South of Midnight gets good grades

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South of Midnight gets good grades

The verdict is in for Xbox Game Studios' latest game. Compulsion Games will release South of Midnight on April 8, and the title will be directly included in the Game Pass.

The press gave it an average score of 78% on OpenCritic (70 reviews). On Metacritic, the score is 78% on Xbox Series X (51 reviews) and 77% on PC (16 reviews).

On the positive side, the game's got a great art direction, superb music, convincing overall atmosphere and gripping storyline.

On the downside, the gameplay is rather conventional and ends up feeling repetitive, the overall formula is pretty classic, and the boss battles are not very memorable.

  • PureXbox: 9/10
  • XboxEra: 8.5/10
  • IGN: 8/10
  • Shacknews: 8/10
  • GameSpot: 8/10
  • Tom's Guide: 4/5
  • GamesRadar+: 3.5/5
  • The Gamer: 3,5/5
  • Eurogamer: 3/5
  • Game Rant : 6/10

Source: opencritic.com

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