Shaun Prescott


18 games reviewed
78.4 average score
79 median score
52.9% of games recommended
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78 / 100 - Screencheat
Oct 19, 2014

Easy going in tone but frantic and stressful by nature, Screencheat seizes on a single novel idea and builds an enjoyable couch shooter around it.

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81 / 100 - Kalimba
May 19, 2015

Kalimba is a beautiful, cheerful platformer that finds a neat middle ground between reflex-oriented running and taxing puzzle solving.

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May 21, 2015

A big, beautiful, sprawling action RPG full of rich stories, and suffused with an oppressive darkness.

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75 / 100 - Feist
Jul 23, 2015

A challenging and atmospheric platformer with a remarkable sense of tension, occasionally let down by finicky controls and unfair fail states.

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A satisfying, self-contained adventure that plays to the series' strengths, but doesn't add anything novel outside of its storytelling.

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92 / 100 - N++
Aug 25, 2016

A masterful distillation of classic action-platforming gameplay, doling out tension and elation in equal measure.

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Oct 26, 2016

A decent enough expansion, but it doesn't reach the great heights of previous post-launch outings.

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82 / 100 - Owlboy
Nov 11, 2016

A beautiful adventure platformer with a cheerful pixel art veneer, but with very modern themes.

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80 / 100 - Rain World
Mar 27, 2017

Few will see the more remote corners of Rain World’s relentlessly dire stretch, but those who do are unlikely to forget the experience.

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70 / 100 - Mr. Shifty
Apr 21, 2017

A blissfully fluid action game with a compelling twist, let down occasionally by tedious encounters.

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79 / 100 - Flinthook
May 12, 2017

A satisfying, moreish take on the roguelike formula, and one that's most likely to appeal to genre naysayers.

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80 / 100 - Celeste
Jan 25, 2018

An engaging, vibrant and challenging platformer that adds narrative to a genre often shy of it.

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68 / 100 - Dandara
Feb 7, 2018

A prickly 2D Metroidvania with a curious twist, Dandara admirably finds something new to do with the genre, but it's tough work to get onboard.

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70 / 100 - Timespinner
Oct 9, 2018

The pixel-art is faultless and the gameplay is pleasingly reminiscent of the classics, but Timespinner doesn't offer much that feels new.

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87 / 100 - Spelunky 2
Sep 28, 2020

Spelunky 2 doesn't advance the original's formula, but there's more stuff to sink your teeth into.

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Elsewhere, there's a mission to reach the stratosphere, as well as five "high-speed, low-level" challenges that are also focused on navigating tricky, mountainous terrain without crashing and exploding and dying.

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Dec 2, 2022

Gory and moody, The Callisto Protocol doesn't mess with the survival horror formula, instead embracing all its beats and clichés to tell a grim sci-fi tale that drips with menace.

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68 / 100 - Skull and Bones
Feb 16, 2024

Combining moody and gratifying ship-on-ship combat with shallow live service trappings, Skull and Bones is great within the claustrophobic parameters of what market forces allow it to be.

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