Moonglow Bay is a sweet and peaceful experience, fun in the fishing and culinary phases. In the long run it's a bit too repetitive, despite an engaging story.

Riders Republic is the game designed for all lovers of extreme sports, orphans of a product capable of satisfying their desire for adrenaline. The new Ubisoft title, net of some technical problems, is the new meeting place for fans of tricks and thrilling races.

Lake is a good narrative adventure with monotonous gameplay but a fascinating artistic direction that is impossible to ignore.

Football Manager 2022 is a further step for the improvement of the series, which in terms of offer and managerial experience now seems saturated. The innovations compared to the previous edition are small and marginal, both in terms of content and improvements to the match engine.

Shin Megami Tensei V seems like a “best-of” of the previous chapters. An amusing action-RPG hybrid with great emphasis on exploration, thanks to larger scale levels, and the funny “demon negotiations” feature that once again refreshes an established combat system.

Forza Horizon 5 is undoubtedly the end of a journey that began a long time ago, culminating in the largest and richest chapter ever. Mexico shines and fascinates us, making the wonderful cars we drive even more beautiful.

Disciples: Liberation is a strategic RPG with uninspired but functional gameplay. The exploratory phases are fun but repetitive, absent of an environmental interaction. Much more could be done.

Just Dance 2022 comes back with a variety of interesting tracks and manages to entertain everyone.

Demon Turf is a rather conventional 3D platform game. The excellent level design and the good assembly of simple but effective mechanics make the experience pleasant overall. More could be done on the aesthetic level and on some secondary playful aspects.

Conway reincarnates the best adventure games of the 2000s, with simple but very solid gameplay. A story to live in one breath, ready to surprise and blow you away.

Quotation forthcoming.

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a remastered collection of the best entries in the series. It does not mess too much with the formula, pleasing both old fans with elements like galleries, unlockables and new modes, and young newcomers through the addiction of gameplay aids that broaden game’s accessibility.

The Lightbringer is a beautiful and relaxing platform game that left us really satisfied despite its simplicity.

Mario Party Superstars takes some of the best boards from the Nintendo 64 very first chapters, alongside 100 of the best mini-games coming also from the Gamecube era, bringing them all together in a new game for Nintendo Switch. This game is not a collection, nor a remastered. It is more a best of, updated with today’s graphics and new online games modes. There are some downsides though, like only five boards and the lack of content for solo players, but if you have a bunch of friends or a family full of children, Mario Party Superstars will reward you with a lot of fun moments with the joy of sociality.

The last Fatal Frame is still a quite enjoyable and creepy horror experience with great atmosphere, good length and engaging (yet convoluted) story, but its rusty control scheme and slow pace could keep the younger audience far away.

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is simply one of the most satisfying superhero action/adventure games we've played recently. A great story, hilarious gameplay and excellent technical achievement make the new work of Eidos Montréal one of the best games of the year.

Age of Empires IV marks the Year 0 of a new era for the saga. Relic and World's Edge used the second chapter as a founding stone to build a new iteration which is half nostalgic and half innovative, shuffling the cards but never too much, creating a game that is appealing for both hardcore fans and complete newcomers. It might have some flaws, but it's really hard to imagine a better fourth episode.

A survival horror experience set in traditional Japanese settings with randomly generated maps and Noh theatre masks' inspired ghosts that lacks balance and aesthetic appeal.

House of Ashes is undoubtedly the best chapter in the Dark Pictures Anthology. The fascinating setting, a varied cast and the usual gameplay made up of tearing moral dilemmas and inevitable QTEs support an authentic descent into hell to discover an ancestral horror buried under the sands of the Iraqi desert.

Quotation forthcoming.

A surprisingly enjoyable (and challenging) 2D “sci-fi + western” action-platform with a quite original three-armed mutant bounty hunter protagonist.

Into the Pit is a fascinating roguelite, with a truly inspired graphic style, but the absence of a true challenge and the repetitiveness of the dungeons make it an indie suitable only for fans of the genre.

Daniel Mullins has done it again! After Pony Island and The Hex, Inscryption is another strange and profoundly unique adventure that everyone should play. A roguelite card game which is also a narrative adventure, a puzzle game and a crazy thriller full of fascinating weirdness. [Eurogamer Recommended]

A juicy but still perfectible bundle full of single-player-only-FPS-nanosuit-action. Thankfully Crytek and Saber Interactive's work on the second and third chapter is better than the one made on the previous one.

The Caligula Effect 2 is an interesting game but it has too many imperfections that make it uninvolving.

Four slices of Castlevania with slightly different toppings. Aria of Sorrow is the jewel of a crown enriched by several extras and options. Simply irresistible.

A short and flawed but atmospheric horror adventure with walking simulator vibes that mixes Norse mythology and sci-fi.

F.I.S.T. Forged in Shadow Torch is a remarkable game for such a young development team; however, it suffers from various balance problems, mitigated only in part by the introduction of an Easy Mode, as well as by a narrative rhythm that is not always at its best... but, without a doubt, it's an highly recommended purchase for alle the lovers of the metroidvania genre.