Nathan Saretzky
GameGrinPhoning Home Review
Published 2/24/2017
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Read originalMaking subjectivity useful.

PC - 2/7/2017
You play ION, a young exploration unit on a mission to secure natural resources. When you crash-land on an alien planet your ship is almost completely destroyed. Not only do you have to survive in a strange new world full of dangers, but to have even a hope of escape you must find a way to contact your home planet for help. With only your ship’s A.I. for company, you set out to explore your new home. On your journey you encounter ANI, a small, stranded service unit who identifies as female. ANI is the first to admit she’s a bit mad, but she is also a valuable resource, and it soon becomes clear that there will be no escape without her. And so, the two of you begin a journey that neither of you is prepared for, on a planet where even the laws of nature seem not to apply. A journey in which ION and ANI must face the strangest of all possible challenges if they are to have any hope of living to tell their own story.
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61
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25–73
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Score range is 31+ points
The critic average is 61 across 5 scored reviews, with a 48-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Phoning Home Review
Published 2/24/2017
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Read originalPhoning Home (PC) Review
Published 2/23/2017
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70
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalPhoning Home (PC) Review
Published 2/14/2017
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65
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Read originalPhoning Home Review
Published 2/8/2017
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70
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Read originalPhoning Home Review – These Parts All Make One Functioning Robot
Published 2/7/2017
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73
+12 vs critic avg
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