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Nathaniel Smyth

Plymouth, NH
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Favorite Games:
  • Megaman X
  • Mass Effect Trilogy
  • Sonic 3 and Knuckles

24 games reviewed
69.0 average score
70 median score
45.8% of games recommended

Nathaniel Smyth's Reviews

Born and raised in Plymouth, NH, Nat has been gaming since he was 3 starting on his brother’s Sega Genesis, all the way up to the Xbox One. Well rounded in a range of game genres from beat-em-ups to shooters, to role-playing-games, and more, he’s had a passion for all things gaming as long as he’s been able to hold a controller. While busy with school, sports, working, he still finds time to sit down, play, read up on the latest news, and hunt for deals on new and classic games.
55 / 100 - #killallzombies
Aug 12, 2016

Normally I hold some pretty good praise for indie games, because for the most part, they tend to think outside the box, but this... oi vey. Getting a little tired of the onslaught of meh indie games that get pooped out week after week. Indie doesn't mean it has to be lazy, it means you've got all the freedom in the world to make a kickass game. Also, spellchecking the text in your game or getting a good translator would help. A lot.

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Sep 14, 2016

Hyper Light Drifter is the Indie game that we needed this year after a good amount of just plain old disappointing entries in the Indie scene. It's not perfect, but you WILL remember it if you play it, and if you can get past the difficulty, it'll be one of the most enjoyable experiences you play all year.

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Nov 4, 2016

Slain: Back From Hell was a good attempt to bring back some classic gaming magic, but unfortunately just couldn't quite grasp everything that made those games great. Might be worth a look at 5 bucks or under, or if you really have a hard-on for Castlevania-esque games.

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90 / 100 - Titanfall 2
Nov 29, 2016

"A boy and his gigantic, deadly robot."

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70 / 100 - Dead Rising 4
Dec 6, 2016

Dead Rising 4 is a good game. It's not great, and it's not bad—it's just good. Killing zombies is fun, the story isn't bad, and Frank is fun to play as with his sense of humor and "smart-ass but slightly aging journalist" schtick. It's just a bit too easy to really suck you into the gameplay, and the multiplayer is forgettable at best. You'll either love it for Frank's character and killing zombies with new toys, or you'll hate it for getting rid of your favorite features. Either way, it's an important entry in the series for Capcom Vancouver to learn what works and what doesn't.

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"MMPR Mega Battle is a quick, little gift to fans of the series, but it falls short in a handful of ways that will most likely disappoint fans."

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Feb 20, 2017

Well, we did a Dark Souls thing, so let's do an Infinity Blade thing, I guess.

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Feb 24, 2017

"Jet Moto and SSX go home drunk together. Riptide GP: Renegade shows up 9 months later."

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75 / 100 - Death Squared
Apr 6, 2017

Cute, cubic, and challenging!

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Jul 5, 2017

"If you own a PS4, I don’t care if you played the originals or not, now is the time to invest in Crash Bandicoot."

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3 / 10 - AereA
Jul 10, 2017

"This game is a symphony of shit, and the crescendo is having a hernia trying to push said shit out."

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9 / 10.0 - Observer
Aug 22, 2017

"Observer is my favorite horror game of 2017 so far. It’s enthralling, disturbing, and makes you want to explore every corner of the building and scan every little thing."

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96 / 100 - Sonic Mania
Aug 28, 2017

If Christian Whitehead just keeps making new Sonic levels, and SEGA lets him head more games, then the future of Sonic will be bright. Hats off to you, Mr. Whitehead.

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7.9 / 10.0 - Ruiner
Oct 2, 2017

"Play this game. It’s a bloody, brutal, retro-fueled blast!"

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6.1 / 10.0 - The Evil Within 2
Oct 20, 2017

"The Evil Within 2 is a pretty average horror game. It's just fine, it's not offensively bad, it's not earth-shatteringly original. It's just serviceable, though the dialogue and writing leaves a lot to be desired."

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Oct 25, 2017

"This Redux was really just one of the least-needed things of the year, or decade even. The updated graphics are hardly an update, and the dated, clunky gameplay is just not fun to experience anymore."

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Feb 19, 2018

This is just a terrible entry in the long-running series and deserves to be completely forgotten. Boring, riddled with bugs, and lazily made, it makes me miss the older games.

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5.2 / 10.0 - Mulaka
Mar 3, 2018

"Mulaka starts off promising but quickly plateaus for about five hours and then just kinda ends."

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62 / 100 - State of Decay 2
May 19, 2018

A decent game that could be great if they ironed out the bugs and added a couple extra modes to keep things fresh longer.

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6.3 / 10.0 - Shape of the World
Jun 6, 2018

“You walk around inside a strangely colored swamp/forest/cave/mountain and touch glowing things to go to the next area.”

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