The Console Quarterly No. 07 · Curated in Australia Est. MMXXII
Home / UniverseSection 03 · pp. 20–27

Plates & portraits.

A full-page treatment for the works that carry the season. No grid, no crowding — each given the room a good exhibition affords a single piece, so it can be looked at rather than skimmed.

Astro Bot
i.
Editor's Choice · PS5

Astro Bot

9.6

Team Asobi's platformer is pure invention — every level a fresh idea, every DualSense flourish landing, and it never once outstays its welcome. The clearest argument for why a console still matters.

Clair Obscur Expedition 33
ii.
RPG · Multi

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

9.5

A painterly, French-flavoured RPG that reinvents turn-based combat and rewards timing over grinding — the generation's most confident newcomer.

Resident Evil 4 Remake
iii.
Horror · Multi

Resident Evil 4 Remake

9.4

A masterclass in tension and pacing that sharpens a genre landmark into something essential — best read after dark, with the lights off.

Split Fiction
iv.
Co-op · Multi

Split Fiction

9.4

The couch high point of the generation — two players, two genres, and a second controller is all it asks of an Australian lounge room.

Monster Hunter Wilds
v.
Action RPG · Multi

Monster Hunter Wilds

9.3

Capcom's most welcoming hunt yet — a living world built to keep a group of friends glued to the couch long past midnight.

Silent Hill 2 Remake
vi.
Horror · PS5

Silent Hill 2 Remake

8.9

A faithful, dread-soaked reconstruction that proves psychological horror still belongs on a modern console — patient, and quietly devastating.

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