Edwin Evans-ThirlwellSocial Links NavigationEdwin wanted to be a fighter pilot at a young age, but it turns out this involves maths. Games journalism was the logical Plan B. Read more of his witterings on Edge, VICE and PC Gamer. Latest articles by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell Forget epics. Video games need more intimate spaces By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 23 October 15 Editorial Editorial Is Star Wars Battlefront's simplicity its greatest strength or biggest flaw? By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 15 October 15 Editorial Editorial Forget Half-Life 3, I need a Left 4 Dead resurrection By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 22 September 15 Editorial Editorial Destinys rough edges are quite deliberate... and very smart game design By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 8 September 15 Editorial Editorial Is DICE better off without Battlefield? By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 24 August 15 Editorial Editorial Is it time for the Dark Souls universe to burn itself out? By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 14 August 15 Editorial Editorial Mass Effect: Andromeda can learn a lot from real-life space exploration (and FTL) By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 15 July 15 Feature Feature Why Dark Souls 2 on PS4 has been deliberately designed to f**k with you By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 5 February 15 Feature Feature Far Cry 4 review By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 14 November 14 Review Review GAME REVIEWSMOVIE REVIEWSTV REVIEWS1Harold Halibut review: "A charming and ambitious handmade sci-fi adventure"2Broken Roads review: "Systems that sound good on paper don't work as intended"3Open Roads review: "A cozy, nostalgic road trip that can't quite get into gear"4Dragon's Dogma 2 review: "Embrace the chaos and there's nothing quite like it"5Rise of the Ronin review: "A decent PS5 exclusive action RPG that's driven and hamstrung by its ambition" 1Boy Kills World review: "A gleefully bonkers blend of The Hunger Games and The Raid"2Rebel Moon Part Two – The Scargiver review: "Zack Snyder’s sci-fi epic stumbles towards the finish line"3Abigail review: "A blood-bomb of fun that needs more narrative meat"4Sometimes I Think About Dying review: "Daisy Ridley demonstrates her star power"5Challengers review: "A pulsating tale that's sure to get deuces flowing"1Knuckles review: "A confident trial run for Sonic 3"2Alien RPG Building Better Worlds review: "Carrying on the quiet momentum of one of the best TTRPGs out there"3X-Men '97 episode 6 review: "The heart of the X-Men has triumphantly returned, but at what cost?"4X-Men '97 episode 5 review: "Heartbreaking at the most catastrophic level"5Fallout review: "A big Vault Boy-style thumbs up"
Forget epics. Video games need more intimate spaces By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 23 October 15 Editorial
Is Star Wars Battlefront's simplicity its greatest strength or biggest flaw? By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 15 October 15 Editorial
Forget Half-Life 3, I need a Left 4 Dead resurrection By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 22 September 15 Editorial
Destinys rough edges are quite deliberate... and very smart game design By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 8 September 15 Editorial
Is it time for the Dark Souls universe to burn itself out? By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 14 August 15 Editorial
Mass Effect: Andromeda can learn a lot from real-life space exploration (and FTL) By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 15 July 15 Feature
Why Dark Souls 2 on PS4 has been deliberately designed to f**k with you By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 5 February 15 Feature
