Video Game Reviews (Page 2)

Review

Pepper Grinder review - straight-ahead fun with brilliant ideas along the way

I found my drill.

5 Apr 2024 Christian Donlan

13 comments

Review

Digital Foundry | Turtle Beach VelocityOne Race review: direct drive racing wheels go mainstream

Capable, affordable and feature-rich - with a few rough edges.

3 Apr 2024 Will Judd

33 comments

Review

Digital Foundry | Dell Alienware AW3225QF review: the best 32-inch QD-OLED for UK buyers

This 4K 240Hz screen has impressive Dolby Vision HDR too.

29 Mar 2024 Will Judd

44 comments

An illustrative-style image of a mother and her teenage daughter hugging. Their eyes are closed in happiness.

Review

Open Roads review - a pleasant road trip that doesn't go anywhere particularly memorable

A nice brake.

27 Mar 2024 Robert Purchese

15 comments

Blimps fly into the air from a towering, yellow-lit city behind them.

Review

Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles review - meditative city building on a stormy archipelago

Caw.

26 Mar 2024 Robert Purchese

7 comments

A witch conjures a magical orb and fixes us with her gaze in this art for Timemelters.

Review

Timemelters review - weird, cold-blooded tactical brilliance

Back from/to the future.

25 Mar 2024 Christian Donlan

23 comments

Rise of the Ronin official screenshot showing the silhouette of a distant player grappling up to a high beam of wood jutting out from a tall building, against the sunset

Review

Rise of the Ronin review - samurai action that's as grounded as it is approachable

Counterspark-tual history.

21 Mar 2024 Alan Wen

69 comments

Princess Peach dressed as a swordfighter posing with a rapier

Review

Princess Peach: Showtime! review - the damsel in distress becomes an RPG queen

Vision in pink.

21 Mar 2024 Ashley Bardhan

29 comments

Dragon's Dogma 2 image, showing an intricate stained glass window depicting a roaring dragon with its wings spread.

Review

Dragon's Dogma 2 review - endless discoveries paired with limitless potential

There and back again.

20 Mar 2024 Lewis Parker

204 comments

The in-game Alone in the Dark likenesses of actors Jodie Comber and David Harbor, wearing what looks like 30s attire - brown, buttoned up, smart but dull.

Review

Alone in the Dark review – a perfunctory romp that doesn't quite live up to the hype

Fear and loathing in Louisiana.

19 Mar 2024 Vikki Blake

51 comments

Asus ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM monitor sitting on a desk with some cool stuff on the screen

Review

Digital Foundry | Asus ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM review: the best gaming monitor we've tested

This 32-inch 4K 240Hz QD-OLED screen is superb.

16 Mar 2024 Will Judd

22 comments

A zoomed-in screenshot from the game The Thaumaturge, showing a bearded academic-looking masculine character, in a high collared coat and tie and waistcoat underneath, peering down at a book they're holding before them.

Review

The Thaumaturge review - a refreshingly different Polish RPG

A sight Warsaw eyes.

16 Mar 2024 Robert Purchese

35 comments

Penny throws her yo-yo against a starry backdrop in this screen from Penny's Big Breakaway.

Review

Penny's Big Breakaway review - a bright platformer with a serious lineage

Treasure box.

14 Mar 2024 Christian Donlan

25 comments

A chaotic montage image of Jeff Minter's head in sunglasses, llamas, audio cassettes, and a lurid pink and purple pixellated background

Review

Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story review - classic games, now with fascinating context

Synth you asked.

13 Mar 2024 Christian Donlan

40 comments

Unicorn Overlord official artwork showing a montage of JRPG-style characters with medaeval gear.

Review

Unicorn Overlord review - endless options propel this strategy RPG to epic heights

On horse for victory.

12 Mar 2024 Kaan Serin

36 comments

Review

Digital Foundry | OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition review: flagship-grade power with plenty of fan extras

One of the most interesting video game tie-ins in a while.

11 Mar 2024 Will Judd

4 comments

A small stone house with two slanted wooden rooftops sits on a quite street. Plant pots sit outside the left side of the house underneath a window covered by awning, and two small shutter-clad windows adorn either side of the glass door on the right.

Review

Summerhouse review - a house-building toy that contains genuine magic

Finial fantasy.

8 Mar 2024 Christian Donlan

8 comments

A Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley screenshot showing Snufkin sat on a wooden dock, his back to the camera, while he fishes in a beautiful shimmering ocean.

Review

Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley review - it's just lovely

Parklife.

5 Mar 2024 Christian Donlan

42 comments

Review

Digital Foundry | Sony Xperia 5 V review: Compact and powerful with a great camera

A trendy handset with a couple of pitfalls.

4 Mar 2024 Reece Bithrey

31 comments

An illustrative cutscene showing Darth Vader in conversation with a uniformed general on the spaceship. I presume he's saying something like, "I find your lack of faith disturbing, General." But who knows?

Review

Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster review - a meticulous overhaul of a shooter that still blasts with the best

Return of the deadeye.

29 Feb 2024 Rick Lane

35 comments

The word Balatro in front of a psychedelic swirl. The second A is replaced by an ace of spades

Review

Balatro review - near-infinite poker possibilities

Park your Lexus.

29 Feb 2024 Christian Donlan

72 comments

A screenshot of Wrath: Aeon of Ruin, depicting the player fighting a giant humanoid boss coloured alabaster and gold.

Review

Wrath: Aeon of Ruin review - a retro shooter of unprecedented scope, for better and worse

Untamed dimensions.

26 Feb 2024 Rick Lane

32 comments

Review

Digital Foundry | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE review: the most compelling RDNA 3 graphics card yet

Good at RT, stellar at rasterisation, at a price that's right - this is AMD at its most aggressive.

26 Feb 2024 Richard Leadbetter

18 comments

Extreme close up of Cloud with sword at his back looking pensieve

Review

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth review - an overstuffed but lovable re-imagining

Cloudbusting.

22 Feb 2024 Ed Nightingale

157 comments

Official Skull and Bones artwork showing three pirates stood in front of their moored pirate ship that faces the camera, with others in the background against a blue sky

Review

Skull and Bones review - entertaining combat can't save a lifeless pirate adventure

Frayed knot.

21 Feb 2024 Matt Wales

100 comments