Vandal's Scores
- Games
For 6,585 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: | Journey | |
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| Lowest review score: | Make it indie! |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4,345 out of 6585
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Mixed: 2,099 out of 6585
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Negative: 141 out of 6585
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Children of the Sun offers a unique "puzzle shooter" experience where players control a character seeking revenge against a cult, using strategic shooting mechanics to clear levels with a single bullet. While it provides an enjoyable and innovative gameplay loop, it suffers from pacing issues and ends abruptly, leaving players wanting more.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 18, 2024
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Biomorph offers a visually appealing aesthetic with strong character design, but its narrative falls flat and its soundtrack lacks originality. Despite solid gameplay mechanics, including an interesting enemy transformation feature, the game struggles with repetitive level design and contradictory gameplay elements. Biomorph may appeal to hardcore fans of the metroidvania genre, but it fails to fully capitalize on its potential.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 16, 2024
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Chasing the Unseen promises an aesthetic and philosophical journey but falls short due to confusing gameplay mechanics and underdeveloped symbolism. Despite its visually stunning fractal-inspired world and towering monsters, the gameplay fails to deliver a cohesive experience, leaving players frustrated and the intended message unclear. While the game's organic development shows potential, it ultimately struggles to fulfill its ambitious vision.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 15, 2024
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Terra Memoria blends JRPG turn-based gameplay with farming simulation elements, featuring a visually stunning pixel art style mixed with 3D backgrounds. While combat is enjoyable and easy to grasp, simulation aspects lack depth and significance in gameplay.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 12, 2024
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Broken Roads offers a rich post-apocalyptic world with complex characters and philosophical debates, reminiscent of Wasteland and Disco Elysium. However, it suffers from unfulfilled ambitions and lacks depth in gameplay mechanics. Despite memorable moments and intriguing moral choices, it's hindered by simplistic combat and repetitive missions. Overall, it's a flawed but engaging experience for those willing to overlook its shortcomings.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 11, 2024
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Millennia delivers a classic 4X strategy experience reminiscent of Civilization, featuring engaging gameplay and innovative ideas such as alternative Eras and city management improvements. However, it falls short due to its cumbersome interface and unbalanced difficulty, which hinder its potential for greatness. Despite its flaws, Millennia offers addictive gameplay and promises future improvements through patches or sequels.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 9, 2024
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Withering Rooms blends elements from classic survival horror games like Clock Tower and modern roguelikes, offering a tense experience where death resets progress but rearranges the mansion's rooms, providing a fresh challenge each time. Despite technical limitations and lack of Spanish text, its mix of combat, puzzles, and atmosphere delivers a compelling horror adventure.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 8, 2024
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The Outlast Trials introduces cooperative multiplayer to the horror franchise, offering tense and gruesome scenarios where teamwork is essential to survive, despite some repetitive gameplay. Its deliberate visual design and atmospheric sound create a chilling experience perfect for multiplayer sessions.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 7, 2024
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Pepper Grinder delivers a fluid and enjoyable 2D platforming experience with its unique drilling mechanic, although it lacks cohesion and confidence in its main gameplay mechanic. The game's constant introduction of new ideas sometimes overshadows its core mechanic, resulting in a somewhat disjointed experience. Despite this, it offers fun and challenging gameplay with a charming visual and sound design.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 5, 2024
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The Thaumaturge excels in narrative depth, character development, and atmosphere, offering a captivating experience despite its gameplay limitations. While its investigative mechanics feel lacking and combat could be more diverse, its compelling story, well-crafted characters, and impactful decision-making make it a standout adventure with a unique setting.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 4, 2024
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Open Roads offers a heartfelt, human story set in our world, focusing on the journey of a teenage girl and her mother as they unravel family mysteries. Despite its engaging narrative and top-notch voice acting, the game feels dated in gameplay design, lacking the innovation of similar titles like Gone Home and Tacoma. The exploration of emotions and relationships is its strength, but its gameplay mechanics and visual presentation fall short of expectations.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 3, 2024
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Princess Peach: Showtime! aims to introduce young players to gaming with its friendly, accessible, and varied gameplay, featuring different genres. However, it suffers from oversimplification, diluting the experience, especially evident in its lack of depth and overly basic mechanics. Despite this, it offers enjoyable moments, particularly in levels like Peach Thief, with a well-paced rhythm, collectibles, varied gameplay, fantastic presentation, and an excellent soundtrack. It falls short of fully utilizing its mechanics, resulting in a game that could have been much better, but still serves as a good entry point for younger gamers.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 31, 2024
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The Legend of Legacy HD Remastered offers a faithful remaster of the original adventure, enhancing visuals and performance while maintaining its timeless aesthetic. Despite some graphical discrepancies and intrusive combat interface, the game delivers improved resolution and music quality, making it a worthwhile experience for fans seeking to revisit this classic JRPG.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 30, 2024
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Combining music and boxing, Beat the Beats for PlayStation VR2 offers enjoyable rhythmic punching gameplay, but falls short due to a lackluster song selection with incomplete versions, limited replay value, and missed opportunities to engage players in improving their performance. Despite solid gameplay mechanics, it fails to match up to similar VR music games, ultimately feeling underwhelming.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 30, 2024
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Nixxes has done a fantastic job adapting Horizon Forbidden West to PC, offering exceptional performance and optimization, with stunning graphics at 4K and FPS ranging from 85 to 108 on high-end systems, while even lower-end systems like the ROG Ally can handle the game at 720p with FSR 2.2, showcasing excellent adaptation across various setups.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 26, 2024
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Blending action, roguelike elements, and online cooperative play, South Park: Snow Day offers frenetic fun, but its lack of narrative depth and gameplay variety leaves it feeling like a missed opportunity to fully capture the essence of the beloved series. While the solid gameplay mechanics provide enjoyable moments, especially in multiplayer, the game ultimately falls short in delivering a truly memorable experience.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 25, 2024
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The unexpected gem from Tango Gameworks, Hi-Fi Rush, hits PlayStation 5 with its addictive gameplay, delightful presentation, and plenty of humor. Its rhythmic combat system, though initially challenging, adds depth and excitement to battles, while the incorporation of DualSense features enhances immersion without being intrusive. Despite some minor platforming sections, it remains a standout title, solidifying Tango Gameworks' departure from horror into more light-hearted adventures.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 22, 2024
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Set in mid-19th century Japan, Rise of the Ronin offers an intriguing historical backdrop with solid combat mechanics and engaging side missions. However, its open-world design feels uninspired, lacking meaningful exploration and offering repetitive optional activities. Nevertheless, the game shines in its intense and satisfying combat system, which provides a thrilling samurai experience despite its shortcomings in world-building.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 21, 2024
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Blending intricate RPG elements with captivating action, Dragon’s Dogma 2 offers a vast open world ripe for exploration and brimming with freedom. Its dynamic mission system seamlessly integrates main and side quests, inviting players to craft their own narrative. Despite occasional performance hiccups and a somewhat limited bestiary, the game delivers unforgettable combat encounters against colossal foes, enhanced by robust character customization and an asynchronous multiplayer feature. While visual imperfections persist, the game’s remarkable sound design and immersive atmosphere elevate the overall experience, making Dragon’s Dogma 2 a truly exhilarating adventure.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 20, 2024
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Alone in the Dark returns with a solid atmosphere and engaging story, but falls short in gameplay execution, particularly in puzzles and combat. Despite its commendable presentation and character design, the repetitive puzzles and unsatisfactory combat mechanics hinder the overall experience. It's a game with potential, but ultimately struggles to deliver on its promises, leaving fans hoping for future updates to address its shortcomings.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 19, 2024
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Solium Infernum offers a refreshing take on turn-based strategy, prioritizing geopolitical decisions over battles. Despite its initial complexity, it becomes relatively easy to grasp after a few turns. The asynchronous multiplayer feature allows for engaging matches even with time-constrained friends. While not a technical marvel, the game boasts solid graphics and an outstanding soundtrack, although a clearer interface would be appreciated.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 18, 2024
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Blade Prince Academy attempts to blend RTS elements with roguelike dynamics, resource management, and innovative features but falls short in execution, resulting in a gameplay experience that struggles to be enjoyable. The game's cluttered mechanics hinder its potential, making it only recommendable for die-hard genre fans.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 17, 2024
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Reveil, a first-person horror narrative adventure, draws inspiration from Layers of Fear, offering a simple gameplay experience with shifting environments, some clever puzzles, and a compelling twist in the story. Despite its reliance on familiar horror tropes like stealth sequences, it delivers a visually striking experience with solid production values and atmospheric sound design. While it may not be groundbreaking, it provides an enjoyable and affordable option for fans of narrative-driven horror games, with potential for improvement in future installments.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 15, 2024
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Outcast: A New Beginning revives the universe of its predecessor with new adventures, offering deep storytelling and engaging gameplay, albeit hindered by outdated mechanics and limited production values.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 14, 2024
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A metroidvania adventure with immersive atmosphere and slow-paced gameplay, The Mobius Machine offers solid action in labyrinthine maps with a variety of enemies and platforming challenges. Despite minor flaws like delayed map acquisition and floaty jump controls, its striking graphics and sound design enhance the otherworldly experience, making it a noteworthy title in the genre.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 14, 2024
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Colorful, endearing, and detail-rich, Bandle Tale offers a notable artistic aspect. Its humor-infused world and unique mechanics blend farming simulation with RPG elements seamlessly, providing a delightful experience for players regardless of their familiarity with League of Legends lore. However, it could benefit from clearer explanations of skill relationships and more gameplay variety. In summary, Bandle Tale stands out for its charming visuals, humorous narrative, and relaxed gameplay, making it a highly recommended experience.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 13, 2024
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A metroidvania adventure with immersive atmosphere and slow-paced gameplay, The Mobius Machine offers solid action in labyrinthine maps with a variety of enemies and platforming challenges. Despite minor flaws like delayed map acquisition and floaty jump controls, its striking graphics and sound design enhance the otherworldly experience, making it a noteworthy title in the genre.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 13, 2024
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Despite its focus on exploration and strategy, Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game offers a captivating and accessible experience akin to its predecessors, yet its simpler mission design and lack of cooperative play may disappoint fans. However, its beautiful landscapes, solid performance, and extensive content make it a worthwhile adventure.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 12, 2024
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As Dusk Falls delivers an interactive drama with branching narratives, allowing for a deeply engaging experience despite its familiar storyline and simplistic gameplay mechanics. Its inclusive control options and accessible themes make it suitable for a wide audience, but lack of technical improvements or additional content leaves it feeling unchanged from its original release.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 11, 2024
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Balatro ingeniously transforms the familiar concept of poker into a fresh and captivating experience, offering a plethora of strategies to explore through its innovative mechanics. Despite its minor flaws, such as occasional unfair boss encounters, the game's depth, accessibility, and addictiveness make it a standout title in the roguelike card game genre.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 7, 2024
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