Some Secrets Should Stay Buried
HIGH The hotel chase ranks among the best first-person action scenes.
LOW I’m expected to know when to run towards an explosion?
WTF What, exactly, is a Quantum resonator?
The Beast Inside Review
Tag: First-Person
Moons of Madness Review
The Red And Black Planet
HIGH Routine Martian maintenance.
LOW Stunlock-happy killbots.
WTF Are we ever going to get to the fireworks factory?
The Sojourn Review
Stay A While, Don’t Listen
HIGH The “Vivid Nightmare” level.
LOW Trying to inch along bridges while keeping an eye in view.
WTF “The more you reap the more you sow”?
Far Cry New Dawn Review
Wasted Wasteland
HIGH Repeatable outposts.
LOW Forgettable villians in a series known for memorable ones.
WTF The Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country?
Metro: Exodus Review
It’s All About The Journey
HIGH The new, more open areas are beautifully realized.
LOW Getting lost in these areas and wandering aimlessly.
WTF ‘Sacrifishious’ would have been a much better trophy name…
Genesis Alpha One Review
Deep Space Clonialism
HIGH The minimal HUD and use of terminals instead of menus.
LOW Explorable planets feel unbelievably empty.
WTF Everyone and everything is a literal clone, including the player.
Subnautica Review
Lost At Sea
HIGH The first two-thirds of the campaign are outstanding.
LOW The endgame is excruciatingly awful.
WTF Why is there never a map function?
Elderborn Preview
First-person games these days seem to have one of two presentations — they either feature a gun and gallons of blood, or a person walking peacefully though scenes while picking up objects. It’s easy to see that Elderborn gets its inspiration from the former, but in a twist, it takes the gun out of the equation. Instead, players will pick up a series of melee weapons to fight evil, striking, parrying, and kicking their way through an ancient Egyptian-inspired dungeon while searching for gold along the way.
Mothergunship Review
That’s A Lot Of Robots…
HIGH filling entire rooms with laser beams and explosive ordinance.
LOW losing EVERYTHING when you die.
WTF Why can’t I pop the party balloons with my punchy fists?
Hunting Simulator Review
The Ultimate Predator
HIGH Finally tracking down a black bear on a moonless night.
LOW Being forced to hunt rabbits – again – to unlock the next level.
WTF How am I supposed to tell which of these sheep is legendarily formidable? They’re just sheep!
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