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Blake Hester - Review Scores & Disparity | ReviewDisparity

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Blake Hester

Blake Hester

76.5

Avg Score Given

-11.2

Steam Disparity

+0.6

MC Disparity

-4.2

Combined Disparity

Reviews

13 early (54%)9 launch window (38%)2 late (8%)

Scoring Pattern

Lowest Score

Highest Score

12.4

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Disparity by Outlet

The journalist's average disparity score per outlet

Game Informer

18 reviews

-1.8

GamingTrend

3 reviews

-2.8

GameSpot

3 reviews

-19.5

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Review summary

Updated Oct 20, 2026

Based on 24 scored reviews, Blake Hester gives games an average score of 76.5/100. Blake Hester scores games 11.2 points lower than Steam users and 0.6 points higher than Metacritic users.

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Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 24)+

Like A Dragon: Infinite WealthviaGame Informer
Jan 24, 2024Early review
85/100View review
Steam 90.5/100 · -5.5 ptsMetacritic 85/100 · 0.0 pts
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His NameviaGame Informer
Nov 6, 2023Early review
80/100View review
Steam 95.4/100 · -15.4 ptsMetacritic 83/100 · -3.0 pts
Bomb Rush CyberfunkviaGame Informer
Aug 23, 2023Launch window
60/100View review
Steam 97.9/100 · -37.9 ptsMetacritic 83/100 · -23.0 pts
Resident Evil 4 (2023)viaGame Informer
Mar 17, 2023Early review
95/100View review
Metacritic 89/100 · +6.0 pts
Like a Dragon: Ishin!viaGame Informer
Feb 17, 2023Early review
82.5/100View review
Steam 81.0/100 · +1.4 ptsMetacritic 74/100 · +8.5 pts