Jeff Cork


81 games reviewed
76.4 average score
80 median score
49.4% of games recommended
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Revisiting Deadly Premonition's unique sensibility is fun, but aggressively poor production values and shallow gameplay make it tough to stick around

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Aug 22, 2018

Little Dragons Café is a tedious, charmless bore that plods along at an unforgivably slow pace

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Dec 12, 2017

The Imaginati Studios' first game is an interesting experiment. Unfortunately, its façade of consequence and choice falls apart on repeat sessions

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May 5, 2017

Birthdays the Beginning is about as exciting as watching paint dry – even if you get to pick the colors

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Aug 2, 2016

This is the Police is far too long for the amount of content it provides. Only true believers will make it within shouting distance of the ending

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It's a deep dive into Animal Crossing's ordinarily shallow home-design pool, without the town elements that make the series such a success

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Sep 24, 2020

Faithful almost to a fault, Hangar 13's remake puts a glossy finish on a title that is fundamentally musty by contemporary standards

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5.8 / 10.0 - Thumper
Oct 5, 2016

Steer a metallic beetle down a fast-moving track, avoiding obstacles and collecting doodads along the way

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5.8 / 10.0 - Thumper (VR)
Oct 5, 2016

Challenging to a fault, Thumper provides few reasons to indulge its difficulty

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Nov 14, 2017

Despite a fun core of a game here, rampant technical issues make it impossible to recommend

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6 / 10.0 - Crackdown 3
Feb 15, 2019

Crackdown 3's campaign is like a thawed-out relic from more than a decade ago. Multiplayer's environmental destruction is interesting in concept, but its bare-bones nature keeps it from being more than a curiosity

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Dec 20, 2013

Puzzles require a level of precision that the controls and physics just aren't up to. An inspired last act is buried in a frustrating slog of a game

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6.5 / 10.0 - Moving Out
Apr 30, 2020

Moving Out is clearly inspired by Overcooked's chaotic co-op, but its inconsistent controls add a layer of aggravation likely to test friendships, marriages, and parent-child relationships

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6.5 / 10.0 - State of Decay 2
May 17, 2018

State of Decay 2 has a lot to love, but it's overwhelmed by legacy issues and a slew of all-new ones that came along for the co-op ride

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6.5 / 10.0 - Brawlout
Jan 18, 2018

Brawlout lacks gameplay variety and standout characters. It may be good enough for Smash Bros. fans supremely desperate for a Switch release, but everyone else can safely sit this one out

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Mar 23, 2017

Rhombus of Ruin is an interesting VR experiment, but it doesn’t do enough with the tech – or the Psychonauts themselves – to make it a must-play experience

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The fourth chapter adds some interesting character dynamics, but an overreliance on block puzzles drags the whole thing down to a series low

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6.8 / 10.0 - Star Fox Zero
Apr 20, 2016

Star Fox Zero is like visiting a place you remember fondly, but have outgrown

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6.8 / 10.0 - Costume Quest 2
Oct 7, 2014

Slight improvements to the original game are welcome, though it's still not quite as fun as it is funny

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May 26, 2020

The first few hours are a treat, and the late game has a nice element of experimentation. Unfortunately, its flaws balloon during the lengthy middle stretch.

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