Clayton Cyre
COGconnectedBlack Desert: Prestige Edition Review – Necessary Upgrade to an Aging MMORPG
Published 11/14/2020
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Series X|S / PS4 / PC / PS5 / XONE - 3/3/2016
Black Desert Online
Black Desert is a game that tests the limitations of MMORPG by implementing remastered graphics and audio. Enjoy exciting combat and siege, exploration, trading, fishing, training, alchemy, cooking, gathering, hunting, and more in the vast open world.
- Developer
- Pearl Abyss
- Publisher
- Pearl Abyss
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70
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Critic avg
70
22 scored reviews
Total coverage
22
All coverage currently scored
Score range
50–90
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Signal shape
Polarized
Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 70 across 22 scored reviews, with a 40-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 70–79 band.
Score distribution
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22 included scored reviews
90–1001 review · 5%
80–895 reviews · 23%
70–798 reviews · 36%
Below 708 reviews · 36%
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Gareth Fidler
Cubed3Black Desert (PlayStation 4) Review
Published 11/18/2019
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50
-20 vs critic avg
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Read originalLucas White
PlayStation LifeStyleBlack Desert Review – The Dark Souls of Grinding
Published 8/30/2019
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60
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Read originalGarri Bagdasarov
PlayStation UniverseBlack Desert PS4 Review - PlayStation Universe
Published 8/30/2019
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75
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Read originalHaley Perry
COGconnectedBlack Desert PS4 Review — The Most Stunning Game I Don’t Want to Replay
Published 8/29/2019
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Read originalJohn Cal McCormick
Push SquareBlack Desert - Ugly Technical Issues Hamper Pretty MMO
Published 8/27/2019
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60
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Read originalWill Borger
GamingBoltBlack Desert Review – A Beautiful Mirage
Published 3/15/2019
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60
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Read originalAsher Madan
Windows CentralBlack Desert for Xbox One review: An expansive MMORPG for Xbox One | Windows Central
Published 3/11/2019
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70
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Read originalCorey Hoffmeyer
Screen RantBlack Desert Xbox Review: Addictive & Layered but Lacking Innovation
Published 3/4/2019
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Read originalAndrew Duncan
GameGrinBlack Desert Online Remastered Review
Published 9/9/2018
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