Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition is a journey into the past that turns out to be surprisingly enjoyable, thanks to a remastering job that goes beyond the usual standards and some minor attention also aimed at controls and gameplay.

Trails Through Daybreak is a very good entry point in the Legend of Heroes series with new characters, a new story arc and some interesting tweaks to the iconic battle system of the series. As good as it may be, it feels outdated: the series needs to jump to the current generation as soon as possible.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Gameis the unexpected clone that has no reason to exist.

Honor of Kings is the king of MOBAs and it shows. Lots of different modes, dozens of heroes and stellar production values make this game a safe haven for anyone who wants to try something different, albeit akin, to the likes of Wild Rift and Pokémon Unite.

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Luigi's Mansion 2 HD is, overall, a well-crafted game. The main issues lie in its portable nature, which does not suit the Switch well: the fragmented rhythm due to missions, the local multiplayer requiring more than one console, the graphical inferiority compared to Luigi's Mansion 3.

From a gameplay perspective, Gold Road is rich in interesting ideas and quests that differ from previous installments. The map is highly detailed, and exploring its countryside and incredible Ayleid ruins was enjoyable. The overall difficulty in the open world is slightly higher compared to the rest of the game world. Both World Bosses and World Events cannot be completed alone, not even with a max-level character; the presence of other players is crucial, which fortunately is never lacking. However, it's noticeable that the game's 10-year age shows, especially in quests where developers pushed the game's limits.

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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is a monumental expansion, a meticulous work that partially returns to the roots of the Souls series without betraying the spirit of the base game or abandoning the features that have endeared it to so many players. It is an impressive work, capable of astonishing with its incredible map design and the variety of new elements introduced, and its balancing issues do not diminish its value. Even after exploring the Land of Shadows so extensively and uncovering almost every secret, we seriously believe there is room for more stories, more places, and more revelations.

Still Wakes the Deep is a conundrum: a narrative adventure with a penchant for passive survival horror, but one that proves incapable of expressing the values one would expect from The Chinese Room a full eleven years after Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. It feels like a Scottish-style reworking of Dead Space, and the gameplay is merely a set of gimmicks put there to tell the story, but with little desire and even less courage.

Monster Hunter Stories HD is a decent remaster with some nice additions as far as presentation is concerned. Stories 2 is still a better game all around but if you have already played that and liked the concept, this remaster might be a good way to go back riding instead of hunting.

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is your usual Atlus update but the baseline game, which was amazing per se, has been improved by nice quality of life additions and a huge amount of content that ends up improving the rethreaded narrative as well. It's a massive deal for newcomers and quite a good one for returning players too.

Squad Busters comes with colorful graphics, simple and fun gameplay, many elements to unlock among characters and maps, and finally a rather rich progression system, ready to entertain us for a long time.

Autopsy Simulator is more a narrative game than a simulator, but it delivers a good story.

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a great remake of a great classic, maybe too hard for the modern audience.

Hypercharge: Unboxed is an incredible vision made reality thanks to inspired design and a lot of nostalgia, its only downsides are a not so original gameplay and guns that are a little sluggish.

F1 24 represents only a small, weak and in many ways unnecessary step forward for Codemasters' series. The driving sensations are very similar compared to the past with some incomprehensible and unrealistic behaviors. The newly added content can be glossed over and does not add much value to the production. Perhaps the developers should cut out the older generation consoles and change the game's distribution model to get back on the right path.

XDefiant's debut undoubtedly lays a solid foundation for Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter, which in terms of gameplay succeeds in offering a fast-paced, fun and very grounded experience, although not perfectly in focus.

Capes is an XCOM with super heroes where the superheroes are the problem to solve.

Hauntii is full of character on an artistic level, while it turns out to be less centered and brave in terms of gameplay. Often confusing and unpolished from a technical point of view, Hauntii is a swinging experience, beautiful during the exploration phases, while frustrating in the fights and in the resolution of many puzzles.

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is simply Lorelei and the Laser Eyes: it's hard to find other words to describe this video game because it shies away from any common genre or comparison term in favor of its strange identity, which embodies the very essence of Simogo's production. Hotel Letztes Jahr is a labyrinth outside of space and time that houses, beyond its approximately one hundred and fifty puzzles, an investigative thriller, a search akin to Arthurian legend, and a profound reflection on art, all framed in an offbeat aesthetic style able to transform it into a true obsession.

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 perfectly meets all the expectations we've had for months (and years) for this sequel. It undoubtedly capitalizes on Ninja Theory's expertise and the work done seven years ago with the original title, but it doesn't even attempt to bring any real innovation to the gameplay. This is an adventure game with some puzzles and a handful of combat sequences that serve to break the narrative's rhythm. If you approach it prepared and aware of this reality, we're confident that Hellblade 2 will not disappoint you. However, if you were tired of the first game or expected a cutting-edge action title, you might end up feeling burned. But one thing is for sure: if you find a way to check it out, do so at all costs, if only to understand what is, to date, the new technological benchmark of modern video games.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door aged impressively well. The game itself is still exquisitely crafted with brilliant characters and story arcs, fun battles and interesting puzzles. Nintendo mitigated a few issues as much as it was possible without changing the fundamental level design and added some new content for returning players: all in all, a very good remake for a masterpiece hard to find and in need of much more love.

It's remarkable how Little Kitty Big City manages to be imaginative and ironic but also surprisingly realistic. Ultimately, it is probably the best way to completely immerse yourself in the fur of a real cat, in a world transfigured in a feline-humorous sense.

Die by the Blade has some good ideas and at the best moments it works, but it struggles to find a perfect balance between all its elements and, above all, offers a horrible camera that ruins confrontations. Add to that a skimpy number of modes and a less-than-excellent technical component, and the result is a game that tries but doesn't go all the way. It's cheap, sure, and we're sure the idea of a fighting game in which you die on the first hit intrigues, but genre fans will be weirded out by the fact that the combos are secondary and that there are such big delays between one action and the next.

Megaton Musashi W: Wired is a return to form for Level-5 and an ambitious game which can be often overwhelming but still keep on engaging players with a solid narrative, awesome customizations and a straightforward battle system for fans of the mecha anime scene.

V Rising is one of the best ARPG experiences available today thanks to it's scalability and array of option on private and public servers.