Jake Yanik


50 games reviewed
79.7 average score
85 median score
64.0% of games recommended
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Mar 15, 2016

I may wish a plague of locusts on Ubisoft support, but I tip my hat to the masters over at Massive Entertainment.

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8 / 10.0 - Blackguards 2
Feb 11, 2015

The metagame feels comfortingly familiar to those who have played titles such as Final Fantasy Tactics

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8 / 10.0 - Windward
May 24, 2015

Tasharen Entertainment has struck a gold mine of nostalgia within me.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Motorsport Manager
Nov 17, 2016

All of the tedium, none of the excitement: Motorsport Manager is the perfect sim to relax to.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Creepy Castle
Nov 21, 2016

If Undertale and Cave Story weren’t enough for you, Creepy Castle is the fix you need.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Starbound
Aug 10, 2016

In its feature-complete state, Starbound feels like a much tighter experience than it had in the past, and rather uniquely for the "Terraria, but…" genre, it actually has its own story that takes players across parts of its randomly generated galaxy and introduces them to the various playable races along the way.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Beyond Sol
Oct 14, 2015

Beyond Sol is one of those rare games that smooshes genres together that don't usually get along, with an end result that is incredibly rewarding.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Party Hard
Sep 1, 2015

Party Hard is a game that's definitely greater than the sum of its parts.

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Nov 17, 2015

I like Legacy of the Void—genuinely, I do. It's just that I don't really want to play it now that I've finished the campaign. The focus on unlocking and swapping between different units in the same slot makes for a highly customizable and highly "for your tastes" kind of experience in the campaign—I just wish that had carried over to the multiplayer to really shake things up.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Planet Coaster
Feb 6, 2017

It's not a perfect game, but in its own little way, it sort of is, and I'd expect no less from the team that brought us RCT2 and 3

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8.5 / 10.0 - Extreme Exorcism
Oct 26, 2015

It's a simple premise that's executed perfectly.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Darkest Dungeon
Feb 15, 2016

From the first time I saw the art style of Darkest Dungeon, I knew it was going to be something special. What I couldn't have known is just how bleak the game would be—or how cruel.

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9 / 10.0 - Maize
Dec 1, 2016

I mean, once you spoof the recognition software for a door using a coat rack, a jumpsuit, a sweaty headband, and an Etch-a-Sketch depiction Bob’s face, you can start to appreciate the game for what it is: honest, silly storytelling

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9 / 10.0 - Unbox
Sep 13, 2016

Unbox took me back to a time when games were about fun.

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9 / 10.0 - Grim Dawn
Mar 2, 2016

Grim Dawn is one of the easiest ARPGs to recommend in recent years.

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Jun 10, 2016

Much like Vermintide itself, it may not be groundbreaking in any one way, but it's reliably and consistently fun, and still beautifully immersive in that Warhammer sort of way.

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Oct 23, 2015

I can see already that Vermintide will quickly become the next title that everyone's friends will be playing.

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Dec 9, 2015

Truly, Mayan Death Robots is the kind of game I'd love to sit back on the couch and play with some friends.

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9 / 10.0 - Shadow Warrior 2
Oct 14, 2016

I give it four thumbs up.

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9 / 10.0 - N++
Aug 29, 2016

N++ has an excellent blend of stylishly simple visuals and taxing puzzles, all put to an excellent soundtrack.

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