James Paley


273 games reviewed
75.6 average score
75 median score
44.3% of games recommended
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72 / 100 - Strafe
May 16, 2017

Strafe takes great delight in catching you off guard.

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72 / 100 - Akiba's Beat
May 17, 2017

Your experience is less about the thrill of the fight, and more about watching characters you love annihilate enemies in creative and spectacular ways.

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75 / 100 - Tango Fiesta
May 21, 2017

There's just enough plot here to act as a vehicle for the many cheesy one-liners which are the meat of this game's script.

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May 23, 2017

I highly recommend The Fidelio Incident for anyone hungry for moving stories in video games.

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59 / 100 - Inner Chains
May 29, 2017

Welcome to Inner Chains, a slow and slightly cutthroat excursion into the depths of suffering and horror.

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81 / 100 - The Search
May 31, 2017

The Search presents you with artistic expression as a moral act, one that can change your entire world if you commit to it properly.

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Jun 2, 2017

If this is your entry point, you've picked a good one.

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78 / 100 - Acaratus
Jun 9, 2017

All in all, I enjoyed my time with Acaratus.

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Jul 10, 2017

I spent almost a full day mulling over who would do what job.

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85 / 100 - Antihero
Jul 13, 2017

Antihero is a charming aesthetic package wrapped around a solid tactical core.

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Jul 19, 2017

The combat… my god the combat. I can't imagine playing through the entire campaign with all that frantic button-smashing.

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75 / 100 - ChromaGun
Aug 2, 2017

Your color mixing produces clean, gorgeous results that feel like they should be on the set of some ultra-modern music video.

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70 / 100 - Fictorum
Aug 8, 2017

Everything about this game is designed around casting these insane spells.

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Aug 8, 2017

Even though these are all solid titles, something about this just feels like a ‘B-sides' collection of sorts.

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86 / 100 - Sonic Mania
Aug 14, 2017

Every stage is a carefully-crafted explosion of looping paths and intricate patterns.

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Aug 28, 2017

With every successive stage the potential dangers grow, and new ones are always being added to the pile.

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80 / 100 - Ys SEVEN
Aug 30, 2017

This mix of euphoria and exhaustion is what boss battles should feel like.

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65 / 100 - Looterkings
Aug 31, 2017

Looterkings is a game that can't sustain itself without multiplayer. Playing this game on your own is a punishment. With some friends, however, it's pretty fun.

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68 / 100 - Beat The Game
Sep 19, 2017

It's just somewhat obvious that this was meant to be a longer game.

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Sep 21, 2017

Even beyond the game's inherent boobness, these aren't your typical water fights.

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