It doesn’t turn the original formula upside down (obviously, since it worked so well), and it could have been way better from a narrative standpoint with more courage, and yet Bravely Second is still and amazing JRPG, and a must buy for anyone who liked the first chapter in the series.

A bit weaker than the PC version when it comes to graphics, this peculiar adventure is a bit too clunky to be memorable, but remains fun.

A tactical and pretty intelligent roguelike, way different than most games of this kind, and full of bright ideas. Truly a surprising game that fans of challenging (but fair) products will definitely appreciate.

The new maps aren’t half bad, but this DLC is plagued by glitches that ruin the experience. Definitely not worth your money, at least until they fix it.

Holy Ninja! This looks absolutely amazing! Cyberconnect2 basically took everything good about the series, and made it bigger, funnier and ridiculously more spectacular. It truly is a foolishly over the top game, and one that was obviously inspired by Asura’s Wrath, but it works wonders. Definitely the best chapter in the series. It really blows the anime out of the water, and is a must for fans of the manga. As for the netcode... it’s still a bit meh.

Exaclty like the tv series, Heroes Reborn is a mass of untapped potential, that starts with some good ideas (even if they’re partly recycled from other games) but wastes most of them on a boring storyline. It’s a decent tie-in, nothing more, nothing less.

A beautiful first try, that deserves to be played. It ain’t perfect, due to some design problems in the second half of the game, but it’s also a splendid title, whose locations and protagonist will stay in your heart for a while.

An amazing remake of a great JRPG, with brilliant structural changes, deep gameplay, and a challenging campaign. In this new version of the game you’ll have more characters, more choices, a new storyline and even an extra dungeon. What more could you ask?

A game for 8-bit era nostalgics that would have been great in the NES era, but today is not really original nor particularly memorable. It’s still a pretty decent platform game, that will keep you entertained for a while.

Oh, you know, same old same old. Incredibly, though, it still works, and this new LEGO game in particular surprises with an amazing amount of playable characters and a fun campaign. Still, the formula is becoming really stale. It’s definitely time for a big change.

A devilishly hard puzzle game disguised as a casual game. It’s pretty basic, both in mechanics and graphics, but might be fun for Rubik cube lovers and puzzle aficionados.

There are elements in this fourth episode that didn’t convince us at all. Mainly the long wait for the release, a strange move that made us (and probably many others) lose quite a bit of interest in the game and its characters. The gameplay could have saved the situation, but it was simplified on many levels, in a chapter that’s also shorter than the past ones and a bit low in the “wow” factor.

Basically, it improves every single aspect of the original, making it bigger, better looking, and way more fun to play (especially in the advanced phases). It can get overwhelming at times, and the challenge level has gone up considerably when compared to its predecessor, and yet, if you are a strategy fan, this game is definitely a must have, and one of the best titles in the genre.

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It’s Pang, basically, but with a faster gameplay and different design choices. The result is an extremely fun arcade game, even if its lack of complex levels makes it impossible to surpass the game it takes inspiration from.

It’s quite the atypical roguelike, a challenging game full of tension and unexpected events, that will keep you entertained for many hours, and becomes even more charming by brilliantly using a truly dark setting and an interesting madness mechanic.

Well, yeah, Final Fantasy Explorers is obviously trying to go through the “Monster Hunter Route”, and gain some following in that fanbase, but it’s still a pretty deep and fun game, and way more accessible than Capcom’s top seller.

A pretty decent and challenging tower defense game, that mixes strategy and a fast paced gameplay. If you are searching for something way harder than usual in the genre, this could be the game for you.

A mediocre puzzle game. There are definitely some original ideas in there, but they’re not nearly enough to cover for a bland gameplay and the lack of content. It could grow in the future, due to its peculiar nature and the strong dependence on community-made content, but we wouldn’t bet on it.

A remastered game that makes sense, considering the limited number of players that had a chance to try the original. This Ps4 version also makes the controls tighter (mostly by abandoning touch controls), and adds the downloadable contents to the main package. Get it if you couldn’t play it on Playstation Vita.

Rise of the Tomb Raider is already quite a fine game on consoles, but on pc it’s even more beautiful to look at. The guys at Crystal Dynamics are definitely good at ports, and this is another fine demonstration of their ability, an extensive and fun action-adventure game that pc users will definitely appreciate.

An amazingly intense and brilliant experience. The sheer intelligence of the puzzles created by Blow and his team is staggering, and the beauty of the island impressive by itself. For puzzle game fans The Witness is a masterpiece: a perfectly logical game, but also one that is not scared to be hard, and for once does not treat the player like an idiot. Just play it, it's worth every penny.

A smart and modern point and click adventure game, with a great campaign, memorable characters, and a branched storyline. Don’t get scared by the higher-than-usual price tag, it’s definitely worth it.

Truly an homage to the glorious eighties, Punch Club is an interesting project with a good challenge level, partially ruined by passive fights and a repetitive campaign.

A MMORPG with a Diablo-like perspective. It’s definitely an accessible experience, but one that lacks courage, and a smart economical structure.

A quintessential experience for point and click adventure lovers. Deponia is an old school game with brilliant humor and smart puzzles, that anyone should try.

Definitely not the greatest sports management game around. Not even close. But it’s more than enough for basket fans, mostly due to its extensive database and the passionate community (that already resolved the “lack of licenses” problem). There’s still a lot of work to be done on actual matches in the game, that’s a given.

It’s not an original game, nor a particularly memorable one, but it’s still a decent twin stick shooter with good graphics and tight gameplay.