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Travis Northup

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Favorite Games:
  • Halo 2
  • Minecraft
  • The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

187 games reviewed
74.3 average score
80 median score
65.8% of games recommended

Travis Northup's Reviews

I wear a suit every day and play too many video games.
9 / 10.0 - Satisfactory
Sep 17, 2024

Despite its name, Satisfactory is much more than merely adequate – its finely tuned loop of automation and escalating expansion is downright excellent.

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Aug 30, 2024

Squirrel with a Gun is a uniquely amusing sandbox game, but it’s as shallow and short-lived as its goofy premise seems.

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7 / 10.0 - Concord
Aug 27, 2024

Concord is a very fun sci-fi hero shooter that shows real promise, but lacks both innovation and content at launch.

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Jul 30, 2024

Earth Defense Force 6 delivers the campy series’ largest, silliest adventure yet, with all the usual jank and a little too much repetition.

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Jul 9, 2024

The First Descendant has all the building blocks of a fantastic looter shooter, but they’re buried under a pile of monotonous quests, a terrible story, and an infuriating free-to-play model that has influenced its game design in the worst possible way.

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Jun 13, 2024

Destiny 2: The Final Shape delivers on much of what this series has promised, bringing exciting new challenges and a satisfying ending to its decade-long story.

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Clownin’ around in Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game is hilarious and action-packed, but runs its course rather quickly.

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7 / 10.0 - Fallout 76
May 9, 2024

In 2024, Fallout 76 finally captures a lot of the post-nuclear experience I love. It trades roleplaying decision-making for multiplayer shooter antics, but it still needs more endgame content and a fair inventory solution.

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Apr 24, 2024

Another Crab’s Treasure throws out dark themes and gratuitous violence in favor of talking cartoon crabs, and I love it.

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Apr 22, 2024

No Rest for the Wicked is a compelling and unique action-RPG with a lot going for it, and lots of room still to grow.

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Mar 26, 2024

An incredibly unique mix of FPS, RTS, and tower defense ideas, Outpost: Infinity Siege is absurdly complicated but a whole lot of fun.

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Mar 25, 2024

Aggravating hack-and-slash combat and surprisingly sparse jokes make South Park: Snow Day! dull, toothless, and a big step in the wrong direction for South Park games.

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7 / 10.0 - TRIBES 3: Rivals
Mar 15, 2024

Tribes 3: Rivals is a rocket-powered sequel that packs some serious horsepower, but its current Early Access options run out of fuel quite quickly.

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Mar 11, 2024

Contra: Operation Galuga is an amusing run-and-gun that met my 2D shooting expectations, but rarely exceeded them.

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Mar 4, 2024

The Outlast Trials is a bloody cooperative horror game that burns brightly, but fizzles after a few enjoyable hours.

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7 / 10.0 - Skull and Bones
Feb 16, 2024

Skull and Bones is a maritime RPG with a strong foundation, even if it feels like a live-service first draft.

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Feb 12, 2024

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden’s memorable story and inspired investigative cases help carry it across its rougher patches.

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7 / 10.0 - Palworld
Jan 25, 2024

The version of Palworld on Xbox and the Microsoft Store might not be nearly as polished as the Steam version right now, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still a ton of fun.

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8 / 10.0 - Palworld
Jan 23, 2024

Palworld may crib quite a bit from Pokémon’s homework, but deep survival mechanics and a hilarious attitude make it hard to put down – even in Early Access.

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Dec 15, 2023

Resident Evil 4 Remake VR Mode is just about as great as you’d expect, but the base game’s third-person perspective made Capcom’s job a lot harder.

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