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Reviewer profile

Julian Benson

Current outlet: GamesRadar+

Previously at: PCGamesN · The Guardian

Reviews

13

13 games · 13 scored

Avg score

68

13 scored reviews

Score style

Harsh

-5 vs peer avg · 13 compared

Outlets

3

GamesRadar+ · PCGamesN · The Guardian

Latest

2024

Most recent saved review

Reviewer scoring style

This reviewer currently scores about -5 points below the peer average on games where Critic Atlas has comparable scored reviews.

How to use this

A lower-than-peer score from this reviewer may be part of their normal baseline. Their positive reviews may be especially worth noticing.

Based on 13 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 1-13 of 13 reviews

Enotria: The Last Song

GamesRadar+

Enotria: The Last Song review: "A sun-drenched Bloodborne that doesn't quite live up to the inspiration" | GamesRadar+GamesRadar+GamesRadar+NewsaramaTotal FilmEdge

Published 9/18/2024

Text · Full review

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

Score

60

-9 vs game avg

Review

SteamWorld Heist II

GamesRadar+

SteamWorld Heist 2 Review | GamesRadar+GamesRadar+GamesRadar+NewsaramaTotal FilmEdge

Published 8/1/2024

Text · Full review

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

Score

70

-9 vs game avg

Review

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria

The Guardian

The Guardian The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Review

Published 10/27/2023

Text · Full review

Score

40

-19 vs game avg

Review

Assassin's Creed Mirage

The Guardian

Assassin’s Creed Mirage review – a stripped-back stab in the right direction

Published 10/4/2023

Text · Full review

Score

80

+2 vs game avg

Review

Far Cry: New Dawn

PCGamesN

Far Cry New Dawn PC review – colourful action muddied by too much busywork

Published 2/14/2019

Text · Full review

Score

70

-4 vs game avg

Review

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

PCGamesN

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown PC review – thrills marred by frustration

Published 1/18/2019

Text · Full review

Score

70

-13 vs game avg

Review

PCGamesN

Just Cause 4 PC review – a sequel that struggles to break new ground

Published 12/3/2018

Text · Full review

Score

70

0 vs game avg

Review

PCGamesN

Fallout 76 PC review – an encumbered yet empty spin-off

Published 11/22/2018

Text · Full review

Score

50

-2 vs game avg

Review

Jurassic World Evolution

PCGamesN

Jurassic World Evolution PC Review

Published 6/8/2018

Text · Full review

Score

80

+8 vs game avg

Review

PCGamesN

BattleTech PC review

Published 4/19/2018

Text · Full review

Score

90

+10 vs game avg

Review

PCGamesN

Frostpunk PC review

Published 3/22/2018

Text · Full review

Score

80

-5 vs game avg

Review

PCGamesN

PCGamesN Titan Souls Review

Published 4/13/2015

Text · Full review

Score

70

-3 vs game avg

Review

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

PCGamesN

PCGamesN Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Review

Published 3/10/2015

Text · Full review

Score

60

-14 vs game avg

Review