James Paley


306 games reviewed
75.7 average score
75 median score
45.1% of games recommended
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If this will be your first time playing Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, you can scarcely afford to pass this up. With a fresh set of eyes, this is an absolute home run from Nintendo.

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80 / 100 - Tower of Time
Apr 16, 2018

If you're a fan of CRPGs or just RPGs in general, you can't go wrong with Tower of Time.

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68 / 100 - Extinction
Apr 9, 2018

I was compelled to continue, if only so the game didn't get the best of me.

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72 / 100 - Titan Quest
Mar 27, 2018

While I started out frustrated, every hour I invested in Titan Quest paid off in full.

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65 / 100 - Distortions
Mar 18, 2018

I'm entranced by the world on display, but I dread having to navigate it.

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72 / 100 - Deep Sixed
Mar 5, 2018

Being forced to run around and making frantic repairs in order to stay alive forges an intimate connection between you and the ship

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Feb 24, 2018

Why on Earth would you keep the gameplay totally intact when it's so terribly flawed?

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Feb 16, 2018

Everything I've seen suggests that this is the version you want if you've never played any of the Bayonetta games before.

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If the final product doesn't hold together, then the key components are irrelevant.

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75 / 100 - Lost Sphear
Jan 23, 2018

In spite of my cruel and cutting remarks, I still enjoyed Lost Sphear.

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Jan 22, 2018

The Red Strings Club is a vehicle for some of the most engrossing cyberpunk stories I've witnessed in recent memory. I don't know that I've had anywhere near enough of them, just yet.

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90 / 100 - Gorogoa
Dec 22, 2017

I wish that this was an actual storybook, a heavy thing bound in leather and built from parchment.

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88 / 100 - Okami HD
Dec 17, 2017

Traditional polygons and surface textures grow muddy and bland with every passing year, while Okami will shine bright for decades to come.

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71 / 100 - Nine Parchments
Dec 13, 2017

If you've got a crew you can recruit for retrieving all those missing spells, you're going to have a fabulous time.

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Dec 4, 2017

In the end, the caramel center of the Pokémon experience remains unchanged.

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Nov 30, 2017

You may gnash your teeth and hang your head but Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will earn your love all the same.

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Nov 15, 2017

I wanted so much more than what I got from this game.

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Nov 13, 2017

Depending on what you're looking for in a Star Wars game, Battlefront II might be exactly what you need. It's clear that the developers have been paying close attention to player feedback, as this feels like a significant improvement over the previous entry in the series.

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Nov 4, 2017

Beyond the Myth is a game with the potential for obsessive investment.

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73 / 100 - Megaton Rainfall
Oct 25, 2017

Megaton's sixteen missions are still mostly a good time to play through.

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