Keri Honea
PlayStation LifeStyleValley Review – Runs Deep (PS4)
Published 8/24/2016
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PS4 / Linux / PC / Mac / XONE / Switch - 8/24/2016
Valley
Explore the vast and beautiful world of Valley using the power of the L.E.A.F. suit: a fierce exoskeleton that grants exceptional speed and agility along with the phenomenal ability to manipulate the life and death of all living things.
- Developer
- Blue Isle Studios
- Publisher
- Blue Isle Studios
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Critic avg
73
21 scored reviews
Total coverage
21
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Score range
50–100
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Signal shape
Polarized
Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 73 across 21 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 70–79 band.
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21 included scored reviews
90–1003 reviews · 14%
80–895 reviews · 24%
70–798 reviews · 38%
Below 705 reviews · 24%
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