![Promotional artwork for Zenless Zone Zero's launch showing a selection of characters. Including Zhu Yuan, Ellen, Nicole, Belle, and Wise.](jpg/zzz-review-header0641.jpg)
Video Game Reviews
![Promotional artwork for Zenless Zone Zero's launch showing a selection of characters. Including Zhu Yuan, Ellen, Nicole, Belle, and Wise.](jpg/zzz-review-header0641.jpg)
![A screenshot of Until Then shows a character that looks despondent.](jpg/until-then-review-pc-0641.jpg)
![Destiny 2 The Final Shape official image showing three guardians facing the camera in new pink and blue glowing gear against a pink-purple background](jpg/destiny-2-the-final-shape-review-header0641.jpg)
Review
Destiny 2: The Final Shape review - a fitting end for a story ten years in the telling
Subclass warfare.
![Official Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree art showing a skeletal figure in tattered robes, surrounded by darkness, pulling a golden spear up and out of its eye](jpg/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-dlc-review-header-(1)0641.jpg)
![Still Wakes the Deep review - astonishing artistry can't quite keep this oil rig horror afloat](jpg/still-wakes-the-deep-header-20641.jpg)
Review
Still Wakes the Deep review - astonishing artistry can't quite keep this oil rig horror afloat
Not all is as it seas.
![Skald official artwork showing several party members on a rocky coast fending off sea monsters as waves crash around them, in classic C64 pixellated style](jpg/skald-review-header0641.jpg)
Review
Skald: Against the Black Priory review - a robust but inessential throwback to the RPG's primordial era
Blue cloister cult.
![Crow Country official screenshot showing the main character in a room full of retro arcade machines, lit by a flourescent pink glow](jpg/crow-country-review-header0641.jpg)
Review
Crow Country review - retro horror thrills that offer much more than mere nostalgia
Park de Triomphe.
![A screenshot from V Rising. We see a caped, white-haired vampire walking down a carpeted hallway, sword drawn, towards the imposing, winged figure of Dracula.](jpg/v_rising_title_dracula0641.jpg)
![Lorelei and the Laser Eyes official screenshot showing an elderly lady lying in bed in greyscale, with pink lasers coming out of her eyes](jpg/lorelei-review-header0641.jpg)
Review
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes review - art, ghosts, and perfect puzzles intertwine
Plight at the museum.
![Hellblade 2 official screenshot showing the top half of Senua's face peeping out from above a dark surface of water](jpg/hellblade-2-review-header-cropped0641.jpg)
Review
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 review - a triumphant return to a challenging story
A worrier's tale.
![Songs of Conquest key art showing four characters - an elf, a frog-person, a red-haired lady, and a bald mage - in front of a distant tower and orange cloudy sky](jpg/songsofconquest-keyart2024-nologo-1920x10800641.jpg)
Review
Songs of Conquest review - fantasy tactics that favours breadth over depth
Hexes of might and magic.
![Indika promo image showing Indika's face, centre, in a black hood, surrounded by laughing elderly nuns with gold-yellow halos](jpg/indika-review-header0641.jpg)
![1000xresist official screenshot showing a character in a red mask and outfit talking to you, against red-lit futuristic background](jpg/1000x-resist-review-header0641.jpg)
![A ghost cat looms over the player in Animal Well.](jpg/animal-well-ghost-cat0641.jpg)
![hades 2 key art of melinoe wielding magic](jpg/hades-2-key-art-melinoe0641.jpg)
Review
Hades 2 early access review - polish and terrifying power from some of the best out there
The fable of Arachne.
![MSI MPG 321URX review: the best QD-OLED monitor for US buyers](jpg/msi-mpg-321urx-header0641.jpg)
Review
Digital Foundry | MSI MPG 321URX review: the best QD-OLED monitor for US buyers
Another excellent side of the same QD-OLED coin.
![Sand Land official image showing three characters in a rickety truck crying out](jpg/sand-land-review-header0641.jpg)
![No Rest for the Wicked artwork showing a bruised and bloodied warrior being gripped by two robed figures standing either side.](jpg/no-rest-for-the-wicked-moon-studios-lightened0641.jpg)
Review
No Rest For the Wicked early access review - a shaky start, but there's potential
I-soul-metric.
![Stellar Blade official promo image showing Eve looking straight on at the camera](jpg/stellar-blade-review-header0641.jpg)
![Key art for Manor Lords. An armoured person atop their house surveying the kingdom before them. It is a pastoral idyll, all verdant green and topped with a castle on a hill, like a cherry tops a cake. A, um, grassy cake.](jpg/manorlords0641.jpg)
Review
Manor Lords early access review - beautiful foundations but missing important pieces
Hooray for the village people.
![Tales of Kenzera screenshot showing African prince in Afro-futurist landscape in sunset](jpg/tales-of-kenzera%e2%84%a2_-zau_202404141108530641.jpg)
Review
Tales of Kenzera review: a compassionate Afro-futurist exploration of grief
Fresh, genuine storytelling.
![A hundred anime characters from Eiyuden Chronicles in mass collage](jpg/eiyuden-100characters0641.jpg)
Review
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes review - a Suikoden successor that plays things safe
Extrovert simulator.
![A vibrant illustration of a grizzled man in a baseball cap and t-shirt stuffing a bloody leg into a bag.](jpg/life_eater_review_20641.jpg)
Review
Life Eater review - an intriguingly uncomfortable game about abduction that chickens out a bit
Raises questions it doesn't answer.
![Harold from Harold Halibut is standing looking forlornly into middle distance. He is wearing a beige shirt and trouser braces. The background is soft focus but it looks like there is graffiti behind him.](jpg/harold-halibut-20240641.jpg)
Review
Harold Halibut review - sub-aquatic sci-fi adventure is a little too prog-rock
Space-mod at sea.
![A side-on, cartoony illustration of a wizardly old man, by the looks of things, wearing a high collared cloak and a stern expression. Behind him, pink swirling magic can be seen.](jpg/inkbound_review0641.jpg)