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Control: Ultimate Edition Cloud Version Review

Control in the cloud is a solid way to experience one of 2019's best games, even if it's not the prettiest.

8

Great

Amnesia: Rebirth Review

The follow-up to Frictional Games' seminal 2010 horror game tightly hones the developer's approach to story, frights, and frustration.

7

Good

Marvel's Avengers Review – Infinity War

Avengers feels like two separate games smashed together, and while they don't always sync up, both parts are linked by deep, intelligent combat spread across varied heroes.

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Fair

Control AWE DLC Review – Haunted Oldest House

AWE is full of fun lore tidbits linking Control to Alan Wake, but it underwhelms as an addition to both the latter's universe and the former's weird game world.

8

Great

Mortal Shell Review

Developer Cold Symmetry's budget action-RPG is a love letter to From Software's work, but Mortal Shell's take on similar ideas feels aimed at those who struggle to get through Soulsborne ...

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Poor

Liberated Review

Liberated wants to be a playable V for Vendetta, but despite a beautiful hand-drawn art style, it can't match the quality of its inspirations.

7

Good

Maneater Review - Fish Are Food, Not Friends

Maneater's ability to make you feel like a nonsensically powerful prehistoric monster is matched only by its comedic chops, but it's marred by loose, frantic combat.

8

Great

Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Review - The Next Next Generation

Throughout its first season, Star Trek: Picard is great at exploring and developing ideas and characters from past series--but it can struggle to get out of the past and into ...

8

Great

Doom Eternal Review - Intelligent Inferno

Doom Eternal intensifies the battles with Hell's hordes by requiring you to constantly calculate the best ways to rip, tear, and stay alive.

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Great

Star Trek: Picard Episode 5 "Stardust City Rag" Review - Successful Assimilation

Picard continues to find interesting ways to delve into Star Trek history, and its latest episode manages to incorporate the franchise's lighter side into a darker story.

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Great

Star Trek: Picard Episode 4 Review - Boldly Getting There

With its fourth episode, Star Trek: Picard starts to build some momentum and starts really challenging its titular character.

8

Great

Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Review - Sonic Boom

The big-screen Sonic adaptation captures the spirit of Sega's character but is willing to strike out on its own.

6

Fair

Star Trek: Picard Episode 3 Review - Eventually Going Where No One Has Gone Before

All the context is finally in place after another slow episode of Star Trek: Picard, but at least it seems like things are about to start happening.

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Mediocre

Star Trek: Picard Episode 2 Review - A Captain Without A Ship

After a premiere that struggled with pacing problems, the second episode of Star Trek: Picard kills the momentum with info dumps.

7

Good

Star Trek: Picard Episode 1 Review - Remembering The Past

Star Trek: Picard is a strong revival of the beloved character and creates a Star Trek that feels more relevant than series of the past.

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Great

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Review - A Good Feeling About This

Respawn Entertainment's foray into the Star Wars universe balances Force powers with tough difficulty to make the best Jedi game in years.

8

Great

Destiny 2 Shadowkeep Review - Moon's Haunted

Shadowkeep's return to the moon provides the usual quick story and new activities, but it's the many under-the-hood changes that really shine.

7

Good

Gears 5 Review

The Coalition adds a lot of smart new ideas to the Gears of War formula in Gears 5.

7

Good

Telling Lies Review - Watch Carefully

Telling Lies expands on the core ideas of Her Story with more expansive, nuance voyeurism, but it runs out of energy before the end.

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Good

Ma Is A Fun Teen Spookfest, Thanks Entirely To Octavia Spencer

Walking well-trod teen horror paths is a lot of fun thanks to Spencer's command of camp and creepiness.

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Superb

Apex Legends Review -- A New Battle Royale Titan

Respawn hammers out a lot of the dents in battle royale, and its addition of some of the best ideas in shooters gives a new shine to the genre.

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Superb

God Of War Review: Out With The Old, In With The New

God of War is every bit the over-the-top action game you expect, but it's the story and setting that end up stealing the show.

Phil Hornshaw / Staff

philhornshaw's Reviews

Control: Ultimate Edition Cloud Version Review

Amnesia: Rebirth Review

Marvel's Avengers Review – Infinity War

Control AWE DLC Review – Haunted Oldest House

Mortal Shell Review

Liberated Review

Maneater Review - Fish Are Food, Not Friends

Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Review - The Next Next Generation

Doom Eternal Review - Intelligent Inferno

Star Trek: Picard Episode 5 "Stardust City Rag" Review - Successful Assimilation

Star Trek: Picard Episode 4 Review - Boldly Getting There

Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Review - Sonic Boom

Star Trek: Picard Episode 3 Review - Eventually Going Where No One Has Gone Before

Star Trek: Picard Episode 2 Review - A Captain Without A Ship

Star Trek: Picard Episode 1 Review - Remembering The Past

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Review - A Good Feeling About This

Destiny 2 Shadowkeep Review - Moon's Haunted

Gears 5 Review

Telling Lies Review - Watch Carefully

Ma Is A Fun Teen Spookfest, Thanks Entirely To Octavia Spencer

Apex Legends Review -- A New Battle Royale Titan

God Of War Review: Out With The Old, In With The New