This is truly an homage to what Capcom has achieved with the Monster Hunter franchise to this day. The graphics on the 3DS do not do justice to its scale and scope, but this is just a minor drawback to this “monster” of a game.

A beautiful fairy tale of a daughter that is trying to find her lost father is paired with uniquely designed environments and an enjoyable 2D side scrolling/ action/ adventure/ puzzle gameplay.

Truly organic, high quality boss fights in action games are kind of a lost art that only a few developers still put effort to retain. Furi is fully concentrated in this kind of battles and unquestionably succeeds. Its boss battles are intense, lengthy, challenging and unpredictable while also fair, fun and never exhaustive.

Even though some of its gameplay elements don’t really work (like, for example, the driving sessions) Valentino Rossi: The Game if full of Milestone’s “know how” of the genre and offers a complete motorcycle riding experience.

Playdead did it again and created a masterpiece which manages to surpass the masterpiece of Limbo in every possible way. We don’t believe a higher praise could be said for their second game.

Yet another re-release of a Resident Evil game. But Resident Evil 5 was then -and still is- a decent, well designed game that lacks the “horror” element but has lots of soul and substance.

The remake of the original Odin Sphere comes with beautiful graphics, great plot and characters so unique and well written we rarely see these days in Japanese RPGs.

If you were waiting for a new platforming masterpiece from Keiji Inafune you will be disappointed. If you were waiting for a decent platforming game you will also be disappointed. Mighty No. 9 looks like a rushed product, devoid of any pathos in its making.

The second DLC pack for Black Ops III is overpriced for the content it offers, but if you love the Zombies mode the Zetsubou No Shima map will keep you occupied for quite some time.

Hard Reset: Redux is a love letter to the 90’s era of FPS and old-school gaming enthusiasts. But besides that, there are only a few sections that the game can go farther than the basics.

Hyper Light Drifter is a highly personal tale from Alex Preston, and it’s in his honor that he managed to pass it through this medium in such a discreet and moving way. Its gameplay, storytelling, amazingly beautiful pixel art, and compelling soundtrack work in total harmony to present an utterly satisfying and unique indie game.

Although Star Ocean Integrity and Faithlessness has a more interesting story than the one we saw in the last entry in the series, it has so many problems that make it seem like a low budget game.

An utter embarrassment to an relatively solid series, The Devil’s Daughter falls into every cliché mistake of trying to cater to a massive audience. Overuse of QTEs, terrible action sequences, oversimplification and a lackluster story are just some of the complaints behind this massive letdown by Frogwares, giving us the worst Sherlock Holmes adventure in the past 25 years.

A quite decent package that contains the two Dead Island games with updated graphics and lots of extras. It’s not something really new, but if you’ve missed them on their initial release now is the time to try them out.

It’s an experiment that went terribly wrong. Nothing really works in Umbrella Corps which makes us wonder why it even got released.

At the time being, Neon Chrome is a game you can hardly play with a game-breaking bug in it. But when the 10tons Overseer connects his neurons to the cyber-chair and fix it, it will be a great game with quite a fresh look on the twin-stick genre.

Arc System Works delivered what might be the best story mode ever created for a fighting game and a battle system so deep and rewarding, that make this game the strongest contender for “Fighting Game of the Year”.

It’s a very rare hybrid (if not the only one) of side-scrolling and turn-based gameplay that functions much better than expected. Both its strength and its weakness rests in its simplicity. On one hand its extremely easy to pick up and play in mere minutes, but on the other hand its lack of any kind depth on skills and equipment customization hurt, somewhat, the experience on the long term.

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst is an improvement on all the things people loved in the original game. If it has a fault, it is that sometimes these improvements are just not as big as they should have been.

Blood & Wine is how any and all expansion packs should be. Modest price, high quality, great variety, long duration and full of improvements to the gameplay and UI. Sure, there are some issues here and there, but they don’t stop it from being a strong ending to the story and adventures of Geralt.

Although it offers no challenge whatsoever and is quite short, this is a charming game, full with inspired mini-games, great design and unique levels.

For almost every positive aspect of the game there is an overpowering negative one that drags it down, be it the satisfying weapons, the environmental design etc. Unfortunately the passion of Dambuster Studios can’t hide the fact that Homefront: The Revolution, even though had the fundamentals for a good FPS was nonetheless a product of a highly tumultuous developing cycle.

The newest episodes continue the steady quality improvement of Hitman. Marrakesh offers an even bigger and impressive (from a technical standpoint) playground with much more freedom of actions while also presenting increased challenge. It’s a testament of IO Interactive’s aim for excellence.

TurnOn is a cheerful first attempt with honest intentions, but -as is the case with almost every first attempt- it needed more work to fully expand its gameplay ideas.

SMITE brings one of the best MOBA experiences on PS4 without sacrificing its depth in adapting its gameplay for the console.

Total War: Warhammer wears its high fantasy outfit and sets off to new gameplay and setting horizons. It breathes fresh air to a –somewhat- tired franchise, thanks to the implementation of flying unit, the inclusion of asymmetrical and distinctive factions as well as the use of magic. It also brings back the series’ always-prevalent questionable A.I. (in both the strategy and the battle map alike) while also maintaining an oversimplified campaign and city management model.

Another high quality and especially polished game from Blizzard, Overwatch will keep you in its online arenas for many hours to come thanks to its extremely fun gameplay and the vast and entirely diverse cast of characters. As many (almost) only online titles it has its own share of balancing issues but not significant enough to distract from the fun.

Revelations is another great addition of 3DS, offering engaging gameplay and beautiful visuals, while its biggest asset is its captivating story. As such, it is highly recommended to approach it after you complete Birthright and Conquest, the previous two chapters of this saga.