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For 1,364 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 55% higher than the average critic
  • 8% same as the average critic
  • 37% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.6 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 75
Highest review score: 100 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Lowest review score: 10 Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 870 out of 1364
  2. Mixed: 425 out of 1364
  3. Negative: 69 out of 1364
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    • 90 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The Last of Us Part II Remastered
    The Last of Us Part II Remastered is not a remaster at all. At best it has some new features that should have been free. No Return roguelike game mode is lackluster and there is no point in playing it. TLOU combat was complementing the story, and it did so very well – unlike No Return which is basically hide and seek with extra steps. For a layman, the graphic improvements are unnoticeable, especially if you haven’t played it in a while, and there are a bunch of new bugs that were previously absent (falling through the ground, missing limbs on character models, etc). The lost chapters are neat to get some dev insight, but are almost unplayable, as they are mostly alpha. This should have been a free DLC for the fans and not a quick money grab. Naughty Dog, take a note from Santa Monica Studios.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Clustertruck
    Not only is it a frustrating game at its core, but Clustertruck also suffers from serious case of bugginess in which the player usually can’t manage to do what he’s trying. You don't need this kind of frustration in your life.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    NHL 21
    NHL 21 is almost the same game like NHL 20, with few added additional features to few of its modes. Absolute cash-grab for a yearly roster update and another microtransaction filled unsatisfactory experience.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning
    Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning is a poor attempt at a quick money grab by the developers. We’ve expected a remaster and gotten a re-release of a 12-year-old game. Little to no improvements have been made and the price is almost as a full modern AAA game. The game itself is amazing, and all RPG fans should play it, but either get the original or wait for a big discount on this re-release.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Human: Fall Flat
    Puzzle platformer that neither presents a proper challenge nor has fun gameplay, Human: Fall Flat relies on its wonky physics too much to create comedy that it forgot one thing - to be playable.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Anima: Gate of Memories
    Designed as a Devil May Cry clone but based on a card game, Anima barely balances on its playability, with constant problems with the camera and more than wonky platforming sections. Terribly dated graphics are just a final nail in this mediocre coffin.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Gotham Knights
    Gotham Knights is a prime example of mediocrity and lack of direction. With some useful and interesting ideas, it starts promising but is drawn back fast by its repetitive and clunky combat systems that fail to differ much, with a lack of enemy variety, empty-ish world and weak mission design.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
    Another year, another Call of Duty, but worse. The campaign is an insult, the multiplayer additions are minimal and the removal of SBMM is not impacting anything of significance. Sure, the zombies are back and are fun, but does one mode justify the high price of this entry? I think not. This is a barebones, uninspired yearly iteration that does not deserve to be in competition with BF6 and Arc Raider who clearly are going for the win and did not just give up like BLOPS7 did.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The Outer Worlds
    Do not do this to yourself, if you want to play this game (which you should) go ahead and play it on any other platform than Nintendo Switch. This port was so poorly done that it made me wonder am I losing sight.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    SingStar Celebration
    Singstar wants to be karaoke for PS4 but with its very limited song list on the disk and a huge paid DLC library, you would do best to find a different karaoke solution. Think YouTube.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Windbound
    Even though some of you might find enjoyment in the survival element of this title, ridiculously slow loading times, progress, strangling repetition, unintuitive controls and a surprisingly annoying hunger indicator, made this author seek enjoyment elsewhere. No doubt there is quality here, but my hands were just too tired from digging to look for it any deeper.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    STRAFE
    STRAFE is a roguelike FPS that tries too hard to remind us of “the good old times”, but since it lacks any depth and quality, it fails hard on every level. The game is a mix of horrible graphics (although that was the excuse for the XX century feel), awful story (again “on purpose”), one of the worst AI opponents ever and questionable shooting.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    Forspoken
    Forspoken is an absolute disappointment with ridiculously cringe storytelling, a dead open world and lacklustre AI that prevents the creative combat system from really reaching its potential. With obnoxiously bad optimization for both PC and consoles, this is a game that just tries to be an average open-world experience with some assumed original twist but fails even to meet its mediocre expectations.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Empire of Sin
    Great idea, a great base for a potentially good game, but in this state, it is unfinished, unbalanced and buggy as hell.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Madden NFL 21
    Madden NFL 21 is another blatant recycling of last year’s edition of the „simulation“ of the American football. Sadly, most of the modes remained the same. Gameplay received a few minor tweaks, and in the end it still persists as a cash grab not worth anybody’s time.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Tiebreak: The Official Game of the ATP and WTA
    Despite its massive roster of players and tournaments and some of the best visuals in a tennis game to date, Tiebreak is a massive disappointment with its dysfunctional career mode, terrible gameplay and extremely dumb AI opponents.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Concord
    Concord is another live service game that will be a cautionary tale to developers not to chase trends. A bog-standard hero shooter with messy meta game elements will not bring people over from Overwatch. The fact that they charge 40 euros for this will only be a detriment to the game and I personally expect the good old serviceshutdown.jpg on X in the near future.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Tharsis
    An interesting idea completely shattered by forming the whole gameplay around pure dumb luck. The dice in Tharsis will either make you or break you (mostly the latter), creating an unsatisfying experience only a true masochist could enjoy.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Ravenlok
    Simply put, Ravenlok is a perfect game for beginners of the genre. Its simplicity in gameplay and story makes it a good starting point. But for any experienced players, it will be just a quick, short and quite forgettable romp.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    Metal Gear Survive
    Bland and mediocre gameplay. Ludicrous hunger and thirst meters which made this game practically unplayable, not to mention the “always online” feature, are what’s making this game a great candidate to avoid.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
    Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League desperately tries to lure you in with its funny “quirkiness” and looter shooter gameplay, but fails miserably by completely ruining the narrative of almost all DC characters, making them obsolete, weak and poorly written. You can see some sparks of RockSteady’s talent here, but ultimately, the whole experience is very generic, repetitive and extremely disappointing.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The Last Case of Benedict Fox
    The Last Case of Benedict Fox is a macabre metroidvania that is inconsistent at all levels. The gameplay is rough and imprecise, while the voice acting is, depending on the character, a mix of both horrible and amazing. Overall, the game fails to establish a definitive tone or direction. I expected so much more, and I genuinely hope that at least the gameplay aspect of the game will be fixed and improved in the future.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 10 Critic Score
    Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV
    This game might sound interesting to Chinese history aficionado but it falls short as it was not polished enough as some of its predecessors.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance
    Dark Alliance is riddled with fundamental errors with its non-functioning AI, lackluster loot game, and terrible camera. It is flooded with good ideas that seem awfully unfinished, badly designed and implemented that draw it downwards to being another trash looter hack ‘n’ slash game with a potential for a bit more greatness if it had more time invested in it.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Wanted: Dead
    Wanted: Dead had great potential but was utterly bogged down by poor gameplay choices and bad technical design. It crashed twice on PS5 in a two-hour play session. All in all, you are better off playing any Ninja Gaiden game until this goes on sale.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Toren
    Toren could have been a good game. Artistic design sets the right tone, but the outdated graphics, numerous bugs and duration of about two hours have completely ruined what this game could have been.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
    CoD: Modern Warfare III is a glorified DLC that should cost no more than $10. This is a ridiculous attempt at a “game” that has literally no new maps and a campaign that is set in Verdansk, a map from the first Warzone installment that was released four years ago! One of the worst gaming experiences.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint
    Ghost Recon Breakpoint is coincidentally living up to its name, being a failure and potential gravedigger for the famous franchise. Riddled with Pay-to-Win microtransactions tacked on looter shooter gameplay and pretty under average storytelling, even Jon Berenthal wasn’t enough to arise this gameplay up to some decent playable heights.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Elite: Dangerous - Odyssey
    Odyssey is a terrible, unoptimized and buggy experience that has immense potential to become something great in the far future. Now, it is just a wreck with its basic combat, unplayable multiplayer and disappointing interface and mission design.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Bohemian Killing
    In theory, a concept that should've been brilliant. In theory.
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