Star Ocean: The Divine Force is a far better game than its predecessor at least, and there's a glimmer of greatness in some of its newest features which is sadly obscured by a very outdated vision of the JRPG genre.

Quotation forthcoming.

Overall Saturnalia works and manages to excite until the end, thanks above all to its open structure, which makes the story replayable several times without ever appearing heavy or too repetitive.

Deathverse: Let It Die is a melee-based free-to-play battle royale that starts off in a promising way, thanks to a captivating setting and some bizarre characters, but then turns out to be extremely generic and lacking in both depth and content.

Signalis wastes part of its potential to be adherent to the classic survival horror model. It's a good game, but it could be excellent.

Vampire Survivors is a small and addictive game. Try it.

This is clearly an "all-in", an action masterpiece born from all of PlatinumGames' possible ideas and resources. Bayonetta 3 it's unapologetically extreme, and never stops to impress or surprise with its constant changes and amazingly layered combat system. If you had any doubts about Platinum's actual status, this game should eliminate any worry.

Marvel Snap is a really solid and well done collectible card strategy game, with very immediate mechanics but also a tactical depth capable of making the experience engaging in the long term.

PC Building Simulator 2 is a relaxing experience that improves the first chapter in every possible way.

If not the most complex socio-economic simulator out there, Victoria 3 is certainly the most fun and user-friendly. Another hit and another "nextgen" strategy game after Crusader Kings 3.

Shadows of Rose is a solid expansion in which we control Rose Winters, the now teenage daughter of Ethan, engaged in a desperate search for normality that will lead her to experience the same horrors of her father and to face scary creatures. The mix of powers, combat, exploration and puzzles works well, the story has some great moments and the package in its entirety includes some interesting extra content.

There are many good elements in Torchlight Infinite, from its intuitive gameplay to its deep progression system and nice aesthetics, but also many flaws that may appear in the distance. Its convoluted UI makes it difficult to fully understand the trait and skill system, and its micro-transaction are also predatory, although in a pretty latent way. [Early Access Score = 70]

Batora Lost Haven knows how to occupy a few hours of your time thanks to an enjoyable, if somewhat repetitive, combat system. Unfortunately, the plot fails heavily in terms of pacing and fails to enthrall. It may be a good investment to occupy a weekend while waiting for November's AAAs, but don't expect to be impressed by Stormind Games' work.

It owes a lot to Overcooked but this space themed micro management game is pure fun when played with friends on the same couch.

Let’s Sing Abba is the same good old Let's Sing. If you love this iconic band's songs you'll love it, if you are looking for some fresh air or you hate hits like "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” and “Dancing Queen" it's better if you look somewhere else.

Yomawari: Lost in the Dark is the new (very conservative) chapter of the small but artistically delightful horror series.

New Tales from the Borderlands did not deeply impress us and we believe that such an expected following would have deserved something more. The end result is an enjoyable game, which knows how to get even more laughter but which does not thrill when it becomes more serious and dramatic. Also sorry that Gearbox has only made half an attempt to expand the playful side with too simple minigames. It's not a bad game, as mentioned, but it's not the masterpiece that some were hoping for.

Gotham Knights offers an open world-based action RPG experience that will drive fans of DC characters crazy, while resting on controversial narrative assumptions: there are two videogame universes at Warner Bros., but in none of them Batman is alive. Once this obstacle has been overcome, the story turns out to be enjoyable and the characters well written, the combat system is a derivative of freeflow focused on the skills and peculiarities of the individual heroes, the cooperative has fun but does not appear essential. There are many enemies and excellent boss fights, within a structure that in terms of activities appears rather traditional but rich in content. Visually, the game is a spectacle but when it moves it staggers, betraying a series of technical choices that to define questionable is little: what a pity.

Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed is a simple and straightforward title. If you are looking for an asymmetrical title that will make you smile, this could be for you. On the contrary, however, the experience is really basic, without any particular flicker. The AI is deficient, the situations that follow are often repetitive beyond belief and the lack of depth in the gameplay also turns into listlessness on the part of the player. Perhaps Illfonic's best release so far, albeit with a lot to improve.

The Valiant is a good low-scale battle strategy game: despite a deep learning curve, the core experience works well and the satisfaction builds the more the campaign goes on.

Uncharted: Collection The Legacy of Thieves debuts on PC with an excellent conversion, perhaps not extraordinarily rich in terms of options but really solid and packed with different upscaling techniques that work great.

A Plague Tale: Requiem is a magnificent, engaging, at times heartbreaking sequel. An experience characterized by an incredible artistic direction, that gives life to sequences with a great visual impact and a sense of discovery typical of the best adventures. The stealth gameplay is once again central but has been improved. What a pity the game only runs at 30 fps on PS5 and Xbox Series X and it's really heavy on PC.

Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope is clearly a great sequel, but can't recapture the lightning in a bottle of its predecessor, due to a more chaotic progression and an overall worse balancing of the mechanics. Still, we definitely recommend it to anyone who loves the genre, loved the original, or simply loves good fun.

Trifox is the epitome of the relaxing yet challenging action platformer. It's slightly nostalgic but original enough and it's twin stick shooter mechanics are real fun

Atlus has ported Persona 5 Royal almost flawlessly to Nintendo Switch and we still can recommend it to JRPG lovers.

Very derivative in its structure but also unique in regard to its presentation and aesthetics: Unhappy Raccoon is a very interesting title that can absorb you for many sessions, although it gets quite repetitive and lacking a solid narrative.

No More Heroes 3 runs nice and smooth on PS5 with fantastic combat, nice characters and crazy bosses, but the game world is still terrible to explore.

With a new swing mechanic and some general improvements, PGA Tour 2K23 manages to deliver a great golf experience, despite some minor graphical issues and a not-so-clear UI.

NERF: Superblast is a colorful and fun mobile shooter, with a good set of modes and the ability to bring the famous toy weapons on the screen of our smartphone or tablet.

The Last Oricru, is a problematic game in every aspect. The plot is not exciting, the gameplay suffers from the cumbersome control system, and the graphics are not up to today's standards. Co-op and interesting character development are not enough to save the game from insufficiency.

A few words on the sound, which is very essential in terms of musical accompaniment, almost absent, but does an excellent job in terms of design and effects among screams, moans and noises that will help make our stay in the mysterious game scenario a nightmare experience.

The Darkest Tales brings brilliantly to life a twisted version of our childhood's fairytales with a combat system similar to the one of Hollow Knight.

Asterigos Curse of the Stars is a non-innovative, but fun and solid action role-playing game. It offers a good amount of content at a budget price, an interesting story that can be deepened if you invest time in narrative collectibles. It has no major flaws, but at the same time it does not excel.

The Case of the Golden Idol is a brilliant and original detective point & click adventure, supported by an excellent art direction and some really fresh ideas about its gameplay.

Run surprisingly well and look stunning in portable mode, No Man's Sky on Switch is like a dream come true: an entire universe, minus the online, literally in your hands.

Overwatch 2 is more akin to a big update than a full fledged sequel: it still is the fun, dynamic and charismatic shooter it was but the new free to play model is lackluster and predatory.

LEGO Bricktales is the way LEGO video games should be conceptualized. A meditative, yet intoxicating building experience that truly relies itself on the physical reliability of our creations. It is the kind of adventure that brings generations together, having fun and sharing experiences through their favourite passions.

Funtasia is a racing game with a very particular style and very strategic gameplay.

One Punch Man - The Strongest is a strategic RPG with turn-based combat and gacha elements that inevitably winks at the usual freemium mechanics that in the first hours give out rewards and victories at full throttle, then pull out the inevitable paywalls.

A competent port for a legendary game. Nier: Automata for Switch is the best way to live 2B's journey everywhere, knowing all of this can be done only by sacrificing resolution and framerate.

Valkyrie Elysium is a competent action game with a solid battle system and some interesting RPG tweaks but the shallow narrative and the feeble reference to the original games might turn fans of the franchise off.

Desta: The Memories Between offers an undoubtedly original experience, a mix of genres and suggestions that uses narration as the glue between increasingly complex strategic clashes, with the roguelite approach to remind us at every moment that a defeat will bring us back to the beginning.

A visually brilliant and fascinating action RPG, but also with several structural problems.

At the heart of Gundam Evolution lies an idea with a lot of potential that, for the moment, is trapped in some dated and frustrating game design choices.

Life is Strange: Arcadia Bay Collection is a fairly good porting, not extraordinary nor particularly exciting in terms of contents, but surely interesting for the new dimension that it brings: the experience of this coming-of-age narration in portability.

Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers is a quality shoot 'em up that will satisfy lovers of the genre, especially if they are fans of old-fashioned sci-fi.

Shovel Knight succeeds again, even in a game structured differently from the original one, but somehow similar to it. Shovel Knight Dig is a delightful roguelike that maintains the core movements and control of the platform but with an exciting, vertical twist.

Moonscars is a stylish metroidvania soulslike game, packed with a solid yet derivative gameplay, many different enemies and a compelling story.

Session: Skate Sim is the ultimate skateboard simulator, but also a video game with several shortcomings.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a classic point-and-click adventure that is simple and not particularly long. It would have benefited from a few additional sections, but overall the atmosphere, intriguing plot and excellent voice acting make it a good choice for fans of the genre.

Serial Cleaners is built upon the good foundations set by its predecessor, carried on by new characters that expand its interesting narrative concept. However, its stealth mechanics are a bit flawed and the innovative thrust of the first chapter got a little lost in this sequel.

Blind Fate: Edo no Yami unfortunately fails to fully express all its potential, wasting a few opportunities and tripping over certain design choices. The story and the setting of the game are fascinating, they did a great job both technically and artistically, the many enemies are well characterized but overall the game is a wasted opportunity.

Betrayal at Club Low is another rush of creativity from Cosmo D, an original blend of various genres that you love.

Penko Park is an absurdly indie Pokémon Snap-like: enjoyable but quite derivative. You'll find all the typical mechanics of a track-based photography game and immerse yourself in a quirky and cute little world. For a handful of hours you'll have fun.

NBA 2K23 is both a great sport game and a terrible open world. Forget the City and enjoy the NBA of the past: it's here where the greatest players and the best contents of the game are.

EA Sports hasn't made any concrete effort to revamp the game modes of FIFA 23, but it has succeeded where no one has ever done before: renew the old formula to make room for a slower pace gameplay. Seems that the latest FIFA is also the funniest ever made.

The remake of XIII also lands on PlayStation 5, and it does so in a version that is finally more than satisfactory.

Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus is an immediate and fun turn-based strategy game, with fast battles within small maps, a long campaign and lots of other content for you to enjoy.

An impressive and peculiar tactical RPG, that captured our attention with its complex narrative rich in politics and intrigue. It never reaches its full potential, due to some limitations in the class system and some blunders in the player progression, but it's still a great game that any strategy aficionado should play.

Grounded remains strictly tied to its survival roots, but the strange and fanciful setting defines it as a peculiare game and can be a major selling point. Although it's clearly an experiment on uncharted waters for the team, Obsidian brings a peculiar touch to this genre.

Lost Judgment is an excellent sequel, characterized by a truly fascinating story, full of very well-drawn characters and packed with two maps that offer a huge amount of side activities and side quests. The PC version is very well optimized and runs great.

MassHive Media shines in constructing compelling stories and characters, and the idea of living the life of a budding pharmacist is undoubtedly original. Too bad about a gameplay loop that fails to escape repetitiveness, but this is a title that will certainly be appreciated by fans of unconventional life sims.

Wild Arena Survivors delivers an interesting take on the battle royale genre, putting us on a tropical island with thirty-nine other players to fight each other until just one survives, but also collect loot and complete missions. When it works, the MOBA-like combat system is great, but a little lag in your connection is enough to blow everything up and right now there's not much content to keep you busy for long.

Deathloop delivers an astonishing experience also on Xbox Series X, involving us in an original and exciting, brilliantly narrated adventure. A very valuable addition to the Xbox Game Pass catalog for a game full of surprises.

Soulstice is first of all a technical action game a la Devil May Cry and, while not reaching the peaks of the genre, it defends itself very well and knows how to entertain. The variety of weapons and situations is discreet, but unfortunately the setting repeats itself too often, boring the player's eye. The plot is accurate even if not original or exciting, but it does its duty. If you are looking for a game that lets you have fun with controllers in hand, you have found it. It is a first step, mind you, and there is room for improvement in view of a following, but perhaps for this reason it would be worth supporting an Italian team that has something of its own to say.

Horizon Chase 2 is a very fast, colorful, lively and fun arcade racer.

Return to Monkey Island is exactly the game that could be expected from Gilbert and his associates, in which the love for the characters and their stories is combined with a profound reflection on time and the role of the gamer.

The PC version of Judgment dissolves doubts about the future of the series, or at least that's what we hope. The game offers a quality very similar to the PS5 version and a fair number of graphic options to scale the experience on different configurations.

Foretales is a distinctive and entertaining card-based narrative adventure. The game mechanics that blend exploration, resource management, and combat are always intriguing and varied, if occasionally a bit more complex than they should be. Plot, characters, and setting are interesting to discover, and the game structure is designed to make replaying over and over enjoyable.

SBK 22 delivers a solid, realistic driving experience that requires a lot of patience and practice to be enjoyed.

You Suck at Parking is a much more difficult and interesting driving game than you might think at first glance. The multiplayer mode also offers a very different style, making it almost a sort of party game to play with friends online. The economic system, with battle passes and cosmetic content packs, jars a bit with the premium nature of You Suck at Parking, but if future content arrives at a regular basis and it is of quality it could be a fair trade-off.

Sunday Gold is undoubtedly a good game, full of courage and original ideas. Too bad that not everything mixes perfectly and ends up flying over some parts.

Isonzo is a different FPS game, which combines strategic elements with high difficulty to emulate the cruelty of trench warfare. The result is a rewarding experience for those who don't like to just run and fight like crazy in the multiplayer maps. Balance is not optimal in certain cases and it can ruin some matches.

Metal Hellsinger is certainly a successful title, which also has a potential weakness as its strength.

Tomorrow Children: Phoenix Edition brings a dystopian sandbox back to the scene, but the structural problems are still here.

Quotation forthcoming.

Steelrising could and should have been a step up for Spiders. Unfortunately the choice to create a souls-like game at this point in the history of the genre did not help to reach the goal, bringing the team to a substantial stalemate. The story of Aegis works, the worldbuilding is interesting and the twists make the progression in the plot really interesting, but speaking of a genre so dependent on the technicalities of the gameplay, a bit of everything collapses under the weight of the experience pad in hand.

Scathe is not a total disaster, but it simply has too many flaws to pass enough and become really interesting.

The colorful world of Splatoon is back with a sequel that neither disappoints nor surprises, while continuing to be irresistible.

Disney Dreamlight Valley is a life simulator with sandbox mechanics completely based on the Disney kingdoms. [Early Access Score = 80]

Destroy All Humans! 2 Reprobed is exactly what we expected it to be. A totally crazy action shooter title that follows in the footsteps of the remake of two years ago. A few has changed, something has been optimized and there remains the madness and the story of a saga that has been able to mark a generation and which still maintains its user base, welcoming even some new fans.

SD Gundam Battle Alliance is a fun little game with an intriguing battle system and tons of fanservice.

Quotation forthcoming.

The Smash Bros formula finds an addictive application on the LEGO world, and the use of mini figures as customizable fighters is clever, but LEGO Brawls is far from the depth and richness of Nintendo's title gameplay.

https://multiplayer.it/recensioni/gerda-a-flame-in-winter-recensione.html Gerda A Flame in Winter is an interesting and well-written graphic adventure that takes us to one of the lesser-known and lesser-treated World War II fronts in the video game market. Its only limitations are basic animations and a not particularly long running time, but these are elements that may go by the wayside given the overall quality of the narrative and the variety of situations we will encounter.

A mix between Animal Crossing and Pokémon finally arrives on PC, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One.

Tinykin is a platformer suitable for everyone. It entertains with its cheerfulness and simplicity, has a good pace, and immerses us in a small world characterized by a pleasant style. There is never a real flicker that makes it unique and the difficulty level is very low, but if you are a fan of 3D platformers full of collectibles Tinykin will be able to give you five or six hours of healthy entertainment.

Pac-Man returns in its first 3D platformer, with a very faithful remake of the original one.

The Last of Us Part 1 goes far beyond the sterile debate about the price and the real nature of this remake. The work done by Naughty Dog is majestic and involves every single aspect of the game: from the combat to the artificial intelligence, passing through the enemies and every single menu and interface on the screen. And as if this were not enough, the new technical aspect is stunning, reaching peaks, especially for what concerns the faces and the facial animations, which still today we do not find in other videogame productions.

Lost in Play is a good adventure with a great style and whimsical, sometimes dreamlike and always humorous tone. It is quite short and not so challenging, but it's surely an experience to be remembered.

It is no longer a nostalgia operation: this is a modern, depth, accessible, captivating, fun, creative, joyful management game in every aspect. Awesome.

Expectations were high for the new F1 management game, but they were only partially met. F1 Manager 2022 is a good starting point to work on (the developer has acquired a four-year license), but still decidedly immature in content, especially as regards the more strictly managerial part.

Immortality is a masterpiece capable of involving and upsetting the player in more than one moment. It is a strong video game, full of surprises and interesting themes, capable of overturning at the right moment to drag you into a successful positive spiral of research and discovery, which brings the brain and emotions into play. It is also one of the works that best manages to play with the filmed sequences, transforming the player into an editor / investigator through a simple and natural interface, very comfortable both using a mouse and keyboard, and with a controller. The conclusion is: what are you still doing here?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is aimed at a potentially huge audience, given the extraordinary success of the Ninja Turtles in the early 90s, but it inevitably remains a product that only nostalgics will truly appreciate.

Survivor!.io is an undoubtedly interesting single stick shooter, with lots of enemies and upgrades to unlock, but it's also a bit too hard since the very first stage and the many microtransactions suggest it can quickly become a pay-to-win experience.

Mothmen 1986 is short and not very intense. It tries to open some questions, but who cares about the answers?

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist is a quality life-sim role-playing game with plenty of events, endings, and adventures to enjoy. Visually enchanting and musically inspired and varied, the journey devised by Northway Games is an adventure that enthralls. The only unsurprising element is the card game, great for breaking up the pace but less profound than we would have hoped.

Dusk Diver 2 is a solid game that excels in nothing: it follows every path already explored by other games, adding some mediocre values to the sum. Not bad, but neither remarkable.