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Jonathan Bolding


48 games reviewed
77.5 average score
80 median score
68.8% of games recommended

Jonathan Bolding's Reviews

Jon Bolding is a critic, writer, and streamer with a background in literary criticism and theory. This only sometimes enters his work on games. He sidelines in tabletop game reviews, including a specialization in roleplaying games. He currently edits, writes, and streams full time for The Escapist.
Oct 1, 2021

Diablo 2: Resurrected brings a beloved classic up today's graphical standards, but it overlooks 20 years of obvious flaws. It's still a very satisfying action RPG, but you couldn't get away with these problems a decade ago, much less today.

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Oct 29, 2021

Disciples: Liberation is a promising RPG with rich stories and compelling tactical combat, but nothing quite makes it a must-play.

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87 / 100 - Gloomhaven
Nov 5, 2021

It's still one of the best dungeon crawlers ever made, but now it's on PC.

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May 20, 2022

King Arthur: Knight's Tale is a strategy RPG that gets the fantasy of playing as a heavily armored knight exactly right, but it would've been a better game if it didn't pad itself out with so many repetitive battles.

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Jul 18, 2022

Novel tactical mechanics make this indie a contender for the best strategy RPG this year.

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7 / 10.0 - Hard West 2
Aug 4, 2022

Hard West 2 has plenty of little annoyances, but it's a supernatural western tactics game with a lot of style and the substance to back it.

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84 / 100 - Victoria 3
Oct 24, 2022

Victoria 3's attractive historical sandbox is filled with potential, but it's on you to unlock it.

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79 / 100 - Last Train Home
Dec 12, 2023

A rich, interesting, and honest experiment in history-as-game: If you're interested, play it.

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