William Schwartz


212 games reviewed
79.9 average score
80 median score
73.6% of games recommended
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Sep 12, 2018

The king of hoops retains the throne.

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Sep 6, 2018

A year on the mend, Destiny 2 is feeling better than ever with Forsaken.

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Sep 4, 2018

Spider-Man games have a long history of being disappointing on some level, but Insomniac has crafted a game worthy of the name.

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The Monster Hunter franchise debut on the Switch is nothing short of phenomenal.  Significant visual upgrades made possible by the more powerful console accompanied by a slew of gameplay additions make this a must-own for Monster Hunter fans.

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Aug 6, 2018

Dead Cells takes some of the very best ideas from Rouge-lite and Metroidvania titles to make an action packed platformer that smartly allows the player to unravel the game's secrets.

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Jul 6, 2018

Arkane leverages Prey's strengths in gameplay with a rogue like twist on story delivery for one of the best DLCs of the year.

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Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus on the Nintendo Switch is the worst version of a great shooter.

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Jun 26, 2018

Jack of all trades, master of none.  The Crew 2 is ultimately a more enjoyable experience than the first game, but one that also buckles under its own ambition.

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Jun 11, 2018

Cooperative gameplay and challenge levels seems to have led to a lack of charm in this follow-up.

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May 23, 2018

It's the Dark Souls of Dark Souls games, and the issues that plagued the console versions that released in 2011 have been remedied... what else needs to be said here.

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May 17, 2018

If you can put up with a game that isn't quite state of the industry when it comes to visual fidelity and performance, there's a fun zombie survival game underneath it all.

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Apr 12, 2018

God of War has seen considerable changes from previous games in the series, but they almost all feel like they were for the better.

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Mar 26, 2018

We didn't get it with the last two entries in the series, but Far Cry 5 feels like the generational leap that fans have been waiting for. This installment certainly feels like the biggest in terms of content and it just might be the best Far Cry game to date.

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Mar 21, 2018

A Way Out takes some of the very best ideas from action adventure gaming and mixes them with the story telling of a great film.

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Mar 20, 2018

Jack of many trades, master of none. Sea of Thieves has a beautiful, wide ocean to explore. It's too bad that it feels about as deep as a puddle.

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A great cast of characters and a wonderful story, it's tough not to fall in love with Ni No Kuni 2.  If you're looking for a world to get lost in this is a game that will provide you with many hours of enjoyment, amazing you at every turn with a barrage of beautiful imagery, incredible music, and gameplay to match.

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- Fe
Feb 15, 2018

In Fe, tried and true gameplay mechanics meet new ideas in interesting and beautiful ways.

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Technical issues aside Kingdom Come: Deliverance is at best an ambitious game. There are flashes of brilliance in the implementation of Warhorse Studios' unique systems of the game, as it truly does have interestingly deep survival and progression elements.  Though when you do take into account the technical issues it becomes a frustrating experience in which the bad completely outweighs the good.

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Jan 24, 2018

Dragon Ball FighterZ is both an incredible game to look at and to play. Arc System Works has done right by the Dragon Ball name giving fans of the source material plenty to be happy about.

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Jan 24, 2018

UFC 3 very well may be EA's best release in the series, but it's only by a small margin that they've improved on their previous effort.

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