Brendan Caldwell


91 games reviewed
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Jul 10, 2024

Sleek and stylish art direction won't make up for shallow combat and a tiring gacha treadmill.

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Jun 17, 2024

A first-person North Sea horror that doesn't push the boat out but still excels within its genre

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May 15, 2024

A neo-noir adventure with an overly kooky cast and an obsession with video game references.

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Unscored - Hades II
May 6, 2024

A fun-loving follow-up shakes up the underworld without fouling the Hades formula.

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Unscored - Raw Metal
Mar 25, 2024

A repetitive dungeon dive with high stakes hand-to-hand.

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Unscored - Tekken 8
Jan 23, 2024

It's a lot like Tekken 7, but angrier.

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Nov 2, 2023

A first-person shooter that is clunky by design.

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Unscored - Endless Dungeon
Oct 16, 2023

A very satisfying tower defence roguelike, except the "tower" has legs.

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Unscored - Mortal Kombat 1
Sep 18, 2023

The dependably bloody fighter franchise mixes things up for Mortal Kombat 1, but don't call it a reboot.

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Unscored - MythForce
Sep 12, 2023

A zero-pressure dungeon roguelike that offers some familiar comfort even if it doesn't take full advantage of its Saturday morning cartoon schtick.

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Unscored - Clanfolk
Jul 20, 2022

A people management sim set in yonder Scottish highlands that is, unfortunately, a drier, slower and more bucolic take on its Rimwordly influences.

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A deep and chunky world that sets itself apart from other roguelikes

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Unscored - Citizen Sleeper
May 3, 2022

A swish sci-fi RPG full of decent folk and just the right amount of scum.

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Apr 1, 2022

Sparse laughs can't win Borderlands a new fan.

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Unscored - Tunic
Mar 16, 2022

An isometric homage to Zelda that is loyal from top to bottom.

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Unscored - Little Orpheus
Feb 28, 2022

Little Orpheus is an adventure that dazzles the eyes and diverts the ears but fails to impress the thumbs.

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Unscored - Hero's Hour
Feb 28, 2022

Hero's hour is a jumbled fantasy strategy that hides a detailed realm of tiny rioters

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Unscored - OlliOlli World
Feb 3, 2022

OlliOlli World's platforming skateventures are skin-blisteringly good. This game may become responsible for hundreds of game pads laid low by kickflip-induced stick drift.

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Unscored - Halo Infinite
Dec 6, 2021

A rickety storyline can't stop this from grappling back lapsed fans with its open world and nostalgic gunfights.

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Nov 1, 2021

In the transferral to true roguelike, Darkest Dungeon 2 has got a little lost in the woods. But from what I've glimpsed through the trees, it'll be a handsome coach when it finally arrives, done and dusky. I'll happily hop aboard then.

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