Miriam McDonaldSocial Links NavigationA terrifying cross between Mary Berry and the Marquis de Sade, Operations Editor Mim enjoyed Kitchen far more than is healthy. “Don’t worry about the Bakers,” she says. “Now, who wants a nice Sweeney Todd pie?” Latest articles by Miriam McDonald Looking backwards is the wrong thing to do. Games are simply better now By Miriam McDonald published 22 December 17 Opinion Gaming technology has never looked better, so stop looking to the past for games. Opinion Virtual Reality's fantastic, but some games need a little more Reality... By Miriam McDonald published 27 December 16 Opinion Opinion 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" 1Abigail review: "A blood-bomb of fun that needs more narrative meat"2Sometimes I Think About Dying review: "Daisy Ridley demonstrates her star power"3Challengers review: "A pulsating tale that's sure to get deuces flowing"4Back to Black review: "A competent but occasionally clunky Amy Winehouse biopic"5The First Omen review: "This female-centered Omen prequel is devilishly good"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"
Looking backwards is the wrong thing to do. Games are simply better now By Miriam McDonald published 22 December 17 Opinion Gaming technology has never looked better, so stop looking to the past for games.
Virtual Reality's fantastic, but some games need a little more Reality... By Miriam McDonald published 27 December 16 Opinion