Arthur Gies


71 games reviewed
76.6 average score
80 median score
57.1% of games recommended
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7.5 / 10.0 - Borderlands 2
Sep 17, 2012

Borderlands 2 is unquestionably a better game than Borderlands. The new emphasis on elemental weapons and dismemberment make for better combat scenarios, and the constant character improvement is a great push forward for players looking for long-term rewards. But sticking around for those payoffs requires more patience than I'd hoped.

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Unscored - Fez
Oct 12, 2012

Fez is the most authentic exploration of the NES era of games that I've ever played, from its sound and visuals to its obtuseness. It uses the capabilities of current systems to take those ideas further, while limiting itself with specific intentions, deploying scrutability in bits and pieces. It doesn't just love the games it borrows from — it understands them. It knows what it is and what it wants to be, and doesn't compromise on it. And for those willing to bury themselves in Fez's alien world and logic, there are plenty of treasures to be found.

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4 / 10.0 - Battlefield 4
Oct 28, 2013

Battlefield 4 melds elements of its predecessors, but their baggage weighs it down

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Oct 28, 2013

Assassin's Creed 4 is constantly waiting for its dare-to-be-great moment

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Nov 12, 2013

That absence of meaningful evolution might be Killzone: Shadow Fall's biggest sin. For all the next-gen bluster of its visuals and the repeated blunt-force attempts to ram a message home, Guerilla's first shot on the PS4 retreads shooter cliches, and poorly. In a launch lineup crowded with shooters, Killzone: Shadow Fall sits at the bottom.

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A Link Between Worlds is the sequel I never knew I wanted

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Nov 19, 2013

Forza 5 brings multiplayer to solo play

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8 / 10.0 - Peggle 2
Dec 8, 2013

Peggle 2 is a burst of joy in a sea of brown and grey

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7 / 10.0 - Killer Instinct
Dec 10, 2013

Double Helix has competently filled the gaps in Killer Instinct's foundation

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7 / 10.0 - Strike Vector
Feb 11, 2014

Strike Vector can't quite stick the landing

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8.5 / 10.0 - Strider
Feb 17, 2014

Strider takes the best parts of its lineage to heart

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6 / 10.0 - Thief
Feb 23, 2014

The elements of a better game never come together in Thief

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Feb 24, 2014

Plants vs. Zombies is an elevating factor in a tired genre

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9 / 10.0 - Titanfall
Mar 9, 2014

Titanfall has all the makings of the next big thing

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8 / 10.0 - Luftrausers
Mar 24, 2014

Luftrausers has a strong pull

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Apr 3, 2014

Reaper of Souls reinvigorates an already great game

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6.5 / 10.0 - Child of Light
Apr 27, 2014

Child of Light seems content to only scratch its own surface

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May 19, 2014

The New Order's got all the workings of a classic shooter. But in their trip back to the well, Machine Games has brought all of its talents to bear. The New Order is held together, even rocketed beyond the basic sum of its smart levels and effective mechanics by its characters. That humanity takes what would be a good shooter and makes it something truly memorable.

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8 / 10.0 - Watch Dogs
May 26, 2014

WATCH DOGS OPEN WORLD IS TRUMPED BY ITS SMART, LAYERED MECHANICS

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5 / 10.0 - EA Sports UFC
Jun 25, 2014

EA Sports UFC feels barely held together, a collection of parts that are often as frustrating as they are poorly explained. Somewhere, in all of the complication and opacity, is a game unlike anything else out there, that finds the unpredictability and wildness that set MMA apart from other combat sports. But there's an awful lot of bad to dig through to find it.

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