With 750 Metacritic ‘points’ each, who can pick the best 10 games based on their critical averages? A panel of judges will decide, and we’ll talk about who won in a future episode! Let us know what you think of this episode format in the comments. It resulted in at least one incredibly wild choice…
This week’s music is from the Binary Domain soundtrack by Hidenori Shoji and Mitsuharu Fukuyama.
In Order
| Player | Pick | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel | Mad Max (2015) | 69 | |
| Matthew | Ghost Squad | 69 | |
| Samuel | Ryse: Son of Rome | 60 | |
| Matthew | Binary Domain | 74 | |
| Samuel | Cyberpunk 2077 | 86 | |
| Matthew | Outer Wilds | 85 | |
| Samuel | Rematch | 75 | |
| Matthew | Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour | 54 | |
| Samuel | Deadly Premonition | 70 | |
| Matthew | Space Giraffe | 68 | |
| Samuel | Lollipop Chainsaw | 70 | |
| Matthew | The Quiet Man | 40 | |
| Samuel | Bionic Commando (2009) | 71 | |
| Matthew | Balatro | 90 | |
| Samuel | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 97 | |
| Matthew | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 93 | |
| Samuel | 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand | 72 | |
| Matthew | Uncharted: The Lost Legacy | 84 | |
| Samuel | |||
| Matthew | Forza Horizon 4 | 92 |
Picks
| Samuel | Score | Matthew | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 97 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 93 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 86 | Forza Horizon 4 | 92 |
| Mirror’s Edge | 79 | Balatro | 90 |
| Rematch | 75 | Outer Wilds | 85 |
| 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand | 72 | Uncharted: The Lost Legacy | 84 |
| Bionic Commando (2009) | 71 | Binary Domain | 74 |
| Deadly Premonition | 70 | Ghost Squad | 69 |
| Lollipop Chainsaw | 70 | Space Giraffe | 68 |
| Mad Max (2015) | 69 | Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour | 54 |
| Ryse: Son of Rome | 60 | The Quiet Man | 40 |
| Total | 749 | Total | 749 |