Put up with its farcical levels of misogyny and you'll find an approachable, satisfying fighting game that feels smoother and looks sharper than it ever has before. [Issue#160, p.100]

Overshadowed by the games that inspired it. [Issue#160, p.99]

Obsidian has finally made the RPG we all knew they were capable of making and it's damned glorious. [Issue#160, p.98]

All three groups will merely be content, not delighted. [Issue#160, p.96]

Hard to recommend over the far more accomplished "Beyond Earth." [Issue#160, p.94]

In the end, the fact that Battlefield: Hardline could easily have been Medal Of Honor: Hardline or Need For Speed: Hardline is entirely moot. Visceral has played an ace, and it’s a bona fide thriller.

It’s a smart game that’s essential for anyone who thinks they can see through the mechanics of other episodic, choice-based games. We thought we could, and Life Is Strange slapped us in the face.

Sure, Chapters might be technically temperamental and occasionally get itself tangled in the threads of the series’ narrative, but it is also intelligent, crafts its world skilfully and has an admirable commitment to themes and design principles that make it stand out. We’re left eager to see where it goes next.

This is still something very special, a work of rare craft and beauty, and almost certainly the best exclusive on Xbox One. Essential.

Bloodborne is an incredible game; tight in its mechanics, logical in its systems, rewarding, intense, gloriously frustrating and exciting in equal measure. The PS4 has its first absolutely essential game. As if there was ever any doubt.

Breath of Life will have its fervent champions, but it won't go supernova. [Issue#159, p.113]

The positives do make it stand out. [Issue#159, p.112]

Baboon! ticks a whole lot of our boxes. [Issue#159, p.111]

Just be sure not to play before bed time. [Issue#159, p.111]

Nice enough, but not exactly groundbreaking. [Issue#159, p.110]

What would otherwise be a pretty bog standard platform game is elevated by the workshop option. [Issue#159, p.109]

Yet another canny elaboration of what continues to be a deeply beloved series of videogames. [Issue#159, p.108]

The Deer God attempts to give meaning to death but fails to deliver. [Issue#159, p.106]

It'd be right to call Castle in the Darkness difficult, perhaps even cruel, but so finely tuned it is that it never borders into anger territory. [Issue#159, p.105]

There's just not much of a game here. [Issue#159, p.104]

Well-made, enjoyable, and completely forgettable. Kind of like a rollercoaster. [Issue#159, p.102]

This is not merely a sequel worth playing, it’s one worth consuming again and again until its every secret has been revealed.

Underwater combat, despised by many, has thankfully been removed from this latest entry. [Issue#159, p.96]

Grow Home isn't the masterpiece you'll hang on the wall, it's the vase of tulips on the coffee table - appreciated at the time, but forgotten once they wither. [Issue#159, p.90]

If you are willing to look past its issues, then Type-0 is definitely worth your time, and it is far better than some of the other games in the Crystallis series. If we had to choose any Final Fantasy game that acts as the harbinger for the messiah that is Final Fantasy XV, then it would be this one, purely thanks to its markedly similar and stellar combat system.

It looks fantastic and boasts a story worth telling, but perhaps the most satisfying thing about this update is that it offers both long-term fans and new recruits the same thing: a solid, rewarding and relevant space RTS that belies its significant age.

OlliOlli 2 is polished and thrilling in ways that its predecessor was not.

The Order clearly sees itself as some sort of bridge between the world of games and cinema, but it fails miserably to create the essence, tones or rewards offered by either medium.