Simply one of the worst games ever made, in all of his glory.

Yakuza 0: Director's Cut stands as an excellent starting point for anyone looking to get into SEGA’s long-running series, with the hope, of course, that the following chapters will also make their way to Nintendo Switch 2. The game’s story remains the best in the franchise, and the late 1980s Japanese atmosphere alone is worth the (admittedly steep) price of admission. Between the main campaign, side quests, and optional activities, you’ll find yourself immersed in an experience that can easily last dozens and dozens of hours. Sure, the additional cutscenes feel unnecessary - if not outright detrimental to the narrative - and the Red Light Raid mode without local co-op makes even less sense, but the inclusion of more languages for subtitles and English dub could make all the difference in opening the doors of this saga to a much broader audience.

Broken Arrow is the best World in Conflict successor to date, and one of the best RTS ever made.

The Alters is a simply splendid and original project that the team at 11 Bit Studios has managed to bring to market after already astonishing the world on multiple occasions. It's a title that offers a unique and distinctive take on base-building management games, thanks to its survival elements and the brilliant narrative premise that permeates the entire gameplay experience with a constant system of cause and effect. However, there are several rough edges and gameplay issues that could have been smoothed out with more balancing and polish, and these weigh on the overall pacing of the experience, leading to repetitiveness and occasionally some frustration. The Alters is not a game we come across every day, and for that reason alone, it still deserves to be acknowledged and recommended—despite its flaws.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is Hideo Kojima to the nth degree, it is a video game so immersed in the language and imagery that the creative is in love with that, at times, it is as if the author had taken over his own work. Configuring itself as a great "Death Stranding 2.0", it chooses to anchor itself to a structure and progression identical to those of the first chapter and then enhance every element of the gameplay, whether it is the design of the open world, the raw amount of options underlying the delivery system or the mechanics of the action combat. It is still an absolute unicum, an experience linked to a unique poetics of its kind that uses music and the power of images to unleash sensations that cannot be found in any other production. In this case, however, the narration, the construction of the world, the imagination and the general structure fail to move organically, opening up several cracks in the story of Sam Porter Bridges.

Rematch is a great game, but it lacks a bit more variety in game modes and consistency in gameplay to become one of the best team-based multiplayer games. Easy to approach but complex to master, with its own unique style and that magnetic charm of football that's hard for us Italians to ignore, Rematch is a pleasant surprise and we hope that its arrival on Game Pass will allow Slocap to create a user base large enough to build upon the foundations of this interesting mix between Rocket League and Volta.

Hogwarts Legacy brings all the magic, charm, atmosphere, iconic characters, and memorable locations to the Nintendo Switch 2. The differences compared to the previous conversion are so substantial that it feels like an entirely different product, and the option to upgrade at a reduced cost stands as a truly valuable opportunity that the many fans of the Wizarding World should seize without a second thought.

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MindsEye is a lesson for present and future game designers on everything not to do in a videogame: this game and it's making need to be studied tu understand how so many things can go wrong in one place.

Tron: Catalyst is, ultimately, this: a beautiful promise poorly fulfilled. Leave it in the metaverse.

Fast Fusion is a must-have title for fans of futuristic racing games, especially considering the extremely low price at which it can be purchased from the eShop.

Both as a stand-alone title and as a D1 port, Split Fiction for Nintendo Switch 2 works flawlessly. Fun, full-bodied and with a philosophy that fits perfectly with a system as accessible as Nintendo's new console. Thanks to plenty of well-executed connectivity options to amplify the experience with a friend, Split Fiction enriches Switch 2's third-party portfolio with quality and ideas, bringing Mio and Zoe's epic journey to the small screen.

The core game remains the same, with the same flaws as the original title, so we didn’t feel it was right to raise the score for Stellar Blade on PC, as it’s essentially the exact same experience—just with lower latency and a few minor extra contents. That said, the work done by Shift Up is truly outstanding: one of the best PC ports in terms of optimization, flawless on mid to high-end setups, and perfectly playable even on much less powerful machines. If you haven’t played it on PS5, don’t hesitate to dive into this port without any worries.

Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 is a port that feels miraculous in many ways, managing to stand out clearly in the handheld space and delivering truly impressive visuals even when docked, although the 30 fps of Quality Mode undeniably represent a compromise. Packed with options and features, this edition of CD Projekt RED's action RPG benefits from the many improvements made to the experience over the years, and the end result is once again a rich, engaging, and captivating adventure.

Suikoden 1&2 HD Remaster on Nintendo Switch 2 is now on par with competitors, thanks to higher resolution and 60fps which improve on the Nintendo Switch version. It's the very same game but runs better, simple as that.

The work Capcom has done on the Switch 2 version of Street Fighter 6 is commendable. The game is impressive in classic fights, to the point of looking more refined than the PS4 version, and the online experience currently feels just as solid as on other platforms. It's a pity about the slightly higher latency compared to other versions, and a World Tour mode that isn’t as polished or optimized as the rest of the game—otherwise, this would have been a truly flawless port of one of the best fighting games ever made.

Date Everything! is certainly a perfect game for those who enjoy dating sims and want a huge number of potential lovers. It is unfortunate that it suffers from an extremely repetitive structure and an overall plot that is satirical and sympathetic but struggles to pace the work. Certainly, the core of the game-the personified objects-is undeniably excellent, with beautifully crafted designs and perfect voice acting, among other things with various interactions that help give precisely the impression that our home is a living micro-world in which the characters interact with each other even without our intervention. In short, it is not a revolutionary game or one that will be remembered for a long time, but it is a good way to get hard laughs with the thousandth pun on objects.

Mario Kart World has the DNA of a masterpiece: the best driving system in the series, a beautiful world, superb animations, stunning water effects, and a wonderful soundtrack. All of this, however, is held back by questionable design choices: most notably, the absence of a Classic Mode, and the fact that 24 racers often make the races feel too chaotic.

What Survival Kids really lacks are two things: one is depth, the only thing that could push you to replay the levels or find new ways to complete the missions (but you just have to do the same things over and over again to escape from the islands, and these things most of the time must always be done with the same sequence). The second is danger: real danger, which provides that minimum of tension that can really give meaning to the "survival" present in the title. Too much simplicity is not necessarily a good thing, especially if it is not compensated by a wealth of situations and alternative possibilities to reach the goal of escaping from the island.

Many of these power-ups create synergies with the roll of the die. For example, you get bonuses if the roll is even, or if it is a very specific number. Spells are also inserted into systems that involve normal attacks or die rolls. At the end of an attempt you will be able to inflict elemental status effects on opponents, unleash secondary effects and, after a good roll of the die, be able to attack by making only critical hits that in the meantime heal you. This fusion of all the power-ups, this network of synergies that is created, is the most fun aspect of The Eternal Die and makes each game different. It should be noted, however, that while spells play a fundamental role, sometimes the roll of Fortune seemed like a very optional mechanic. In our best games we almost completely ignored the blue power-ups - those of the die - despite having the upper hand on all the enemies.

The Landsraad system also introduces a real political undercurrent to the Dune: Awakening experience. Each week, guilds allied with House Atreides or House Harkonnen compete and fight to complete a series of objectives: whoever wins this race takes control of the institution for a week and can undertake an important server-wide decision: it can be decreed that new weapons merchants offer their best wares to the winning House, or hardcore mode can be introduced to PvP. If this mode is activated, anyone who dies in the High Desert loses everything they have on them and other users can take it, a bit like an extraction shooter. It is a rare event, but pay attention to your server's decisions and keep an eye on them to avoid unpleasant surprises.

Bravely Default HD Remaster is a competent release which polishes a beloved classic: still fun and engaging, it doesn't really bolster anything game changing but small improvements to quality of life and visuals.

Game of Thrones: Kingsroad is an excellent free-to-play action RPG for iOS and Android, capable of bringing the locations, characters, and music of the TV series to our smartphone screens, thanks to a fairly expansive open world structure that is likely to grow even further over time. However, when it comes to PC the game suffers due to some inevitable limitations, as well as a monetization system that eventually becomes more aggressive, gating progression behind the usual paywalls.

We do not doubt that this formula could also be the ideal starting point for continuous updating, but it seems less inclined to bend to the crazy and unpredictable mechanics that have arrived on Vampire Survivors over time.

Fantasy Life i is a different kind of beast compared to the beloved original: much more focused on exploration, crafting and collectibles, it still preserves the joy of discovery and a cute narrative but lacks in depths and kind of get repetitive very fast.

Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 closes with epicness, feelings, emotions, all condensed by a narrative that expresses better than others the rawness of war and ambitions with little respect for others. Increasingly refined gameplay is flanked by a routine that, after two chapters, lends itself to a little weariness, considering redoing actions already amply accomplished in previous games. Apart from that, we are so proud of CyberConnect 2 and its stubbornness in giving birth to and bringing to a close a wonderful, sweet, niche saga with so much to tell and with a cast of characters that it's hard not to become attached to. Long live the Tail Concerto universe!

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Elden Ring Nightreign takes the mechanics of Elden Ring and tosses them into the cauldron of cooperative multiplayer, then adds a hefty dose of roguelite dynamics and a sprinkle of assets drawn from FromSoftware’s past to create a fast-paced, challenging experience entirely centered on coordination. The studio’s classic strengths shine through in the excellent mechanical design of the eight predefined characters and the masterful construction of the battles against the Lords of the Night, but they must contend with a structure that is unexplored and far removed from tradition — more akin to the philosophy of games like Monster Hunter and Destiny, driven by matches that, as optimization increases, inevitably become mechanical and repetitive. This is a video game capable of delivering great satisfaction but swings like a pendulum between gratification and frustration, largely due to balance issues and some excessively punitive mechanics. It will require a few iterations before it can fully express the potential that, for now, can only be glimpsed when playing with a tightly coordinated group.