Empire of Sin is a practically unique title in the current video game scene. The combination of role-playing mechanics with turn-based combat, together with the empire management system and diplomacy, makes this a very particular game. It has really been a fun experience, it is a pleasure to role-play a mafia boss who is gaining notorious points as his dominance over the city and the other gangs grows. However, I have the feeling that many of its mechanics are not exploited in the most appropriate way, as the whole of its proposal has not been able to coalesce as would have been desirable. However, it is a title to take into account of which I would like to see a continuation that knows how to take everything it proposes one step further since, on the table, it has enough ingredients to be more than just a good game.

A rare but original adventure tha combines exploration, capture, conversations and a disturbing sense of humor. Try it if you want something different.

A fascinating adventure with a beautiful side in his visuals and great playability. His taste it's like an old-school game, but makes great points in the adventure genre with captivating music and a unique world.

Planet Coaster: Console Edition is a good port to consoles. It lacks some of the PC content and it has some technical problems, but it is still a very good experience.

Visage is a great survival horror that will scare you with terrific atmosphere, the jumpscares and its grotesque phantoms.

This remake is the perfect excuse to revisit or discover for the first time a work that strengthened the video game industry a decade ago.

A must-have for Zelda fans that wanted a more in deep explanation about the events of Zelda Breath of the Wild. It's still a musou game, not a Zelda game, and it has some technical issues. However, it's also a great collaboration between Nintendo and Koei Tecmo, so it deserves a try.

Fuser is far more than a mere video game: is an awesome DJ experience with songs and genres of the last 50 years. Harmonix is back.

An enjoyable video game experience developed by a team with only one artist. Its awesome playability mixes FPS with hack and slash with great game results, but it lacks quality when you see the visuals and sound of the game. Short but intense.

It has been very easy to forget about Sackboy in the whirlpool of new generation games, attracting so many expectations. But it's even easier to fall in love with it, becoming one of the surprises not only of PlayStation 5, but the year. Sumo Digital has understood the genre perfectly and although there is nothing here that you may not have seen a few times already, it is impossible not to be impressed by the good design of its levels. It doesn't matter if you move to the new generation: if you like platform games, you have to play it.

Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War feels like one of the best ways to rely on old traditions: sure, you know what to expect from pretty much every aspect of the game already, but at least it’s fun, immersive and to some extent, refreshing. Puzzles and investigations are more than welcome for the campaign whereas big maps and VIP escort are cool, different paced additions to the same old modes we’ve been playing for ages.

Part Time UFO is an interesting new approach to the puzzles games by HAL Laboratory. Particularly fun when played in coop, it's charming, humorous and a good choice if you like this kind of games.

Spider-Man Miles Morales isn't as good as Insomniac's last, but it's also a nice way to launch your PS5 experience. A great action and adventure game that could be awesome with some innovation and fresh ideas.

Bakugan: Champions of Vestroia is a good comeback of Bakugan but maybe only suitable for kids. Its battles are too slow and his campaign it’s not too deep. His magic is within his online mode against close friends.

Yakuza: Like a Dragon manages to offer a full fledged JRPG adventure while keeping everything that made the series so beloved by fans. The RPG aspects of the game could use some more depth, but the strength of the story, the absurd side missions and a charismatic new main character show that the future for the Yakuza series is brighter than ever.

The Falconeer is an eye-catching experience and the controls are smooth and fluid; but when the hours and missions accumulate, repetition takes its toll on us and the game fails to break the basic pattern in its design and dogfighting.

If you love the show, you will have a good time with Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues. It is not the best brawler of the decade, but it does is a decent game to fight and upgrade your characters.

Astérix y Obélix XXL Romastered does not improve the original game, it only makes it playable nowadays.

A great second step in the new horror franchise of Supermassive Games. Creepy and spooky, with lots of jump scare. A perfect plan for Halloween.

Pikmin 3 Deluxe is the best choice in order to discover -or rediscover- one of the best Wii U games. This edition adds coop for story mode, new missions, a high difficulty setting and more. Definitely, it's a good improvement when compared with the original release.

London in Watch Dogs Legion is a great open world with a lot of things, crazy actions and hacks to do, and is really fun. But it repeats the same mistakes of previous Watch Dogs games, with a poor driving experience and missions with a lack of variety.

Ghostrunner is a fast, gory and thoughtful parkour game set in a cyberpunk environment. Every challenge is built with a puzzling, Portal-esque gimmick where platforming and combat must be executed swiftly and flawlessly since everything is a one-hit K.O. The result is a crazy fun experience that speedrunners will love thoroughly, as well as a good test for Nvidia's latest tech on PC.

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee New 'n' Tasty is a great remake, also now available on Nintendo Switch. If you want to try this classic, this edition is definitely a good choice.

Although fans did dodge quite a bullet with Frontiers, Torchlight 3 isn’t the sequel TL2 deserves: it’s really just an okay action RPG filled with cute pets and a base of operations gimmick that adds little compared with the enormous amount of stuff that’s lacking at launch. Dungeons will need a big update, combat could be more intense, and the world map is just too damn linear to enjoy.

Partisans 1941 is a good title within the genre of tactical action that inevitably recalls what was seen in the Commandos saga. The addition of the camp management, as well as the different improvement trees of each of the characters try to give it its own identity and they succeed in many moments. Unfortunately, the lack of depth in some of its facets, as well as the poor behavior of the enemy AI in some segments of the game, spoil the result of a work that would not have felt bad for something more epic within its narrative than accompany its excellent sound section as it deserves.

This really scary and attractive survival horror experience has so many technical issues that it´s almost unplayable in some scenarios. We have hopes that the developers fix it properly in the coming days.

Amnesia Rebirth is a thrilling horror story with clever puzzles, a great setting and disturbing moments like the classic Amnesia.

9 Monkeys of Shaolin is nothing more than what it sets out to be: a fun beat 'em up game filled with action and martial arts. It could use some more polish and variety, as well as better pacing throughout the levels, but what it lacks in does aspects, it makes up with fluid combat and a gameplay that is really fun to get into.

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition is a great remaster of the most controversial AoE. It still looks fantastic 15 years later thanks to new textures and visual effects. Despite the lack of new campaigns, the game adds new civilizations and new modes for the enjoyment of the fans.

With only a few new features in the playability side FIFA 21 will be remembered as one of the most disappointing games in the golden era of the franchise. Still being a solid product with lots of hours of game and tons of pure football, but it has no regrets with the player base who buys the game every season.

Genshin Impact is one of the biggest surprises of the year. We thought it could be big, but not so big. Its production value is impressive and it is not only fun, but also addictive and it has many hours of gameplay.

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is a legit new entry in the legendary franchise from Naughty Dog. A great revival of one of the biggest icons of the 32 bit generation.

Inspired by classics like X-Wing, Star Wars Squadrons combines arcade and simulation action to offer a compelling combat space experience.

The idea of Kirby smashing opponents in a brawler is simply good. However, Kirby Fighters 2 is a simplistic title, with no deep, low innovation value and very short in terms of enjoyment.

Serious Sam 4 is as fun and chaotic as you'd expect, but after ten years since the last game, we expected for more innovations in its gameplay mechanics and arsenal.

Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition looks old fashioned but it has a lot of content to play and fantastic controls. If you want to create the roller coaster of your dreams, here you can achieve your ambition.

Mafia was a great action game with a thrilling story and charismatic characters, and now, you can enjoy it in a remarkable remake, with impressive graphics and new gameplay mechanics.

Crysis Remastered isn’t the game we wanted it to be. It’s still fun to play and the many tweaks and additions to the graphics look insane… most of the time. Sadly, the fancy new raytraced illumination is useful only in some situations, while other key moments of the campaign are watered down. The PC version itself isn’t great either: it gnaws a single thread on your processor and faces common problems like bugs, crashes and more.

If you are a lover of hack and slash and can endure the pull of the roguelite mechanics, Hades is a title that you cannot stop playing. The sense of progression both in the adventure, as well as in your skills and strategic understanding of it is magnificent, extremely comforting and totally addictive. The experience invites you to be replayed over and over again, turning your narrative exercise into an element worthy of being explored and further developed in the future by Supergiant Games. Hades has already reached the Olympus of video games, that Zagreo leaves Tartarus depends solely on you.

Raji is a very interesting game, considering that it is based on the Indian culture. However, is a low quality game in terms of gameplay. Definitely, there are better options in Nintendo Switch.

Spelunky 2 is the sequel that Derek Yu's classic deserved. More of everything and without losing an iota of its essence. Lovers of a good challenge will find a perfect refuge in this game that requires a great deal of patience and coordination, but the continuous feeling of improvement that you get from this great roguelite is totally worth it. You can be reproached for not having had a more polished or complete online section. However, it is not something that many will take into account when enjoying one of the best games ever made within its genre.

Windbound is pretty much a breath of fresh air for the sandbox-survival-crafting scenario where the sense of exploration is the real protagonist. It’s easy to pick up and easy to play, but one would wish the enemy AI was smarter and technical side as a whole, less buggy.

Creating RPG on Switch or editing them is not as comfortable as on PC. Even so, this version of RPG Maker MV offers a correct gateway to the world of video game development. You could ask for more from this port.

An interesting (but too short) action adventure game based on the Star Wars franchise which holds a really nice setting and art direction… but a really annoying Move control system.

An original arcade racing game granted with a drift-based gameplay as satisfying as challenging.

Not the rhythmic experience we could expect, but still an enjoyable hack 'n slash musical game.

NBA 2K21 still offers the best gameplay in any sports game this generation, but the lack of innovation does little to distinguish this game from the previous year's entry. If you add a new shooting system that is counterintuitive, the utter disinterest by the studio in the single-player modes, and the ever present microtransactions, you finish up with a game that could be much greater than what it manages to be.

Super Mario deserved a better celebration, because this collection is incomplete and It doesn't improve the 3D classic titles in a proper way. However, these are still incredible games and it's good to have them in Nintendo Switch.

Total War Troy has all you love in Total War series: epic massive battles, a good city-management system and great setting.

If I like something about video games, it is that they never cease to amaze me. I did not expect anything from PGA Tour 2K21, maybe those low expectations have played in his favor I do not deny it, but the truth is that I have found a good game in him. Its adaptability to different levels, the feeling of progress in your game, the local multiplayer and that feeling of not being able to leave the controller on the table and always wanting a little more are its greatest supporters. I hope that the community will give this title a chance that it needs it to continue growing and improve its deficiencies for future iterations. Hopefully in PGA Tour 2K22 we can handle pro players on the circuit and find a deeper career mode.

Kingdoms of Amalur was once a great action RPG with a funny combat system, but it deserves a better remaster with far more graphic improvements.

Iron Harvest 1920+ is an amazing, fun and fast-paced game. His direct action, betting on what is strictly necessary and setting his sights on satisfying the player is his greatest success. Hours fly by building and managing his precious war machines. It only remains to see how the game works in the competitive scene, but its background, and KING Art Games' approach to continue providing it with content, are good starting points. I've had a great time playing this unexpected surprise. The hours have flown by and I still want more. If you like the genre, Iron Harvest is a must-have title.

Crusader Kings III is a title in almost all its aspects and it immediately Becomes one of the benchmarks of its genre. Its balance between the number of options and accessibility to these is superb, and if we add to this the emerging narrative that seems an inexhaustible source of continuous plots, stories and conspiracies, we have a title that borders on perfection. And the best thing is that it is not only for the most experienced in this genre, but for anyone who wants to start in it. For all these reasons, Crusader Kings III is an indispensable game for all lovers of palace stories beyond its perfect management and strategy.

A nearly perfect revival of one of the biggest skate video games in history.

Just as it has been over the last few years Madden NFL 21 represents an incremental improvement whose only real contribution to the formula is the arcadish mode The Yard. Having said that, the package could be genuinely appealing for someone who hasn’t touched a football game in ages, if it wasn’t for many design elements that appear neglected and turn the game into an experience with an outdated feel to it. A makeover for this franchise is way overdue.

An outdated gameplay, the elimination of local multiplayer and the too long loading times doesn´t validate the improved visual, sounds and the addition of its endgame content.

Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions takes the football of the original manga from Yoichi Takahashi and makes an average soccer game. Takes strange decisions on the playability side, but it's one of the greatest games of the saga.

It is still a good game, fun because the foundation is right and the ideas attractive, but it could have offered a more unique character, instead of focusing only on reducing the realism and being more accessible.

Nexomon: Extinction isn’t going to dethrone Pokémon, but it’s a rather interesting alternative for those who want to hunt yet even more mons before the next big game comes out. Its story is pretty decent, has a good sense of humor, and the environments are really beautiful. Still, it has pretty rough edges in terms of progression, balance and design. Some will get patched in time, others will likely remain untouched.

Wasteland 3 is a post apocalyptic RPG with one of the most impressive and surprising reactive narratives of the last years. It's a great adventure with good turn battle combats and a great atmosphere, so, if you want to explore a dark and cruel world, this is one of the best options in the genre.

It's possible that the hybridization of styles may it lose some steam, as it is a short experience, but there is no doubt that its essence is very intense. Solid. Intimate.

Spiritfarer is not looking for you. It finds you. A fantastic travel by sea in which you will discover a deep message and a satisfying sense of peace. Not for everyone, but that is precisely the best thing about the game.

Mortal Shell is inspired by the Souls formula to twist their combat system with their own ideas. Lights and shadows in the title of Cold Symmetry that, although it presents a good challenge, is burdened by some decisions that slow down the game and some inaccuracies in its mechanics.

Hyper Scape proposes some good ideas within its genre. The fusion of weapons and hacks works really well and makes exploration make sense within the beautiful city of Neo Arcadia. Its fast-paced action and scenes rich in verticality and hot spots are undoubtedly its greatest attractions. Rotating game modes invite the community to return and others may be drawn to its 'ghost mode' resuscitation and assist system. However, those who come from other similar experiences may not feel completely linked to Ubisoft's proposal, of which only time and its seasons will be able to tell if it is a success or not.

Risk of Rain 2 is a must have. A love letter to the genre, a fun and engaging experience with tons of content, personality, and secrets. Version 1.0 adds a great final boss on top of the many enemies, items, challenges, maps and features included in the same patch and the previous ones.

A sadly poor revival of a beloved franchise from Rare. Enjoyable with other two friends, but far from the original Battletoads.

Microsoft Flight Simulator returns with a delightful new chapter whose main character is freedom. Travel across the world learning how to fly properly. Graphically awesome but not so impressive as we imagined.

UFC 4 takes fighting simulation to a new level. Great campaign and fabulous control where fighters from all over the world can take advantage of the different layers available to be UFC champions.

Intentions are good and the game has attractive ideas. However, the design of its scenarios, well thought out but poorly finished puzzles and the lack of replayability make Skully a minor title within its genre. It is not a bad experience and the combination of abilities between its different forms is something worth exploring. However, it leaves me with the feeling that he could have given so much more of himself. It is one of those enjoyable games in which there are no flagrant failures but is satisfied, too, with sufficiency.

An interesting 2D platform experience with a twist. Nice noir atmosphere and simple but engaging game mechanics.

Relicta is a First Person Puzzle game that every fan of the genre should try. Although the lack of innovation, it has challenging levels and a compelling use of magnetism mechanics.

Skater XL is one of the most faithful renditions of skating in videogames, with a complex, realistic, handling that becomes really satisfactory once you overcome its learning curve. But the lack of polish, and the notable absence of content, make this a game that only the truest skating fans will manage to continue enjoying beyond the first hours.

Fall Guys is a fun, wholesome minigame mix that anyone can play. There’s something really unique in its physics and battle royale combination, and it’s easy to understand why there’s so many people loving its action. However Mediatonic and Devolver will probably need to keep adding new mechanics and minigames every so often if they want to prevent it from turning… genuinely repetitive.

Horizon: Zero Dawn is arguably one of the best games from the entire PS4 exclusive lineup, and a fan-favorite as well. Now, the PC version provides more than enough options to customize the experience for MKB players in a wide variety of hardware, including 21:9 and 32:9 displays, high resolution standard displays, and decent-ish graphics cards. Would have loved to see additional RTX options such as DLSS 2.0, one of the best features from Death Stranding on PC.

Creaks is the new puzzle game from Amanita Design, creators of Machinarium. Creaks is a beautiful trip to the deepest of our world filled with monsters scared of the light. It is not as good as Machinarium but is awesome anyway.

Gust has developed a Fairy Tail JRPG that is pure fanservice. It is not a good Japanese role playing game but an acceptable entertainment for the fan of the anime.

Crysis Remastered is another good job made by Saber Interactive, an awesome port which retains all the good things we remembered from the PC version of Crysis.

Destroy All Humans! returns with a good remake that maintains all the humor from the original with improved visuals and expanded areas. It may be a bit repetitive but destroying humans is as fun as in 2005.

Carrion perfectly achieves his purpose of making us feel like a powerful creature of unknown origin, wiping out the poor humans in our path.

In many ways it is a worthy tribute to its predecessor, achieving it especially well in the most purely storyline face and in its modern graphic adventure mechanics thanks to the hacking system.

A successful return to the roots of the Paper Mario series. The Origami King is a charming RPG that is going to satisfy everyone expecting a good sense of humor, inventive battles and a powerful exploration system.

Ghost of Tsushima is a game with a twilight zone. It has one of the most beautiful worlds we have ever seen and the combat is one of the most fun systems in an open world. Its missions, however, become repetitive and simple and it fails to engage the player due to the lack of depth in its characters.

Death Stranding seeks to subvert the concept that we have of an open world, giving more importance to exploration and discovery. A game with a story that hits the primary emotions of the player, addressing existentialist themes as few games have accomplished to do.

The most satisfactory F1 videogame in the Codemasters series, both from a driving experience and management perspective.

Iron Man VR is one of the most attractive, fun and exciting games released for PSVR in quite a while. It’s far from perfect, but it’s an interesting action game and a great fan service.

Catherine: Full Body for Nintendo Switch is a good port that sacrifices just what is fair to offer the best possible experience. If you want to play with Vincent anywhere, this version will not disappoint you.

Deadly Premonition 2 is not as surprising as the original. York and Zach are still there and are adorable, but a predictable plot and a lack of surprise and risk does not compensate all the technical issues. Not this time.

One of the best arena fighters available for Switch. Vibrant battles, colorful arenas and unique weapons are its best features. A very good free to play attempt by GungHo Online Entertainment.

A parody? A tribute? We don't know what exactly is The Taker Over, but it feels weak when compared to other beat 'em up games.

A very interesting option to play a great arcade open world racing game. This remastered version for Nintendo Switch is far from being perfect, but it is still an enjoyable game.

Railway Empire does not lose its essence two years after its release on PC, PS4 and Xbox One, but its version on Nintendo Switch does not shine as we expected. Despite adding some additional content, miss the opportunity to launch a definitive edition to the market that counteracts the technical shortcomings of the port. Despite this, fans of the management genre will find in this title a deep and satisfactory enough offer that will provide them with a good number of hours of entertainment.

This is for one of the best SpongeBob SquarePants videogames ever made. However, the game hasn't been properly updated after the original title was released more than 15 years ago.

Persona 4 Golden is a magnificent opportunity, and even more so after the overwhelming success of Persona 5, to get to know one of the most beloved installments by the fans, which solidified the pillars of the franchise.

Valorant is arguably the least imaginative competitor that CS:GO might ever have, but it’s one that’s free and that’s built with strict gunplay and tech purposes in mind. At its core, Riot Games’ FPS is a rock solid, unquestionably good product. Is it good enough to appeal the community in the way LoL did, though? Probably too early to say, so let’s check again in a few years.

A beautifully crafted game, but with many frustrations in its gameplay and technical sides. You would have to consider the pros and cons before traveling to Mara.

Disintegration is definitely a pretty solid attempt at merging the FPS and RTS genres. The whole idea behind the gravcycle and the units supporting the pilot is pretty interesting, although it comes short of intensity, depth and most importantly, emotion. The campaign and its story is okay, and the multiplayer can be tense at times, but the combat is just too slow and sluggish.

It has some of the best action scenes in recent years.

The Elder Scrolls Online is still growing with Greymoor, a new chapter that feels special. We return to Skyrim in a great war against the vampires, and it's fun and very nostalgic.