Vikki Blake


96 games reviewed
72.2 average score
70 median score
31.6% of games recommended
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Silent Hill: The Short Message shows glimmers of the classic horror series at its best - despite the very heavy-handed metaphor, a frustrating chase sequence, and the long shadow of P.T.

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6 / 10.0 - Supernormal
Jan 8, 2024

Despite an uneven start and a woefully predictable story, Supernormal can offer some sincerely spooky scares.

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7 / 10.0 - Cookie Cutter
Dec 15, 2023

Despite some occasional frustrations, Cookie Cutter is a gory, gorgeous, and bloody good Metroidvania.

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Dec 6, 2023

We're still making progress through Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, but so far it's been just the game you'd expect: a lush and vibrant world spread over the typical Ubisoft formula.

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3 / 5 - PAYDAY 3
Oct 6, 2023

A shallow shooter that doesn't offer anywhere near enough bang for your ill-gotten buck.

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A delightfully macabre homage, this asymettrical horror could finally threaten Dead by Daylight's crown, if you didn't spend more time fighing the servers than Leatherface himself.

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Jul 28, 2023

Remnant 2 is an ambitious sequel stuffed with delightful - and deadly - surprises.

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Jun 5, 2023

Amnesia: The Bunker corrects the missteps of its predecessors and adds in a sense of invention, creating a truly unsettling adventure.

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May 25, 2023

The Outlast Trials is excessive and frantically enjoyable - but can occasionally tip over into frustration more than fear.

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No Recommendation / Blank - SEASON: A letter to the future
Jan 26, 2023

An intimite, mindful story of journalling what matters hits a few small bumps in the road.

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Recommended - The Callisto Protocol
Dec 2, 2022

Dead Space comparisons are impossible to avoid - but while The Callisto Protocol's missing some of the depth and tension, it makes up for it with production value and bloody-minded fun.

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Simultaneously both full of heart and unapologetically in-your-face, it takes everything you loved about its predecessor whilst gently – almost invisibly – buffing the things you didn't like so much, too. What a treat.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Scorn
Oct 14, 2022

In Scorn, a game of wonderfully horrible atmosphere and smart, hands-off puzzling is undermined by some dodgy checkpoints and wonky combat.

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Recommended - Grounded
Sep 26, 2022

Grounded's charming, Honey I Shrunk the Kids premise is elevated by its uniquely welcoming approach to wonder.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Saints Row
Aug 22, 2022

Volition's Saints Row reboot won't set the world alight, but there's a punchy game here with some pleasant surprises.

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Recommended - Eternal Threads
Jun 29, 2022

Those few quibbles aren't quite enough to sully Cosmonaut's otherwise thoughtful game, though, and it sank its talons in deep enough to keep me experimenting with "just one more" event into the wee hours. It's possible some may mislabel its careful pacing as slow, and others may think its prosaic presentation boring. For me, however - whilst it's not without its flaws - Eternal Threads presents its story, characters, and mechanical systems with care and precision, weaving together an entirely captivating experience.

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No Recommendation / Blank - The Quarry
Jun 9, 2022

If it hadn't have been for that thoroughly unjust Rewind right at the end of my playthrough, The Quarry - with its stunning visuals, wonderful voice work, fabulous score, and intriguing plot line - would have been one of my favourite games of the year thus far, and one of the best horror romps for some time. As it stands, though, it's hard to feel anything but disappointment for a game that took all my time and effort and just discarded them without warning. It's one thing to kill off a character; it's another to kill off a player's enthusiasm.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Chinatown Detective Agency
Apr 15, 2022

Those small - or big, depending upon your personal view - irritations aside, there's a lot to enjoy about Chinatown Detective Agency, and the story's just about worth the ride. Personally, I'm a little tired of the penchant for retro pixel art, but if you can make your peace with the other lightweight or frustrating mechanics, Chinatown Detective Agency introduces you to a memorable cast and takes you to some striking places. What a crime it is, then, that such a promising premise doesn't quite do enough with them.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Ghostwire: Tokyo
Mar 24, 2022

Mediocre combat and tiresome activities hold back Ghostwire: Tokyo's otherwise spectacular, otherwordly atmosphere.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Martha is Dead
Feb 25, 2022

A good premise and gripping start is undermined by a second half of bugs, bad writing, and grossly overused clich's of mental ill-health.

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