Critic Atlas

Reviewer profile

James Paley

Current outlet: COGconnected

Reviews

244

244 games · 244 scored

Avg score

75

244 scored reviews

Score style

Balanced

+1 vs peer avg · 243 compared

Outlets

1

COGconnected

Latest

2026

Most recent saved review

Reviewer scoring style

This reviewer currently scores close to the peer average on comparable games, with an average delta of +1.

How to use this

Their scores are not strongly harsh or lenient in the current data, so individual game deltas may be more useful than the overall style label.

Based on 243 compared reviews against other scored reviews for the same games.

Review history

How this reviewer maps across games

Review history follows the reviewer as a person, even if they have moved between outlets. Each review keeps the outlet where it was originally published.

Showing 51-100 of 244 reviews

V Rising

COGconnected

V Rising 1.0 Review – New Vampire Empires

Published 5/18/2024

Text · Full review

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Score

86

+6 vs game avg

TopSpin 2K25

COGconnected

TopSpin 2K25 Review – Back In Fine Form

Published 4/22/2024

Text · Full review

Score

78

+5 vs game avg

Freedom Planet 2

COGconnected

Freedom Planet 2 Review – The Fast And The Furriest

Published 4/2/2024

Text · Full review

Score

75

-6 vs game avg

Custom Mech Wars

COGconnected

Custom Mech Wars Review – Built For Battle

Published 12/12/2023

Text · Full review

Score

60

+9 vs game avg

SteamWorld Build

COGconnected

SteamWorld Build Review – Economy of Scale

Published 12/4/2023

Text · Full review

Score

80

+3 vs game avg

Eternights

COGconnected

Eternights Review – Love And Monsters

Published 9/11/2023

Text · Full review

Score

70

-6 vs game avg

Sonic Origins Plus

COGconnected

Sonic Origins Plus Review – Rusty Bells and Whistles

Published 6/28/2023

Text · Full review

Score

50

-23 vs game avg

Wild Dogs

COGconnected

Wild Dogs Review – Classic Contra-Style Combat

Published 5/2/2023

Text · Full review

Score

82

+8 vs game avg

Terra Nil

COGconnected

Terra Nil Review – Nature Is Healing

Published 3/27/2023

Text · Full review

Score

85

+4 vs game avg

Have a Nice Death

COGconnected

Have A Nice Death Review – Hard Day At The Office

Published 3/22/2023

Text · Full review

Score

75

-5 vs game avg

LONE RUIN

COGconnected

Lone Ruin Review – Bite-Sized Roguelite

Published 1/21/2023

Text · Full review

Score

65

-8 vs game avg

Bayonetta 3

COGconnected

Bayonetta 3 Review – A Sultry Step Forward

Published 10/25/2022

Text · Full review

Score

85

+1 vs game avg

LEGO Bricktales

COGconnected

LEGO Bricktales Review – Make Your Own Fun

Published 10/11/2022

Text · Full review

Score

70

-4 vs game avg

Shovel Knight Dig

COGconnected

Shovel Knight Dig Review – Dig, Die, Repeat

Published 10/3/2022

Text · Full review

Score

72

-6 vs game avg

Cult of the Lamb

COGconnected

Cult of The Lamb Review – Satanic Shepherd Sim

Published 8/10/2022

Text · Full review

Score

80

-5 vs game avg

Diablo Immortal

COGconnected

Diablo Immortal Review – The New Face Of Evil

Published 6/9/2022

Text · Full review

Score

50

-13 vs game avg

Souldiers

COGconnected

Souldiers Review – Delightful Duty Beyond Death

Published 5/31/2022

Text · Full review

Score

80

+4 vs game avg

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