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32 games reviewed
80.0 average score
80 median score
71.9% of games recommended

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Final Fantasy VII Remake is a gorgeous trip down Nostalgia Lane, but it’s not the slam dunk ‘must buy’ revisiting of a classic game that I expected it to be…and it better not be another five year wait until ‘Part Two’ arrives.

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4.4 / 5.0 - Crackdown 3
Feb 14, 2019

Long-suffering Crackdown fans finally have a worthy sequel. The campaign was every bit as campy and fun as expected, with Terry Crews a perfect addition to the cast, and the multiplayer proving to be surprisingly entertaining.

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Oct 25, 2019

If you’re a fan of grinding, and I mean the fun kind of ‘I wonder how far I can take this’ grinding, then you’re going to LOVE Disgaea 4 Complete+.

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4.5 / 5.0 - NHL 20
Sep 13, 2019

NHL 20 has some minor issues but plays a fun game of hockey. RPM Tech 2.0 is a revolution for the game’s controls, eliminating most of gamer’s complaints, at least on that front.

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4.5 / 5.0 - Control
Aug 26, 2019

Control is the culmination of nearly two decades of Remedy's work in the third-person action-adventure genre and it's a pedigree that shows. Firing enemies through barriers to take out their friends is ridiculously fun, start to finish.

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4.5 / 5.0 - Wargroove
Jan 30, 2019

Wargroove will leave Advance Wars’ long-forgotten fans beside themselves with joy.

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Jul 26, 2018

No Man's Sky has come a long way from that humbling start for Hello Games. There could still be improvements to some gameplay systems and the user interface, but overall this is a greatly improved package that's brand new for most Xbox One gamers and well worth going back to for PC and PS4 players who dropped it shortly after launch.

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Oct 5, 2018

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is an impressively crafted open world action-RPG that challenges gamers to see and do everything it has to offer.

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Nov 2, 2017

Assassin's Creed Origins is a gorgeous and well-realized world filled with danger and excitement in equal measures. A stellar return from hiatus for the franchise.

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Oct 19, 2017

Forza Motorsport 7 finally takes the checkered flag over Gran Turismo, with solid campaign and multiplayer modes backed by stellar visuals and gameplay. Can’t wait to see it at 4K on Xbox One X.

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5 / 5.0 - Gears 5
Sep 4, 2019

Gears 5 is the best looking the series has ever been, and that's maybe the least of the improvements here.

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Apr 25, 2018

Frostpunk is used to carry messages you don’t often see in games, forcing gamers to make – and think about – the kind of difficult choices nobody should have to make. A must-play game.

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