Phil Hornshaw

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Phil Hornshaw·Oct 19, 2020

Critic80/100

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

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Phil Hornshaw·Sep 10, 2020

Critic70/100

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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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Phil Hornshaw·Aug 28, 2020

Critic60/100

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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.

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Phil Hornshaw·Aug 19, 2020

Critic80/100

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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 games.

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Phil Hornshaw·Jun 1, 2020

Critic40/100

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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.

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Phil Hornshaw·May 22, 2020

Critic70/100

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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.

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Phil Hornshaw·Mar 17, 2020

Critic80/100

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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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Phil Hornshaw·Nov 15, 2019

Critic80/100

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

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Phil Hornshaw·Oct 8, 2019

Critic80/100

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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.

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Phil Hornshaw·Sep 11, 2019

Critic70/100

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

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Phil Hornshaw·Aug 28, 2019

Critic70/100

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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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Phil Hornshaw·Feb 25, 2019

Critic90/100

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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.