Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections finally brings the entire saga of its protagonist to a game, along with a multitude of iconic characters from the franchise. Its mechanics and aesthetics, however, recycle everything that was already present in previous games, with qualities and defects, which should please long-time fans and put off anyone else.

The Wanderer: Frankenstein's Creature brings a beautiful artistic experience with an excellent sound immersion to tell the story of one of the most famous monsters in fiction, even with a not so good gameplay and too much linearity.

Felix The Cat is an ideal collection that reflects the past and power of Nintendo and its 8-bit games. However, it is limited and would deserve greater attention when delivering its content, adding even more pleasant memories to fans of retro platform games.

qomp2's peculiar movement scheme is, at the same time, the one thing that sets it apart as a puzzle platformer, but also a possible source of frustration. With coherent mechanics, but little varied visuals and a creative potential that is not explored as it could have been, it is a title that will please fans of the genre for as long as it lasts, as long as they don't expect something striking or surprising.

SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos is a game with many problems when it was originally released in the past, but it is still an important piece of SNK and Capcom history. The re-release features quality of life additions such as online with rollback netcode. In the end, however, it is worth more for the curiosity of those who do not know it or for those who want to remember it.

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next is a fun beat'em up that suffers from some pacing issues and a lack of combat in its exploration, but delivers an interesting new experience in the most iconic period of Chinese history.

Building on the saga's excellent conclusion in The Final Shape, Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate serves as both a mediocre epilogue and a promising but uncertain reboot. Ultimately, it's less interesting in its own right, both in terms of narrative and the sloppy use of the few new mechanics introduced.

OmegaBot has no big problems and no big highlights. A few more features would be welcome. However, with a good pace and challenging bosses, it fulfills its purpose of being a simple and pleasant adventure for those who like 2D platformers.

Mixing survival systems, food cultivation (and other unusual things), and that essential carnage of worlds taken over by undead, Deadcraft has its technical limitations and does not delve into any of its main aspects, but it manages to balance its elements in a fun and surprising way.

Martha is Dead is a horror game that had everything to hold the player's attention. Although the story is really strong, there is a very slow pace, which ends up causing exhaustion before even halfway through the game.

Remember when you first pitted plants and zombies against each other in the garden? Well, Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted is exactly that same game, with the expected and obvious graphical improvements of a remaster, and a few minor quality-of-life updates that do little to make the game anything more than a reheated version of something that was always amazing.

Hidden Through Time 2: Discovery maintains the series' relaxation and fun. If it were a DLC instead of a standalone game, it would make HTT2 a whole greater than the sum of its parts to build on everything we've seen in Myths & Magic's Architect mode and the community's online creations. As a standalone game, however, it's odd to see the sequence separated into two isolated parts that, even though they are good enough by themselves, they divide forces rather than joining them together.

Heart of the Woods is a perfectly fine visual novel, a good introduction to those that have never played an OELVN. However, it has cliches and a story that is divided between a romance that doesn't seem very believable and a mystery with a predictable outcome, not reaching its full potential and ends up leaving something to be desired.

Wildgate is a fun multiplayer game that has a touch of other titles from the late 2000s and also draws inspiration from more recent ones. With a touch of treasure hunting and capture the flag, Wildgate is a kind of Battle Royale that manages to be fun... except when the player ends up getting stuck in its lengthy matchmaking process.

Caravan SandWitch should be a relaxing game about exploring a planet aboard a van. Instead, the repetitive scenarios and the limitations imposed by a system of collecting components required to progress in the story hinder a considerable part of the experience.

Forspoken: In Tanta We Trust is essentially more Forspoken, for better or for worse. Its reduced scope helps in several ways, but the story feels too rushed to fit within the DLC's short length. Still, if you enjoyed the base game, the changes made here will keep the game fun and challenging for you.

Despite some good decisions in its unique elements, Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires is a game quite limited by its basic structure, which becomes repetitive very quickly. It's easy to have fun with it, but there are better options available within the franchise.

Sengoku Dynasty is so diverse and bold that it will certainly offer dozens of dense hours of tasks and duties to be completed, but not necessarily with the fun and addictive way that the best games in the genre manage to do. There's no doubt about how grand and diverse the game manages to be even with a modest production scope, but it's the artistic and gameplay details that take away some of the shine it deserves.

Gex Trilogy brings back three moderately sucessful games from decades ago as part of a preservation iniatiative from Limited Run Games. The Carbon Engine introduces new features which make the games a more pleasant experience overall, but the games on their own will hardly appeal to players who don't already have a nostalgic connection to them.

Capes is a good turn-based strategy game that has some interesting ideas, but its unbalanced combat and lack of charismatic characters prevent its story from achieving everything it could be.

Ebenezer and the Invisible World charms with its hand drawn visuals and fantasy narrative. While it's well above the ordinary metroidvania in these two aspects, the same cannot be said about other features. The fights are no more than average, the world design can be discouraging with backtracking and the small fonts can be annoying. Those who like the graphic style, Victorian stories and A Christmas Carol will have a lot to appreciate here, which can compensate for the perception that the gameplay does not stand out in the genre.

Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus delivers a reasonable collection of mysteries, but not on the level that such a competent team could've delivered after so many years developing a new franchise.

Akimbot is undoubtedly a good 3D platformer that honors its biggest and most obvious references, with good world-building, a more-of-the-same narrative and competent mechanics. But it dares little and hardly risks exploring anything beyond what we've seen before.

With a good variety of gameplay, Sophstar is a traditional shoot'em up that has its personality. It still lacks more depth and ways, which affects the experience as a whole to reach its potential.

Clive 'n' Wrench is a true love letter to the great platform games of the 90's, mixing all that was best in them. Simple, captivating, extremely fun and with an addictive soundtrack, it ends up being a must play for fans of the genre. Even with problems, Clive 'n' Wrench manages to show a lot of potential and, above all, transports us back to the golden age of the genre.

Despite being technically competent, Grim Guardians: Demon Purge fails by playing too safe in certain aspects, leaning too much on its inspirations, and also by not paying attention to simple and basic things expected from the genre. In the end, it delivers an average and unimpressive experience.

In Skate Story, the journey through the Underworld has contrasting highs and lows: the many segments of intense speed, psychedelic scenarios, contagious music, and surreal poetic narrative are interrupted by alternating moments of monotonous exploration, banal eccentric comedy, and the frequent disruption of the flow due to any little stumble by the fragile glass skater.

Even though it maintains some of the original's inconsistencies, Amerzone - The Explorer's Legacy proves to be a remake that knows how to appropriate updated aesthetic and gameplay concepts very well without losing the essence of an old-school point-and-click experience, valuing its great investigative narrative that certainly deserves a new chance to shine.

OTXO is a fun game and the roguelike mix generates enormous replayability, but at the cost of the polish previously seen in its inspirations.

Without any significant innovations, additions, or improvements that go beyond the norm, Fighting Force Collection carries with it, without compromise, the qualities, such as setting, simplicity, and objectivity of the purest digital beat 'em up; and the limitations of its time, visually and mechanically speaking, which will certainly bring a nostalgic smile to older players, but will hardly seduce subsequent generations.

Baby Steps is a unique, yet somewhat divisive experience. Its sarcastic humor, awkward controls, and experimental approach will appeal to those who enjoy unusual challenges and don't mind getting angry to overcome them. For everyone else, the game may simply be frustrating.

Madden NFL 23 does some things right and delivers a good experience on the field. However, it is marked by problematic game modes and a number of bugs and technical issues that playing it is frustrating and disappointing, even for the most passionate fan of the sport.

Headbangers: Rhythm Royale combines the genres of rhythm games with Battle Royale in a very fun proposal. Unfortunately, its content is all focused on online multiplayer, without any option to play locally with friends. The minigames are fun, with a few caveats for a couple that are a little confusing. Future updates will be essential to maintain a good pace in the title, as it will not be sustained for long with current content and cosmetic updates alone.

Vibrant and silly, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game is unpretentious and sometimes sloppy, but it embraces the innocent chaos of a character as beloved as the franchise's protagonist. The title gives players the freedom to make a truly reckless mess around Bikini Bottom, especially if they're a creative kid.

Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition celebrates the past with some extras and details from the franchise's history, but forgets to polish the present, delivering a simple and flawed package in its execution, far short of the celebration Rayman really deserves.

Disco Simulator delivers the logistics of a night out with vibrant colors, but stumbles on the controls and forgets that a good party needs more than just three songs on loop.

Petit Island is the delightful adventure of a loyal granddaughter visiting the land of her grandfather's youth, in a story of memories, family relationships, and caring for the elderly. The visuals are lovely and the island is well-designed, but the sequential missions and persistent goal markers detract from the sense of freedom and discovery that the cozy open world could have offered.

JDM was a pleasant surprise and centered its gameplay experience on Japanese car culture. The game has its quirks given that it's produced by a small team, but it's also a better package than the simple sum of its parts. Ultimately, JDM presents a charm and structure that I feel is sorely lacking in current racing games.

Aware of its disdain for narrative, Bloodhound is everything that fans of a good boomer shooter could hope for, but it doesn't go much further than that. With some constraints and controversial design choices, the game feels like it hasn't reached its peak, which doesn't override the solidity of its extremely objective mechanics.

ARK: Survival Ascend is the feeling of the familiar, wrapped in improvements. The implementations added to the game significantly improve the gameplay experience, in addition to a wide range of content that has been added for the console version. It's the chance for old and new players to immerse themselves in a challenging, unique survival experience whose potential can be seen to be in constant progression.

Fun and focused on fast action, Speedollama delivers what it proposes in a non-compromising way, even if it lacks improvements in some aspects and also an almost obligatory cooperative for the genre.

Cats and Seek: Dino Park is another game about finding cats hidden in large illustrations. That's enough to know that the game offers casual, calm and enjoyable fun, recommended for anyone who wants to spend some relaxing time looking for cute hidden animals.

Knight vs Giant: The Broken Excalibur is fun, engaging, has an impressive variety of abilities, and is accessible to players new to roguelikes. With an interesting story, it will provide moments full of action, without making the experience too challenging and frustrating.

Despite any nostalgia factor, Metal Slug Tactics fails to reach its full potential as a tactical game, mainly due to its performance issues and crashes. Being just "more of the same", the roguelite mechanics even offer more replayability, but with little variation in enemies and missions, it becomes just an ordinary and forgettable title for the genre.

By offering a bold approach to its chosen theme, Hotel Barcelona is unlike anything that came before, even if it doesn't reinvent the wheel in any of its most important aspects. It's violent, it's cruel, it's graphically stunning, and it reflects delightfully disturbed minds like few other games today. All of this would be incredible, were it not for the combat system and technical performance, both of which are less than ideal.

WrestleQuest is a fun tribute to one of the most important eras of wrestling. Its narrative and combat have good ideas and fun execution, yet it fails to reach a higher level thanks to some frustrating design choices that make the game excessively repetitive.

Failing to be consistent from start to finish and having gameplay issues from time to time, Midnight Fight Express is an action game with good combat totally removed from any possible logic and sanity.

Despite its unique setting, excellent soundtrack, and original ideas, Morsels loses much of its fun by explaining almost nothing about its mechanics and excessively punishing players who insist on trying to understand them.

Synapse is a roguelite shooter with an interesting idea, but without much depth. With the aim of repeating the areas to become stronger and more agile, in addition to a simple plot, Synapse is worth checking out for its fun gameplay and nothing more.

Outward: Definitive Edition is the only version recommended right now for those wanting to experience the game for the first time. The lack of technical improvements and prominent additions end up making the game unattractive to previous players.

Grandia HD Collection needs to be seen from two perspectives. As a game, it features two excellent and charismatic adventures with one of the best turn-based combat systems in JRPGs, highly recommended for anyone who enjoys the style. However, as a collection to relaunch old games, only the bare minimum was done, without extras or quality of life improvements. Even with the important step of bringing the games to more current platforms, these versions have technical flaws and are far from being definitive.

Ready, Steady, Ship! is a good entry into the puzzle and couch co-op genres. For those who enjoy a good challenge and have the patience to deal with the somewhat clunky controls and a little frustration, the game can offer a rewarding and fun experience at the end of its long stages.

Combining great pixel art visuals and the exploration of classic action RPGs with more modern combat mechanics, Hunt the Night delivers a good atmosphere, but ultimately suffers from flaws in some mechanics that can make progression quite frustrating.

No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES is a game that bets on the hunger of series fans for more content, but offers only a light appetizer that doesn't satisfy their appetite.

Even with generic backgrounds and simple commands, Raccoo Venture has most of the crucial DNA for a good 3D platformer, especially in level design, secrets, animations and music. The problem lies in the difficulty leading to unnecessary and frustrating repetition, which could make the game a challenge more of patience than of platforming. Changing simple things, like the rules for counting lives, would make the experience as a whole much more enjoyable and accessible.

Knowing exactly how to please its fans, Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition is a grand compilation of a true pillar of the genre, blending classic gem-matching puzzles with a progression typical of RPGs. Without attempting to reinvent itself, however, it doesn't go much beyond that, and the sheer volume of content isn't necessarily a desirable quality in a repetitive system that can tire in longer play sessions.

Despite nailing its basic mechanics and the feeling of returning to the series' origins, Everybody's Golf Hot Shots is full of small problems that end up preventing the title from delivering something better to players.

Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch hits the mark with its visual style and fidelity to the humor of the universe created by Kevin Smith, delivering vibrant graphics and a very distinctive identity that, in itself, is quite eye-catching. However, the experience is ultimately hampered by technical problems, as well as repetitive and shallow gameplay that can quickly become tiresome. Although it works better in multiplayer and appeals to those looking for something more casual and straightforward, the game leaves the feeling that it could have gone further, especially in the refinement of its mechanics and the overall pace of progression.

Lemon Cake is a cute and relaxing bakery simulator. It's worth it as an occasional distraction between games, but only for a few minutes a day so you don't end up getting frustrated with its slow pace, which can make the experience tedious.

Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Case follows the footsteps of its predecessor and delivers an excellent mystery worthy of the author's best works. With simple mechanics and an unstable look, however, its best qualities lie in the way the investigation is conducted and in the twists and turns that only good stories in this genre can provide.

Delivering metroidvania exploration, bullet hell intensity, JRPG aesthetics and narrative, as well as a lot of flexibility in its options, TEVI stands out among its peers with a strong execution in every detail. The long dialogues can disrupt the pace of gameplay and the level design may be relatively simplistic, but this does not diminish the value of the work as a whole, which I recommended for anyone who likes those genres.

MEGATON MUSASHI W: WIRED is an ordinary game in most of its aspects, be it aesthetic, narrative, or gameplay mechanics, but the combination of all this with highly addictive loot and customization systems makes it a surprisingly fun experience.

Adore makes the mix between capturing creatures and exploring dungeons an exciting and charismatic adventure. The repetitiveness can get tiring and the level design is quite simple, but with well-built monsters and a nice team customization system, the game can surprise and entertain.

Spells & Secrets is a game with a great idea, fun co-op and friendly gameplay that stimulates creativity. However, it suffers from a weak story and a rather apathetic universe that fails to captivate the player. Despite this, it works as a good gateway for players who are curious about the roguelike genre.

God of War Sons of Sparta has its merits and, within the premise of a 2D action game set in Kratos' youth, it fulfills its role in a perfunctory but satisfactory way. However, it lacks depth in all its aspects, including the rather rudimentary level design by current Metroidvania standards, and even with some interesting qualities in the visual and narrative aspects, it still seems to be just a scrawny teenager trying to prove himself a true Spartan warrior.

Despite much of the game delivering an unpolished or incomplete experience with warnings in almost all of its foundations, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 still has some highlights that are well worth it for fans of the franchise.

Missing the opportunity of bringing a new chapter to the series, Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate is a basic revisiting of a competent beat 'em up.

Even though it demands a lot from the player right from the start and it doesn't have the nicest interface, especially for console players, Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening is a legitimate representative of the genre. The title appropriates everything that has done best in the past decades, rewarding the dedicated and studious with fascinating stories, complex management systems and great options for achieving glory.

Inspired by more established titles in the market, Process of Elimination delivers a suitable experience, with a premise well known to the public, but with a complexity below of that from its inspirations.

Anger Foot is a FPS with a unique setting, which combines creative mechanics with intense and challenging gameplay. Despite standing out as one of the most original releases of the genre in recent times, the experience ends up being partially compromised by technical issues.

PowerWash Simulator: Warhammer 40,000 Special Pack adds five new vehicles to an ever-growing list of jobs available in the game. Players who have enjoyed the game can get a few more hours worth of relaxing time out of the game, but it's not a job pack such as this one that will convince other people to give the game a shot.

Dakar Desert Rally is among the main games of the genre and offers a series of great possibilities to honor the legacy of the brand, that still lacks good representatives in the world of games. With beautiful visuals, spectacular world-building and a great level of customizable challenge, the game ends up suffering from inconsistent physics, overly stiff controls and some performance issues, but the balance is still quite positive.

The gameplay loop in Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel is as enjoyable and addictive as you'd expect from a good roguelike. But its uninventive level design and the inevitable repetitiveness of objectives can, in the medium term, diminish motivation and interest, as players must stick to the theme to stay engaged in a game that pays little attention to deepening any underlying narrative threads.

Berzerk: Recharged is fun for a limited time and gets it right by using strong arcade game elements. However, a bolder approach would guarantee an even larger audience for the Atari classic in its new version.

Haunted House is exactly what you expect from a conventional roguelite, favoring stealth over direct combat. Abusing a cartoonish artistic style, it offers good but sometimes unstable mechanics, as well as a solid but repetitive and not always rewarding progression model.

Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World is a good addition in the form of a remake to keep alive a classic series that has its merits, but doesn't go beyond a visual overhaul and minimal gameplay improvements. While unimpressive, the cartoonish charisma, effective simplicity, and accessibility will appeal to those who enjoy action platformers with a retro RPG feel, as well as children.

Possessor(s) has attractive visuals and a well-presented story, but is hampered by its Metroidvania structure, which doesn't offer enough rewarding exploration to justify itself. The uninteresting exploration and the fast-paced but unvaried combat prevent the game from standing out in the crowded action-platformer genre, making it recommendable only to those who appreciate the aesthetics and theme of a race of demons.

Outcast: A New Beginning is very far from being innovative and may disappoint anyone expecting something different from what the market already has in abundance. But, at the same time, it is honest in its simplest and most direct proposal, and can entertain enthusiasts for a good open-world shooter.

The best way to describe Neptunia: Sisters vs Sisters is to talk about its casual experience. If you're looking for cute and funny moments, then the game might be a good fit - just don't expect too much from its combat.

King of Meat is a fun cooperative experience with the potential to become even better, provided it receives the necessary support from the developer to improve the progression system and has an active community to keep the game updated with new scenarios.

Evil Dead: The Game surprises by offering pretty solid action mechanics, a functional co-op model and amazing visuals, even if it needs to fix some rough edges here and there. However, it lacks the charisma so present in the franchise on which it is inspired and will depend a lot on community support and extra content to stay alive.

Even with the major change of the graphics engine to Unreal Engine 5, Tour de France 2025 retains the main characteristics of a more strategic gameplay, gaining points in terms of the realism of the physics of movement and the visuals, which are still below the standards of games in the sports genre for this generation.

Closer the Distance is a good narrative game that simulates themes from our daily lives through a heavy emotional component, in addition to a somewhat confusing character management system that can result in the loss of important moments in the story.

Shadow of the Ninja: Reborn is a good remake that reinvents the original game beautifully, without losing the spirit of the 8 and 16-bit futuristic ninja games. However, this also means that the stiff controls and the difficulty level may be an obstacle for some gamers, making it more appealing for those who like to replay the levels to learn, gradually mastering the game until they can finish its six stages.

Phantom Spark is a great time trial racing game for those that strives for perfection, using precise controls and well-designed tracks to challenge the most dedicated players. However, with few game modes, uninspired multiplayer and artistic minimalism, it does little for those looking for something other than constant repetition in search of the impossible thousandth.

Over fifteen years later, the Class of Heroes series shows resilience, even if, by relaunching old games and not moving forward with new ones, it also shows its age.

If you are the kind of person that can sit down and appreciate a job well done after finishing house chores, you just might find an enjoyable pastime in PowerWash Simulator. On the other hand, it's a game best enjoyed in short sessions, as spending hours on end on a single job can be rather tiresome. A cooperative mode would mitigate this situation, but the way it's been implemented is far from ideal, unfortunately.

After completing the Remake and revisiting the classic, it became even more difficult to understand the purpose of a new version. It's hard to find a justification for recreating such a recent game. Even more so when the original version is as good, if not better (in some aspects), than the new game. Until Dawn is good and worth playing, it's just not worth the full price investment when the classic edition is still competent.

Aurora's Journey and the Pitiful Lackey is a fun experience full of identity and creative use of familiar models. With simple mechanics, but very efficient in what they propose, it manages to be light and contemplative without losing its charm and sense of adventure.

KarmaZoo has a proposal that in practice only works when playing with friends. It's almost impossible to complete and have fun with randoms. In the end, it's an interesting platform game, with a unique concept, but honestly only worth playing with people you know.

Looking at Disgaea 6 Complete is somewhat complex as a longtime fan of the franchise. It is undeniable that it brings a series of quality of life improvements and is more accessible to new players, but the simplification of important mechanics and a story that fails to excite make it a generic title, able to please at certain times, but nothing remarkable.

As a complete game, The King of Fighters XIII: Global Match is exceptional and almost unbeatable, but the justification for relaunching it with a remodeled online system using the best of today's technology turns out to be a shot in the foot, with an unstable, incomplete result full of questionable choices, including aesthetic ones.

When played just for fun, Teardown is an excellent destruction experience, with your imagination being the limit to create the most varied situations. Unfortunately, part of this is limited by a repetitive campaign mode that can become frustrating on many occasions.

Cuisineer is a charming food management game that uses a combat and dungeon exploration system to present a fun and creative proposition. However, the lack of alternatives to keep it interesting in the face of a tiring grind to reach the end of the campaign leaves the main dish of this appetizing menu a little bitter.

Without great artistic, narrative or innovative gameplay pretensions, Tiny Troopers: Global Ops is a typical twin-stick shooter that brings some dated slips, but manages to be fun and competent in what it proposes, improving substantially when shared with more people in light sessions.

As a celebration of the series' 40th anniversary, Super Bomberman R 2 leaves an empty feeling, seeming like a simple patch or DLC of its predecessor and that there is still room for evolution in the series. However, the game offers a solid multiplayer experience, especially in local mode, showing once again that this is the franchise's greatest strength.

Inspired by Nintendo's timeless classic, Oceanhorn 2 fails to surpass its predecessor and ends up falling into the shadows of Breath of the Wild. The slow combat and the lack of small quality of life improvements end up leaving the experience a little frustrating, however its puzzles are interesting and fun together with a beautiful world to explore. A good choice for fans of the BotW formula or those just looking for a good game in the genre.

VISCO Collection is a collection that helps preserve VISCO's gaming history. Some titles are very fun (Bang Bead, FlipShot and Neo DriftOut), while others are average (Goal! Goal! Goal!, Ganryu and Andro Dunos) or terrible (Captain Tomaday).