Fraser Brown

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Fraser Brown·Sep 21, 2017

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Divinity: Original Sin 2 is a sprawling, inventive adventure and one of the best RPGs ever made.

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Fraser Brown·Sep 5, 2017

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Thanks to the myriad possible move and combo loadouts, along with the various weapons and classes, PvP is both challenging and full of unexpected comebacks and knife-edge duels, but it just doesn't feel like a complete experience. Bugs, server issues, a small, dull open-world and the lack of modes is definitely holding it back.

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Fraser Brown·Aug 21, 2017

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Norsca is a brilliant last hurrah for Total War: Warhammer. It's full of spectacle, monsters and thrilling wars, but where it really succeeds is in its campaign twists.

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Fraser Brown·Jul 25, 2017

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I don't think Aven Colony is terrible, despite these 1,500+ scathing words. The combination of survival and constructing a frontier colony is still an intriguing concept, and Mothership Entertainment have used the alien world conceit to create some novel, if ultimately irritating, obstacles. But the balance is all off, and its slog of a campaign and the attempts at streamlining make this a disappointing extraterrestrial outing.

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Fraser Brown·Jun 30, 2017

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Housemarque and Eugene Jarvis have created something very special, and I suspect, enduring.

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Fraser Brown·Jun 27, 2017

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I'm conflicted. Conceptually, The Crimson Court is very much my cup of blood, but the execution, particularly when it comes to the first mission and the curse, sometimes feels off. That said, Red Hook has clearly been taking feedback seriously, and changes have already been made to make things a little less punishing.

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Fraser Brown·Jun 12, 2017

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Despite the concessions made in the name of ambition, it's an impressive dungeon romp.

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Fraser Brown·May 30, 2017

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The campaign isn't great but Steel Division's tense, tactical combat is great with friends.

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Fraser Brown·May 18, 2017

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From the interface to economics, it sports some of the best systems I've seen in a 4X game, and like Endless Legend, it's simultaneously confident and experimental, finding new ways to spice up a genre that can too often be bland.

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Fraser Brown·Apr 25, 2017

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Syberia 3's seven year delay wasn't long enough.

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Fraser Brown·Apr 20, 2017

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While decent RTS campaigns increasingly feel like my white whale, I can usually depend on Relic for something better.

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Fraser Brown·Apr 7, 2017

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These enhancements are great, sometimes even game-changing, but Paradox are offering so much for free that it makes the actual premium DLC less vital.

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Fraser Brown·Feb 20, 2017

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Halo Wars 2 is simultaneously conservative and inventive. It's definitely trying to evoke traditional RTS games – which is not entirely a bad thing given the recent dearth of them – especially when it comes to the campaign, but elements like base construction and Blitz mode make it stand out enough that it doesn't feel like you're just going through the motions for the hundredth time.

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Fraser Brown·Jan 20, 2017

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Sanctus Reach’s unit and faction design and flexible mechanics deserve a much better campaign and fewer constantly recycled objectives.

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Fraser Brown·Jan 17, 2017

Critic92/100

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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is secretly last year’s best stealth game.