a modern audience, in what is an excellent remake of an old classic. After some initial concern, Bloober Team really showed up and proved its doubters wrong.

Mario Kart World is a brilliant addition to the Mario Kart family, and offers a lot of fun. It's one of the few games where the whole family can join in and have equal fun, with adjustments for the weaker players, and plenty of antics for the experienced. If I have one complaint, it's that we currently don't get to drive fast enough. It didn't take long to get gold on everything in 150cc, but the robust online multiplayer mode more than makes up for that.

Nioh remains at the top of the soulslike genre, outside of FromSoft's own titles. The third instalment's ninja style fighting and more open world are both excellent additions to the formula.

Persona 3 Reload fixes some obvious problems from the earlier versions, but otherwise the game is as we like it, just in a newer guise. The result is a rare polished game where the small details stand out and matter. The insanely good flow in the battles demonstrates that Atlus still is among the best in the industry on this front.

Blizzard's newest expansion keeps StarCraft II as the king of real time strategy, even though I'm not a huge fan of the narrative. The campaign is composed of well-crafted and varied missions, while multiplayer also offers some new and interesting additions to the formula.

One of the most well written video game stories ever told. It transports you to a different time and place, and leaves you longing for more.

An entertaining action orgy that doesn't quite live up to its predecessors.

Capitalizing on the recent flow of word games seems to have paid of. Puzzlejuize is a great blend between Tetris and Boggle, and mixing spelling and stacking becomes second nature after a little while.

Hank Hazard is good at unveiling its elements through the many good levels, and the general visuals bears comparison to many a cartoon mascot. The game does not try to invent the genre anew but is an enjoyable experience anyway.

Although amendments have been made to cater Crysis 2 to a multi-platform audience, it is still a fun game for shooter enthusiasts. It's brilliant use of the nanosuit, high production values and good weapon physics make Crysis 2 a great first person shooter in singleplayer and multiplayer.

Ghost of Yōtei is big, beautiful and bloody, with a world that's very fun to explore. This doesn't however make up for tiresome combat and a story that ultimately feels quite hollow. The game is shockingly similar to its predecessor, and while the formula still works, it's hard not to be disappointed in the lack of any meaningful changes.

This emotional and powerful story about two brothers and their sacrifice is told in a way that’ll make you take a step back think. Starbreeze tells us multiple stories, all set in a brutal and unfair world, where family is everything that matters. The control system is quite unique and will probably not suite everybody, but they are interesting enough to make even the simplest puzzles exciting.

To me, this series is a perfect example of a video game larger than the sport it simulates. You don't have to be a ice hockey fan to enjoy it, nor do you need to be an avid gamer to understand its magic. This is one of the greatest sports games of all time.

In 2006 Final Fantasy XII was ahead of its time. In 2017 it might find a better response from its audience.

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is probably the weakest in the series, yet it’s not a bad game. It gives you just about what you’d expect, but not so much more than that. The dynamic sailing experience is one of the highlights, and the naval battles with the subsequent boarding of enemy ships will stick to your mind.

The best thing about Star Ocean: The Second Story R, ​​however, is how much fun it is. It is hair-raisingly easy to just play a little more, which in this game means at least an hour. It's a fast-paced game that was created for the player who fantasizes about just getting bigger and stronger, and that in a nostalgic fantasy world full of adventure.

Silent Hill f is an experience quite unlike anything else. While the combat sometimes is a bit too much, there's an undeniable quality to the game's disturbing story and gruesome horror elements that makes this a must-play for fans of the genre.

Total War: Warhammer III is a spectacle of a Total War game. While it doesn't do much in the way of micromanaging and even defaults on optimization, it offers some truly spectacular moments and epic campaigns whether you're playing as the humans or invading chaos monsters.

In all it's familiarity the Diabloesque gameplay sucks you in, but it is the beautiful word, the brilliant music, and the genius voice over that keeps you going. Bastion might be a game, but it's much more a fascinating fairy tale told in real time.

Sonic Mania is a brief yet charming tribute to the haydays of the series. Still, the developers holds its source material in such reverence that surprises or new gameplay elements are kept at a bare minimum.

A fun and colourful mix of platform and racing. It won't set your world on fire, but is a solid downloadable title well worth checking.

A wonderful game with some of the best and craziest fights in the industry.

Desperados III marks a triumphant comeback for the classic real-time tactics franchise. Helping Cooper and his gang of misfits distract, assassinate and sneak their way past countless enemies is highly satisfying, as you slowly learn to unleash their skills with perfect timing and precision.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a faithful and immersive adaptation of the character, and a great Indy story in its own right.

Quotation forthcoming.

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is a smart smart and extremely well executed revival of a classic game series.

Lara truly shines in her newest game, with a sprawling world to explore and a great set of skills at her disposal. If only the world had been even bigger, with more hub areas and even more to do, this could easily have been a truly astonishing game.

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds is ultimately greatly entertaining, and offers adrenaline filled action of the best kind. Sure, the performance is still not perfect, and the developer need to work more on that, but seen as a whole the experience is fantastic.

Forza Horizon 2 is a great racing game, and with its sprawling open world, a huge variety of cars and a clever mix of arcade and simulation, it might be one of the best in quite some time.

Enemy Within delivers a huge amount of good content that gives the player a plethora of new tactical options. This is just what the doctor ordered for Enemy Unknown, prolonging the game with hours of fun.

A charming yet utterly predictable RPG that blends cozy life simulation with repetitive fetch quests, perfect for fans of laid-back gameplay but offering little innovation.

Luigi's Mansion 3 is charming and gets more challenging by the level, but its boring ghost-fighting and money-collection-focused gameplay gets old fairly soon.

A solid, safe and well-made port to the PlayStation 4. Pretty visuals, hours of gameplay and solid combat makes this one of the best massive online games for console to date.

Luigi's Mansion 2 does exactly what a good sequel should do and builds upon he solid foundation of its predecessor whilst also bringing fresh new elements to the table. Our frightened protagonist is as charming as ever, and the game's mission based structure is a welcome addition over the open world setting of the original game.

Fires of Rubicon is big, bombastic fun, with a core gameplay loop that's a blast to play most of the time. The game does however falter in quite a few places, including its bland story, lacking visual variety, and an ever-present feeling of frustration when banging your head against some of the more bullet hell-like encounters.

Dragon Quest XI is a fantastic, fun and journey through a beautiful world. It's a shame the music wasn't given more attention.

Quotation forthcoming.

Despite certain shortcomings in variety and clarity, Returnal manages to deliver both an engaging story and fast-paced gameplay at almost every turn.

Quotation forthcoming.

A strong beginning, but the fun fades when Humanity moves away from the puzzles in favor of action.

Cyberpunk 2077 is many things, but polished is not one of them. Its strengths lie in its amazingly realistic world, its side stories and beautiful characters, and while the gunplay and driving mechanics are fun enough, the game sadly tells a rather uninteresting main story - one mired in massive technical errors and other shortcomings.

Twilight Princess is probably the safest, most formulaic of the series, yet it still manages to be a pretty compelling and fun adventure all on its own.

Quotation forthcoming.

Chivalry 2 is a beautiful, hilarious, and surprisingly deep medieval brawler. If only it offered a few more modes or dynamic battlefield movement, this could be a classic for the ages.

Splinter Cell: Conviction is faster and more action oriented than previous games in the series. It's getting closer to a third person shooter, but Conviction has not lost its unique Fisheresque soul. This is great entertainment.

Despite a somewhat flawed presentation, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope captures what made its predecessor special, and improves on the series’ solid tactical RPG-premise.

Cities: Skylines is the city-builder we've been both waiting and hoping for. Simple, but elegant systems and potentially huge landmasses to build upon and expand your city. The game doesn't overcomplicate anything, but strikes a good balance between depth and ease of use.

An engaging city builder with a novel concept centering water power and possibilities in industrialisation and giga-projects. But the daily lives of the inhabitants suffer from monotony

With new abilities and mechanics such as the Melee Counter, Metroid: Samus Returns feels like a fresh, much needed quality game in the Metroid series. Just too bad its visuals could have been more timeless were it released on the Nintendo Switch.

Still, there's so much that's cool, beautiful, and cozy about Pragmata's lunar dystopia that I can't help but enjoy it. The heavy, traumatic, and humane situations in several other father-and-child simulators are undeniably good, but I appreciate that here we're served something that's mostly noticeably lighter – and more cheerful. I identify much more with Hugh's approach to a small child, despite the fact that he's not technically Diana's dad, than the way Joel and Kratos behave. I think most others reading this review will too.

Overall, we are left with one of the very best expansions the 20-year-old online game has received.

With an engaging and touching story, beautiful graphics and a cast of charming characters, this is one of the best game experiences this year. You'll be whisked away to a wonderful world that's hard to tear yourself away from.

Quotation forthcoming.

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is a wonderful return to two classics that helped define an entire genre for years to come.

A truly wonderful roleplaying game, with gameplay that's nothing like the big name AAA titles or Kickstarter successes in the genre.

This wonderfully engaging adventure combines the best features from classic Zelda games with several new mechanics from more recent entries. Developer Grezzo doesn't nail every aspect of the experience, but the neverending stream of fun puzzles and charming gameplay easily outshine the game's weaker points.

In the end it's the freedom of choice, and how those choices impact the world Obsidian has created that makes The Outer Worlds so great. You can be and act almost as you please, and do as little or as much for the people around you. Great writing, creative quest lines and solid voice acting makes the 40 hours a great experience.

You can't really go wrong with Street Fighter, and that's the case on the 3DS as well. Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edtition is tons of fun and the best launch title on the console.

This special edition comes with all the free multiplayer DLC, as well as the extended cut of the ending and bonus mission From Ashes. It's a pretty good package overall, and the Genesis motion comic fills in the story of the two preceding games. The inhumanly long loading screens of the Wii U version do put a damper on the experience, and Genesis skips plenty of important decisions from previous games that makes the story feel a little incomplete. But for newbies to the Mass Effect universe this is a damned good purchase.

Perhaps Bethesda will manage to make the Starfield experience better in the future through various updates and expansions. But all in all, it seems like Starfield would have done much better as a universe with a sea of depth and seamlessness spread over 10 planets, rather than what we got spread over 1000.

It's very hard not to like the new Doom. The game's approach to shooting is fast, frantic and incredibly well-made, with a feeling of both old and new all at once. The story is relatively long, growing steadily more repetitive the more you play, but multiplayer and SnapMap work nicely as diversions, making the overall package very likeable.

If you're craving good beat 'em up games, Shredder's Revenge is definitely worth checking out. If you also have a good relationship with the Ninja Turtles from childhood, the recommendation is self-written.

Rocket League does everything needed to create a kick ass sports game. It's simple enough to learn the mechanics in a few minutes, but also complicated enough to require several hours of play to understand the finer details. Those hours will certainly fly by.

The Forgotten City is a marvel of mystery and mythology - a love letter to fans of historical dramas with supernatural twists.

A benchmark for how remakes should be done – faithful to the original, yet modern in all the right ways.

Spider-Man: Miles Morales is less ambitious than its predecessor from 2018 but builds a great new adventure that works as a great middle chapter.

Hotline Miami is a short and bittersweet mix of fast-paced violence and monotonous repetition, where stupendous AI and crazy amounts of randomness interrupt the experience on a regular basis. It’s stylish and mindless fun, but quite annoying nonetheless.

This might very well be the scariest game I've played in over 20 years as a gamer, and I dread the thought of all the nightmare-fodder I've given myself by playing it.

Forza Horizon is a fresh branch on the Forza tree. It is truly a pleasure to drive the beautiful cars pedal to the metal through the magnificent scenery, but Forza Horizon feels a little bit inconsistent at times.

Assassin's Creed: Origins packs many new tricks, yet feels dated. Its combat is clunky, its story generic, and despite a gorgeous world, Origins fails to live up to the standards set by the games it wants to resemble.

This years edition focuses on streamlining team setups and tactics, as well as improving the importance of your staff. It manages to do that perfectly, and the result is another amazing game.