60 Parsecs! was supposed to fix the mistakes of 60 Seconds and launch this concept into stratosphere, but suffered orbit decay and burned on re-entry.

If you crave a smart wargame based on WWII, go buy Panzer Corps with expansions instead of this one.

While AC: Origins was packed with interesting stories, Odyssey is a generic ’Ubisoft sandbox’ in the worst sense, with hundreds of the same-looking places, dozens of ”kill-fetch” quests and almost zero motivation to grind further.

The most frustrating thing about this game is that it was made by the creators of Panzer Corps and Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon. They’re not newcomers to this genre, but Check Your 6 looks and plays as if it’s their first attempt at a turn-based wargame.

There is a seed of a fascinating game hidden somewhere in Far Cry: Primal, but, I’m afraid, someone else will have to find it and grow it.

Sniper Elite 5 is a mission pack disguised as a sequel, with a bunch of small, unremarkable adjustments to the tried formula.

Stylish, unusual, funny… and incoherent. While the idea of a cute Satanic cult seems alluring, don’t rush to sign the contract in blood.

Even after release, War of the Vikings is still at the Early Access level in terms of balance, variety and net-code.

An intrigue in this game died back in 1964 when the novel of the same name was published.

Mutant Games should have listened to the sermon of the mount for developers. First commandment: do not copy other people's ideas. Second: do not repeat yourself.

Intriguing as a concept, the core idea of The Dragoness turned out to be a half-baked disappointment on arrival, especially its turn-based combat.

Final Fantasy 8 did not age well, and I would not recommend it as an introduction into JRPGs, but it does offer an interesting introspective at the history of this genre. Unfortunately, the remaster is quite shoddy, and there is no better official version than this.

The fifteen-year ordeal of Asylum's developers didn't end with a happy ending: while most of the game is praiseworthy, the final part is highly disappointing.

Aarklash: Legacy is not without its moments, but it is too sadistic to be any fun.

Another unsuccessful attempt to restart Alone in the Dark. I wouldn't want to see a sequel made in the same vein.

Hand of Fate is ridiculously easy until the few final stages, and even then it’s not a challenge of your wits or skill, but a simple test of luck.

Despite all the hints of the RPG genre, Dungeon Hearts is a typical match-3 puzzle.

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is a hybrid of Vampyr and God of War (2018). Unfortunately, there's nothing special about either the detective part of the game or the combat system. The only thing I enjoyed were the stories of residents of New England.

This is a good remaster of a not-so-good game.

Lords of Football comes to live in the rare moments when your front man scores a goal at the last second thanks to your timely instructions. The rest of it is sheer boredom without licensed teams and any depth at all.

It’s a one-off replacement for your daily meditation rather than a full-fledged game.

Tchia is an exotic adventure. Awaceb put a lot of effort into this game. There are lots of nice little things there, but these little things did not impress me.

Hogwarts Legacy is a great adventure, but only for those Harry Potter fans who rarely play video games.

Front Mission 1st: Remake is an interesting museum piece, but not a fun video game.

Fort Triumph is an unfortunate case when the whole is less than each of its parts.

For a game that is almost devoid of gameplay by concept, a boring story is a like a death sentence. Three hours of Clementine’s misadventures boil down to ‘Well, try not to die, okay?”

Not the worst imitator of Portal 2 that gets better as the story progresses, but, alas, the moment of magical transformation never comes. You won’t miss much by skipping this game entirely.

The developers present Pit People as a ‘turn-based adventure‘. But even this classification does not explain away all the problems of this game.