Jim Hargreaves
TheSixthAxisNew World: Aeternum Review | TheSixthAxis
Published 11/19/2024
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Series X|S / PC / PS5 - 9/28/2021
New World: Aeternum
Explore a thrilling, open-world MMO filled with danger and opportunity where you'll forge a new destiny for yourself as an adventurer shipwrecked on the supernatural island of Aeternum. Endless opportunities to fight, forage, and forge await you among the island's wilderness and ruins. Channel supernatural forces or wield deadly weapons in a classless, real-time combat system, and fight alone, with a small team, or in massed armies for PvE and PvP battles—the choices are all yours.
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- Amazon Games
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Critic avg
72
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15
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Score range
60–85
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Score range is 21–30 points
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The critic average is 72 across 15 scored reviews, with a 25-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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Donovan Erskine
ShacknewsNew World: Aeternum review: Settling in
Published 10/29/2024
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70
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalTony Colton
PlayStation UniverseNew World: Aeternum Review (PS5) - A Phoenix From The Ashes - PlayStation Universe
Published 10/25/2024
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75
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalKhayl Adam
Push SquareReview: New World: Aeternum (PS5) - Full-Bodied Action MMO Will Devour Your Free Time
Published 10/22/2024
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80
+8 vs critic avg
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Read originalGrant Kegel
DualShockersNew World: Aeternum Review
Published 10/21/2024
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70
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalEric Hauter
Gaming NexusNew World: Aeternum Review - Gaming Nexus
Published 10/21/2024
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85
+13 vs critic avg
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Read originalMark Steighner
COGconnectedNew World: Aeternum – Amazon’s MMORPG Returns
Published 10/15/2024
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79
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalCameron Koch
GameSpotNew World Review: (Faction) War Never Changes
Published 11/12/2021
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60
-12 vs critic avg
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Read originalGabriel Moss
IGNIGN New World: Aeternum Review
Published 11/11/2021
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60
-12 vs critic avg
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Read originalHenry Yu
Gaming NexusNew World Review - Gaming Nexus
Published 10/28/2021
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65
-7 vs critic avg
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