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Tom Marks

Palo Alto, CA

Favorite Games:
  • Valkyria Chronicles
  • Fez
  • Skies of Arcadia: Legends

76 games reviewed
78.9 average score
80 median score
69.3% of games recommended

Tom Marks's Reviews

Tom is an Associate Editor at IGN focusing on PC games coverage. You may have seen him during 2016 and 2017's PC Gaming Shows at E3. Formerly an Associate Editor at PC Gamer.
10 / 10.0 - Celeste
Jan 25, 2018

Celeste is a surprise masterpiece. Its 2D platforming is some of the best and toughest since Super Meat Boy, with levels that are as challenging to figure out as they are satisfying to complete.

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an unfathomable follow-up, expanding a world that already felt full beyond expectation and raising the bar ever higher into the clouds.

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9.5 / 10.0 - Opus Magnum
Dec 14, 2017

Opus Magnum is a collection of brilliant puzzles that I want to endlessly replay and re-solve, subtly encouraging my creativity as I hunt for better solutions. It's also managed to create a community around itself, one that encourages both competition and collaboration while ensuring Opus Magnum has no shortage of new challenges even after I had my fill of its campaign. It feels one-of-a-kind, and is without a doubt one of the best puzzle games I've ever played.

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9.4 / 10.0 - Hollow Knight
Jun 22, 2018

Hollow Knight’s rich world and incredible depth of content will make you want to explore its caves for dozens of hours.

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Dec 6, 2018

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is Smash Bros. done right, and done bigger than ever before.

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Oct 22, 2018

Return of the Obra Dinn stands as something wholly unique, a challenging detective game that empowers you to solve its mysteries through actual investigation.

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92 / 100 - Hollow Knight
Jul 10, 2017

Hollow Knight is a new classic, with a dense and detailed world full of secrets to discover.

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9 / 10.0 - FAR: Lone Sails
Aug 16, 2019

Far: Lone Sails is a gorgeous little game with an incredible soundtrack and a journey packed full of both stressful and serene moments alike.

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9 / 10.0 - Slay The Spire
Feb 13, 2019

Slay the Spire takes some of the best parts of deckbuilding games, roguelikes, and dungeon crawlers, and mixes them into a wholly new and extremely satisfying package.

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Sep 4, 2019

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne adds loads of impressive monsters and tons of quality-of-life improvements to an already incredible game.

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9 / 10.0 - Spiritfarer
Aug 18, 2020

Spiritfarer's gorgeous mix of an exciting action-platformer and a touching town manager is a journey worth savoring.

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9 / 10.0 - Pikmin 3 Deluxe
Oct 28, 2020

Pikmin 3 Deluxe makes an already excellent game even better with some small but enjoyable content additions and a boatload of quality of life improvements.

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9 / 10.0 - Cyberpunk 2077
Dec 7, 2020

Cyberpunk 2077 throws you into a beautiful, dense cityscape and offers a staggering amount of flexibility in how you choose to take it from there.

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9 / 10.0 - Inscryption
Oct 28, 2021

Inscryption is as consistently fun as it is surprising, with a wonderfully creepy story cleverly tying its ever-evolving mechanics together.

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Apr 27, 2022

The Stanley Parable still holds up a decade later, and the Ultra Deluxe version essentially adds a whole new game's worth of additional content to stumble upon.

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Nov 11, 2014

Valkyria Chronicles is one of the most unique and fun strategy games I've ever played, despite a few flaws with the port.

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Sep 18, 2018

Valkyria Chronicles 4 is the sequel I've been waiting for, returning to the roots of what made the first game so special. It adds a handful of new and interesting mechanics to its tactical battles, nearly all of which improve the formula in tangible ways, but otherwise plays it fairly safe. The story can feel a little bit impersonal and disconnected from the rest of the series, but the way it makes even the smallest characters important and alive is remarkable. It's great to see the Valkyria Chronicles series back on track, as it's still one-of-a-kind.

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May 30, 2019

Trover Saves the Universe is a short and sweet VR platformer wrapped in one of the most ridiculous and funny video game stories you'll ever see.

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8.6 / 10.0 - Warframe
Nov 20, 2018

Warframe isn't an easily approachable game, but it's one that's worth getting comfortable with.

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86 / 100 - Overcooked
Aug 1, 2016

One of the most fun and challenging local co-op games ever made, but the single-player experience is less thrilling, making the lack of online play disappointing.

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