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Judero

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 • 2024

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Quick resume

A handmade action/adventure game based on the rich folklore of the Scottish Borders.

Global score

98/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Indie, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Role-playing (RPG)

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    Pros

    • Unique handcrafted claymation art style
    • Beautiful and extensive soundtrack
    • Poetic and philosophical writing
    • Engaging and varied boss fights
    • Immersive scottish folklore setting

    Cons

    • Some technical glitches and jank
    • Combat can be simplistic and clunky
    • Minor issues with camera and hitbox clarity
    • Some puzzles are easy or repetitive
    • Occasional immersion-breaking dialogue moments

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report addictive gameplay and repeated attempts, though the game is relatively short and some disengage after completion."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Highly creative with unique handcrafted claymation art style, original world design, and innovative narrative presentation."

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment, not obligation."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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      "Requires player attention and engagement; not a background or idle game."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Emotional connection to characters and narrative is present, but social interactions are limited to NPCs."

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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      "Narrative immersion through character monologues, folklore, and dynamic storytelling elements."

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Intimacy, Survival, Violence, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Cooperation.

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    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
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    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026