Vandal's Scores
- Games
For 6,582 reviews, this publication has graded:
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69% higher than the average critic
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7% same as the average critic
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24% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.7 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 77
| Highest review score: | Bayonetta 2 | |
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| Lowest review score: | Make it indie! |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4,344 out of 6582
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Mixed: 2,097 out of 6582
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Negative: 141 out of 6582
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Macross is a modest shoot'em up that offers a fan service-heavy experience but fails to stand out with its repetitive gameplay and lacklustre design. While it offers difficulty adjustments and some nostalgic elements, it doesn’t offer anything particularly memorable compared to other genre entries.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 27, 2025
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Two Point Museum offers a refreshing take on the management genre, mixing humor with intricate, well-balanced gameplay across five unique museums. While it provides plenty of content and engaging mechanics, the game does suffer from occasional static gameplay and less intuitive console controls. Still, it succeeds in delivering an enjoyable and varied experience with its creative systems and excellent audiovisual design.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 25, 2025
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We really liked Slender Threads. It's a title that draws inspiration from the classics to tell a paranormal story with a lot of humor, and although the ending left us a little cold, we loved everything else. It's entertaining from start to finish, with personality and fun, and there's little more we can ask for from a game like this. If you like the genre and miss the old-fashioned graphic adventures, we think this is a very good option.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 24, 2025
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A fast-paced musou with roguelike elements that offers non-stop action and a solid combat system but lacks depth, variety, and polish. While fun in short bursts, its repetitive arenas, low production values, and limited content make it feel like an underdeveloped project rather than a true roguelike alternative to Hades.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 24, 2025
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This action RPG delivers intense combat and an expansive world, offering engaging monster-hunting experiences with a variety of strategies. However, its repetitive quests and steep learning curve may deter casual players, making it a game better suited for fans of the genre who appreciate a challenge.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 24, 2025
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Keep Driving offers us a very original experience, focused on sensations and decisions, where each choice opens the door to a new trip. It is a game designed to be completed multiple times, since a single trip is not going to be representative of everything it has to offer, and for that reason we believe that it should have gone deeper into its systems, but we understand that the experience it seeks is a more relaxed one; an experience that fits with that nostalgic proposal of the road trip. It is not perfect, but if you enjoy different games, which are out of the ordinary, and you fancy a trip where each route is an invitation to build your own story, we believe that it deserves a chance.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 21, 2025
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In short, PGA Tour 2K25 expands and refines what we saw in the previous installment with revamped swing mechanics, more customization and progression options, MyCAREER tweaks to make tournaments more dynamic, and new online competitive modes. However, after two years we were expecting a bigger leap, and its focus on a structure more centered on missions and recurring objectives can end up being a bit unbecoming of a game of this type, at least at first. In any case, it is a highly recommended title for fans of the series, and we believe that those who enjoyed the previous installment (or the demo, whose progress can be carried over to the final version) will also enjoy this title.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 20, 2025
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In the overall view of the saga, we would place this chapter somewhere in the middle. Without the emotion and drama of the best Kiryu episodes, without the novelty effect of Ichiban's JRPGs, but it surpasses The Man Who Erased His Name in ambition and can be taken as an entertaining nonsense that is perfectly acceptable as a spin-off that prepares the ground for the next great adventure.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 18, 2025
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- Posted Feb 17, 2025
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This collection brings classic Sims games to modern systems with all expansions and improved resolution support, but the lack of optimization results in crashes, long load times, and outdated UI elements. While nostalgic players may enjoy revisiting these life simulators, the minimal effort put into this re-release makes it feel like a missed opportunity for the franchise's 25th anniversary.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 16, 2025
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The core tower defense mechanics remain as fun and satisfying as ever, allowing for creative trap combinations and cooperative play with up to four players. However, the roguelite elements feel forced, leading to repetitive gameplay, frustrating difficulty scaling, and a lack of long-term incentives.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 16, 2025
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This collection successfully updates the visuals and controls of three classic Tomb Raider titles while preserving their original level design, adding features like quick saves and restored content for The Angel of Darkness. The Last Revelation and Chronicles remain highly enjoyable, but The Angel of Darkness, despite its improvements, still suffers from deep-rooted design issues.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 14, 2025
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Obsidian delivers an engaging RPG with a well-crafted world, impactful choices, and an enjoyable combat system that allows for fluid weapon and magic combinations. However, forced secondary missions, immersion-breaking elements, outdated design choices, and technical performance issues hold it back from excellence.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 13, 2025
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A psychological horror narrative adventure that forgoes combat and jump scares in favor of atmospheric tension and well-written dialogues, enhanced by its PS1-style visuals and glitch-like transitions. While some moments feel unnecessarily prolonged and the pacing can be inconsistent, its brief but intense story and unsettling setting make it a standout experience for fans of the genre.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 11, 2025
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This Spanish tactical stealth game offers a deep and satisfying challenge with creative character abilities and well-designed levels, but its rigid difficulty, control issues, and frustrating mechanics limit player creativity and slow down progress. Despite its flaws, future patches could refine its mechanics and bring out its full potential.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 10, 2025
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A worthy successor to Ender Lilies that enhances almost every aspect of the original, from level design to gameplay mechanics, while maintaining its gothic and melancholic aesthetic. Though the difficulty is more accessible with adjustable options, it still offers a solid challenge for those who seek it. The art and music remain outstanding, though the soundtrack can feel repetitive, and the game sticks too closely to its predecessor without introducing truly fresh mechanics.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 7, 2025
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A visually striking and immersive VR puzzle adventure that effectively captures a sense of wonder, despite its simplistic gameplay and story that fails to fully integrate with the player's actions. While it offers varied puzzles inspired by classics like Myst and Portal, it lacks depth and can feel like a theme park ride rather than a true archaeological adventure. However, its short length and accessible difficulty make it an excellent introduction to VR for younger audiences.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 6, 2025
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This version enhances Ultimate Showdown’s visuals and adds rollback netcode, but its implementation is inconsistent, and the lack of cross-play with PS4 limits the online experience. While the core gameplay remains excellent, the absence of single-player content and the high price of DLC make it feel like a missed opportunity rather than a definitive edition.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 6, 2025
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It builds on Superhot VR’s core mechanics but embraces chaos with unpredictable physics, a humorous tone, and a cartoonish aesthetic that allows for fast-paced, absurd action. While technical issues and some frustrating design choices occasionally hinder the experience, the game remains fresh with evolving mechanics and the promise of ongoing content updates.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 5, 2025
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With a mix of inspirations from games like Shadow of the Colossus, Dragon’s Dogma, and Breath of the Wild, Eternal Strands offers a fresh yet familiar action RPG experience with engaging combat, strategic encounters against giant foes, and an attractive art style. However, its ambitious design leads to occasional clunky mechanics, repetitive encounters, a lack of tutorials, and an overuse of silence in its sound design, making it feel somewhat incomplete after around 15 hours of play.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 5, 2025
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This remaster enhances the visuals, refines gameplay mechanics, and includes nearly all previously released DLC, making it the most complete version of the game. While the story and combat remain unchanged, the improved graphics, quality-of-life updates, and additional content make it a worthwhile experience for both newcomers and longtime fans.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 4, 2025
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The division of the game into three major eras keeps matches engaging and allows for comebacks, but the new civilization evolution system feels less satisfying. While combat sees positive changes and fewer empty turns, some mechanics—like diplomacy and trade—have been oversimplified. The game is visually appealing but suffers from long loading times, and although it remains addictive, it may not fully satisfy longtime fans due to its streamlined approach.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 4, 2025
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With stunning pixel art, fluid combat, and a well-designed level structure, Blade Chimera stands out as a fun and engaging metroidvania. However, its predictable story, linear progression, and underwhelming side quests hold it back from true greatness.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 3, 2025
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Warhorse Studios refines its realistic medieval RPG with a detailed setting, an improved combat system, and a narrative that balances drama with absurd humor, offering an immersive experience. However, some technical errors, problems with the AI, and a lack of clarity in the quests can affect the experience, although they do not tarnish a title with great personality and appeal for fans of the genre.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 3, 2025
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Despite its colorful world and fun movement mechanics, Completely Stretchy fails to capture the essence of its inspirations, offering a shallow experience with a restrictive open world, uninspired objectives, and limited interaction beyond its quirky aesthetics. Its art direction and humorous dialogues provide some charm, but the game ultimately feels like a watered-down version of Sludge Life with little new to offer.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 2, 2025
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Rebellion delivers a polished but conservative entry that feels more like an expansion than a full sequel, keeping its enjoyable mix of stealth, action, and exploration intact. While the core gameplay remains satisfying with large maps and flexible approaches to missions, the lack of innovation and graphical improvements makes it feel like Sniper Elite 5.5 rather than a true step forward.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 2, 2025
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With a satisfying and strategic combat system inspired by Dark Souls and Dead Cells, Tyrant’s Realm delivers an engaging experience despite its limited enemy variety and lack of meaningful difficulty scaling. The bosses are visually and mechanically unique but too easy, and while the progression system encourages experimentation, the lack of content makes optimal builds too predictable.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 31, 2025
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This remaster restores some of the original’s best features, such as the gore and limb dismemberment, while refining combat mechanics and visuals with Unreal Engine 5. However, it remains based on the inferior Sigma version, with fewer enemies, reduced difficulty, and missing features, making it an improved but still compromised version of a legendary action game.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 31, 2025
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This sequel refines and expands the original's mechanics, offering deeper role-playing systems, a compelling cyberpunk narrative, and more freedom with ship and crew management. However, its text-heavy nature and lack of localization may make it difficult for some players to fully engage.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 30, 2025
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- Posted Jan 30, 2025
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