Yakuza Kiwami is still a very good game and it is clear that the debut of the SEGA series on Nintendo Switch is great news, especially with the next model of the console on the horizon. On a narrative and artistic level, Kazuma Kiryu's story doesn't feel the weight of its years and remains remarkably engaging, also with so many activities and mini-games to support it.

Sumerian Six is a good real-time tactical stealth adventure which deserves more love.

Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream is the first completely online title in the series, with games for up to 20 players, and it works quite well.

The LEGO Harry Potter Collection on current-generation consoles is a remaster, a solid restoration effort that brings the adventures of Harry, Ron, and Hermione to 4K and 60 FPS, along with a series of improvements strictly focused on the technical and graphical aspects, never touching the gameplay. However, it might be the gameplay itself that could use a real update, similar to what we’ve seen in recent years with LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. In the meantime, though, all fans of J.K. Rowling’s books – but especially of the films – can enjoy this super complete package full of Danish bricks and magic, at a fair price (and with a discount for previous version owners).

The Axis Unseen is an alternative hunting game that makes the player both hunter and prey, with a palpable tension throughout. With simple gameplay, marred by some framerate issues and slight bugs, it will surely captivate gamers that can't resist being chased by monsters with a fantastic metal soundtrack.

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Fear the Spotlight offers horror movie and video game enthusiasts a pleasant (perhaps too much, considering we’re talking about horror) five-hour experience spent in a simple story that cleverly reinterprets classic tropes with some interesting visual ideas and excellent progression. The aesthetics are a perfect balance between the nostalgia of PlayStation-era titles and modern rendering. Its underlying romanticism, along with combat dynamics that are not quite on point, prevent it from being truly scary. However, it still manages to touch on unsettling themes and disturb with some well-crafted imagery.

The remaster of an already excellent title, now enriched with new content and a stand alone mode for Shadow.

Unknown 9: Awakening is a work that lives within the contradictions between AAA video game ambitions and ideas, and an execution that falls below contemporary standards: while Reflector Entertainment has focused everything on telling the story of Haroona (Anya Chalotra) and building the universe of the Nine Unknown, the technical execution has ended up becoming an insurmountable obstacle.

Vessel of Hatred does what it was supposed to do: it expands Diablo IV with new content that should keep fans entertained and happy for at least a few weeks, although much of this content is not really different from the free seasonal updates. The new endgame loop is immersive, the all new Spiritborne class is fantastic, but the story barely moved forward and the expansion doesn't feel revolutionary as much as Reaper of Souls was to Diablo III.

Starship Troopers: Extermination is the best way to kill giant alien insects online.

Super Mario Party Jamboree is among the best chapters in the series. The many alternative modes, the unknown represented by the ally who can overturn the course of a game, make this game extremely lively and fun both with friends and alone, thanks also to the modes that can be played online.

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It is not easy to find a game as genuine and self aware as the small gem that CINIC Games managed to create with Extra Coin. It is far from being perfect, but at times staying true to your nature and managing to not overdue in an industry that almost forces you to do so is a quality that is way more rewarding.

Riding through Neva's landscapes is a balm for the heart. Its pastel-toned world, decadent and melancholic, the bursts of color, and then the darkness to face with a sword—just like in Princess Mononoke—offer an audiovisual experience with few equals. Through the bond between Alba and Neva, the new game from Nomada Studio tells a story of friendship and parenthood, drawing inspiration from the poetic universes of Fumito Ueda. It’s a short experience, and perhaps still too simple, but it leaves a mark thanks to its boundless artistic value.

Europa is Journey with Studio Ghibli style. It offers a nice, sweet and simple tale with smooth and accessible gameplay. It will appeal to fans of the genre, although it struggles to tell something personal considering how much it relies on its sources of inspiration.

Predator: Hunting Grounds is back, with notable improvements to the graphic-technical sector.

Undisputed brings boxing back to videogames with a passion that’s evident in every detail. Created by true fans of the sport, the game features a large roster of fighters and a refined combat system. Visually and technically it’s solid. However, some technical glitches and balance issues hold it back slightly. Still, it remains a highly recommended title for boxing enthusiasts.

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Dragon Ball: Sparking was worth waiting all this time for! Zero, we have no doubts about it. The video game signed once again by Spike Chunsoft is perhaps not perfect on a visual level nor does it solve the well-known limitations of the arena fighter genre, but it optimizes and supports the system enough to ensure that the frenetic and spectacular fights between the many characters that make up the game's roster take place in a pleasant and satisfying way, in a triumph of fanservice that will not fail to excite the many Dragon Ball fans. The package is a real concentrate of content, also destined to grow thanks to the players (see the custom battles), and in this successful mix the excellent work done with the alternative stories of the Sparking Episodes stands out, capable of adding freshness and interest to a narrative path that we now know all too well.

Metaphor: ReFantazio is a very, very good Persona-like RPG imprisoned in an outdated shell.

Until Dawn for PS5 is still the excellent original game, but the remake operation is not worth the price. The frame rate is to be improved, the graphical jump is good but not huge, and the new camera takes away from the original directorial feel of the video game and turns it into just another action video game.

Silent Hill 2 is still that video game capable of disturbing and captivating every kind of person, thanks to its moral ambiguities, tragic love story, and exploration of the depths of the human soul. Bloober Team has managed to craft a work that remains faithful to the original, expanding and layering the experience, offering a modern take on the myth while drawing from the same sources of inspiration that guided Team Silent twenty years ago. The ancient, sensual, dark magic that permeated James Sunderland’s journey through hell is still powerful. From here, if Konami has the courage to keep its promise, the series can be reborn.

Shadows of Doubt is an amazing game, but with too much untapped potential, too many issues and unpredictable outcomes. Let’s hope it keeps getting developed, enriched, and perfected. It deserves it.

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP is the result of a controversial operation: on the one hand, the dutiful recovery of a completely crazy action game, figment of the imagination of two visionary directors such as Suda and Gunn; on the other hand, a questionable remaster which does not improve except very marginally the many edges of the original game and arrives on PC with zero options, many glitches and disappointing performances.

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 is a fun game, but not enough to overlook both its game design flaws and the fact that it has no real reason to exist. Its poorly written dialogue, non-existent story, and characters with endlessly repeated lines often put a spoke in the wheels of the otherwise fun gameplay based on bugs, robots, and other giant enemies to kill. The experience, however, is in no way different from that of the previous chapter and seems designed only for die-hard fans of Earth Defense Force since it adds very little beyond a few new enemies and the characters from the sixth chapter. Those who do not know or appreciate the series, then, are surrounded by video games that offer the same type of entertainment at a low level of difficulty but with much greater longevity and depth. Only the most devoted fans of the series will know how to have fun in the company of this game because it is designed almost exclusively for them.

Giving a judgment on the PC version of Final Fantasy XVI is complicated: on one hand, we confirm the impressions provided in the review of the PlayStation 5 version, but on the other hand, one cannot ignore a conversion that (at least until the release of patches) does not convince due to the excessive hardware requirements.

Jetpack Interactive returns to the scene with a porting of God of War Ragnarok that can enhance Santa Monica's title even more, if possible. The epic of Kratos and Atreus in desktop version improves the quality of the original production and, without overturning the technical layout, boosts the game's solidity, delivering an even more mature and complete product. If you have never experienced Fimbulwinter or are planning to resume the adventures in the nine realms, God of War Ragnarok for PC is still the best version available.