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 2 games where press consensus and players sharply disagreed, this reviewer sided with players 0 times.
Computed 5h 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.
- +39Call of Duty®outlet 100 · players 61
- -6Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lordsoutlet 85 · players 91
- +28Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Editionoutlet 95 · players 67
- -1LocoRocooutlet 75 · players 76
- -13Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounteroutlet 80 · players 93
- -8STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004)outlet 85 · players 93
Recent reviews (10 tracked)
- 85
“I have never had a more immersive and engaging entertainment experience than I had with the first half of Half-Life...[but] the game peaks too soon.”
read full review ↗ - 95
“With tasty graphics and gameplay that is sheer madness, Half-life 2 is sweeter than a chocolate-and-honey lollipop coated with sugar, and it provides twice the rush.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“Good old freedom; it is indeed a gaming virtue, and Morrowind provides an amazingly lush fantasy playground to exercise that liberty in.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“It's a fun game for those looking for a 3D shooter gone back to the basics, offering not only a fantastic array of weapons, but incredible graphics, stunning levels and hours of non-stop bullet-spraying frenzy.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“For fans of shooter games in general, Battlefront is a chance to apply some military strategy to epic scale intergalactic combat. And for Star Wars fans, the game finally gives them a chance to experience firsthand some of the best battles in the Star Wars saga.”
read full review ↗ - 95
“Calling this game huge is an understatement...All told, San Andreas is about four times the size of any previous GTA game.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Through careful scripting, disturbing audio-visual tricks, solid gameplay and a judicious use of cinematics, Fatal Frame manages to convey the disarming sense of feeling one's sanity crumble under the assault of otherworldly influences...At least, that's what the Voices told me to say.”
read full review ↗ - 100
“Call of Duty can be summed up in one word. Intense. Yes, lots of shooters have provided many, many hours of intense situations before but none, including crowded games like "Battlefield 1942," have ever made me feel the insignificance and fear a soldier must feel while watching the slaughter of hundreds of his countrymen.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“LocoRoco is an easy-going game. In fact, playing it sometimes feels close to meditation.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“A sequel that doesn't disappoint. KOTOR 2 is both a great Xbox RPG and a great Star Wars game.”
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