Farpoint Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Rent, Never Touch?"
Published 5/17/2017
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50
-18 vs critic avg
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PSVR - 5/16/2017
Farpoint
Farpoint is an unnerving VR space adventure set on a hostile alien planet. On a mission to pick up scientists studying an anomaly near Jupiter, a rupture from the anomaly transports the player and scientists to an unknown alien world.
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- Impulse Gear
- Publisher
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
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68
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Serious / dark / groundedStrongly · Curated baseline
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Highly replayableModerately · Curated baseline
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Side-content richSlightly · Curated baseline
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Critic avg
68
23 scored reviews
Total coverage
23
All coverage currently scored
Score range
40–80
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Signal shape
Polarized
Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 68 across 23 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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23 included scored reviews
90–1000 reviews · 0%
80–893 reviews · 13%
70–7913 reviews · 57%
Below 707 reviews · 30%
Showing 11-20 of 23 matching critic reviews. 23 total critic reviews. Page 2 of 3.
Kyle Prahl
PlayStation UniverseFarpoint Review - PSVR
Published 5/16/2017
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Score
70
+2 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalSammy Barker
Push SquareReview: Farpoint (PS4)
Published 5/16/2017
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Score
70
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalJim Hargreaves
TheSixthAxisFarpoint Review
Published 5/16/2017
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70
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalShannon Grixti
Press StartFarpoint & PS VR Aim Controller Review - A Peep Into The Future
Published 5/16/2017
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Score
70
+2 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalMatt Bertz
Game InformerFarpoint Review – Shooting For The Moon
Published 5/16/2017
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70
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalIan Higton
EurogamerFarpoint review
Published 5/16/2017
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Score
75
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalBen Kuchera
PolygonFarpoint review - Polygonclockmenumore-arrowpoly-lt-wire-logopoly-lt-wire-logo
Published 5/16/2017
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Score
75
+7 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalSteve Wright
StevivorFarpoint Review: What remains of Sci-Finch
Published 5/16/2017
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Score
80
+12 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalRob Keyes
Screen RantFarpoint and PlayStation VR Aim Controller Review: Game-Changers
Published 5/15/2017
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Score
70
+2 vs critic avg
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