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Stephen Malone


Favorite Games:
  • Deadly Premonition
  • Persona 4 Golden
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown

29 games reviewed
71.3 average score
75 median score
34.5% of games recommended
7 / 10.0 - Cyberpunk 2077
Dec 30, 2020

Cyberpunk 2077 is a great timewaster filled with plenty of opportunities for dumb fun that come from the clever implementation of future tech into its combat. Unfortunately, it fails to deliver on the clear ambition in its writing, mostly due to the clutter that drowns out its few moments of true inspiration.

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8 / 10.0 - The Medium
Jan 27, 2021

The Medium doesn't revolutionize the horror genre, but it's a compelling entry that's worth checking out.

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Feb 15, 2021

I don't know if Richard's advice works, but that's beside the point. Less important than its efficacy is the fact that it's manipulative, sleazy and degrading.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Persona 5 Strikers
Feb 26, 2021

The switch to a new genre doesn't always benefit its combat, but everything done to recapture Persona 5 works splendidly, from the writing to the music and visual design. This is the first ancillary Persona title to feel like a proper sequel rather than just a spin-off.

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Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is the most barebones of a farming simulator. While updates have been promised to fix the technical issues and inject some life into it, it's not worth playing in its current state.

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Jan 20, 2022

Sucker for Love: First Date is an impressive visual novel that ably balances its horror and comedy, providing a unique take on the Cthulhu mythos you're unlikely to see anywhere else.

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7.5 / 10.0 - Aperture Desk Job
Mar 2, 2022

While it's far more valuable as an entry into the Portal series than a Steam Deck tutorial, Aperture Desk Job ably accomplishes everything it sets out to do.

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Feb 10, 2023

Marvel's Midnight Suns excels more as the new strategy game from Firaxis than as a new Marvel property, but fans of either franchise are likely to be satisfied by what it offers.

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May 5, 2023

Case of the Golden Idol is an innovative and truly engaging detective masterpiece.

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