Rob Gordon-Critic

Rob Gordon

Critic

October, 2017
PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo
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About Rob Gordon

Rob Gordon is a writer from the United Kingdom, and has extensive experience writing about video games and the video game industry. He has called Screen Rant his home since 2017. As well as this, Rob is also a musician and podcaster.

Industry Focus

Rob spends most of his time on video game reviews and previews, from racing and sports games through to RPGs and shooters. However, Rob will always find time for indie games that do something a little bit different.

Favorite Media

Rob's favourite video games, in no particular order, include Baldur's Gate, Kentucky Route Zero, A Plague Tale: Innocence, Stardew Valley, and Mass Effect. The original Unreal Tournament remains the best first-person shooter of all time in his book.

Latest

Game art for the game Dustborn. A Black woman is kneeling on the road with a baseball bat in hand, with a tour bus sitting behind her, other people leaning on the side of the bus.
Dustborn Review: Never Really Delivering On The Promise

Dustborn has some fantastic ideas, but is all too often is left languishing in sub-par interpersonal conflict and overly blunt writing.

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Phoenix Springs Game Art
Phoenix Springs Preview: A Bold Visual Style & Surprising Point And Click Immersion

Phoenix Springs looks like it will be a truly immersive point and click mystery to answer, with a bold visual style to get players gripped.

EA Sports FC 25 Preview Artwork
EA Sports FC 25 Preview: Unexpected Changes To The Usual Could Be Potent

EA Sports FC 25 looks to bring some large changes to the structure of the yearly sports title, based on preview information revealed.

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Still Wakes The Deep Review: A Strong, But Not Particularly Creative Horror Title

Still Wakes The Deep is an atmospheric horror game with a solid story, albeit one that sticks too close to horror tropes for comfort.

F1 24 Game Art
F1 24 Doesn't Make Any Radical Changes - Did It Need Them? Our PS5 Review

F1 24 is another strong racing game in the Formula One series, refining its gameplay without making any true radical changes.

The art for the game Animal Well. A kangaroo with a joey in its pouch is staring at the viewer at night.
Animal Well Review: "One of the Most Impressive Metroidvania Titles of Recent Years"

Animal Well is a fantastic 2D puzzle platformer, using the Metroidvania structure to create a mysterious world full of secrets to discover.

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Heading Out Review: "Definitely Gives The Atmosphere of a Road Trip"

Heading Out successfully blends road racing with roguelite and choose your own adventure elements, together with a strong overall aesthetic.

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TopSpin 2K25 Review: "A Suitable Facsimile Of Real World Tennis"

TopSpin 2K25 is a solid return for the beloved tennis series, with strong actual gameplay hampered by structural and monetization problems.

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Life Eater Review: "A Wonderfully Oppressive Atmosphere"

Life Eater is an intriguing narrative-centric investigation game with an evil spin, although it is slightly hampered by its limited scope.

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Death Noodle Delivery Review: "Paperboy With Neon Lights And Hoverboards"

Death Noodle Delivery manages to blend cyberpunk and Paperboy well, but with some clunky moments and strange design choices hampering its potential.

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Open Roads Review: "Feels A Little Behind Its Peers"

Open Roads has a strong emotional core and great performances from its leads, but simplistic gameplay and some clumsy writing hold it back.

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Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile Review: "Greed Gets The Better Of Gameplay"

Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile is an average shooter hampered by technical issues and an extremely greedy monetization model that is hard to overlook.

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Outcast - A New Beginning Review: "Feels Quite Archaic For 2024"

Despite its vibrant world and enjoyable vertical exploration, Outcast - A New Beginning feels out of date from a gameplay perspective.

WWE 2K24 review
WWE 2K24 Review: "Everything That Fans of WWE Could Want"

WWE 2K24 is an excellent wrestling game, with the franchise returning to form thanks to a fantastic variety of gameplay modes.

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Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden Review - "An Interesting And Innovative Action RPG"

Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden combines an emotionally strong main story with some excellent morality-based mechanics to form an exciting action RPG.

The game art for the video game While The Iron's Hot.
While The Iron's Hot Review: "Hampered By Some Design Flaws"

While The Iron's Hot scratches some of the itch of other relaxing adventures, but its lack of depth and clunky construction leave it far from perfect.

Warhammer 40000 Rogue Trader Key Art featuring the main cast shooting at approaching Eldar.
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader Review: "Gets What Warhammer 40,000 Is All About"

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader translates the world of the tabletop game into an isometric RPG excellently, even with the odd clunky moment.

Super Pocket Console Review
Super Pocket Review: "A Brilliant Bit of Kit"

The HyperMegaTech Super Pockets are a fantastic and affordable way to play classic retro games on the go, whether with the Capcom or Taito version.

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Spirittea Review: "A Fantastic Cozy Game"

Spirittea is a wonderful life sim, taking a Stardew Valley template and creating something satisfying to play with various compelling gameplay modes.

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“A Fantastic Soccer Strategy Sim”: Football Manager 2024 Review

Football Manager 2024 is another excellent entry in the Football Manager series, giving statisticians the perfect simulation of the beautiful game.

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