The new Football Manager is a good game, of course it is - nothing’s gotten worse, some things got better, it’s once again the best instalment in the series. The advances, however, are so minuscule as to be almost imperceptible. We really cannot pat the developers’ backs for this effort.

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet is the greatest design leap in the history of this storied series. Unfortunately, it’s also unfinished, unpolished and doesn’t meet the fans' high expectations. There can be no more excuses for the woeful technical quality and graphics.

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet is the greatest design leap in the history of this storied series. Unfortunately, it’s also unfinished, unpolished and doesn’t meet the fans' high expectations. There can be no more excuses for the woeful technical quality and graphics.

A rather unnecessary DLC, basically one long quest populated by badly written characters you won’t care a whit about. It’s just more of the same, without surprise or meaningful reward - the only people who will enjoy this are true hardcore fans of the original game.

Bayonetta 3 is held back by the hardware limitations of Nintendo Switch, but this naughty sorceress is cunning enough to shake off those chains. She brings a lot of perfect, crazy fast fun, so imaginative that you won’t get a chance to be bored.

PGA Tour 2K23 takes an already excellent golfing simulator and builds upon it, making it better and more fleshed out by adding things that were sorely needed. We’re still waiting for properly glamourous careers and tournaments but the gameplay itself will spellbind every golf fan.

A solid piece of content for the price, mainly if you’re interested in the Mercenaries game mode or want to experience the game from the third person perspective. Shadows of Rose is a pretty cool DLC that actually managed to scare me at least once. And that counts!

On paper, Nitro Kid seems like a fun tactical roguelike in which you build your own deck of cards. It’s utterly unbalanced, however, and therefore frustrating, boring and bland. Even the 80s atmosphere is lacking.

The campaign might be forgettable, but it’s bailed out by the excellent multiplayer experience. Infinity Ward confirms that it’s simply the best caretaker studio of the Call of Duty franchise. But they must not rest on their laurels because the game needs long-term support.

A game that is barely a game. New Tales from the Borderlands would like to continue the tradition of Telltale Games but misses quite a lot of the necessary ingredients. Your decisions don’t matter, the script just bombards you with ceaseless jokes and pop culture references, the main trio lacks plausible motivation. The voice actors are great, but how does that help a poorly written game?

Kratos and Atreus are back to bring an epic Ragnarök to your PlayStation - and it’s going to take significantly longer than last time. The action is great, the puzzles inventive and the story gripping. The only thing that’s possibly missing is a bit more innovation here and there.

A brilliant successor to a great turn-based RPG. The chaotic world of Mario and Rabbids is more open, you can freely move and chain combos during combat, the heroes are much more focused on specific tactics. Sparks of Hope has great tempo and is ideal for short sessions and long evenings both.

It’s a beautiful game but gameplay-wise, it sometimes struggles. The same applies to the story and especially the characters. Still, the game has its charms and is overall a solid addition to the series.

The final chapters of the renowned series have never looked better. There are some mistakes, but the opulent movie-like spectacle will pull you in as assuredly now as in the past. It’s just a shame that PC users must take their first steps in the franchise at the very end of the story.

Do you like construction games? Then you should definitely play this one, even if it contains silly mistakes and some systems aren’t well implemented. This is the best game of the franchise and a lot of fun.

It’s really difficult to even grade this game. Should it be called “Overwatch 2” at all? And how is it going to grow? Right now, it brings next to nothing to veterans but still remains a very good team shooter.

An average city action that can't be broken even by competent fights and an interesting story with a unique villain. Gotham Knights is a time killer with boring activities in a pathetically dead city, terrible controls, wasted potential and a lackluster graphical presentation. The game feels like the work of tie-breakers who have to look up the word "fun" in the dictionary.

A few nice improvements cannot hide the fact that FIFA needs proper innovations really badly. The Ultimate Team works well, in no small part thanks to the new Chemistry system, but the Career mode is literally dead and buried. I’ll be expecting much more from the future EA Sports FC.

We had pretty low expectations and we got what we thought we would. This is a game of clashing ideas - and many of them aren’t even executed well enough. It’s got tempo, at least, and can be fun in small doses.

A unique Lego game based on building with bricks. There are many puzzles with many solutions and it’s a joy to explore the beautiful world. It’s almost strange such a game hasn’t been made a long time ago - it’s the perfect showcase for the famous Danish toy.

A difficult survival game, stunning through the original setting, fantastic atmosphere and joy of exploration. Even the combat system is good, there’s astute design to be seen everywhere - Grounded is well worth spending time in, even if it’s not any sort of revolution.

A branching story with interesting twists and turns, along with co-op multiplayer, means that The Last Oricru is a better game than it would’ve been otherwise. It is, however, dragged down by technical issues and some bad design choices.

Finally, once again a case where the long wait paid off. Scorn did not disappoint, but mainly brought audiovisual porn for fans of a specific art style. There is not so much playing in it, but I can still warmly recommend a visit to this virtual world.

A very solid western turn-based strategy that doesn’t really fail at anything it’s trying to accomplish, even though the camera movements are capable of ruining a perfectly good fight and Native American culture should have been significantly more prominent.

A very good remake of the cult action-adventure game. Crypto's world is more beautiful than ever before, the environments grander and more imposing - as is the inevitable chaos and destruction that the alien hero brings about. Great to play and great to look at - but the game is dragged back by some technical issues.

Not a remaster, just a port for newer consoles and PC. This is the original 2004 game with just a few tweaks so don’t expect to be blown away by the experience. Still, a good product for retro fans and true connoisseurs of the Sword Coast.

Awful gameplay, bad controls, repetitive music, catastrophic combat system. There’s only one redeeming quality to this brawler - you can build and customize your own Lego toys. Then again, a better way to spend your money would be buying an actual Lego set.

The breakthrough hit eludes Spiders once again. This is not the polished diamond the developers might have been hoping for, but it is a fun action RPG with some cool ideas and accessible difficulty.