Robert Purchese

Reviews

27 reviews
TR-49
Eurogamer
80
Inkle mixes archive-surfing and audio drama to create a surprisingly powerful story of obsession and a machine.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
40
The Chinese Room has managed to make something from a box of inherited parts, but this action RPG feels hollow and functional. Sadly, it hasn't worked.
Baby Steps
Eurogamer
80
aby Steps walks a fine line between frustration and accomplishment to provide a walking simulator and climbing experience quite unlike anything else.
The Alters
Eurogamer
80
Our review of The Alters, a sci-fi experience about cloning that brings something tense and new to the base-building strategy space.
Revenge of the Savage Planet
60
A zany, knockabout co-op action adventure that's kaleidoscopically colourful but wears you out before you get to the good stuff.
Knights in Tight Spaces
60
Knights in Tight Spaces expands on every part of the Fights in Tight Spaces template, but an abundance of new ideas swa…
Avowed
Eurogamer
80
What Avowed lacks in gloss it makes up for with charm, depth and a playful heart. It's one of this year's most pleasant surprises.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector - Deluxe Edition
100
With a new found sense of tension, and showpiece Contract missions, Citizen Sleeper is transformed. This follow-up has …
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
100
A fantasy role-playing game of astonishing spectacle. This is the best Dragon Age, and perhaps BioWare, has ever been. Eurogamer's review.
Frostpunk 2
Eurogamer
100
A sequel that takes the thrilling cold-survival city-building heart of Frostpunk and evolves it in every way, while losing none of what made it special.
V Rising
Eurogamer
80
Eurogamer's review of V Rising - a wickedly deep, generous, and satisfying vampire fantasy
Life Eater
Eurogamer
60
Mechanically, Life Eater uses a diary-based puzzle system in some really interesting ways, but it struggles to say anyt…
Inkbound
Eurogamer
80
Eurogamer's review of Inkbound, a brilliant turn-based spin on Hades-style roguelikes.
Open Roads
Eurogamer
60
Eurogamer's review of Open Roads, gentle adventure into a family's secrets that's nicely crafted but over before it really begins.
Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles - Berracutta
60
Eurogamer's review of Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles, a gentle and unusual building game that's memorable but missing some purpose.
The Thaumaturge
Eurogamer
60
Eurogamer’s review of The Thaumaturge, a limited by unique RPG.
American Arcadia
Eurogamer
60
I worried a bit about American Arcadia because of how much of a departure it seemed to be from Call of the Sea, Out of …
The Invincible
Eurogamer
60
The Invincible is my kind of science fiction. When I look up at the stars, I feel wonder and mystery, and romance, even…
A Plague Tale: Requiem
80
The series A Plague Tale: Requiem keeps reminding me of is Uncharted, and I didn't expect that. But not since Uncharted…
Dome Keeper
Eurogamer
60
Dome Keeper merges digging and base defence but struggles to make either a success in their own right.