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Reviewer profile

Jason Flatt

Current outlet: But Why Tho?

Reviews

37

37 games · 37 scored

Avg score

76

37 scored reviews

Score style

Balanced

+3 vs peer avg · 37 compared

Outlets

1

But Why Tho?

Latest

2025

Most recent saved review

Reviewer scoring style

This reviewer currently scores close to the peer average on comparable games, with an average delta of +3.

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 37 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.

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Minami Lane

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REVIEW: ‘Minami Lane’ Is A Short But Sweet Management Sim

Published 7/13/2025

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Score

80

-1 vs game avg

Spray Paint Simulator

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REVIEW: ‘Spray Paint Simulator’ Is Easy To Flow State With

Published 6/2/2025

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Score

70

-3 vs game avg

Assassin's Creed Shadows

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REVIEW: ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Buckles Under Its Massive Weight (PC)

Published 3/18/2025

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Reviewer assigned from OpenCritic API author data during automated unresolved-reviewer resolver.

Score

60

-21 vs game avg

Assassin's Creed Mirage

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REVIEW ‘Assassin’s Creed Mirage’ Brings Stealth Back To The Series’ Forefront (XSX)

Published 10/4/2023

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80

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Ad Infinitum

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REVIEW: ‘Ad Infinitum’ — A Harrowing Challenge, If You Can Crack It (PC)

Published 9/12/2023

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Score

75

+6 vs game avg

APICO

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REVIEW: ‘APICO’ Will Give You A Buzz (Switch)

Published 6/25/2023

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Score

75

-4 vs game avg

Cursed to Golf

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REVIEW: ‘Cursed to Golf’ Is One Tough but Creative Roguelike (XSX)

Published 8/18/2022

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Score

80

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Moonglow Bay

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REVIEW: Bask in the Sweet Serenity of ‘Moonglow Bay’ (XSX)

Published 10/29/2021

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Score

85

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Into the Pit

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REVIEW: ‘Into The Pit’ Makes Oldschool FPS New, Mostly (XSX)

Published 10/20/2021

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Score

75

+6 vs game avg

Unsighted

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REVIEW: ‘Unsighted’ Is the Best New Metroidvania You Haven’t Heard of Yet (XSX)

Published 10/3/2021

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Score

90

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Dandy Ace

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REVIEW: ‘Dandy Ace’ Doesn’t Need Tricks to Entertain (XSX)

Published 9/29/2021

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Score

80

-2 vs game avg

Flynn: Son of Crimson

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REVIEW: ‘Flynn: Son of Crimson’ – Platformer, But With a Dog (XSX)

Published 9/17/2021

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Score

70

-8 vs game avg

Struggling

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REVIEW: ‘Struggling’ Is a Struggle Worth It (XSX)

Published 9/10/2021

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Score

85

+16 vs game avg

Nuclear Throne

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REVIEW: ‘Nuclear Throne’ Retains Its Reign (XSX)

Published 9/10/2021

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Score

80

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Surgeon Simulator 2

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REVIEW: ‘Surgeon Simulator 2’ – Great in Theory, Clunky on Console (XSX)

Published 9/6/2021

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Score

60

-8 vs game avg

Monster Harvest

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REVIEW: ‘Monster Harvest’ Lives in the Shadow of Giants (Switch)

Published 8/31/2021

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Score

70

+8 vs game avg

The Wild at Heart

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REVIEW: ‘The Wild at Heart’ is Just so Lovely (XBX)

Published 5/24/2021

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Score

85

+4 vs game avg

Cyber Shadow

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REVIEW: ‘Cyber Shadow’ Is a Great 8-Bit Challenge (XBSX)

Published 1/30/2021

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Score

80

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The Unexpected Quest

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REVIEW: ‘The Unexpected Quest’ is Unexpectedly Great (Switch)

Published 1/22/2021

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Score

85

+29 vs game avg

Calico

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REVIEW: ‘Calico’ Is Magical Cat Cafe Life (Xbox One)

Published 12/18/2020

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Score

80

+22 vs game avg

Space Invaders Forever

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REVIEW: ‘Space Invaders Forever’ Or, Maybe For a Few Hours (Switch)

Published 12/16/2020

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Score

65

-3 vs game avg

Super Mario Bros. 35

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REVIEW: ‘Super Mario Bros. 35’ Is Only Fun While It Lasts

Published 10/2/2020

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Score

65

-5 vs game avg

UnderMine

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REVIEW: You Absolutely Must Play ‘UnderMine’

Published 8/5/2020

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Score

90

+6 vs game avg

The Messenger

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REVIEW: ‘The Messenger’ Sneaks Onto Xbox One

Published 7/14/2020

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Score

95

+8 vs game avg

Luigi's Mansion 3

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REVIEW: ‘Luigi’s Mansion 3’ is a Spooky Fun Adventure

Published 11/4/2019

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Score

80

-5 vs game avg

Niffelheim

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REVIEW: ‘Niffelheim’ Ported To Consoles But Still Stuck In Purgatory

Published 9/24/2019

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Score

50

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