Alice Bell

Rock Paper Shotgun

Alice Bell·Oct 14, 2022

Critic—

Agreement—

Scorn's dreadful bio-mechanical world is a fantastic example of horror design and level design alike, but its lovely mess of flesh is let down by messier combat.

Rock Paper Shotgun

Alice Bell·Oct 11, 2022

Critic—

Agreement—

Coral Island may not totally reinvent the farming game template, but its changes make it a kinder and easier world to farm in

Rock Paper Shotgun

Alice Bell·Sep 28, 2022

Critic—

Agreement—

The Excavation Of Hob's Barrow is a short, mostly easy puzzle adventure more notable for it's a wonderful atmosphere of complete dread.

Rock Paper Shotgun

Alice Bell·Sep 19, 2022

Critic—

Agreement—

Return To Monkey Island is slathered in nostalgia, but it's also a fun, modern, and nigh on perfect new entry to a beloved old legacy series.

Rock Paper Shotgun

Alice Bell·Sep 7, 2022

Critic—

Agreement—

New steampunk-ish Soulslike Steelrising has all the ingredients for a great game, but it doesn't get the mix right.

Rock Paper Shotgun

Alice Bell·Aug 30, 2022

Critic—

Agreement—

Immortality is an ambitious and considered look at art, storytelling, film, religion, and many other things, but it doesn't stick the landing.

Rock Paper Shotgun

Alice Bell·Aug 22, 2022

Critic—

Agreement—

Saints Row is back with a 2022 reboot: new friends, new gangs, new crime. But it doesn't arrive with a bang.

Rock Paper Shotgun

Alice Bell·Aug 10, 2022

Critic—

Agreement—

Some of the busywork feels dated even for a 2018 game, and this re-release suffers from the existence of its own sequel, but Marvel's Spider-Man is a great, fun-filled, web-swinging romp. The PC port keeps all of its charm.

Rock Paper Shotgun

Alice Bell·Jul 8, 2022

Critic—

Agreement—

Creepy first-person horror game Madison does some very cool stuff with it's polaroid camera mechanic, but the puzzles slow things down a tad much

Rock Paper Shotgun

Alice Bell·Jun 8, 2022

Critic—

Agreement—

The Quarry is a thrilling-ish monster-movie in game form. The charismatic characters and tropey twists get these games back on a fun track.

Rock Paper Shotgun

Alice Bell·Jun 7, 2022

Critic—

Agreement—

Card Shark is a collection of cheat 'em up mini-games that is clever, beautiful and stylish - but it'll demand 100% of your attention until you've finished it.

Rock Paper Shotgun

Alice Bell·Jun 1, 2022

Critic—

Agreement—

Silt has immaculate undersea monster vibes, but finicky puzzle solutions and ungenerous checkpointing make them hard to properly enjoy.

Rock Paper Shotgun

Alice Bell·May 18, 2022

Critic—

Agreement—

Eternal Threads can be messy and frustrating at times, but if you can get over these hurdles, this is a fun kitchen-sink-drama-meets-sudoku.

Rock Paper Shotgun

Alice Bell·May 18, 2022

Critic—

Agreement—

Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong has intrigue at vampire court, good puzzles and interesting conversation battles - with a lot of walking in between

Rock Paper Shotgun

Alice Bell·May 4, 2022

Critic—

Agreement—

The story needs an edit, but FixFox's world is just a relentlessly lovely place to live and noodle around. This non-violent fixventure is very restful.