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Robert Grosso

New York, NY

Favorite Games:
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
  • Mass Effect 2
  • Pokemon

74 games reviewed
67.6 average score
70 median score
33.8% of games recommended

Robert Grosso's Reviews

A game playing, college teaching, erudite-minded scholar who happens to write some articles every so often. Have worked as a journalist, critic, educator and blogger for nearly five years now, with articles published (as user editorials) on Game Revolution, Giant Bomb, and as a contributor for the websites Angry Bananas and Blistered Thumbs. Now making TechRaptor my home.
8.5 / 10.0 - Unravel Two
Jun 28, 2018

Unravel Two is not unlike its predecessor. The added co-op adds more incentive for players to experience its charming presence.

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Aug 3, 2018

Octopath Traveler strays from the path of expectations. In taking the road less traveled, it becomes a journey that all should experience for themselves.

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5.5 / 10.0 - Strange Brigade
Aug 27, 2018

Strange Brigade oozes personality and has a strong in-game aesthetic, capturing the charismatic essence of 1930s pulp adventure stories. Sadly, it suffers heavily from mediocre controls and repetitive gameplay, making it a hard sell for even the most intrepid explorer.

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7.5 / 10.0 - Mega Man 11
Oct 1, 2018

Mega Man 11 marks some minor changes to their classic platforming formula. While nothing is wrong with the gameplay, it is feeling tired at this point.

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7 / 10.0 - SoulCalibur VI
Oct 21, 2018

SoulCalibur VI as a fighting game is all style over substance. While it retains most of its tactical combat it is easily the most user-friendly title in the series and for some longtime fans, that may be more discouraging than a return to form.

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Dec 12, 2018

I may no longer be the target audience with Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu! and Eevee!, but I am glad that future children will be, so I can share in their experience in a way that creates new adventures for us both.

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5.5 / 10.0 - Riot: Civil Unrest
Feb 4, 2019

Riot - Civil Unrest portrays a political firestorm based on personal experience. It challenges players to make tough choices in hard times, ushering in uncontrolled anarchy despite its shallow gameplay.

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Feb 28, 2019

ToeJam & Earl: Back in he Groove is a straightfroward game that really struggles to find any form of relevance beyond its nostalgia factor.

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Apr 8, 2019

A great game in terms of design and presentation, Blaster Master Zero 2 showcases how to do nostalgia right; by tweaking the familiar mechanics to the games advantage, making it feel fresh and unique.

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7.5 / 10.0 - Unruly Heroes
May 29, 2019

A solid platforming experience, Unruly Heroes biggest issue is less its mechanics, and more its overall presentation. Stylish to a point, even its cartoonish aesthetics can't help but see it struggle to stand out.

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5.5 / 10.0 - Forged of Blood
Aug 1, 2019

Forged of Blood has a solid foundation, but the games mechanics don't always mesh together, often causing too many problems with the games own ambitions.

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6.5 / 10.0 - GreedFall
Sep 25, 2019

Overly ambitious, GreedFall fails more than it seems to succeed, yet the games heart and Spiders passion shines through, making the game an enjoyable experience.

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7.5 / 10.0 - Grid
Oct 7, 2019

A solid racing experience, GRID has enough under the hood to appeal to both hardcore and newcomer racing fans.

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9 / 10.0 - Disco Elysium
Oct 24, 2019

An intense role-playing odyssey, despite some overstuffed writing, Disco Elysium is an experience that has to be played to be believed.

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6.5 / 10.0 - Pax Nova
May 5, 2020

Pax Nova offers some good 4x strategy, so long as you can overlook its major technical flaws.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Desperados III
Jun 12, 2020

A solid real-time strategy experience that provides a fair challenge for players of all skillsets

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Jun 25, 2020

Though a bit thin on content, Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia offers a solid tactical experience with in-depth mechanics that hardocre and casual fans alike may enjoy.

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Oct 29, 2020

Paper Beast - Folded Edition is like a well crafted piece of Origami, beautiful to look at, but paper thin on interactivity.

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Dec 10, 2020

A solid interactive narrative based on the classic novella, Orwell's Animal Farm lacks a lot of gameplay, but makes up for it with its use of the prose.

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Mar 8, 2021

Boasting classic mechanics that have aged like a fine wine, the few additions to the formula make Stronghold: Warlords a worthy entry into anyone's RTS library.

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