CGMagazine's Scores

  • Games
For 2,616 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 54% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 40% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 76
Highest review score: 100 SUPERHOT
Lowest review score: 10 Vroom in the Night Sky
Score distribution:
2628 game reviews
    • 84 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    SOMA is one of those once-in-a-generation experiences that so wildly defies both expectation and assumptions that I can say with confidence that it will forever impact how we define video games.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster revitalizes a cult classic JRPG, and plants the genre's flag firmly on the Switch 2's soil.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Despite some strange balancing issues, Lies of P: Overture offers a plethora of incredible content to an already incredible game.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Nioh slips onto the PC and is as great as it was on the PS4, with DLC and some minor control issues.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Icey is a fun action packed little indie game that isn’t afraid to get weird.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Age of Empires 2: The Definitive Edition is an excellent version of a game that refined a genre two decades ago, but it doesn’t offer much to entice new players from their modern conveniences.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Thimbleweed Park is an excellent experience made by masters of their craft. Every speck of it drips with quality and care.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Hitman 2 is possibly the best version of this darkly comic murder simulator we’ve seen in quite some time.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    For better and for worse, Thank Goodness You’re Here! is unlike anything I’ve played recently: a short and mechanically lacking “slapformer” which makes up for its imperfections thanks to a bevy of hilarious jokes and zany artistic sensibilities. The final result is a game that is both more than the sum of its parts and a loving tribute to the archetypal northern English industrial town.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Baba is You is a delightful puzzle game filled with absurd solutions and situations, asking players to discard what they think they know about games to solve them.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The Drifter is an excellent adventure game with a fantastic story, excellent sound, and lovely pixel art, though sadly it drags a bit here and there.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Sayonara Wild Hearts’ is gorgeous and packs an incredible pop soundtrack, but the actual levels the music accompanies never feels as natural as its audiovisual splendor.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    These are stories worth telling, and if you've somehow avoided all of the spoilers so far, taking a journey through Rapture and Columbia is a great way to spend a rainy weekend. But if you already own them, you don't need to double-dip outside of a deep sale and thus, a chance to venture into Minerva's Den.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Each level feels like a real place, inhabited by real people with their own goals and routines.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    SpeedRunners is a perfect party game, with a deep competitive scene.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    The Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Series triumphantly arrives on consoles as the ideal way to revisit a 35-year old franchise's origins—carefully balancing legacy with modern convenience.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Super Mario RPG is as good today as it was 27 years ago, and this remake simply brings it into the modern day.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    While Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse feels a little too similar at times, it’s one of the tightest JRPGs on the 3DS.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Almost a decade later, Super Meat Boy still offers an excellent difficulty curve, sharp level design, and heartless, brutal platforming.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    There’s no denying the quality of FFX, as it’s often hailed by some as the last “good” JRPG Square Enix has made in the last 15 years, but there’s already a much cheaper, slightly blurrier version of this compilation out there on the PS3.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Ravenswatch blends remarkable gameplay with an incredible sense of style to make one of the most unique Roguelikes you’ll ever play.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is a triumphant return for the series that brings back the best the series has to offer.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Just Shapes & Beats’ excellent soundtrack spawns intricate levels in a stylish aesthetic that is sure to challenge even the most dedicated players.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    VA-11 HALL-A demonstrates its ability to create a unique world filled with diverse characters without even setting foot outside of a rundown dive bar.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Two Point Hospital manages that fine balance of nostalgia and new idea while making for a brilliant and fun management sim.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fortnite brings a lot to the table with season 5, and while it is certainly worth your time and money, I just wish it could be a tad bit smoother before calling it “perfect”.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Shiren the Wanderer may have pioneered the roguelike genre, but this latest entry sure hasn’t advanced it in any positive way.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Not quite a tech demo but not quite a full adventure, Superhot VR is one of the best virtual reality games you can buy right now.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Botany Manor is like spending a Fall afternoon with a hot cup of tea and a good puzzle—relaxing, challenging and beautiful to look at.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    I came into PES 2018 ready to be won over, and converted into a PES fan. Unfortunately, I came away being disappointed.

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