Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy on PC performs very well. It is the best version on a purely aesthetic level. The work done by Eidos to recreate the galaxy, the planets and its protagonists is incredible.

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There are some elements of oddness in Slime Isekai Memories, especially as regards its city building system paired with the classic RPG structure, but in the end this is just another gacha RPG free-to-play.

NBA Now 22 is a nice arcade basketball game, with very good graphics and two different layouts for touch controls that let you play the way you want.

The new data center and the new animation engine are really welcomed in Football Manager 2022.

Shin Megami Tensei V does not renovate the franchise but improves the formula and moves closer to a new generation of players with quality of life adjustments and modern features, while delivering one of the most impressive and unsettling world to date.

If you're looking for an arcade racing game with an enormous amount of races, an awesome multiplayer, a lot of things to find and collect, and amazing graphics, you have finally found it!

Riders Republic is as crazy as much as it is fun and enjoyable: a game you cannot break away from.

The Smurfs return to Nintendo Switch with a very fun platform suitable for everyone.

Grotto is a heartfelt, visually brilliant narrative game, but its lack of gameplay and interactions tend to eradicate its artistic value.

Conway: Disappearance at Dahlia View is an enjoyable thriller: it makes good use of its sources of inspiration but it doesn't dare enough to be truly unique.

Growing Up is not a bad game. Indeed, what he proposes he does quite well, also offering a certain variety between dialogues, events and minigames. Too bad for the rigidity of certain choices that create absurd situations.

Gloomhaven is a great way to bring the boardgame powerhouse to the PC and let many players enjoy its strategic and puzzle structure.

Crysis Remastered Trilogy lands on Nintendo Switch in an unexpectedly very good conversion.

Into the Pit is a good roguelite, with some interesting elements added to the pot. A poor polishing and the repetitive nature of its gameplay prevent the game to shine nor impress has it could have.

Medieval Dynasty is a big peculiar mix of survival, resource management and RPG that feels medieval enough to be worth a try, despite some huge balance problems.

You will surely find in The Riftbreaker one of the most intense and adrenaline-pumping games of recent times.

Dragon Raja is a gorgeous game, maybe one of the most impressive titles we have seen lately on these platforms. Its graphic prowess is sustained by a great style in character design and environmental variety, but ultimately is still the same old mobile MMORPG with free-to-play elements that we've seen countless times.

ElecHead is a minimalist work, which does not propose even a comma more than what is needed to play. The gameplay is straightforward, based on a few but interesting ideas, which intersect one puzzle after another. It probably won't be remembered as one of the most impactful puzzles of recent years, but fans of the genre certainly won't be disappointed.

Probably the most predictable story Yoko Taro ever wrote, and yet Voice of Cards is still a nice little JRPG, with good characters and an interesting world that probably deserved more time.

Moonglow Bay is that sort of game that we could call "an experience" more than a simple video game. This is not always a good sign, often it's the opposite, but this time its digression from fishing to the great questions of life works so well that can enrich the (very) simple gameplay.

NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition introduces new contents and updated teams, redesigning most of the interface to offer an even better basketball experience.

This is a great party game, playable with every pad and controller, with one or more consoles. If you want a title to play in multiplayer, especially with “casual gamers”, this might be a great choice: better than Super Mario Party, maybe.

Happy Game is a new gem crafted by Amanita Design. It deserves to be played, even if you don't like adventure games.

An overly simplified simplification that winks at the audience of casual players displeasing the old ones is at the same time the cross and the delight of the new chapter of Disciples. Other than this, the "role-playing" developments of the plot could have been more effective.

Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water celebrates twenty years of Fatal Frame by remastering a game that felt already dated back in 2015 but still delivers an intense atmosphere.

It's hard to find a fitting category for Spookware in the video game market, and this is a good thing. Surely, WarioWare is a clear inspiration for this game, but Spookware is also something different and new, with a strange atmosphere that can be perfect for Halloween.

Smart, minimal, fast and engaging, Dungeon Encounters is a good old-school JRPG experience, with a hardcore soul that arises after some playtime. Maybe even too much hardcore.

A bad conversion for a bad title.

AI: The Somnium Files is another brilliant adventure from Kotaro Uchikoshi, that deepens its narrative structure at the price of loosening a bit of its puzzle design. All in all, it's a compelling interactive story that deserves to be played.

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is exactly what a fan would want from a Guardians of the Galaxy tie-in. In the game you can only control Star-Lord, but the adventure developed by Eidos Montreal boasts a brilliant script, which effectively exploits the dynamics that made the movies so successful.

Age of Empire IV is everything a fan of the series could wish for: it renews the formula without overdoing it and respecting the past, it offers four unforgettable campaigns and the multiplayer is bound to shine. Welcome Back AOE!

There are moments of real horror in Shadow Corridor: these fragments and its strange atmosphere alone could satisfy the horror fan, but as a game there's not much more than a collection of scares.

Tandem: A Tale of Shadows is a good game, which will be liked by lovers of puzzle games and those of gothic fairy tales.

House of Ashes is a decent step forward for a series that also requires adjustments to hit the target. The third chapter of the Dark Pictures Anthology grows better narratively and in the writing of dialogues.

Bonfire Peaks is an experience with an important underlying message but some shortcomings in game design make the game heavier than it could have been.

Klang 2 is a good game that completely relies on how much you get involved with the soundtrack and visual style.

Phoenix Point: Behemoth Edition is a solid turn-based strategy game, which in this version can count on the addition of four DLCs that further increase the contents and therefore the duration of the experience. However, controls can be very tricky and cumbersome on console, while loading times are pretty long.

Song in the Smoke is a compelling blend of survival and adventure, technically modest but enhanced by an excellent use of virtual reality.

Unsighted arrives like a bomb in the metroidvania genre that has been delighting fans over the years. Presented and released quietly, the work of Pixel Punk is an excellent reflection on our planet in a mix of situations that works splendidly and surprise for balance and the ability to mix everything.

Fortunately, Dying Light Platinum Edition for Nintendo Switch is a successful porting for Nintendo's hybrid. Despite the obvious and inevitable need to downgrade, the portable version remains enjoyable with a huge amount of content and a sufficiently solid frame rate.

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Fresh, intense and challenging without being complex; that's how we would define Inscryption. Mullins' adventure, published by Devolver Digital, is a card game but also an escape room. The card battles are fast, fun and extremely varied and in the background there is also an interesting, exciting, well-acted plot.

Crysis Remastered Trilogy is an excellent collection as a whole, which allows you to play the three chapters that make up the series with more modern graphics, capable of taking advantage of even the most performing video cards. Of course, it is interesting to note how you start with an excellent title (Crysis), moving on to a decent one and nothing more (Crysis 2) to get to a really great one (Crysis 3), but honestly we do not recommend you to sacrifice any of the three (they are can also be purchased individually) in case you decide to take the trilogy, because in any case they form a unique story, which is worth living in full, once you are inside. It must also be said that the experience as a whole remains identical to that of the originals, so those who have already lived it will not find great incentives to do it again, apart from the graphic ones.

Soccer Manager 2022 is just an iterative evolution on the last one, but in a game free-to-play and structured upon consecutive seasons we can expect that. Its features are almost the same as Soccer Manager 2021, with a good depth in its mechanics but some annoying consequences of its freemium model.

The soul of the title, completely conservative, draws heavily from the material of the first chapter of the series, updating it only up to a certain point and never fully convincing: the solution certainly manages to satisfy the fans who already appreciated the experience. five years ago on PlayStation Vita, but struggling to convince everyone else. The sector is full of similar productions, much more inspired and cared for: both from the point of view of the gameplay (which also shows some creative flashes) and from the graphic-technical one, the latter really mediocre. Of course, the narrative itself might attract some curious: the conflict between the virtual and the real world, for some reason, is always captivating.

Despite the good will of the developer, The Good Life simply can't make it to the sufficiency. Unfortunately, too many design and technical problems keep this game far from a decent gaming experience. There are a couple of good things to mention, but are overshadowed by unexplainable design mistakes.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles is very faithful to the anime, with an excellent use of cel shading for the characters and a couple of notable locations, although severely limited in structure and interactions. However the story campaign is very short and you're going to beat it in a few hours.

Disco Elysium remains a narrative masterpiece and one of the best RPG experiences around. The Switch version is not the most technically astounding around, but it's clearly well made and solid enough to offer the original experience in all its glory to any player.

Back 4 Blood is the spiritual sequel to Left 4 Dead and as such it won't disappoint those who have long been waiting for an inspired, solid and fun zombie-based cooperative experience.

Thumper Pocket Edition+ is a fiercely challenging game but with its own logic, that involves us in some absolutely frantic races while we try to intercept all the obstacles thrown at us at insane speed.

A game clearly made by Smash aficionados, with great gameplay based on solid and layered mechanics. It's weak when it comes to content, and nothing to write home about from a technical standpoint, but its solid netcode and good combat system are more than enough to capture a loving community of fighting game fans.

Taken for what it is, meaning a purely narrative additional content that still manages to introduce small gameplay elements, Life is Strange: Wavelengths proves to be an excellent DLC.

Impostor Factory doesn't punch emotionally like To The Moon and Finding Paradise, but Kan Gao's and Freebird Games' skills are still intact.

We never felt so powerful in a Metroid game, but at the same time the E.M.M.I. robots keep the tension high. This is a great conclusion and an explosive return, and hopefully not the last time we see Nintendo's most famous bounty hunter in a 2D adventure.

Far Cry 6 introduces some interesting new elements, with a talking protagonist and some solid supporting characters, but unfortunately the villain nicely portrayed by Giancarlo Esposito appears too stereotyped to stand out and the structure with its regions and lieutenants turns out to be too traditional. Gameplay-wise the game is a mixed bag, with some good things but also several missed opportunities.

Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot The First Cases is a mystery novel in the form of a video game. Structurally very linear and simple, it's a good adventure for fans of the genre who are looking for a contained work that doesn't distract with secondary elements or gameplay mechanics that have little to do with the genre.

Alan Wake Remastered marks the debut of Remedy Entertainment's iconic action shooter on all platforms more than eleven years after the famous Xbox 360 exclusive. Featuring the original campaign, two DLCs and some little extras, the game runs at 4K and 60 fps on next-gen consoles, replacing a large number of assets, textures and effects.

JETT: The Far Shore is a strange game, with superficial game mechanics and an incredible anxiety to fill empty moments with something meaningful, without ever fully succeeding.

An FPS with a brilliant concept ad a great execution, plagued only by some matchmaking problems and a bland art direction. Not many players are playing it as of now, and it's truly a pity, since it deserves a lot more attention.

Teacup is a short, light and cheerful adventure. There isn't much to do other than complete a handful of very simple mini-games, but the world of Little Pond is enjoyable to visit, even if only for an hour and a half.

There are a lot of problems with AWAY: The Survival Series from the controls to the plot and the good graphics can't save the game.

There is some depth in The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War that can attract strategy fans, but this is clearly a product engineered on mobile market and with micro-transactions in mind: it could stand inside this new breed of games as one of the best, but you have to accept many compromises.

Wildermyth is more a story and a travel between generations than a game. If you love to read a lot and live and build your own legacy, Worldwalker Games' first game is a must have.

Aeon Drive is a speed test, not a canonical 2D platform.

LEGO Star Wars is a Clash Royale clone packed with the famous characters and setting of the Star Wars saga in their LEGO version.

An ageless classic that returns in time for its twentieth anniversary. Always beautiful, always fun, but the years passed begin to take their toll.

Actraiser Renaissance is certainly a pleasant trip down to memory lane but not all modernization works as it should.

Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls is a surprising and full-bodied title, characterized by a gameplay that draws on the classic episodes of the Konami series but without the overly synthetic approach often seen in similar productions.

Hot Wheels Unleashed marks the return of toy cars to consoles and PC, with a noteworthy title.

With so many quotes from great games and movies, Unmetal is a great action parody, perfectly suited for Switch gaming everywhere style.

In Sound Mind it is an overall interesting game but it is not clear what it wants to be, and in the end it leans too much towards the action.

Astria Ascending is a competent old-school JRPG with a satisfying combat system and some fun platforming exploration, but not a very compelling story or cast.

An independent first person shooter influenced by F.E.A.R. and Mirror's Edge. Frantic rhythms and bullet times in profusion for a short, intense and demanding experience, but not without some flaws.

FIFA 22 evolved its engine and its core game modes, but the feeling on the pitch is almost the same. The gameplay is very attack-oriented and fast: FIFA fans are going to love it, football fans, maybe, would love to slow it down and try a more tactical experience.

Castlevania: Advance Collection is another good collection from Konami and M2, considering both its content and execution. Even if limited to the same series, there is a good variety of experiences in this Advance Collection, with games that - although aged differently - can still be really enjoyable at this day and age.

Simple and emotional, Opus: Echo of Starsong is a finely crafted indie that everyone should play.

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Dragon Ball Z Kakarot comes to Switch with all its pros and cons and the free DLC does not add much in terms of quality or longevity.

A great game now a little bigger. The new features do not break the gameplay, but give additional variety to the action. The best Death Stranding is here.

Scopely revives the Temple Run franchise with a total transformation in puzzle form. Temple Run: Puzzle Adventure has almost nothing to do with the original, but this relaunch has also nothing new, to tell the truth. It's just another match-3 puzzle game, although very smooth and polished.

Sable is a dual-soul game that we all really enjoyed overall. Unfortunately it is not perfect and it pays a little for the inability to better implement some game mechanics, which may even work, but which almost clash with the rest of the experience.

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is simply charming. A game where everything is in the right place and that can be surprisingly challenging when it wants. As a debut title, Ember Labs did a great job.

Charming, funny, detailed and a great presentation are key aspects of this little gem. We would have hoped for more things to do, a bigger map and some more quests, but let's stay here until the sequel comes.

Embellished with pleasant graphics, the title of Anshar Studios offers an interesting story and a considerable amount of text. Unfortunately, all those nuances that would have made it more interesting are missing, such as a more intelligible progression system and the presence of secondary activities disconnected from the dialogues which instead represent the only backbone of the game.

SkateBird is just a regular skateboard game, make no mistake, but with a little twist. Its peculiarity, however, doesn't seem to add something very valuable to its gameplay, unfortunately.

The foundations of Zookeeper World are based on the classic puzzle structure with little managing elements, but playing it safe is a good strategy when it succeeds in being just fun.

Ni No Kuni II on Switch is a good port, but not the best possible. The art and style are still impressive, we can't say the same on the technical side, with drop in resolution and practically no anti-aliasing filter.

On the court NBA 2K22 is one of the best basketball simulations to date. Off the court the game has lots of limits: living in The City isn't fun, and this hub looks like a Playoff commercial.

Lost Judgment is an excellent sequel, capable of introducing several new features compared to the first episode of the series. Some do not hit the target, while stealth and platform sections often appear dull, but the third fighting style manages to add freshness.

Aragami 2 is a great sequel from a gameplay standpoint, but it lacks the freshness of the original.

MasterChef: Let's Cook! delivers a simple but fun multiplayer-based cooking simulation experience, with many recipes and items for you to unlock.

Eastward is a satisfying Zelda clone, with a beautiful pixel art and a compelling story.

Star Drift Evolution is a minimalistic, unexpectedly deep and articulated racer, packed with a rich single player career that offers 75 vehicles and 50 tracks to unlock, but also a fun and frantic multiplayer mode.

Encased is a very classic isometric RPG that harks back to early Fallout. There is great care taken in the game world and fans of the genre will get lost in it. It's a shame that the combat system isn't particularly layered.

TOEM is like walking with a camera: relaxing and fun. Try it if you are in search of something diverse.

An awesome story, nice gameplay, beautiful characters and a lot of freedom. Deathloop is something really unique and special, a game that we will play again and again in an infinite loop.

F.I.S.T .: Forged In Shadow Torch is a game that will delight metroidvania enthusiasts, while guaranteeing sufficient originality in the design to create its own identity.