How this trust score was computed
This reviewer publishes verdicts, not numbers, so trust comes from their recommend/pan calls: call accuracy (50%): when they say buy, do players end up satisfied, and when they say skip, do players agree; alignment (25%): do their recommendations sort games the way players do; and player-side (25%): on games where press and players sharply disagreed, whose side were they on. The blend is shrunk toward a neutral prior (60) so small histories can't peg the scale, and recent verdicts weigh more (2-year half-life).
Computed 28m ago · full methodology →
Outlet vs. players
Each dot is a game both this outlet and players scored. The dashed line is perfect agreement: dots above it mean the outlet was more generous than players, below it more harsh.
Recent reviews (55 tracked)
- –The SurgeMay 29, 2017 · Andrew Todd
“When a dude in power armour stabs you dead for the sixth time, it doesn't invoke feelings of despair - or any feelings at all.”
read full review ↗ - –LEGO® City UndercoverMay 22, 2017 · Brian Collins
“I assume the upcoming games (such as the just announced Marvel Heroes 2) will return to status quo, but hopefully this remaster proves successful enough to warrant either a sequel, or TT borrowing another series' template and applying their silly brand of humor to it. A Lego FPS, perhaps? ”
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- –What Remains of Edith FinchMay 7, 2017 · Andrew Todd
“What Remains of Edith Finch isn’t some Batmanny trudge through a peat-bog of dead kids and deader parents. It’s about learning and letting go respectfully, finding love and tranquility and even joy in death.”
read full review ↗ - –Little NightmaresMay 3, 2017 · Andrew Todd
“The enemies feel like monsters sculpted out of plasticine from some studio-disowned animated Roald Dahl adaptation.”
read full review ↗ - –Thimbleweed Park™Apr 16, 2017 · Andrew Todd
“Hope your inventory contains blood pressure medication.”
read full review ↗ - –FOR HONOR™Mar 9, 2017 · Andrew Todd
“I can foresee a dedicated core of combat nerds jamming the shit out of For Honor, but it’s definitely not for everyone.”
read full review ↗ - –Battlefield™ 1Nov 28, 2016 · Andrew Todd
“The fantasies I want to fulfil aren’t found in the trenches.”
read full review ↗ - –Titanfall® 2Nov 27, 2016 · Andrew Todd
“The forgotten stepchild of Shooter Season 2016.”
read full review ↗ - –Darkest Dungeon®Oct 12, 2016 · Andrew Todd
“Darkest Dungeon ain’t for everyone. It’s complex, difficult, and appeals to a specific niche of horror fandom.”
read full review ↗ - –The WitnessSep 29, 2016 · Andrew Todd
“Blow didn’t just meet expectations; he avoided them entirely, delivering a game that hides deceptive depth in its colourful environment.”
read full review ↗ - –ReCore: Definitive EditionSep 11, 2016 · Andrew Todd
“No amount of extra quality assurance testing would fix the basic issues at the heart of ReCore.”
read full review ↗ - –ObductionSep 4, 2016 · Andrew Todd
“Contained yet sprawling, outwardly simple yet inwardly complex, Cyan has delivered a welcome change of pace from 2016’s action-heavy release schedule.”
read full review ↗ - –No Man's SkyAug 18, 2016 · Andrew Todd
“Beautiful, innovative, and empty, it’s an amazing achievement but a boring game, all breadth and no depth.”
read full review ↗ - –INSIDEJun 30, 2016 · Andrew Todd
“At four or so hours, it’s an incredibly concentrated burst of imagination that outdoes its predecessor in just about every way.”
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