Henry Stockdale

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Henry Stockdale·Oct 22, 2024

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Survivor Instinct's biggest saving grace is the entertaining set-pieces, which usually involve escaping from a Titan strangely determined to kill you. While this can deliver a visually impressive spectacle, it's frustrating how little room for error there often is. These moments are meant to be fast-paced, sure; you're running for your life after all. However, a split-second delay or mistimed jump is often enough to kill you, and that annoyingly restarts the entire segment.

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Henry Stockdale·Jul 22, 2024

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Great new features like creating your own team deliver a more compelling management sim.

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Henry Stockdale·Mar 6, 2024

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That said, while we realise this is rare for the genre, qualifying before races would be nice. Perks like starting races in 9th place don't provide a real substitute. Furthermore, online multiplayer's omission is also disappointing, though at least there's local multiplayer for up to four players. These aren't deal breakers, though, and when the core campaign is this good, New Star GP comes recommended.

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Henry Stockdale·Nov 14, 2023

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Predicting the next Persona spin-off feels like a fool's game when Atlus goes from fighters to rhythm games, so I'm sur…

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Henry Stockdale·Aug 11, 2023

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Eurogamer's review of F1 Manager 2023, which makes some improvements but not as many as hoped.

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Henry Stockdale·Jul 3, 2023

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Our review of Ghost Trick, a Capcom classic.

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Henry Stockdale·Jun 30, 2023

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Our review of The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie.

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Henry Stockdale·Mar 7, 2023

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Trails to Azure is an important second entry to the Crossbell saga, adding some neat touches and forming two parts of a whole with Trails From Zero.

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Henry Stockdale·Jan 23, 2023

Critic75/100

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Forspoken takes it time to get over a wobbly start, but there's something worthwhile here amongst the noise. Eurogamer's review.

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Henry Stockdale·Jan 17, 2023

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Intelligent Systems has made some bold decisions with Fire Emblem Engage, and I'd argue they've mostly paid off. Diverg…

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Henry Stockdale·Sep 21, 2022

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Trails From Zero might be late to the scene but even now, Nihon Falcom's JRPG remains one of the best Trails games yet.

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Henry Stockdale·Sep 12, 2022

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F1 Manager 2022 is a strong first entry in Frontier's new series, filling a niche that's been sorely lacking on PlayStation for years. Capturing the spirit of Formula 1 with its strong attention to detail, there's some thrilling races to be had and we're impressed by how well it handles race days with its 3D engine. As a management sim, it's a slow burner and we do wish you could create your own teams, but it still holds a distinct charm of its own. If you've got the patience for the long haul, F1 fans won't want to miss this.

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Henry Stockdale·Sep 7, 2022

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Arya winning, son? Eurogamer's review of Warner Bros. MultiVersus.

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Henry Stockdale·Aug 18, 2022

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Red Matter 2 is one of VR's finest adventures yet. With an intriguing mystery, impressive graphics, and intuitive design, Vertical Robot's sequel pushes the Meta Quest 2 to its limits to nearly match the PCVR experience.

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Henry Stockdale·Aug 4, 2022

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Multiplayer is undoubtedly the game's main draw. Supporting up to four players, you've got free-for-all, 2v2 team battles, while Mayhem Mode – which is sadly not available online – introduces minigames, including classics like The Floor is Lava and boss fights. Our personal favourite is Rampage, which sees players racing to destroy as many buildings as possible for points, though there’s plenty of other options. This all adds some necessary variety and if you can assemble three other players, GigaBash is a great time that comes recommended.