COGconnected's Scores

  • Games
For 4,966 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 62% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 32% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 75
Highest review score: 100 Final Fantasy XVI
Lowest review score: 10 Wander (2013)
Score distribution:
4972 game reviews
    • 61 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    If you haven’t played many point-and-click adventures and want to start, or you want to rekindle your love of this genre, then The Perils of Man would be the game to start with.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Granted, Block ‘N Load doesn’t have any of the same balance issues that plagued Ace of Spades, but it has fallen into the unconscious trend of making the most boring ways to play the game become the most effective.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    If you can get past the audio (preferably by simply turning it off), Lost Orbit is fun and occasionally exciting but not particularly original.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Fans of Wolfenstein: The New Order can proceed to download this standalone expansion with confidence.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    It’s cute, but there isn’t a ton of depth and even with an increasing number of twists it gets fairly repetitive.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Project Cars occupies a unique bridging point between arcade racers and full out simulation games. The good news for hardcore racers is that the game’s fuel mixture is graded with a performance that pushes Project Cars more to the sim side of the starting grid.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It will give you a fun gaming experience that is equally zany and competitive. That said, you might want to play with the in-game sound off.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    At only $32.99, I’d say Boston Lockdown is worth the money if the lag is fixed but leaves much to be desired for any die-hard fans of the tabletop game.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Weaponographist won’t be the most memorable game you will play but its strong elements do overshadow its shortcomings.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Ys VI still has its original charm and classic elements to make it a timeless game. It’s a simple and not overly complicated action RPG which makes it an easy game to experience and love.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    If there is one annoying characteristic… it is the complexity of combinations you have to pull off.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Charnel House Trilogy sets up an intriguing mystery but doesn’t quite complete it. While some issues hold the game back somewhat, there is no question this was an enjoyable five to six hour diversion akin to reading a good story.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    A really great indie title for anyone interested in speedrunning or a game they can jump in and out of quickly. It’s hard to not hate dinosaurs in space, especially when they have jetboots strapped on and are trying to save an entire planet from destruction; JumpJet Rex is no exception.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China takes a bold new step for the franchise. While I did have fun, I spent most of the game frustrated by buggy controls and A.I. that seemed to forget what its limitations were.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Stealth Inc 2 might seem like a standard *shudder* Metroidvania experience on the surface, but it actually offers a unique and very entertaining experience.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    It’s fun, but simple.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Titan Souls was a tough and a well-fought battle that I enjoyed from beginning to end. Even though it had me raging at times, the thrill of taking down the Titans one by one gave me an immense feeling of satisfaction.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    Aside from some cheap laughs and managing to somehow become an internet cultural phenomenon, this goat game offers up little in terms of any substance. Instead you get a glitch, buggy shallow experience you will ditch in a matter of days.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    From its great roster of fighters and styles to its fast gameplay and snappy controls MKX has a lot of positives going for it. It’s as gruesome and stomach churning as it has ever been and that is exactly why we all love it.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    I for one enjoyed what I played, and the added content of past DLC, plus all the bonus goodies that have been tacked on above that make the whole package a pretty good value. There is a lot of gameplay to be had here too and those who haven’t played the game before are in for hours upon hours of zombie mayhem.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Tower of Guns is a pretty decent, fun game to play casually, when you are in the mood to just blow stuff up. And it never takes itself too seriously.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It doesn’t really bring anything else new to the table in the team deathmatch genre, but what it does bring, it does it well.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Overall, Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today uses a great art style, creates great atmosphere and has complimentary music to create a dark and stylish game to liven up its point-and-click gameplay. However, the flow of the story is regularly broken up by puzzles that are equal parts confusing and seemingly without order that end up with the player spending far too much time trying to advance the story.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    A transcendent fusion of color, music and movement, We Are Doomed is as close as you will get to poetry in a twin-stick shooter.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Xenoblade Chronicles 3D stands on its own just as well in portable form as it did on the Wii, but be forewarned that they really didn’t change anything from the console version.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Scholar of the First Sin is a fantastic upgrade and worth the purchase if you never had the chance to play Dark Souls 2 on PC or current gen consoles. Even if you did play through it before, the DLC alone is worth checking out.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Toukiden: Kiwami has an intricate and expansive system of armour, weapons, mitama and power-ups to keep the gameplay interesting. That said, I couldn’t help but feel that the amount of button mashing was excessive considering the detail put elsewhere.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Serious adventure game fans will probably be disappointed with the shallow puzzle design and the game’s short length, but someone looking for a light-hearted romp through a wacky prehistory will find something to like in Fire.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    While the basic gameplay mechanic gets it right, the lackluster story and cement-headed AI keep this title from greatness.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Life is Strange Episode 2 is where you start to truly witness and experience how the choices you make affect the story.

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