Dave Aubrey
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Granblue Fantasy: Versus is the fighting game that nobody knew they wanted. Cygame's Granblue Fantasy isn't exactly the biggest franchise outside of Japan, despite a dubbed anime series and an English language option included in the mobile game, so this isn't a game that was in demand - but now...
I'm writing this mere moments after coming to the conclusion of Act V of Kentucky Route Zero, a game that has been in the making since the debut of its Kickstarter campaign in February 2011, almost nine years ago. I had honestly not heard of Kentucky Route Zero before the...
I understand the desire to explore the Dragon Ball universe better than anyone, believe me. I, like many Dragon Ball fans, first started watching the show in my early adolescence, and its resurgence in recent years with movies and a brand new animated series and manga adaptation has been heartwarming...
The fact that, in the year 2020, people still recognize the name of Dr. Kawashima is a massive testament to how huge the original game was. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training on the Nintendo DS managed to capture a huge, worldwide audience, and it broke through age barriers and appealed to...
It didn't take long at all for Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts to blow my expectations out of the water. In the very first mission I was crawling through snowy mountains, silently assassinating guards and stealing technology and trade secrets. I've played Sniper Ghost Warrior games before, and I've never been...
In the modern age, it's a stretch to pretend that the Terminator franchise is anything other than a cheesy sci-fi series with angry robots. The original movie and its sequel are revered, quite rightly so, but there have been several movies since then and they're pretty mediocre at best. This...
As much as we all love competitive gaming experiences, there's something wonderful about stripping things down to the basics and just having fun with your friends. Sometimes I really want to play a fast-paced battle royale, and shoot people down while zipping around a map. And sometimes I just want...
Style can only go so far. A good sense of aesthetic can really carry lesser games, but there's a limit. Every time I play Daemon X Machina, listen to the music, watch a mech glide through the air, I can't help but smile. It looks striking, and the music really...
John Wick Hex
I was the first person to wonder if a slow-paced strategic shooter in the vein of XCOM was a good fit for the fast-paced action of the John Wick movies. Having John Wick slowly move through corridors and weave between cover, as opposed to being a fast-paced ass-kicker, shouldn't work....
Vincent Brooks was a hapless idiot. He was innocent enough, well-meaning, but entirely socially inept and seemingly incapable of holding things together. It always felt as if the horrific things happening to Vincent were placed upon him, not his fault, and he was a victim. But not anymore. Catherine: Full...
Gears 5
There were moments of quiet and contemplation in Gears 5 that made evaluate how very different this game is to what I expected. Peacefully driving a skiff along an icy plane, surrounded by mountains and glaciers, leaving a thick imprint in the snow behind me. Gears is no longer a...
Fire Emblem has come a long way in the last 15 years. The series' humble beginnings on the Famicom and beyond are mostly lost among fans of the franchise outside of Japan, but I've been following it, like many fans, since the first few localized games on the Gamecube and...
CriticDB tracks 106 Dave Aubrey reviews, averaging 71/100. See the score distribution and their highest & lowest rated games below, or browse every Dave Aubrey score in the Reviews tab.
Dave Aubrey score distribution
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