How this trust score was computed
Trust blends alignment (40%): does the outlet rank games the way players do; decoded accuracy (30%): after translating the outlet's own scale habits (a '7/10 means mediocre' scale is decoded, not punished), how well its reviews predict player sentiment; and player-side (30%): on games where press consensus and players sharply disagreed, whose side it took. Recent reviews weigh more (2-year half-life), and the blend is shrunk toward a neutral prior (60) so small samples can't peg the scale. Player quality is launch-window Steam sentiment, so outlets aren't punished for reviewing a launch build that later got patched.
Controversy record: on 39 games where press consensus and players sharply disagreed, this reviewer sided with players 5 times.
Computed 5m 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.
- +30Gears of War 4outlet 100 · players 70 · Oct 2016
- +30Halo 5: Guardiansoutlet 89 · players 59 · Oct 2015
- -52Goat Simulatoroutlet 25 · players 77 · May 2015
- +22Watch Dogs 2outlet 97 · players 75 · Nov 2016
- +28No Man's Skyoutlet 70 · players 42 · Aug 2016
- -56Zombie Army Trilogyoutlet 30 · players 86 · Mar 2015
- +32FOR HONOR™outlet 78 · players 46 · Feb 2017
- -23Dying Lightoutlet 65 · players 88 · Feb 2015
- +30Batman™: Arkham Knightoutlet 96 · players 66 · Jun 2015
- +20Skylanders Swap Forceoutlet 89 · players 69 · Oct 2013
Recent reviews (548 tracked)
- 80DOOM + DOOM IIDec 1, 2017
“Despite these bugs, I’m still impressed with the quality of Doom on the Switch. The singleplayer campaign – with it’s replay value and multiple difficulties – easily makes it worth the price tag. It is a must play for Switch owners clamouring for some hyperviolence on their train rides.”
read full review ↗ - 80DOOMDec 1, 2017
“Despite these bugs, I’m still impressed with the quality of Doom on the Switch. The singleplayer campaign – with it’s replay value and multiple difficulties – easily makes it worth the price tag. It is a must play for Switch owners clamouring for some hyperviolence on their train rides.”
read full review ↗ - 45Need for Speed™ PaybackNov 16, 2017 · Ben Wilson
“Payback is good – assuming you're talking about the 1999 film.”
read full review ↗ - 88Assassin's Creed® OriginsNov 10, 2017 · Tony Hsiang
“A revamped design breathes new life into the franchise. Origins is the start of something great.”
read full review ↗ - 90Yomawari: Midnight ShadowsNov 9, 2017 · Matthew Codd
“Haunting, in both the ghostly and the emotional sense.”
read full review ↗ - 90Wolfenstein II: The New ColossusNov 9, 2017
“The best part about Wolfenstein II however, is a combination of the story and the cast. This game is truly BJ’s story. He’s coming up to 50, having spent most of his life fighting, and he wants nothing more than to stop – except he’s such a stand up guy that he can’t. He’s incredibly likeable, and incredibly easy to root for. It’s constantly touching. with a range of funny, quirky and believable characters just trying their best in a harsh world. Most of your bad guys seem to be a little bit over the top, and while well written, come across as caricatures. Then again, they are literal Nazis.”
read full review ↗ - 85Call of Duty®: WWIINov 3, 2017 · Keith Milburn
“Frantic, kinetic, and fun multiplayer – when removed from its context.”
read full review ↗ - 75Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™Nov 2, 2017 · Brian McDonald
“Endgame aside, Shadow of War hits the right marks, and is worth another run through the Black Gate.”
read full review ↗ - 75Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™Nov 2, 2017
“SoW is a great game, until it isn’t. And it’s such a shame, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t think you’d all enjoy it. If you want an open world fantasy adventure, excellent and enjoyable combat, personal grudges with a variety of excellent uruk friends, and like spidery women, angst, and Gollum cameos, play it. But, like Brad Pitt, you don’t want what’s in the box.”
read full review ↗ - 85Call of Duty®: WWIINov 2, 2017
“Call of Duty: WW2 brings the series back to its roots, but parts falters when trying to find a balance between fun, and respect for the past. The singleplayer avoids the patriotic pitfalls previous games fell into, while injecting some much-needed humanity. But elements on the fringe of the multiplayer – the crass nature of the loot boxes when contrasted against a historically bloody setting – are at odds with this. Enjoying the game hinges on your ability to detach your appreciation for mechanics, from the dark subject matter.”
read full review ↗ - 81South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™Oct 31, 2017 · Dene Benham
“Funny, smart, and all about the flatulence.”
read full review ↗ - 95Super Mario OdysseyOct 26, 2017
“As I’m sitting here writing this review, all I want to do is play more. Even after the credits, there’s still so much to see and do. From the tight platforming, to its cute and peculiar world, Super Mario Odyssey is a delight from start to finish.”
read full review ↗ - 89The Evil Within 2Oct 25, 2017 · Keith Milburn
“Ambitious design elevates it, creating one of the most unique survival horror experiences out there.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“There’s an underlying trend of thought in our culture which disregards teenage turmoil, romance, and general experience as an emotional exception that’ll give way to reason and stability once it’s over. I don’t find that particularly helpful, and neither does Life is Strange. The stereotypes of delinquency the game brands Chloe with are only there to be circumvented by how authentic the experiences are that spawned such behaviour. Chloe’s story is relatable because it is simply human, and not simply another teenage story with a set of pre-defined adolescent tropes in a self-contained genre.”
read full review ↗ - 86NBA 2K18Oct 24, 2017
“Visual Concepts have again made good on their name, developing a visually stunning game. The changes to some of the modes are beneficial, but the overhaul to an open-world MyPlayer feels pointless. The dependency on Virtual Currency and the ease of spending them compared to the challenge of earning them makes for a longer singleplayer experience, but greatly hampers the multiplayer. Hopefully 2K Sports reins it in, because if this continues, they will find resistance.”
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