James O'Connor
GameSpotWhere The Water Tastes Like Wine Review: Hard Travelin'
Published 2/28/2018
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PS4 / Linux / PC / Mac / XONE / Switch - 2/28/2018
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny. Featuring gorgeous hand-drawn illustrations, Where the Water Tastes Like Wine combines 2D visuals with a 3D overworld US map.
- Developer
- Dim Bulb Games, Serenity Forge
- Publisher
- Good Shepherd Entertainment, Serenity Forge
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Critic avg
73
27 scored reviews
Total coverage
27
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Score range
30–100
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Polarized
Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 73 across 27 scored reviews, with a 70-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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27 included scored reviews
90–1005 reviews · 19%
80–895 reviews · 19%
70–798 reviews · 30%
Below 709 reviews · 33%
Showing 21-27 of 27 matching critic reviews. 27 total critic reviews. Page 3 of 3.
Kyle LeClair
Hardcore GamerReview: Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
Published 2/28/2018
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90
+17 vs critic avg
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Read originalRaymond Porreca
DestructoidReview: Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
Published 2/28/2018
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85
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalKieran Stockton
WellPlayedHave Hobo Bundle, Will Travel
Published 2/28/2018
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70
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalEdwin Evans-Thirlwell
EurogamerWhere The Water Tastes Like Wine review - the joy of sharing stories
Published 2/28/2018
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80
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalStephanie Chan
GamesBeatWhere the Water Tastes Like Wine review — a few threads come loose in this intriguing tapestry of tall tales
Published 2/28/2018
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75
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalOfisil
Cubed3Where the Water Tastes Like Wine (PC) Review
Published 2/27/2018
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30
-43 vs critic avg
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