Jody Macgregor


33 games reviewed
72.8 average score
75 median score
31.3% of games recommended
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Unscored - Mr. Saitou
Mar 22, 2023

Like a Miyazaki-movie love of food, from the glorious ramen Mr. Saitou slumps next to at an izakaya to the strange confectionery available at a convenience store run by fungus. And the RPG Maker interface that you'll need to hit F11 to force into fullscreen. And a soulful bittersweetness that means it's likely to, cliché as it sounds, make you laugh and make you cry. At least a little bit. It's not the full emotional rollercoaster of Rakuen—it's more of a bite-sized experience, a quick ghost train through a bouncy castle where you can whip to the last stop in a single sitting if you want.

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45 / 100 - Observer
Aug 23, 2017

Brainhacking will blow your mind, but you'll want to get the cop out of your head by the end.

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57 / 100 - SCHiM
Jul 20, 2024

Not hard enough to be a challenge, but not painless enough to be relaxing.

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Dec 6, 2023

Rogue Trader gets 40K's atmosphere right, but it's buggy and the rules are a mess.

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Too much games-as-a-service cruft gets in the way of a potentially decent action-RPG.

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60 / 100 - Last Epoch
Feb 21, 2024

With its emphasis on crafting and trading rather than action, Last Epoch puts the cart before the horse.

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60 / 100 - Saints Row
Aug 22, 2022

The knockabout glee of classic Saints Row ultraviolence is here, but held back a little by new-found restraint.

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60 / 100 - The Surge
May 16, 2017

The Surge isn't the same as Dark Souls but comparison's inevitable. Like that cyborg whose torso I severed, it struggles to stand on its own.

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Apr 26, 2019

Unique folkloric inspiration and interesting tactical considerations are let down by a slow second half.

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69 / 100 - Mahokenshi
Jan 23, 2023

If you found Slay the Spire's oppressiveness off-putting, Mahokenshi's easier and dressed up in a pretty kimono.

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69 / 100 - Inscryption
Oct 22, 2021

At its best when it's strangest, Inscryption doesn't know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em.

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Mar 23, 2022

Better than Borderlands 3, but not quite reaching the heights of Borderlands 2 at its best.

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Sep 15, 2015

A cute chess set for 40K fans and an unusual twist on the classic game, but skip the campaign.

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71 / 100 - Dead In Vinland
May 2, 2018

Dead in Vinland combines resource management, RPG combat, uneven writing, and a lot of diciness into something I couldn't stop playing until I finished it.

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Jul 22, 2021

A better Warhammer game than the last few.

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75 / 100 - Forgotton Anne
May 15, 2018

A puzzle-platformer that's elevated by its winsome anime aesthetic.

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75 / 100 - Antihero
Jul 24, 2017

Like a board game you play to death then put on the shelf to bring out on special occasions, but with street urchins and priest-stabbing.

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75 / 100 - Planet Coaster
Nov 21, 2016

Better than RollerCoaster Tycoon World, but doesn't do much to innovate on the formula.

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Sep 13, 2021

A long game of choose-your-own-chosen-one with high highs to balance the lows.

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May 19, 2021

This three-games-in-one package is convenient, but I can't help thinking these games deserved to be remade separately over several years, ditching stuff that doesn't work like the minigames, reinstating cut content and filling gaps rather than just draping shinier skyboxes over them. Still, ME1 is better than it used to be. It's no longer tempting to skip straight to ME2, though once you leave the Citadel you should stick to the main questline and only do side missions when your squadmates ask. And play as a woman if you want to hear a really great voice performance.

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