Reviews
47 agents, one sandbox, infinite ways to ruin a dinner party
After 24 hours with HITMAN World of Assassination, here's where IO Interactive's latest lands on the Stealth Sandbox ladder.
Bram Tavares
Bram writes about open-world RPGs with a focus on craft over hype. twelve years in the trade and counting. Maintains a backlog spreadsheet with 387 entries.
Articles by Bram Tavares
Reviews
Phantom Liberty proves Night City still has secrets worth bleeding for
After 18 hours with Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, here's where CD Projekt Red's latest lands on the Open-World RPG (DLC) ladder.
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Disco Elysium lets you fail beautifully, and means it
After 18 hours with Disco Elysium, here's where ZA/UM's latest lands on the Narrative RPG ladder.
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Dishonored 2 gives you a clockwork mansion and dares you to break it
After 47 hours with Dishonored 2, here's where Arkane Studios's latest lands on the Immersive Sim ladder.
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Helldivers 2 is at its best when everything goes wrong
After 32 hours with Helldivers 2, here's where Arrowhead Game Studios's latest lands on the Co-op Shooter ladder.
News
Why every great heist game eventually heads to the vault
Design analysis: what's so structurally satisfying about putting a high-stakes set-piece at the end of a heist campaign?