Chris Thursten
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MachineGames takes a trip back in time.
Turbine's MOBA ambitions clash with its comic book source material.
An unnecessary follow-up to a classic.
Sunless Sea
Failbetter cast a powerful spell—but one that doesn't always hold up to scrutiny.
Frontier shoots for the stars—but how close do they get?
The Talos Principle assembles familiar parts into something very clever indeed.
The Sims 4
There's a blithe naivety to the way that life is presented in The Sims that is either comforting or a little disturbing.
A little obtuse in places, but otherwise this is the best new RPG in years.
Detective games have always been difficult to pull off. Mysteries are about fluidity of meaning—intuition, third options, non-binary solutions to binary-seeming problems. Most games are binary by their nature; you're right or wrong, you win or you lose. In this regard, Murdered: Soul Suspect sets a high bar for itself....
Wolfenstein: The New Order has been made with love. This might not be obvious to you when you are giving a Nazi both barrels as the world around you collapses in a shower of bone and blood and concrete. It might not seem like the most pertinent observation to make...
A few well-designed systems struggle to overcome lifeless presentation. Capable, but ultimately hard to recommend.
Titanfall
The most exciting multiplayer shooter in recent years, held back from greatness by its questionable staying power.
