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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:
  1. Positive: 1,691 out of 2617
  2. Mixed: 845 out of 2617
  3. Negative: 81 out of 2617
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    • 57 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Sonic Forces
    Despite my issues with sidescrolling Sonic games I mentioned earlier, what I appreciate about Mania is that it’s a concise and focused game, with clear goals and philosophies behind its design. Forces feels like the antithesis of that, in that it’s a bloated, self-important mismatch of ideas with some great moments packed in between a lot of nonsense. Forces is fun to play in short bursts, but as an extended experience it feels like it has no idea what it wants to be, or is just incapable of encapsulating it all in one game.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Madden NFL 22
    Madden NFL 22 is another Madden game, with not many new features to warrant a new price label of $59.99. If you do not like NFL Football, you will not like this game. While known NFL commentators such as Rich Eisen lend their talent to this entry, it is wasted by being overshadowed by nameless voices called ‘coach’. Ultimately, if you own Madden NFL 21 and don’t NEED to play online, you could possibly skip this entry.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    ISLANDERS: Console Edition
    Islanders: Console Edition, while not a game for everyone, is exactly the game for people looking for what Grizzly Games (and most actual islands) can offer you; an escape from the everyday.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Sheltered
    Hardcore survivalists might find something enjoyable in Sheltered, but the game is too slow and far too boring to get fully invested.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT
    Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is an affront to the Final Fantasy legacy whose superficial beauty fails to obfuscate its complete lack of substance.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    King Oddball
    King Oddball is a game that loses its luster really quickly. What could have been a surprisingly clever play on the Angry Birds formula ends up being a dull affair by its lack of variety, weak level design or replayability.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan
    Mutants in Manhattan does just enough fan service to make TMNT fans almost forget how mediocre this game is.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story
    Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story fails to be an engaging puzzle-platformer and fails to deliver an emotional, heartfelt story about a child and his Yeti best friend. Considering the performance woes when playing the Switch version, too, this is a song best left unheard.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Life is Strange 2: Episode 2 - Rules
    “Rules” feels like emotional torture porn without any of the thematic follow through to make it worthwhile.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Fable Fortune
    Fable Fortune doesn't offer much that hasn't been done better in the years before it.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Sword Coast Legends
    With boring combat and a limited custom campaign toolset, Sword Coast Legends fails to capture the spirit of a true pen and paper role-playing experience.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Barrow Hill: The Dark Path
    Satire and nostalgia are not enough to make a game good. Games should be fun, and Barrow Hill: The Dark Path is not.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Amnesia: The Bunker
    While the classic Amnesia gameplay is available here in a lot of ways, it’s mixed with some underwhelming, poorly balanced monster gameplay that doesn’t work as well as it should.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Amplitude
    Multiple design decisions were seemingly made to extend the already shallow playtime, the campaign isn’t all that interesting, the multiplayer is one of the worst in the rhythm genre, and worst of all the music is dull.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey
    Atelier Firis: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Journey is a dull, flat story filled with insipid characters, delivered through thoroughly monotonous gameplay and dragged out over the course of an interminable amount of time. Steer clear of this trope-ridden snoozefest.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Soul Covenant
    Soul Covenant is a relic of the past that should be skipped even for anime diehards and VR enthusiasts.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    88 Heroes
    88 Heroes is a game that puts referential humor over bland platforming and little else.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Sea of Solitude
    A clearly personal story told in a bland repetitive 3D platformer with padded gameplay, terrible voice acting, and no subtlety.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Memoranda
    Memoranda means well, but fails to execute by relying on verbatim Murakami references and contrived logic.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Mighty No. 9
    This boring and bland game isn't the spiritual sequel to Mega Man we were hoping for.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Bye Sweet Carole
    If you’ve watched the trailer for Bye Sweet Carole, you’ve seen the best parts of Bye Sweet Carole. The game takes a demo's worth of content and stretches it out over four painfully long hours.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Oninaki
    Oninaki has some good ideas, but they’re overshadowed by a weak story and tedious combat.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Die by the Blade
    I really wanted to like Die By The Blade, but clunky controls, half-baked gameplay and a lack of content make this less a Dual of Fates and more a battle of attrition.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
    Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 had a lot of promise, with its gripping story and beautiful landscapes, at least until the technical issues started showing up and completely ruined the experience.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Shattered Skies
    Shattered Skies commits a crime much worse than simply being a bad game; it’s dull. It’s also uninteresting, static, and barren.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    NBA Live 16
    Serious basketball fans will no doubt enjoy it, but if you’re not a serious basketball fan, while it might make a decent game for when you have friends over, I think Mario Party would do the exact same thing; And at least no one needs to understand Mario Party to enjoy it.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The Witness
    You'll either love or hate The Witness as it will either make you feel smart or stupid. If you don't love puzzles and deep philosophical thoughts, perhaps avoid this one.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Dead or Alive 5 Last Round
    When all is said and done, DOA 5 ends up being a great looking, middle of the road fighter that still heavily relies on absurd female characters in revealing outfits to sell copies.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Gravel
    Gravel is aptly named: rough, mildly broken, and dull.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.
    When Code Name S.T.E.A.M. works, it’s a blast. When it doesn’t, it’s a drag. Your enjoyment level will depend on how much you can ignore the latter.
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