Asphalt Legends Unite confirms itself as a sensational arcade racer and represents a major step forward for the Gameloft series, which becomes multiplatform and introduces new cross-platform multiplayer modes in an effort to further increase its already huge installed base. Bringing the game to PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch has obviously meant no small commitment for the developers, but from the point of view of the most loyal iOS and Android users the update inevitably looks less meaty than hoped.

Nobody Wants to Die is a narrative adventure featuring a fascinating cyberpunk setting that draws heavily on some rather famous works (Blade Runner, Altered Carbon, and a dash of Ghost in the Shell) to tell an interesting and engaging story built entirely on the two protagonists. The gameplay is limited to crime scene analysis and the developers have not dared to trespass; rather, they infused the investigative mechanics with contextual hints that make the experience quite guided, but no less enjoyable.

Été is a relaxing and beautiful game, full of poetry. Try it if you are searching for something different.

Fresh and fun, minimalist to the point, Arranger is a perfect summer work for portability. Fast-paced but hardly frustrating, Arranger's puzzles combined with a very dry narrative make for a refreshing indie experience that entertains, even if it only lasts a handful of hours.

Once Human excels at practically nothing, yet it is a thoroughly convincing free-to-play. Thanks to a map packed with points of interest, adrenaline-pumping and immediate combat, and crafting that is never too overwhelming, even those who usually steer clear of survival games might find Starry Studio's offering interesting. Unfortunately, the AI is woefully inadequate and artistically everything is really far too derivative to generate real interest.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

Dungeons of Hinterberg is a puzzle and combat-based action game with an intentionally compassed and relaxed tone. The level of challenge offered never crosses a certain line, and this is reflected in modest level design and a lack of depth in the mechanics. Fun and enjoyable in these summer months, but far from memorable.

Fresh, fun, light-hearted, immediate, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is the quintessence of gaming of yesteryear, when you played and replayed the same software over and over again until you learnt it by heart and did home-made speedruns. A joy of nostalgic gameplay.

Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is the souls-lite that inherits game mechanics from many video games, to offer something new.

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is a precious gem. These are precisely the games we sorely miss: the ones that made a console shine between one blockbuster and another, the ones that the general public should respect. The mere existence of a game like this is a success, but Kunitsu-Gami is also a fantastic video game. We couldn’t ask for more.

The First Descendant has great gameplay and characters trapped under predatory monetization, nonexistent story, repetitive mission design and an unholy amount of grinding.

SCHiM is a narrative experience with a truly peculiar graphical style, which tries to bring platforming mechanics and puzzle elements to the table to deliver a gameplay that flows nicely but doesn't leave its mark due to its excessive simplicity and linearity.

Quotation forthcoming.

Zenless Zone Zero stands at the moment as one of the best expressions of a genre often subject to fierce criticism, almost always justified. From an artistic point of view, the work done by miHoYo with the game is truly amazing, and every single sequence turns out to be a thrilling spectacle, thanks to an extraordinary use of cel shading and a direction that is perfectly aware of its prerogatives. The fights are as simple as they are frantic, they certainly return satisfaction even if the challenge is lacking for much of the currently available content and the action, also due to the too short missions and small and often repeated scenarios, soon tends to become repetitive.

Anger Foot is not a game without flaws. We've actually encountered many throughout our adventure in the sunny Shit City, while kicking doors and asses of goons and strange creatures. Nonetheless, its funny, stupidly satisfying gameplay makes this "first-person shooter" genre debut one to cherish jealousy in our library.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

Dawntrail is by far the most complex expansion that Final Fantasy 14 has ever had to tackle: after concluding a ten-year-long story, it had to lay completely new narrative foundations, a goal it has only partially achieved. Similar to what happened with Stormblood, it suffers from much weaker writing compared to the usual standards and is particularly marked by significant pacing issues; however, it compensates with an exceptional "Battle Content" design, promising tons of satisfying encounters.

Riven is one of the best possible remakes to date. It's a smart game blessed with smart decisions.

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble is what it is: an arcade game today as it was 23 years ago. We appreciated its richness of levels, some level design ideas, but above all its honesty and consistency in showing itself today as it did then as humble but straightforward, immediate and fun.

Destiny 2: The Ultimate Form is an expansion that manages to carry on the tradition of the series by adding new content and significant improvements to the classic formula created by Bungie 10 years ago. The storyline is engaging and the gameplay continues to be solid and fun, thanks also to the new Prismatic class and the many fun guns. This is the ultimate form of Destiny 2, if you'll pardon the pun, and now Bungie will have to work hard to continue surprising players and evolving its formula.

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.

Quotation forthcoming.

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.