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4175 games reviewed
75.1 average score
78 median score
49.6% of games recommended

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77 / 100 - Last Day of June
Sep 6, 2017

It would have been so easy to fall into cliché with the uncomplicated characters of Last Day of June, but the writing here speaks of the keen awareness the developers have towards the themes of the game.

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85 / 100 - Knack 2
Sep 5, 2017

If Knack's track record has you worried, I'll say this; Mark Cerny and company heard the complaints, and this is their response.

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Life is Strange: Before the Storm gets a lot of things right about Life is Strange…

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72 / 100 - Windjammers
Sep 5, 2017

It misses the thrill of slamming a quarter down on a cabinet in some dimly lit arcade and throttling some jerk who thinks they're a pretty radical Windjammer.

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Sep 5, 2017

The lights going out and doors slamming behind you are unnerving, but the safety net of not feeling immersed ruins it.

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86 / 100 - Everybody's Golf
Sep 4, 2017

Players are able to customize their characters appearance with unlockable parts from body shape, to clothing, to the animation style they use during the game.

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Sep 4, 2017

Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth is a great game for those who have played Mask of Deception, however, isn't entirely suited for new players.

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Sep 4, 2017

Reaching for Petals does a good job at grabbing your attention from the very start with a narrator that sounds like honey trickling over gravel…

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Sep 3, 2017

Regardless of how well-received their initial product was, Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition is an evolution of it.

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Sep 1, 2017

Rock of Ages 2 brings back everything that made the original so fun and unique, then cranks the dial to eleven!

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65 / 100 - Looterkings
Aug 31, 2017

Looterkings is a game that can't sustain itself without multiplayer. Playing this game on your own is a punishment. With some friends, however, it's pretty fun.

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85 / 100 - Absolver
Aug 30, 2017

_____________________________ “With over 180 attacks to discover, the possibilities are near endless, encouraging thorough experimentation and a high level of replayability.

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80 / 100 - Ys SEVEN
Aug 30, 2017

This mix of euphoria and exhaustion is what boss battles should feel like.

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Aug 30, 2017

This brings a real authentic feeling to the whole thing as it doesn't just feel like you're pulling the same moves off in a controlled environment like the practice pool.

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84 / 100 - Songbringer
Aug 30, 2017

It's not a perfect adventure, and there will be some frustrating moments, but I'm ready to hear more of the song that this game brings.

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Unfortunately even though there are some great moments within this third episode, it comes across a bit more lackluster than the previous installments.

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The particle effects for the various spells look great, and heroes are easily identifiable amongst the maelstrom.

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The most distinctive change on PS4 and Xbox One is the bump up in frame rate for better performance

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Aug 28, 2017

With every successive stage the potential dangers grow, and new ones are always being added to the pile.

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80 / 100 - The Escapists 2
Aug 28, 2017

The best way to describe The Escapists 2 from its predecessor would be comparing an NES game to a SNES game

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