David Holmes
GameSpaceGameSpace Absolver Review
Published 8/29/2017
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PS4 / Linux / PC / Mac / XONE - 8/29/2017
Absolver
Absolver is an online multiplayer combat RPG where players are placed behind the mask of a Prospect under control of the Guides, the new rulers of the fallen Adal Empire, who have placed you here to determine your worth in joining their elite corps of Absolvers.
- Developer
- Sloclap
- Publisher
- Devolver Digital
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75
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Critic avg
75
39 scored reviews
Total coverage
39
All coverage currently scored
Score range
40–95
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 75 across 39 scored reviews, with a 55-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
Score distribution
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39 included scored reviews
90–1003 reviews · 8%
80–8916 reviews · 41%
70–7914 reviews · 36%
Below 706 reviews · 15%
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Daniel Tack
Game InformerAbsolver Review – Short, Strange, And Superfluous
Published 8/29/2017
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68
-7 vs critic avg
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Read originalRaymond Porreca
DestructoidReview: Absolver
Published 8/29/2017
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75
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Read originalChris Wray
WccftechAbsolver Review – Nearly the Dark Souls of Fighting Games
Published 8/29/2017
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75
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Read originalRichard Wakeling
GameSpotAbsolver Review
Published 8/29/2017
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80
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalPatrick Aloia
Gaming NexusAbsolver Review - Gaming Nexus
Published 8/29/2017
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95
+20 vs critic avg
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Read originalGarri Bagdasarov
PlayStation UniverseAbsolver Review
Published 8/29/2017
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55
-20 vs critic avg
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Read originalPhilip Kollar
PolygonAbsolver review
Published 8/29/2017
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85
+10 vs critic avg
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Read originalKirk McKeand
PCGamesNAbsolver PC review
Published 8/28/2017
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80
+5 vs critic avg
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