Meristation's Scores

  • Games
For 3,630 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 62% higher than the average critic
  • 7% same as the average critic
  • 31% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.6 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 76
Highest review score: 100 BioShock
Lowest review score: 5 Rambo: The Video Game
Score distribution:
3631 game reviews
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    An interesting title at first sight, specially playing through tournaments and its different modes, but in the end becomes repetitive and ends up being monotonous.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Spirit of the North is an atmospheric adventure too focused on its storytelling that fails both in its clumsy gameplay and poor staging. Simple puzzles and repetitive mechanics for another lost occasion in the walking simulator genre.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Mafia 2: Definitive Edition is a fantastic opportunity to rediscover the adventures of Vito Scaletta around Empire Bay, now with all DLC and in 4k.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road to Boruto is arguably a must have for every Naruto fan; even today through this port, which cuts some cutscenes and is less impressive in the graphic side. Its gameplay still looks and feels amazing. Assuming some few hiccups, this port is fluid and enjoyable enough to consider buying on Nintendo Switch.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Super Mega Baseball 3 respects the time of the player, being a great option for short games o more long game sessions. With its arcade spirit but more deep gameplay and fun Franchise Mode, it represents a great alternative for baseball fans.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    You can't say anything bad about FORM ... until it ends in two hours and leaves you thirsty for more puzzles. A new gem for PS VR ... but a short one.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    A little space adventure that is more that it seems, Deliver us the Moon is an emotional journey into a very solitary Space, one in which we are completely alone. The gameplay always try to give us something new to do, and the story is both compelling and engaging. Even with its flaws -some mechanics need to be polished or redesigned, puzzles are too easy, long loading times-, the game manages to be quite an experience -your first time on the Moon surface is amazingly hypnotic- and a great astronaut simulator.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    112 Operator functions both as an instructive experience and an entertaining one. It's immersive and the gameplay loop is satisfying. But it lacks a real progression system and ultimately an excuse to keep sitting on the other side of the phone on the long run
    • 75 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Below rises as a experimental roguelite with charming graphics and exquisite soundtrack. However, its mechanics quickly become too demanding for inexpert players.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Among the biggest flaws a narrative game could have is letting its narrative flow being disrupted by a boring game mechanic, and that is what happens with In Other Waters. Despite that, In Other Waters manage to float thanks to a well thought interface, good taste and its general evocativeness.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Good point and click adventure game set in a retro futuristic apocalyptic world. It looks gorgeous on screen, and builds a complex and detailed world, but it has problems with the flow of information and what we must do next, along with pixel hunting issues. It is worth a try for the most experienced followers of the genre.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    With new and fun mechanics, and a generous economic system, Riot Games proves that things can still be different in the card collectible games, and once said that, also better. The experience of 10 years of League of Legends must be useful to build a bright future for Legends of Runeterra.
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    • 50 Critic Score
    Convoy has some fun, vibrant Mad-Max-like combats, but it's dull in every other aspect of the game.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Built upon the basis laid by the Resident Evil Franchise, Daymare adds its own new ideas to the mix to present a game that, despite some technical issues and bugs, fully catches the essence of Capcom's franchise and delivers a solid survival horror game.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Despite being a fun game, it doesn't offer too many hours to play. The environment is great but not the graphics that looks a bit poor. Illfonic needs to add content and improve the queue times to turn Predator: Hunting Grounds into a better game.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Streets of Rage 4 is a noteworthy homage to the Beat'em Up classic that exudes love and respect for the franchise without feeling tied down by it.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Some good ideas in Tharsis disappear when you realize that if you live or die depends on rolling the dice. This mechanic makes the game frustrating and doesn't comprise satisfactory gameplay.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Despite its interesting proposal, the poor graphical performance at certain points of the game and the lack of relevance from the survival mechanics, makes it difficult to rate this title higher.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Sakura Wars results in a mix of classic and new features which is entertaining. The story and character development is enjoyable, while the combat system has some flaws.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Gears Tactics is one of the greatest surprises that this 2020 will have. Not so much for what it brings to the RTS genre, which is more limited, but for how it executes each and every one of the proposals on screen.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Squaresoft's hidden gem returns to current consoles and PCs with a visual facelift and keeping everything from the original game. Approved scraped in the graphic and sound but just as magical as ever.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    XCOM Chimera Squad is not such a revolution in the franchise, but it's still a good game: fine performance, a nice story and, one more time, fun gameplay (now with more superpowers than ever).
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    MotoGP 20 continues on the good path of real evolution that Milestone has been in the process for a couple of years. The career mode has gained in depth and possibilities.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    After a dragon apocalypse, there are just two people able to recover the world we were used to live in. EarthNight is so unique and beautiful both in the visual side and with their chiptune soundtrack; it also makes you feel good thanks to a clever roguelike design, but the game feels so short and limited as the game does not give the player enough time to breathe and thing: is too (too) fast when battling with the dragons. Despite its flaws, the endless runner subgenre finds here a good new contender to pay attention to.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Excellent and original point and click adventure game that uses Renaissance art for its graphics and soundtrack, and tells a funny story inspired by the best Monty Python humor.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A lovely romance told in paper-folding puzzles. The everyday reality of a long distance relationship and clever mechanics create a beautiful, original game which has more room to evolve.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Murder By Numbers is a surprisingly good experience as a combination of Picross and Phoenix Wright at the same time. Remarkable characters, well written dialogues and challenging in a mathematical perspective. However, despite its addictive gameplay mechanics, the quantity of puzzles feels short in comparison with the huge number of texts to read to; plus, the game is not translated into Spanish, which seems to be a high barrier to those who don’t dominate English. Overall, a nice indie game to have fun during a whole weekend.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    More a visual novel than an RPG, Heroland's charm is in its plot and characters. The gameplay mechanics, however, feel bland and the feeling is that the player is most of the time just watching the game playing itself. It also becomes a bit repetitive over time.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    A forgettable Asterix and Obelix adventure only recommended for unconditional fans.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Paper Beast is a short and simple puzzle game, but it has a wonderful world, just beautiful, full of creatures to interact with, and it has a very smart and important message about the humans and their relation with nature. Fascinating.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    HyperParasite is a frenetic and colorful twin-stick shooter within the roguelike genre, and the shape-shifting mechanic it's a satisfying twist. However, it's a better shooter than it is a roguelike, with repetitive level design and a slow and punishing progression system.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Shinsekai: Into the Depths is an interesting metroidvania directly from Apple Arcade to Nintendo Switch that emphasizes more on exploration than combat in the depths of the ocean. At least its narrative offers defiant gameplay with excessive repetition of mechanics.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is, in many ways, the game we hoped for to honor the original. It can be very satisfactory for the fans but the way it expands the history offers lights and shadows.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    More a visual novel than an RPG, Heroland's charm is in its plot and characters. The gameplay mechanics, however, feel bland and the feeling is that the player is most of the time just watching the game playing itself. It also becomes a bit repetitive over time.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A worthy competitive fighting game with superb production values, great graphics and well thought system but hindered by a less than ideal character DLC system and poor content for single players.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Moons of Madness is a narrative horror adventure too guided that fails to truly terrify players. Although it offers an interesting mixture of science fiction and the most classic cosmic horror.
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    • 70 Critic Score
    Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution may not be the best Yu-Gi-Oh! game, but it actually is the most complete of all of them. It boasts more than 10,000 cards, and plenty of hours worth of gameplay.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Bleeding Edge does not pass the experiment between two genres. Lack of playable depth and the lag issues makes it difficult to find reasons to keep playing.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    An interesting title which has some good points on its playability over the combat system and game flow but simple in every other aspect.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 is one of the most satisfying games of the genre thus far; but it’s not the most varied game of the series. Omega Force does make a huge step forward in its game mechanics, but also simplifies the strategy and tactics during the missions. Plus, there are just six playable arcs, something odd given the big number included in the prior entry. Still, this is a must play adventure for any Mugiwara fan.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Despite having a good cast of characters and how involves the player's character in the series story, its technical flaws make the experience difficult to enjoy to the fullest.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    As a new occasion to relive the last hours of Jill Valentine in Raccoon City, it meets the mark and then some. But as a sequel from Resident Evil 2 remake, we expected a bit more from Capcom.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Banner of the maid is a great strategy rol game, that take place in an alternative french revolution where girls have special powers to lead their army to the victory. It is a pleasure for the strategy rol games fans.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Although it doesn´t perfect every single thing it does, the experience as a whole cannot be called anything short of a masterpiece.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Being a king is not easy, and so proves Yes Your Grace and its refreshing resources management system. However, its story lacks some originality.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Its long disappearance created an aura that, surprisingly, the game still is able to maintain while playing it. DOOM 64 is back and the medium is a bit better for it.
    • 95 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Persona 5 revalidates its crown with the Royal edition. Almost 40 hours of new content, changes to the entire game, new plot, new semester and new characters. A true masterpiece.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    More epic, wonderful and complex than the first chapter, Ori and the Will of the Wisps is one of the best adventures of the year. Essential.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the best entry of the series so far, but it is not the ultimate Animal Crossing yet. There are some minor flaws, but nothing really noticeable. Its quality of life details, the daily routine of grabbing some fruit, chatting to your neighbors or looking for surprises, plus the very new mechanics are so delightful that we can only say good things about one of the most rewarding Nintendo experiences yet.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    An incredible journey for a group of amateurs, a proper celebration of a master piece and a remake that manages to improve over the weakest aspects of the Valve classic. It took a long time, but you won't see us complaining.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    An excellent one vs one in a not so excellent port. Switch version proves to be quite underwhelming technically, compared to the original versions.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Beautiful and interesting ARPG following the steps of Diablo and Path of Exile, but severely lacking in general polish.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Metro Redux is an excellent port on Switch. Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light gives us the same intense, strong and demanding experience. Metro has focused on survival horror with an unforgettable narrative. Now you can play Redux at subway... but be careful in your journey.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    An historical and important game, a must for players interested in RPG history, now presented in a more palatable form but still hard and old school.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Nioh 2 is not afraid to look face to face with the biggest names in the genre. Team Ninja has managed to expand its formula from a conservative perspective. The continuity of the elements that made the previous one unique serves to propel a game that feels almost infinite.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Kunai is the work of a promising studio, packed with good platforming, which also suffers from lacking exploration. However, it's one of those games that you will enjoy for a walkthrough no matter how many metroidvania you've played before.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Two Point Hospital lands on console with an almost perfect port. Playing with a gamepad feels like a good transfer of the game with keyboard and mouse, along with the addition of two of the three main expansions that has been launched on PC.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    A solid RPG farming simulator with hours of content and thousands of possibilities.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Probably the best version of an unforgettable action classic. Some elements are dated by today standards and could have benefited by a more thoughtful job, but for newcomers it's a must.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It expands the already content reach original, but not enough for the entry price. Ir will be more worthy for new players.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX has far exceeded our expectations. The series is coming back, but reimagining itself to adopt some mechanics and quality of life details than improve significantly the experience overall. Despite its flaws, a mediocre IA and some limitations, such as no coop online, sounds like a lost opportunity that we hope we will see in a future brand new entry. In the meantime, this is probably the best entry since Explorers; and that is very good news.
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    • 70 Critic Score
    7th Sector is an attractive cyberpunk narrative adventure with a great variety of situations and a challenging puzzle approach; however, many of its challenges are frustrating. Still, a nice proposal for experienced players in the genre.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Willy Jetman: Astromonkey's Revenge is a fun old-school metroidvania that features good characters, a diverse array of weapons and a solid implementation of the jetpack as the main mechanic. There are some difficulty spikes along the way and it's world lacks visual variety, but the good mostly surpasses the bad.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Both perfectly encapsulate the Platinum spirit.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Beautiful and short point and click adventure with gorgeous visuals inspired by the works of the Ghibli studio, with some good puzzles that could have offered much more in their mechanics.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    An interesting title that shines in both its single-player and multiplayer game modes, offering intense clashes between giant robots with a simple but effective combat system.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    The point of this game is to keep a good community of players and servers well filled. Unfortunately it lacks quality to get and keep that community.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Snack World finally comes to Europe with its latest version, fully equipped with dozens of hours of content. This is great at first glance, because if you like the game and you enjoy its mechanics, the enjoyment is just guaranteed. However, despite the well-executed multiplayer options and a huge variety of content, the overall experience comes out to be so repetitive after 20 hours or so, which is a pity as Level-5 doesn’t explore the gameplay options as much as it could have been.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Dreams is a triumph on the formula that Media Molecule has been improving since LittleBigPlanet. Its creation tools are overwhelming and require hard work, but they're ultimately rewarding. There is a great sense of community, and trying new creations every day feels satisfying and exciting.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Creepy, fun and immersive. Simulacra 2 goes all the way in the form of an B series horror thriller. At times it feels a little bit linear, but there is plenty going on inside this phone to keep you engaged.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Zombie Army 4 doesn't create anything new, but it's fun and entertaining. The cooperative mode is the main point of the whole production.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    What was going to be the dream of many fans of the saga ends up being a total disappointment. Only Campaign Mode is saved.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Rebel in tone, efficient in design, maybe Journey to the Savage Planet doesn't qualify as the kind of game that changes the medium, but it definitely falls among the ones that truly are a joy to play.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dragon Ball Z Kakarot explores a new way to revisit Toriyama's creation. Exploration, adventure and nostalgia shine in an Action RPG with simple combat and some repetitive missions, but with the most impressive recreation of Dragon Ball Z story in any videogame.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    A miracle for fans, and kind of impenetrable for everyone else. Shenmue III is a game with a mission, bring us back to Dreamcast times and extend the story of Ryo so we can (hopefully) complete the story. There is no budget for more, and it shows.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Arise: A Simple Story presents a beautiful marriage between gameplay and narrative. With an emotional story always at its center, the platformer elements and level design elegantly support it, even if they never elevate the end result in a significant way.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The game presents some interesting innovation in the genre, a level design that should match, but is weighed down by a movement system that only allows one unit to be controlled for each turn.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    A beautiful experience that, unfortunately, is not as god in terms of game and narrative design.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    A competent hack'n slash with beautiful art and great soundtrack, a focused and professionally delivered game which only lacks more variety and deepness to convince to the dedicated fans of the genre.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    The myth of one of the best PRG of all time doesn't resist time, even when it offers a lot of content and great rpg mechanics. Its visuals feels so old, and its control is not designed for enjoying in a console, whatever it is.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The fifth and final chapter of Life is Strange 2 lets us say goodbye to the story of Sean and Daniel. Even though it has flaws and the ending is not as powerful as we wished, it's still an interesting story to live, with wonderful characters and important themes like racism and the liberty to be who we are.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    A forgettable Asterix & Obelix adventure only recommended for unconditional fans.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Coop-mode feels good to Cat Quest II and its beautiful message about friendship. Its sense of humor, cuteness and simple system are pawsome as always.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has upgraded beautifully to the current ages, with some great content and improved gameplay and graphics.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    SuperEpic: The Entertainment war is an excellent critique of the videogame industry. The title is full of humor, hours of exploration and a great time beating enemies.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Valfaris is incredibly polished visually, but the best news come from the core gameplay and the shining variety of its level design. Something pretty much needed for Steel Mantis to become a new promise among indie developers, we must say.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A stylish and clever horror game, a bit too linear for its own sake.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Yakuza 4 brought for the first time since the start of the franchise new main characters as well as a variety of combat styles, while evolving the graphics and gameplay from Yakuza 3, making it a more polished game. This HD port keeps all that's good from the original release while the better resolution and framerate make the graphics shine again.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Pokémon Sword and Shield are arguably the best 3D entries so far, but the game lacks in content and it makes the game just remarkable and not excellent. However, the adventure is really fun, beautiful and surprising, with some of the best designs ever made. Wild Area is a blast, and the soundtrack just amazing. This game makes your time valuable, and the result is close to what everyone expected.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Pokémon Sword and Shield are arguably the best 3D entries so far, but the game lacks in content and it makes the game just remarkable and not excellent. However, the adventure is really fun, beautiful and surprising, with some of the best designs ever made. Wild Area is a blast, and the soundtrack just amazing. This game makes your time valuable, and the result is close to what everyone expected.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Pokémon Sword and Shield are arguably the best 3D entries so far, but the game lacks in content and it makes the game just remarkable and not excellent. However, the adventure is really fun, beautiful and surprising, with some of the best designs ever made. Wild Area is a blast, and the soundtrack just amazing. This game makes your time valuable, and the result is close to what everyone expected.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is a great single player adventure. Doesn’t invent anything, but its superb level design, solid combat mechanics and convincing recreation of Star Wars universe turn it into a must-have.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Outbuddies is a competent old school metroidvania that captures pretty much everything that made games like Super Metroid good, but forgets to add interesting things to the formula, other than a couple of mechanics that don't really quite deliver.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Neo Cab is best enjoyed if we forget about the limited gameplay options and focus on the plot, a tale of science fiction with thriller elements in a terrifying future.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Beautifully designed, Indivisible combines successfully platform mechanics and RPG combat. Story might be plain, but gameplay execution turned out great.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A mediocre remastering of a remarkable JRPG video game that, after passing through 3DS in digital format, tries again on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Modern Warfare is a brave new iteration, with tons of news additions and some controversial decisions in terms of design. Has a frantic and well-balanced campaign, new gunfight mode is the best multiplayer novelty in years but has also problems with some maps and co-op experience with obvious weakness.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    Disco Elysium is the triumphant return of the spirit of Planescape: Torment. A triumph for fans of interactive fiction and cRPGS, with a fascinating world and a exciting story that adapts to the character you want to be.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A meditative game, with a strange pace and far from the the usual blockbuster. Intriguing and unique, but with some structural problems that tamper its potential.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Luigi’s Mansion 3 brings Nintendo’s ghost hunting back to the highest. Next Level Games sign its best game so far and one of the names every Nintendo fan will not ever forget. The new gameplay mechanics and the rhythm goes in line with the balance of action, puzzle, platforming and exploration. The game is visually quite impressive; undoubtedly, the best graphics of the Nintendo’s library so far. A top notch experience that deserves every praise it receives. Excellent.

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