Edwin Evans-ThirlwellSocial Links NavigationFreelance WriterEdwin is a freelancer writer who's worked for the likes of GamesRadar+, Edge, Wired, The Guardian, RPS and Eurogamer. He is also a published poet. Latest articles by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell The 7 kinds of towns youll inevitably build in Fallout 4 By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 10 November 15 Features Features 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 Features Features Why Dark Souls 2 on PS4 has been deliberately designed to f**k with you By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 5 February 15 Features Features Far Cry 4 review By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 14 November 14 Review Review Sign up to the GamesRadar+ NewsletterWeekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and moreContact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors GAME REVIEWSMOVIE REVIEWSTV REVIEWS1Lego Pikachu is in pole-position for one of the biggest releases this year, but a fragile build can be pain in the butt2Resident Evil Requiem review: "A soaring piece of survival horror theater"3Demon Tides review: "Super Mario Odyssey and Wind Waker collide in this expressive 3D platformer"4This Bloodborne-style board game is one of the best boss battlers I've ever played, hands-down5Styx: Blades of Greed review: "What if Metal Gear Solid 5 went goblin mode? This fantasy open-world stealther delights"1Scream 7 review: "Never as sharp or as smart as the series' best, but still has a few neat tricks up its billowing sleeve"2Return to Silent Hill review: "Neither an impressive adaptation nor coherent enough to act as a standalone film"328 Years Later: The Bone Temple review: "The wildest and weirdest entry into the franchise yet"4Avatar: Fire and Ash review: "Still a technical marvel, with some of the year's best action filmmaking"5Five Nights at Freddy's 2 review: "We have waited two years for a Five Nights at Freddy's 1.5"1Wonder Man review: "A low-key gem that's up there with the MCU's best"2Starfleet Academy review: "It may feel a little different to what we're used to, but this is Star Trek through and through"3A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms review: "This Game of Thrones spin-off is a heartfelt and fun return to Westeros"4Stranger Things season 5 finale review: “Shows off both the best and the worst of Hawkins”5Stranger Things season 5, Volume 2 review: “All set up for a finale that has so much to deliver”
The 7 kinds of towns youll inevitably build in Fallout 4 By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 10 November 15 Features
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 Features
Why Dark Souls 2 on PS4 has been deliberately designed to f**k with you By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell published 5 February 15 Features
