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Maurice Pogue

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Favorite Games:
  • The Witcher III
  • Homeworld
  • Tenchu

122 games reviewed
76.1 average score
80 median score
74.6% of games recommended

Maurice Pogue's Reviews

Since picking up an NES controller in 1985 at the age of 2, Maurice and video games have been inseparable. While most children aspired to be lawyers, doctors, or engineers (at the behest of their parents), he aspired to write for publications such as EGM, PC Gamer, PC Accelerator, and Edge. After achieving ABD status in English at MSU, Maurice left academia and dedicated his writing to his lifelong passion. He is currently the Video Game Editor at Geeks Under Grace.
8.5 / 10.0 - CARRION
Aug 14, 2020

Carrion is a stellar example of how indie developers like Phobia Games Studio continue to provide unique fusions of video genres.

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5 / 10.0 - Black Paradox
Aug 7, 2020

Black Paradox is a game seemingly designed with the philosophy that gamers enjoy ice skating uphill.

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Jun 1, 2020

Wintermoor Tactics Club could have made a profound political statement and misses, resulting in milquetoast dilution.

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8.5 / 10.0 - They Are Billions
May 1, 2020

They Are Billions resuscitates the RTS genre from its staleness by introducing the simple, yet radical idea of a pause button in a single-player game.

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Apr 29, 2020

Streets of Rage is back, baby!

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8 / 10.0 - DOOM Eternal
Apr 16, 2020

DOOM Eternal puts forth almost too much effort toward surpassing the world-famous 2016 entry, resulting in a great game that could have been better.

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Feb 27, 2020

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is a paradigm-shifting game both in the genre of survival horror, and also in the realm of VR.

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For the uninitiated, Vampire: The Masquerade—Coteries of New York is a great introduction to the Vampire: The Masquerade franchise.

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9 / 10.0 - Blasphemous
Dec 18, 2019

Blasphemous is not just a video game; it is a digital anthropological artifact, elevating it to the best "Christian" game that I have ever played.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Black Future '88
Dec 5, 2019

The novelty of the 80's throwback aesthetics makes Black Future '88 worthy of a purchase, if not also for the fact that it is the best shooter I have played in 2019.

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8 / 10.0 - Remote Life
Dec 3, 2019

Those looking for an authentically minimalist and challenging arcade SHMUP experience with splendid pre-rendered assets will find what they are looking for in Remote Life.

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8.5 / 10.0 - The Outer Worlds
Nov 27, 2019

If you enjoy deep engaging stories and strong RPG elements or science fiction. I completely recommend the Outer Worlds, as it is more than Fallout in Outer Space.

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9 / 10.0 - Crying Suns
Oct 25, 2019

Many games claim to be inspired by the likes of FTL, but few actually manage to do its legacy justice like Alt Shift's Crying Suns.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Indivisible
Oct 7, 2019

Lab Zero Games has succeeded in making Indivisible a memorable experience that will be discussed for years to come.

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Aug 23, 2019

The Wizards is a fantastic demonstration of the possibilities available to action-adventure games.

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Aug 13, 2019

Age of Wonders: Planetfall might be a spin-off of the mainline games, but it is good enough to become a series of its own.

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9.5 / 10.0 - Sairento VR
Aug 10, 2019

Sairento is not just one of the best VR games on the market; it is one of the best games money can buy,

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Jul 18, 2019

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is champagne on a beer budget.

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Jun 26, 2019

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is the outstanding game that Iga promised us, currently blighted with several game-breaking bugs.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Void Bastards
Jun 20, 2019

Void Bastards thrills just long enough before its grinding collecta-thon becomes taxing.

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