Jessica Filby
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Assassin’s Creed has been fighting to find its identity for over a decade, and thanks to Shadows it’s finally rediscovered it. Sure, its combat can be clunky and some story beats felt oddly placed (particularly Yasuke’s backstory), but Shadows is exactly what Assassin’s Creed needed to prove it still has a beating heart.
Avowed doesn’t exactly reinvent the wheel, but it does provide an unforgiving, yet enjoyable gameplay experience. The game certainly has its frustrating elements, like an enchanting table that’s only accessible via the camp or the need to trudge through dull conversations with your companions, but for many players, this will go down a treat rather than as a point of frustration.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (Which we’ll be calling Stalker 2 for the sake of our fingers) has some big lead shoes to fill, given it’s been 15 years since its highly revered predecessor, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat released. Yet while the sequel brings back the grimdark designs fans loved, it does get snowed under by its shortcomings.
Complete with an unending deadly winter beating down the city walls and a civilization that seems hellbent on destroying their home from the inside, Frostpunk 2 is an increasingly challenging and moody city-builder that pulls none of its punches.
11 years in development and the controversial pirate game Skull and Bones has docked into port, but does it rise like a wave in a storm, or sink under the weight of its own cannons and cargo?
Ten years after its predecessor, Helldivers 2 is finally here, bringing chaos and destruction to players’ screens – but does it live up to the original, or perhaps even surpass it?