CGMagazine's Scores

  • Games
For 2,617 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 1.5 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 76
Highest review score: 100 The Messenger
Lowest review score: 10 Vroom in the Night Sky
Score distribution:
2629 game reviews
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Ikai had a great first half with great pacing and providing enough mystery and heart-racing moments but fizzled out by the end.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    If you have a longing for another game similar to Descent and Forsaken, Sublevel Zero Redux is it.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Legacy of Kain: Ascendance brings the beloved franchise back after over two decades as a flawed 2D experience reserved for fans of the franchise.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    More Than a Feeling drags as it attempts to salvage some characters, but can’t overcome some of Guardians of the Galaxy’s lack of clarity and visual flair.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Storyteller is a mediocre game that can GENEROUSLY be called a puzzle-solver, but isn’t nearly as creative as it thinks it is.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    With moments that genuinely capture the eerie otherworldliness often associated with UFO and Alien culture, The Greyhill Incident, at times, feels truly out of this world. However, as far as the overall game is concerned, players should let these ETs return home.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Die-hards may love these new stories with their beloved cast, but anyone else may find Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko’s Hysteric Birthday Bash’s story lacking and weak.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Late Shift is okay as far as FMV games go. The production value is decent, the acting isn’t terrible, and the story is interesting for the first playthrough. However, the lack of real choice and the ability to skip scenes is its biggest weaknesses. If you’re really hankering for a “choose your own adventure” FMV game with actual consequences I suggest you find a copy of Return to House on Haunted Hill on DVD or Blu-ray. While it is a subpar horror film, it at least had the guts to let characters die early on.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Chaos;Head Noah and its sequel, Chaos;Child, are bleak and dated visual novels, probably only suited to a very niche audience.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The look of Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time and the time it spends with its characters gives the game a great deal of charm, but its play styles continually drag it down.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A digital version of a classic board game that is fun though it doesn't change much.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Jump Force fails to hit the mark with a total lack of care in terms of everything outside of its decent fighting mechanics.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    The mindless destruction is amusing, and it’s all presented in such a gleefully tongue-in-cheek manner that it’s hard not to chuckle at the absurdity of it all. The game is best enjoyed as an arcade-style time waster.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Its main saving grace is a co-op mode (both local and online, which is a rarity in indie games like this) that significantly improves the pacing of the game. Having multiple allies in tandem with extra firepower and different abilities mixes things up and gives you a better response to what the game throws at you, but as usual, co-op is certainly a crutch for what should be a better solo experience.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Far Harbor bears so many of the same problems of Fallout 4 base game that more often than not, I was having a bad time.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Bleeding Edge’s many interesting ideas and fantastic characters are overpowered by a frustrating combo-laden gameplay loop.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Sea of Thieves feels like a game that should be offered for $10–$20 tops as an early access or game preview product. There just isn't enough content or depth here, its core gameplay is grinding repetitive fetch quests and not a whole lot else, the progression here just isn't fulfilling, and fun factor depends on who you're playing with.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    For $20 FATED: The Silent Oath is a two-hour long snooze-fest that serves as the first part of an episodic game that consists of mostly walking, and talking, neither of which are entertaining.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    I’d say Hollowbody was disappointing but everything it gets wrong about the horror genre is so common it's practically expected at this point.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    It’s a product that just makes me tired. Tired of seeing the games from three years ago on store shelves as if they’re new things. Tired of the amount of effort being pulled from making new games and being poured into re-releasing whatever beloved game publishers think they can squeeze a few more dollars out of. Tired, most of all, that it doesn’t seem like this trend is ending or even slowing down.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    World War Z has a great gameplay hook, but it unfortunately lacks the variety needed to keep it engaging past the first few hours.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Much like the pottery it's based on, Kiln is a game that has some creativity but is pretty empty on the inside.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Ultimately, The Awakened Fate Ultimatum ends up being a pretty decent dungeon crawler that gets bogged down by a cumbersome story and poor lead character.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Full Throttle hasn’t aged particularly well, and it’s made more unenjoyable by a remaster that actively sucks the life out of the game’s personality.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    The latest entry in RollerCoaster Tycoon franchise is less a Fun-House and more a nauseating ride on the Tilt-o-Whirl.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    A convoluted story and ugly visuals, each of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD's flaws are only made worse by bringing them to bigger screens.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan pales in comparison to Until Dawn in practically every way and only surpasses it in its amount of jankiness.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Microtransactions and the brutal learning curve make UFC 2 hard to play and even harder to recommend.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    If you’re addicted to the puzzle genre and need another game to get your fix, you’d ultimately be better off picking up Mystery Castle on a Steam sale. It has some clever ideas and gets pretty good later on, but you have to wade through so many re-used concepts you probably won’t get that far.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Star Wars Battlefront 2 is a game on par with its predecessor in terms of quality, but that is hard to see when it is covered in garbage business decisions.

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