We have gathered together in The Manor’s Drawing Room to pick our personal highlights from 2018. And it makes for an interesting list.
Category: Reviews
Review: Sundered: Eldritch Edition (Switch)
Sundered makes its debut on Switch with a ton of new features. But how does it compare with its wonderful predecessor, Jotun?
Preview: Right To Rule (PC)
The wholesome story of three friends deciding to get together and make their dream game: a multiplayer competitive RPG.
Review: Mutant Year Zero: Road To Eden (PC)
It’s a brutally hard XCOM-style game with mutant ducks and pigs! Just like you always wanted!
Review: Arca’s Path VR (PSVR)
Like Super Monkey Ball, but with all the fun sucked out of it.
Review: Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition (PS4)
Hollow Knight is one of the best Metroidvania games I’ve ever played, and a remarkable result for a first-time developer.
Review: Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (Switch)
This spiritual successor to the venerable Wonder Boy series manages to massively improve on the games that inspired it.
Review: 428: Shibuya Scramble (PS4)
This acclaimed visual novel from the makers of the Zero Escape series received a perfect score from Famitsu magazine back in 2008 – and now it’s finally available in English.
Review: Ms. Splosion Man (Switch)
Twisted Pixel’s Xbox Live Arcade classic gets a new lease of life on Nintendo Switch.
Review: Call of Cthulhu (PS4)
Call of Cthulhu is a pleasingly atmospheric take on Lovecraft’s creations – as long as you’re willing to overlook some of the rough edges.
Review: Save Me Mr Tako! (Switch)
A celebration of the Game Boy in glorious monochrome.
Review: Valkyria Chronicles 4 (PS4)
A masterful return to form for a series that had lost its way.
Review: SNK 40th Anniversary Collection (Switch)
To celebrate the company’s birthday, here’s a classy collection of SNK classics with beautifully polished presentation.
Review: Steel Rats (PS4)
The long-awaited Steel Rats is finally here, chainsaw wheels and vertical driving fully intact. But does it live up to its promise?
Can you dig it? Graveyard Keeper Early Access Review
It’s like Stardew Valley, but with more highly suspicious meat products of dubious provenance.
Review: TowerFall (Switch)
TowerFall makes it to the Switch with all of the content from the previous two games, as well as some cracking multiplayer options.
Review: The Banner Saga 3 (Switch)
The conclusion of Stoic’s Banner Saga is breathtaking – and also difficult to write about without dropping spoilers.
Review: Sunless Sea: Zubmariner Edition (PS4)
The cult PC game Sunless Sea finally makes its way onto the PS4 with its Zubmariner DLC intact. Time to dive into the chilling waters of the Unterzee…
Review: Life Is Strange (PC)
Ahead of the release of Life is Strange 2 this week, James Keen Esq. revisits the original.
Review: The Gardens Between (Switch)
The Gardens Between is bloomin’ marvellous. Buy it now!