Tag: Open-World RPGs

Elex II Review

The All-Sprinkles Sundae Gets Another Scoop

HIGH The reveal of what’s going on with the villains.

LOW Trying to fight anything but the lowest-level monsters with a sword.

WTF There are two different monsters, both called “Rippers”.


Biomutant Review

The Post-Human Future Is Furry


HIGH Battling a giant floof while wearing power armor.

LOW There’s no excuse for melee combat this awkward.

WTF The giant monster that wears teddy bear-themed pajamas.


Vampyr Review

Blood Will Out

HIGH The no-murder ending is worth the crazy amount of work it takes to unlock.

LOW The ‘trap room’ fight. Also, the recipes for medicine can be easily missed!

WTF It answers the question ‘what if Bloodborne didn’t hate you for trying to play it?’


Morrowind and The Memory Stone

Andrew King extolls the virtues of The Memory Stone — a wonderful quest tucked away inside Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind. Read on and see why sometimes leaving “the fun” hidden is the best decision a director can make.


Mass Effect: Andromeda Preview

So, I’ve had Mass Effect: Andromeda for the past three or four days. I’m maybe 15 hours into it, give or take. At the moment, the staggered embargo covering the game only allows me to discuss what amounts to a large chunk of the first main mission.