Sword of the Stars: Born of Blood

A horror RPG with novel ideas of its own, even if it doesn’t always have the courage to follow them through.

CD Projekt Red alumni create a familiar dark fantasy adventure, but one with bold and provocative ideas of its own, that's mostly, enormously successful. Read more

This impressive, bloody cocktail is one of the year’s best open-world RPGs.

Legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi considered himself more an artist than a fighter. A keen strategist and a self-proclaimed master of war, I think it's Musashi's art that hits more keenly than his katana: it's minimalist, monochromatic, a study of nature defined by its simple brilliance. Less is more. Whether intentional or not, I think Capcom may have internalised this philosophy when creating Onimusha: Way of the Sword - a game based loosely on the life and conquests of Musashi. Seldom over-complicated and often composed with artisanal skill, Way of the Sword takes the philosophies of 16t

Ferociously good combat brings this long-dormant series back from the afterlife.