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 3 games where press consensus and players sharply disagreed, this reviewer sided with players 2 times.
Computed 6m 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 (10 tracked)
- 90Anno 2070™Dec 24, 2011
“Glancing 60 years into the future and learning from old mistakes, Related Designs made a masterpiece! [January 2012, p.65]”
- 80Might & Magic: Heroes VINov 23, 2011
“Heroes VI is a new step in the series' development: a step aside, but a step forward as well. [December 2011, p.75]”
- 80
“If released 60 years earlier, the game would have definitely goten a Stalin Prize. [Nov. 2011, p.67] ”
- 70Tropico 4Sep 19, 2011
“Tropico 4 isn't quite different from Tropico 3, but it's still a great economic strategy nevertheless. [October 2011, p.74]”
- 85The Next BIG ThingMay 6, 2011
“The biggest achievement of TNBT is that it simply doesn't seem to have any shortcomings of Runaway series. The puzzles are well-balanced and the story is great once again – If only it wasn't so short. [June 2011, p.93]”
- 80Cities in MotionApr 8, 2011
“Cities in Motion isn't as polished as it could be, but it's still very deep and engaging. And – at times – quite meditative. [May 2011, p.107]”
- 50FINAL FANTASY XIV OnlineMar 21, 2011
“Positively, there is nothing to do in Final Fantasy XIV at the moment. It's not even close to a completed product. [Feb 2011, p.82]”
- 75MagickaMar 21, 2011
“Magicka is best played in coop-mode – otherwise it might feel too monotonous. Also, be prepared to download some patches. [Mar 2011, p.108]”
- 85Total War: SHOGUN 2Mar 21, 2011
“As a lovingly crafted remake of the 2000 game Shogun 2 is almost perfect. And yet from the standpoint of a Total War series evolution it leaves something to be desired. [Apr 2011, p.11]”
- 90Gray MatterMar 21, 2011
“The best adventure game of the last five years. Possibly, of the next five years as well. [Feb 2011, p.91]”