Doug Mercer
COGconnectedObserver: System Redux Review – Classic Cyberpunk Mystery Gets Marginal Makeover
Published 7/30/2021
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Series X|S / PS4 / PC / PS5 / XONE - 11/10/2020
Observer: System Redux
The year is 2084. In a dark cyberpunk world shattered by plagues and wars, become a neural detective and hack into the minds of others. Rebuilt and augmented for the next-generation, Observer: System Redux is the definitive vision of one of the most acclaimed cyberpunk stories in games.
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- Bloober Team
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- Bloober Team
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Critic avg
82
13 scored reviews
Total coverage
13
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Score range
70–95
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Mixed response
Score range is 21–30 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 82 across 13 scored reviews, with a 25-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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13 included scored reviews
90–1003 reviews · 23%
80–897 reviews · 54%
70–793 reviews · 23%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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IGN Observer: System Redux Review
Published 7/28/2021
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80
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalFrancesco De Meo
WccftechObserver: System Redux Review – Dystopian Fear
Published 12/8/2020
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82
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Read originalDrew Leachman
ZTGDObserver: System Redux (XSX) Review – ZTGD
Published 12/3/2020
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80
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalLou Sytsma
COGconnectedObserver: System Redux Review – Glum Green Graphics Gumshoe
Published 11/26/2020
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75
-7 vs critic avg
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Read originalGraham Banas
Push SquareObserver: System Redux (PS5) – A New Coat of Paint Can Do Wonders
Published 11/25/2020
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70
-12 vs critic avg
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Read originalBrianna Reeves
PlayStation LifeStyleObserver: System Redux Review – Revised Carnival of Madness (PS5)
Published 11/23/2020
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Score
80
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalGarri Bagdasarov
PlayStation UniverseObserver: System Redux Review (PS5) - A Shining Example Of What Ray Tracing And The DualSense Are Capable Of - PlayStation Universe
Published 11/20/2020
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85
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalAran Suddi
TheSixthAxisObserver: System Redux Review – TheSixthAxis
Published 11/19/2020
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90
+8 vs critic avg
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Read originalJason Faulkner
Game RevolutionObserver: System Redux Review | ‘Incredibly relevant for 2020’
Published 11/18/2020
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90
+8 vs critic avg
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