Elliot Hilderbrand
Gaming NexusCris Tales Review - Gaming Nexus
Published 7/25/2021
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90
+17 vs critic avg
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Stadia / Series X|S / PS4 / PC / PS5 / XONE / Switch - 7/20/2020
Cris Tales
Discover a unique combination of branching stories, innovative combat, and classic RPG gameplay in Cris Tales’ exciting and unforgettable exploration of how our actions echo through time. Join the newly awakened Time Mage, Crisbell, and her fantastical companions in a fantasy world facing a grim future. The powerful Time Empress and her forces threaten to bring about a cataclysm tearing apart Crystallis and the other four Kingdoms of the region.
- Developer
- SYCK, Dreams Uncorporated
- Publisher
- Modus Games, Maximum Entertainment
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Critic avg
73
44 scored reviews
Total coverage
44
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Score range
50–90
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 73 across 44 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.
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44 included scored reviews
90–1003 reviews · 7%
80–8913 reviews · 30%
70–7917 reviews · 39%
Below 7011 reviews · 25%
Showing 21-30 of 44 matching critic reviews. 44 total critic reviews. Page 3 of 5.
Charles Hartford
But Why Tho?REVIEW: ‘Cris Tales’ is Storybook Visuals Meets Turn-Based Combat (XSX)
Published 7/23/2021
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Score
85
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalSamuel
Use a PotionUse a Potion Cris Tales Review
Published 7/23/2021
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90
+17 vs critic avg
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Read originalIGN Cris Tales Review
Published 7/23/2021
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70
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalNathan Birch
WccftechCris Tales Review – A Beautiful Yet Unreliable Timepiece
Published 7/23/2021
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75
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalEugene Sowah
Daily MirrorCris Tales review: Time-warping JRPG is a visual spectacle
Published 7/23/2021
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80
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalJaz Sagoo
COGconnectedCris Tales Review – Between Two Eras
Published 7/23/2021
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72
-1 vs critic avg
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Read originalAlleef Ashaari
KakuchopureiCris Tales Blends The Best & Worst Of Classic JRPGs
Published 7/23/2021
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70
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalBruno Costa
XboxEraReview: Cris Tales
Published 7/22/2021
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80
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalAlistair Jones
PC GamerCris Tales review
Published 7/22/2021
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57
-16 vs critic avg
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