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470 games reviewed
76.7 average score
80 median score
56.7% of games recommended

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8.5 / 10.0 - Starfield
Sep 1, 2023

Bethesda's new space opera Starfield isn't perfect, but its accessible approach to open galaxy gaming should find a wide audience. Read on.

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8 / 10.0 - Pikmin 4
Jul 19, 2023

In Pikmin 4, wee astronauts continue to explore Earth with adorable little flower followers-and adds competitive Dandori matches. Read on.

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Jun 21, 2023

Square Enix's latest Final Fantasy borrows liberally from Western fantasy, including Game of Thrones and The Lord of the Rings. Read more.

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Tears of the Kingdom is as imaginative, delightful and empowering as Breath of the Wild and a paradigm for emergent sandbox play.

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Apr 26, 2023

Respawn's second adventure set in that far, far away galaxy does a bang-up job building lore while introducing a great new big bad. Read on.

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Jan 19, 2023

Intelligent Systems' latest introduces dozens of new heroes alongside some of the nearly 600 playable characters from earlier games. Read on.

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Nov 21, 2022

Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part I keeps all the original's emotive magic while adding a big dollop of modern visual wizardry. Read on.

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Nov 17, 2022

The ninth generation of Nintendo's popular series gives players a huge free-to-roam world brimming with weird little guys to catch. Read on.

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Nov 7, 2022

Kratos' second saga with his son Atreus is a bloody but heartfelt adventure about growing up and letting go

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8 / 10.0 - Bayonetta 3
Oct 27, 2022

Platinum Games' latest full throttle action romp is a spectacle of hyper-feminine ultraviolence, writes reviewer Chad Sapieha. Read more.

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6 / 10.0 - Gotham Knights
Oct 21, 2022

WB Games Montreal's game about the Dark Knight's proteges is playable but lacks the spark that made the Batman games so special. Read more.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Splatoon 3
Sep 7, 2022

The latest edition of Nintendo's popular paint shooter plays it safe, but that's more than enough to satisfy Post Arcade Jr. Read more.

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5.5 / 10.0 - Saints Row
Aug 24, 2022

Volition's reboot mixes its shameless action with witty social commentary to nice effect, but fails to construct a compelling open world

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Jul 26, 2022

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 earns a modest thumbs up. It’s undeniably huge, delivering good bang for your RPG dollar, and has some interesting ideas on its mind. It’s no Final Fantasy or Zelda, but fans of sophisticated combat and Japanese storytelling should be well served.

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7 / 10.0 - As Dusk Falls
Jul 18, 2022

Xbox Game Studios' branching crime drama is best enjoyed in a group, with friends arguing over decisions and taking the blame for fatal outcomes

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May 4, 2022

Nintendo's latest sports compilation is too simple to be much fun alone, but shines when played with friends and family. Read our review.

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9 / 10.0 - Elden Ring
Mar 11, 2022

Elden Ring is neither a step forward nor backward for the famed developer, but rather a shift to the side. It’s a different kind of FromSoftware game, one that mixes stampeding mounted combat in a vast world with more intimate, terrifying moments in dark caves and cramped castles. I’m having a grand time with it, make no mistake, but it’s not my favourite FromSoftware game to date.

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8 / 10.0 - Gran Turismo 7
Mar 11, 2022

Long story short, Gran Turismo 7 is a bit of a throwback to the genre’s early days — and includes some of the series’ old shortcomings — but when it comes to accurate driving physics and sheer, unadulterated love of cars, it’s something close to peerless.

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4 / 10.0 - ELEX II
Mar 11, 2022

This may have stood a minor chance in the bone dry days of summer, but with so many truly remarkable open world experiences currently on offer at the moment, it’s tough to see why anyone would opt for Elex II.

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Mar 11, 2022

All I know is that I’ve been given ample reason to head out and shoot robots and aliens big and small with a wonderful array of satisfying weapons. And that’s enough to get me to put another couple dozen hours into Bungie’s addictive looter shooter.

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