Leigh Groocock
Cubed3Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 4: A Block and a Hard Place (Xbox One) Review
Published 4/30/2016
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60
-9 vs critic avg
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Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 4 - A Block and a Hard Place
Minecraft: Story Mode is an adventure game set in a Minecraft world. It is a five-part episodic series that will take you to the Nether, the Farlands, the End, and beyond! You will drive how the story flows through the decisions you make: what you say to people (and how you say it), and what you choose to do in moments of thrilling action.
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- Telltale Games
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- Telltale Games
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Critic avg
69
14 scored reviews
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14
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40–100
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 69 across 14 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.
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90–1001 review · 7%
80–893 reviews · 21%
70–794 reviews · 29%
Below 706 reviews · 43%
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Randolph Ramsay
GameSpotMinecraft Story Mode--Episode 4: A Block and a Hard Place Review
Published 1/22/2016
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70
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalRyan Meitzler
DualShockersReview: Minecraft: Story Mode: Episode 4 – Building Blocks
Published 1/19/2016
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65
-4 vs critic avg
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Read originalJustin Davis
IGNMinecraft: Story Mode Episode 4 - A Block and a Hard Place Review
Published 1/14/2016
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63
-6 vs critic avg
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Read originalLindsay Mayhew
Digitally DownloadedReview: Minecraft Story Mode - Episode 4: A Block and a Hard Place (Microsoft Xbox One)
Published 1/13/2016
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80
+11 vs critic avg
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Read originalGraham Banas
Push SquareReview: Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 4: A Block and A Hard Place (PS4)
Published 1/7/2016
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40
-29 vs critic avg
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Read originalBrian Shea
Game InformerMinecraft: Story Mode Episode 4 Review – Into The Eye Of The Storm
Published 1/7/2016
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78
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalPeter Paras
Game RevolutionMinecraft: Story Mode - Episode 4 Review
Published 1/7/2016
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80
+11 vs critic avg
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Read originalDarren Nakamura
DestructoidReview: Minecraft: Story Mode: A Block and a Hard Place
Published 1/5/2016
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40
-29 vs critic avg
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Read originalNeil Bolt
PlayStation UniverseMinecraft Story Mode Episode Four: A Block and a Hard Place Review
Published 1/4/2016
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75
+6 vs critic avg
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