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Shawn Petraschuk


Favorite Games:
  • Super Mario Bros. 3
  • Skyrim
  • Final Fantasy VII

49 games reviewed
79.6 average score
82 median score
63.3% of games recommended

Shawn Petraschuk's Reviews

Fearless leader, dashing and debonair Executive Editor, and Co-Founder/Owner of COGconnected. Raised on an NES, came of age on the PS1, turned 'crusty, old grumpy gamer' on the Xbox One and PS4. I play it all from shooters to RPGs all while grumbling about getting owned by 12 year olds. The reflexes just ain't what they used to be ya know?
Oct 31, 2016

We’ve seen the death of Thomas and Martha Wayne play out in numerous ways but none of them so visceral as to put you into that world directly. It’s a surreal experience to be Bruce at that moment.

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65 / 100 - Driveclub
Oct 9, 2014

If you can look past the dings in the paint job there's a lot of fun to be had with DriveClub but be sure not to go in expecting the new standard in racing games. You'll surely end up disappointed.

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Aug 19, 2016

A strong narrative and stellar cast are the only things that hold together an experience that is absolutely rife with bugs and downright questionable design choices.

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60 / 100 - The Crew
Dec 12, 2014

It pains me to say it seeing as I had such high hopes but The Crew missed its mark by a long shot and just barely chugs over the starting line.

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60 / 100 - Sparkle 2
Jan 27, 2016

You've very likely played a 'match 3' game. You've played one, your Mom who doesn't play games has played one, your Grandfather who's invited you to play Candy Crush more times than you can count… he's played one.

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Jun 19, 2014

The story and acting holds up, even if it's monotonous to plod through, so when you inevitably find this in your local bargain bin it's still worth a play through.

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55 / 100 - Submerged
Aug 17, 2015

As broken as the world is, it's also incredibly beautiful. The unfortunate part however, is that it isn't all that varied.

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55 / 100 - The Technomancer
Jul 7, 2016

The Technomancer isn’t necessarily a bad game, it just isn’t a good one.

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35 / 100 - LA Cops
Mar 20, 2015

If you have $15 burning a hole in your pocket there are plenty of better ways to spend it than wasting it on LA Cops. You might dig the groovy aesthetic for a short while but inevitably you'll walk away either bored or frustrated. Maybe just keep in mind you can get the original Hotline Miami for even less and have a lot more fun.

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