Justin McElroy


44 games reviewed
67.8 average score
70 median score
32.5% of games recommended
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Mar 14, 2015

Code Name: STEAM is misguided and horrifically dull

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May 5, 2015

The Old Blood mostly nailed the components that made New Order good, but it doesn't quite manage to capture what made it great.

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7.5 / 10.0 - Chroma Squad
May 18, 2015

Chroma Squad's faults don't detract from its charm

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Jun 18, 2015

Arkham Knight is Batman perfected

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'A Knight to Remember' is hampered by some significant issues, but shows promise

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Oct 8, 2015

Superfans, roll out! Everyone else, on the other hand ...

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Nov 17, 2015

Battlefront trades complexity for accessibility

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8 / 10.0 - The Witness
Jan 25, 2016

The Witness is uplifting and frustrating

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8.5 / 10.0 - Far Cry Primal
Feb 22, 2016

Far Cry Primal's lack of distractions keeps it exciting

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Unscored - ADR1FT (VR)
Mar 31, 2016

[F]or players with a strong stomach and a sense of adventure — not to mention large wallets — though, this is likely the best way to play the game.

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6.5 / 10.0 - ADR1FT
Mar 31, 2016

As a simulation of being marooned in space, Adrift is peerless. The sense of weightlessness, the sense of scale, just being in the world are all astonishing. But it's impossible to divorce the immersion from its mechanical failures, which sours what otherwise could have been a new high bar for narrative-centric games.

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9 / 10.0 - Severed
Apr 26, 2016

Severed's terrific mechanics are as universal as its moving story

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6.5 / 10.0 - Kathy Rain
May 10, 2016

Kathy Rain's story is strong enough, but slow to take hold

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May 16, 2016

Shadow of the Beast's recreation leaves no room for modern ideas

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this is the longest short game I've ever played

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2 / 10.0 - Ghostbusters
Jul 12, 2016

Ghostbusters (2016) is a cynical bit of licensed drivel

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Jul 25, 2016

Quadrilateral Cowboy teaches you to use its toys, but doesn't give a lot of room to use them

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7.5 / 10.0 - Abzu
Aug 2, 2016

Abzu is gorgeous and calming but a little shallow

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7.5 / 10.0 - Night in the Woods
Mar 3, 2017

Night in the Woods isn't perfect. I'm not perfect. You're not perfect. Life isn't perfect. But as the game itself tries to espouse, if you've got the patience, you may find that there is true beauty in that revelation.

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6.5 / 10.0 - RiME
May 25, 2017

Rime's sweeping presentation fails to leave a lasting impression

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