Christian Donlan

Reviews

115 reviews
Islanders
Eurogamer
80
You never just drop a brewery somewhere. No-no-no. Not at first, anyway. At first, you should take it for a walk.
Wildermyth
Eurogamer
100
Wildermyth's heroes don't look like heroes. Not at the start, anyway. With their simple felt-pen facies, dots for eyes,…
Mario Golf: Super Rush
80
Why did Mario get the golf gig back in the day? I have thought about this often playing Super Rush, the latest instalme…
Stonefly
Eurogamer
80
High up where the branches get icy, a snowstorm set in. The world was suddenly a thing of whiteness. Plodding on quite …
Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World
80
The coins were all it took. A sudden burst of them, twisting into the sky and then scattering along the ground. Thick c…
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
80
This game casts a spell. A very particular spell. It is hard as they come, punishing, brutal, unforgiving in its challe…
Olija
Eurogamer
80
There is something great about a really good cinematic fall. Have you seen Welcome to the Jungle? I'm pretty sure this …
Gods Will Fall
Eurogamer
80
Lochlannarg's dungeon is nothing like a dungeon. It's not even a lair, really. Outside, by the gates, clear water falls…
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
80
I'm pretty sure there's a line somewhere in Melville where he suddenly announces he's not that keen on penguins. In my …
Marvel's Spider-Man
80
Can you truly say you have lived until you have lamped someone with a manhole cover in Insomniac's new Spider-Man game?…
Celeste
Eurogamer
80
At the end of the first day of her attempt to climb Celeste mountain, Madeline sits down and lights a campfire. Flames …
Assassin's Creed Origins
80
We know quite a lot about what the Ancient Egyptians made of death. Their opinions regarding life, however, often seem …
Inside
Eurogamer
80
I spent the first few hours of Inside thinking: sure, this is all fine, but it's hardly the spider, is it? That's the d…
Borderlands 2
Eurogamer
90
Borderlands 2 offers endless refinements and upgrades to the scattershot brilliance of Gearbox's original shooter-looter without losing any of its ramshackle ch
Batman: Arkham City
90
Batman: Arkham City may not be as much of a pleasant surprise as Rocksteady's first superhero classic, but it's a huge and detailed adventure in its own right,