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).
Controversy record: on 9 games where press consensus and players sharply disagreed, this reviewer sided with players 3 times.
Computed 29m 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.
Biggest disagreements with players
The receipts: games where this outlet's verdict landed furthest from player sentiment.
Recent reviews (143 tracked)
- RecJusantOct 31, 2023 · Oscar Nino
“Jusant is a fantastic game. The music, atmosphere and gameplay is delightful and one of Dontnod best games this year. The environmental storytelling is great but might not work as well with some people but that doesn't take much for the whole narrative. And yes... you can pet the Ballast.”
read full review ↗ - RecGunbrellaSep 13, 2023 · Oscar Nino
“Gunbrella is a fantastic Western Noir story with solid Metroidvania elements and great combat. The game structure works properly of what Doinksoft proposes, although some button remapping will do a ton of favors specially due to the Joy-Cons size compated to other controllers. Also, the game does have a BIG gamebreaking bug that halters progression after defeating the last boss... so hopefully this will be fixed on the Day 1 Patch.”
read full review ↗ - PanImmortals of Aveum™Sep 11, 2023 · Oscar Nino
“Immortals of Aveum is a game with cool ideas, but fails to capitalize in any of them in a meaningful way. Yes, the game looks gorgeous in next-gen systems and the magical FPS works properly, but at the end of the day is mostly visual flair but nothing really deep. Unfortunately the game also has an awful performance (mostly common in the latest area) which is definitely not great for being one of the first Unreal 5 games apart of Fortnite.”
read full review ↗ - RecThe Cosmic Wheel SisterhoodSep 8, 2023 · Oscar Nino
“The Story behind The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood shows the knack of Deconstructeam for narrative games. While Fortuna is dealing with isolation, otherness and coming to terms with her own principles, we delve deep into a great story and one of the best image editors I've found in any game. Ideal if you've played the studio previous games or if you're looking for a philosophical game with a simple but fun gameplay.”
read full review ↗ - RecARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™Sep 7, 2023 · Oscar Nino
“Fires of Rubicon is Armored Core at its best. From Software did some fantastic work with the new AC entry with a fantastic story and quite amazing combat, allowing the player to test and find the best way to progress in the campaign. Unfortunately the game struggles with its difficulty balance, where you could find exactly which are the hard points in a game that sometimes feels way too easy, that being said, Fires of Rubicon clicks in a lot of ways with his gameplay making way to satisfactory to finally overcome this hard peaks.”
read full review ↗ - RecBlasphemous 2Aug 28, 2023 · Martín Rodríguez
“Blasphemous 2 doesn't break the mold of the genre and instead doubles down into the mechanics that made the first game so appealing. Unfortunately some elements didn't felt as tight as when it was first released, specially the bosses design which was a highlight of the first game. The Game Kitchen made a solid sequel that definitely could be a little bit more risky without deviating too much of their main concept.”
read full review ↗ - RecBroforceAug 25, 2023 · Oscar Nino
“More Broforce is always Good. With Forever as its last patch, Broforce still is a fantastic game. Not only keeps the insanity at 100% as usual, but also Forever brings a lot of performance to the game, specially with some many explosions as it was here. Almost 8 years after it was first released, the game feels fresh as ever and a must for people that wanna play a chaotic game or pee Satan's tomb.”
read full review ↗ - RecMoving Out 2Aug 23, 2023 · Oscar Nino
“Moving Out 2 improves in a lot of ways the mechanics of the first game, although some specific ones remain untouched that definitely need some additional tuning. That being said the new mechanics of the different dimensions and of course the "reverse-moving" offer some additional fun that wasn't available in the first game.”
read full review ↗ - RecVampire SurvivorsAug 22, 2023 · Oscar Nino
“Portable Vampire Survivors is the best kind of Vampire Survivors. After the 1.0 release on PC and Xbox, the game definitely shines in portable form (outside of the Steam Deck) and is the definitive version of the game so you can pick it up for half hour and then keep on with your day.”
read full review ↗ - RecSCARFAug 15, 2023 · David Infante
“Scarf is a short experience that don't want to dazzle but is more focused on telling a tight story with some fun and simple mechanics. The ending might be an issue for some people, since the player really need to explore the levels to find the "good ending".”
read full review ↗ - RecThe Case of the Golden IdolAug 11, 2023 · Oscar Nino
“The Case of the Golden Idol is a brilliant game. Instead of relying on complex puzzles to try and confuse the user, Color Gray makes everything about observation and just sheer analysis to create a brilliant experience for the player. This game is ideal for fans of masterpieces like Return to the Obra Dinn.”
read full review ↗ - PanAEW: Fight ForeverAug 9, 2023 · Oscar Nino
“After the bad decisions Visual Concepts and 2K took with games like WWE 2K20, AEW: Fight Forever needed to be a solid game so it could replace the wrestling IP. Unfortunately Yuke's work in this game is ok-ish. The game have a lot of ideas but the execution is quite lacking in some aspects, and feels more like a test of what the studio wants to do with the IP instead of a Guns blazing entry to try and take the reigns of the wrestling genre.”
read full review ↗ - RecFights in Tight SpacesAug 4, 2023 · Oscar Nino
“Fights in Tight Spaces creates a great gameplay loop between its deckbuilding and turn based combat. Visually might feel a little sterile at times, but part of the charm is the way it kind of plays like a simulation agencies might train agents and how good the player might be improvising on the fly.”
read full review ↗ - PanCrime O'ClockAug 1, 2023 · Oscar Nino
“Crime O'Clock is a quite interesting execution of Where's Waldo in a Time Travelling game. The game have some compelling puzzles but unfortunately the story pacing and repetitiveness between the eras makes it feel longer of what it really is bringing the whole experience down with it.”
read full review ↗ - RecViewfinderJul 24, 2023 · Oscar Nino
“Viewfinder is a brilliant puzzle game. Taking inspiration of games like The Witness or Portal, Viewfinder is not only accesible for people not too fond of the genre but also has a great difficulty curve without feeling too handholdy. The game has a great pacing and doesn't overstay its time, although the story and its characters might be a little more robust.”
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