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DualShockersAfterparty Review — This Must Be The Bad Place
Published 10/29/2019
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65
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PS4 / PC / Mac / XONE / Switch - 10/29/2019
Afterparty
In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth.
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- Night School Studio
- Publisher
- Night School Studio
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73
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Critic avg
73
36 scored reviews
Total coverage
36
All coverage currently scored
Score range
40–100
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Signal shape
Polarized
Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 73 across 36 scored reviews, with a 60-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
Score distribution
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36 included scored reviews
90–1006 reviews · 17%
80–8910 reviews · 28%
70–799 reviews · 25%
Below 7011 reviews · 31%
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Christopher Teuton
Screen RantAfterparty Review - It's Like Hanging Out With A Bunch Of Drunks
Published 10/29/2019
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50
-23 vs critic avg
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Read originalAfterparty Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Rent, Never Touch?"
Published 10/28/2019
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50
-23 vs critic avg
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Read originalSteve Wright
StevivorAfterparty Review: Line ’em up
Published 10/28/2019
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90
+17 vs critic avg
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Read originalIGN Afterparty Review
Published 10/28/2019
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85
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalBecca Smith
GameSpewAfterparty Review – GameSpew
Published 10/28/2019
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60
-13 vs critic avg
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Read originalMark Delaney
GamesRadar+Afterparty review: “Hilarious and blasphemous” | GamesRadar+
Published 10/28/2019
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70
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalMalindy Hetfeld
EurogamerAfterparty review - a candid reflection on the fear of growing up
Published 10/28/2019
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80
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalCallum Agnew
PC GamerAfterparty review
Published 10/28/2019
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80
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalSteven Wong
PC InvasionAfterparty review – Best friends partying their way through the afterlife
Published 10/28/2019
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80
+7 vs critic avg
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