Robert Purchese


49 games reviewed
73.3 average score
60 median score
66.0% of games recommended
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Unscored - Path of Exile 2
Dec 11, 2024

Soulslike thrills combine with sky-high production values to make Path of Exile 2 a hugely impressive package, even in early access.

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Oct 28, 2024

A fantasy role-playing game of astonishing spectacle. This is the best Dragon Age, and perhaps BioWare, has ever been.

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5 / 5 - Frostpunk 2
Sep 19, 2024

A sequel that takes the thrilling cold-survival city-building heart of Frostpunk and evolves it in every way, while losing none of what made the series so special to begin with.

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4 / 5 - V Rising
May 22, 2024

It starts with a bump, but played the right way, V Rising offers riches few other crafting survival games can match.

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Unscored - Manor Lords
Apr 24, 2024

There's a confidence to Manor Lords that belies its one-person development, and what's there can be spellbinding, but it's a pastoral idyll that still needs significant development.

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3 / 5 - Life Eater
Apr 17, 2024

Mechanically, Life Eater uses a diary-based puzzle system in some really interesting ways, but it struggles to say anything meaningful about the shock-factor setting it's gone for.

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4 / 5 - Inkbound
Apr 11, 2024

This time it's Hades that Shiny Shoe's game feels similar to, but with some delicious differences that make this roguelike stand out all on its own.

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3 / 5 - Open Roads
Mar 27, 2024

A gentle adventure into a family's secrets that's nicely crafted but over before it really begins.

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Mar 26, 2024

A gentle and unusual building game that's memorable but missing some purpose.

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Mar 16, 2024

Lurking behind a dated exterior is a limited but sophisticated RPG with a unique setting and some memorable new ideas.

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Nov 6, 2023

The Invincible is a spectacular adaptation of Stanisław Lem's book, but it's limited in terms of what you can do in it, and the impact on the story you have.

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Oct 17, 2022

An unforgettable story of desperation and hope in beautiful, gruesome, plague-ridden 14th Century France.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Dome Keeper
Oct 1, 2022

Dome Keeper merges digging and base defence but struggles to make either a success in their own right.

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Recommended - As Dusk Falls
Jul 18, 2022

An interactive movie that tells a memorable story of human choices.

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No Recommendation / Blank - King Arthur: Knight's Tale
May 5, 2022

King Arthur: Knight's Tale is not without its charms, then, but it's not the once and future king you might have been waiting for. Maybe watch Fast and Furious instead.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Fights in Tight Spaces
Dec 2, 2021

It's a great concept, and it's perfectly enjoyable, but it lacks the excitement and flourishes it needs to really come alive.

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Essential - Inscryption
Oct 22, 2021

A bold, stand-out, knockout of a card game that drips with imagination and menace.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance
Jun 25, 2021

The Dark Alliance revival lacks finesse, and local co-op, but give it time and it's not without its own charms.

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Essential - Dorfromantik
May 18, 2021

Dorfromantik is sunshine on the screen, with a puzzling heart that will keep you busy for days.

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Recommended - Trials of Fire
Apr 12, 2021

Trials of Fire is a complex but seductive deck-building strategy game about sculpting the perfect RPG team.

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