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PS4Blog.net[PlayStation 4] Birthdays the Beginning Review
Published 1/18/2018
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PS4 / PC / Switch - 1/19/2016
Birthdays the Beginning
"From the legendary creator, Mr. Yasuhiro Wada (TOYBOX Inc.), comes Birthdays the Beginning: a new sandbox game in which players create cube-shaped worlds that give rise to diverse and unique lifeforms. With careful experimentation, players can shape the geography and alter the temperature of each world to create the conditions for life and witness the birth of an entire ecosystem!"
- Developer
- Toybox Inc., Arc System Works
- Publisher
- Arc System Works, NIS America
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Critic avg
71
21 scored reviews
Total coverage
21
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Score range
50–100
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 71 across 21 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 70–79 band.
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21 included scored reviews
90–1002 reviews · 10%
80–895 reviews · 24%
70–797 reviews · 33%
Below 707 reviews · 33%
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Alex Avard
CGMagazineBirthdays: The Beginning Review – Quiet and Relaxing
Published 6/6/2017
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75
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalAndrea Shearon
RPG SiteReview: Birthdays the Beginning | RPG Site
Published 5/22/2017
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Score
50
-21 vs critic avg
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Read originalHeidi Kemps
GameSpotBirthdays The Beginning Review
Published 5/19/2017
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50
-21 vs critic avg
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Read originalJamie Rae
SmashPad“Birthdays The Beginning” Review
Published 5/15/2017
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60
-11 vs critic avg
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Metro GameCentralBirthdays The Beginning review – Harvest Earth
Published 5/10/2017
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60
-11 vs critic avg
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Read originalWhitney Reynolds
PolygonBirthdays the Beginning review - Polygonclockmenumore-arrowpoly-lt-wire-logopoly-lt-wire-logo
Published 5/10/2017
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60
-11 vs critic avg
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Read originalDrew Leachman
ZTGDBirthdays the Beginning (PS4) Review
Published 5/10/2017
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalJames Cunningham
Hardcore GamerReview: Birthdays: The Beginning
Published 5/6/2017
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalStephen Tailby
Push SquareReview: Birthdays the Beginning (PS4)
Published 5/5/2017
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50
-21 vs critic avg
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