Vandal's Scores
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For 6,585 reviews, this publication has graded:
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69% higher than the average critic
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7% same as the average critic
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24% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.7 points higher than other critics.
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Average Game review score: 77
| Highest review score: | Journey | |
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| Lowest review score: | Make it indie! |
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Positive: 4,345 out of 6585
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Mixed: 2,099 out of 6585
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Negative: 141 out of 6585
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While AI Limit offers an accessible soulslike experience with a unique synchronization system and decent early exploration, it ultimately suffers from clunky combat, uninspired world-building, forgettable bosses, and a lack of originality that keeps it from standing out.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 17, 2025
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We believe there's still room for MachineGames to fully realize the potential of the greatest adventurer of all time. But at its best, it's a game that puts you right in the shoes of Henry Walton Jones, Jr. like no other, and it's safe to say that it surpasses the last two films. For fans of the character, it's a solid recommendation.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 14, 2025
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Behind its meme-worthy absurdity and 90s anime-inspired visuals, this short but varied action-platformer offers satisfying combat, a unique transformation mechanic, and clever level design, although occasional design missteps and imprecise controls hold it back slightly.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 11, 2025
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It offers a refined arcade experience that grows in challenge and depth, combining the momentum-based gameplay of Tiny Wings with the speed of 3D Sonic, though it suffers from a repetitive boss design and a sometimes confusing interface.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 11, 2025
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A visually stunning and emotionally reflective indie adventure focused on the bond between a shadowy protagonist and a luminous dog, Koira offers a charming and metaphorical experience with simple gameplay, though it could benefit from more gameplay variety and navigational tools.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 10, 2025
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Despite a solid core with improved physics, responsive controls, and immersive DualSense features, the game falls short with its limited game modes, average visuals, and lack of accessibility for newcomers.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 10, 2025
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A loving return to the classic stealth strategy formula with beautiful maps, a smart tactical pause system, and modern visuals, though its steep difficulty curve, design quirks, and lack of optimization may alienate newcomers and frustrate even veterans at times.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 9, 2025
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The narrative, setting, and music shine with unique charm and emotional depth, yet the generic gameplay, repetitive combat, and technical issues prevent it from reaching its full potential.- Vandal
- Posted Apr 8, 2025
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- Posted Apr 6, 2025
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Despite its technical flaws and lack of ranked multiplayer or crossplay, Bleach: Rebirth of Souls offers a solid combat system with more depth than usual for the genre, a great soundtrack, and charismatic characters. Recommended for fans.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 31, 2025
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A gripping psychological thriller set in a dystopian East Germany, blending immersive storytelling with a striking art direction and intriguing themes of memory, love, and control. While it lacks groundbreaking mechanics and has minor performance issues, its strong narrative, surreal visuals, and atmospheric tension make it a highly engaging experience.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 31, 2025
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This is the most polished and content-rich WWE game in years, with refined gameplay, improved animations, and a new open-world mode, The Island, adding fresh challenges. While Showcase mode lacks engaging match choices, the game excels in variety, technical execution, and depth, making it a must-play for wrestling fans.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 28, 2025
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A fresh and chaotic take on the tactical shooter genre, FragPunk mixes bomb-planting gameplay with hero-based mechanics and an unpredictable card system that changes the rules every round. While its wild variety keeps matches entertaining, it lacks balance, and its additional modes feel unnecessary. The visual style is distinctive, but the monetization and interface design can feel overwhelming.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 28, 2025
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In short, Karma: The Dark World is a highly entertaining psychological thriller that, with its remarkable graphics, outstanding art direction, and well-crafted narrative, is a highly recommended experience for fans of this type of story within the walking simulator genre. It's nothing particularly groundbreaking, but if you want a game that will captivate you from beginning to end, we think this title is well worth your time.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 27, 2025
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A first-person survival adventure that offers true freedom, letting players explore and uncover the truth behind the Windscale disaster however they choose. Its open-ended structure, rich British atmosphere, and engaging mystery make it stand out, despite some clunky combat mechanics and an unpolished survival system.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 26, 2025
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This year’s installment refines existing mechanics rather than revolutionizing the series, introducing improvements mainly in game modes, such as the roguelike-inspired Diamond Quest and a revamped Diamond Dynasty. While the absence of last-gen versions hasn’t resulted in a major visual upgrade, animations and physics have been enhanced. However, the lack of localization remains a barrier for non-English-speaking players.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 21, 2025
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This game offers a challenging combat system, immersive stealth mechanics, and stunning visuals, but its fragmented narrative, unbalanced characters and convoluted mission structure hinder the overall experience.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 18, 2025
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This expansive JRPG offers a vast, beautifully designed world that encourages exploration, enhanced by improved graphics and new content in this edition. However, its intricate navigation and challenging progression may be daunting for some players.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 18, 2025
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The Deluxe version of this 1987 classic from Jon Ritman brings improvements like better controls, new worlds, and updated graphics, staying faithful to the original. However, it still lacks some modern conveniences like shadows and CRT filters, and its Steam release feels a bit underwhelming with limited features. Fans of the original will appreciate the nostalgia, but newcomers may find it challenging.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 17, 2025
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Everhood 2 expands on its predecessor with a more dynamic combat system and a stunning audiovisual experience, despite a weaker story and anticlimactic ending. While it offers a fresh and fun take on rhythm-based battles, the narrative feels disjointed, and repetitive enemy encounters drag down the experience at times.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 17, 2025
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Gust successfully reinvents the Atelier formula with a new protagonist, an expansive world full of secrets, and refined synthesis mechanics. However, its slow pacing, predictable story, and underdeveloped secondary characters prevent it from reaching greater heights.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 14, 2025
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While The Backrooms: 1998 effectively creates an oppressive atmosphere with its found-footage aesthetic, exploration mechanics, and subtle scares, its lack of originality and repetitive gameplay make it feel overly familiar. It's a short, low-budget horror experience that serves as a decent way to pass the time, but it struggles to stand out in an oversaturated genre.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 13, 2025
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The PC version of Rise of the Ronin offers a solid experience with extensive graphical options and features like DLSS and frame generation, though its 120 FPS cap limits their potential. Performance is generally good, but optimization issues mean lower-end PCs may struggle, and visually, it remains unimpressive. Despite these drawbacks, this is the best way to play the game.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 12, 2025
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Despite its promising premise, this VR expansion fails to deliver an immersive underwater experience due to its limited interactivity, lackluster graphics, and overly guided gameplay. Movement feels clunky, interactions are shallow, and the second character adds little to the experience, making the short runtime feel unnecessarily stretched.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 12, 2025
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Eggtart Inc. delivers a fast-paced 2D action game inspired by 16-bit classics, featuring varied environments and a satisfying combat system based on robotic suits with unique abilities. While the pixel art animation is well-done, the soundtrack is repetitive, and the difficulty spikes can be frustrating. Despite its lack of a map and true Metroidvania depth, the game provides a fun, explosive experience with a strong emphasis on action and exploration.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 11, 2025
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This unique indie blends idle mechanics, clicker elements, and adventure mini-games to create a humorous and surprisingly deep reflection on how we spend our time. While some puzzles can be frustrating or disrupt the pacing, the imaginative scenarios and emotional depth make it a standout experience worth discovering.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 10, 2025
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Davey Wreden’s new game subverts farming sim expectations, offering a meditative experience that encourages players to slow down, embrace boredom, and reflect. With charming characters, an engaging yet simple tea-making system, and a stunning soundtrack, Wanderstop delivers a thematically cohesive experience, despite some UI imprecisions and occasional technical quirks.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 10, 2025
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A well-written sci-fi visual novel reminiscent of the genre’s pioneers, with compelling descriptions and an immersive story supported by its characters. Though there are some investigative elements and branching decisions, limited interactivity and an unresolved ending may frustrate some players.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 5, 2025
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This remaster enhances the original classics with refined visuals, redrawn character portraits, and a polished UI while keeping their deep storytelling and rich character development intact. The added quality-of-life improvements, a the opportunity to finally play these JRPG gems in Spanish make this edition even more valuable.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 5, 2025
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The best game Hazelight has made so far. Not only is bursting with ideas and mechanics, but also offers a surprisingly compelling narrative to enjoy with someone else.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 4, 2025
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The collection offers a variety of gameplay experiences, from simpler Game Boy titles to more complex Game Boy Advance entries. However, some games suffer from poor translations and lack of multiplayer options. Nonetheless, it's an enjoyable way to revisit the series' evolution and its impact on the collectible card game genre.- Vandal
- Posted Mar 2, 2025
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Desvelado is a simple puzzle-platformer that develops a single core mechanic of extinguishing candles across different rooms, with some new challenges and interactive elements introduced as the game progresses. Despite its solid design, it feels limited by its lack of ambition and simplistic visuals, making it an entertaining but forgettable experience. The game's challenge relies more on puzzles than platforming skills, and although it’s accessible, its lack of depth and creativity in design hold it back.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 28, 2025
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The latest entry in the Trails series continues to deliver an engaging story, entertaining combat, and strong character development. Despite minor issues with certain minigames and the loss of some decision-making weight, the game retains its charm, offering plenty of content for fans of the genre.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 28, 2025
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Macross is a modest shoot'em up that offers a fan service-heavy experience but fails to stand out with its repetitive gameplay and lacklustre design. While it offers difficulty adjustments and some nostalgic elements, it doesn’t offer anything particularly memorable compared to other genre entries.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 27, 2025
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Two Point Museum offers a refreshing take on the management genre, mixing humor with intricate, well-balanced gameplay across five unique museums. While it provides plenty of content and engaging mechanics, the game does suffer from occasional static gameplay and less intuitive console controls. Still, it succeeds in delivering an enjoyable and varied experience with its creative systems and excellent audiovisual design.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 25, 2025
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We really liked Slender Threads. It's a title that draws inspiration from the classics to tell a paranormal story with a lot of humor, and although the ending left us a little cold, we loved everything else. It's entertaining from start to finish, with personality and fun, and there's little more we can ask for from a game like this. If you like the genre and miss the old-fashioned graphic adventures, we think this is a very good option.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 24, 2025
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A fast-paced musou with roguelike elements that offers non-stop action and a solid combat system but lacks depth, variety, and polish. While fun in short bursts, its repetitive arenas, low production values, and limited content make it feel like an underdeveloped project rather than a true roguelike alternative to Hades.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 24, 2025
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This action RPG delivers intense combat and an expansive world, offering engaging monster-hunting experiences with a variety of strategies. However, its repetitive quests and steep learning curve may deter casual players, making it a game better suited for fans of the genre who appreciate a challenge.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 24, 2025
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Keep Driving offers us a very original experience, focused on sensations and decisions, where each choice opens the door to a new trip. It is a game designed to be completed multiple times, since a single trip is not going to be representative of everything it has to offer, and for that reason we believe that it should have gone deeper into its systems, but we understand that the experience it seeks is a more relaxed one; an experience that fits with that nostalgic proposal of the road trip. It is not perfect, but if you enjoy different games, which are out of the ordinary, and you fancy a trip where each route is an invitation to build your own story, we believe that it deserves a chance.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 21, 2025
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In short, PGA Tour 2K25 expands and refines what we saw in the previous installment with revamped swing mechanics, more customization and progression options, MyCAREER tweaks to make tournaments more dynamic, and new online competitive modes. However, after two years we were expecting a bigger leap, and its focus on a structure more centered on missions and recurring objectives can end up being a bit unbecoming of a game of this type, at least at first. In any case, it is a highly recommended title for fans of the series, and we believe that those who enjoyed the previous installment (or the demo, whose progress can be carried over to the final version) will also enjoy this title.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 20, 2025
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In the overall view of the saga, we would place this chapter somewhere in the middle. Without the emotion and drama of the best Kiryu episodes, without the novelty effect of Ichiban's JRPGs, but it surpasses The Man Who Erased His Name in ambition and can be taken as an entertaining nonsense that is perfectly acceptable as a spin-off that prepares the ground for the next great adventure.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 18, 2025
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- Posted Feb 17, 2025
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This collection brings classic Sims games to modern systems with all expansions and improved resolution support, but the lack of optimization results in crashes, long load times, and outdated UI elements. While nostalgic players may enjoy revisiting these life simulators, the minimal effort put into this re-release makes it feel like a missed opportunity for the franchise's 25th anniversary.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 16, 2025
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The core tower defense mechanics remain as fun and satisfying as ever, allowing for creative trap combinations and cooperative play with up to four players. However, the roguelite elements feel forced, leading to repetitive gameplay, frustrating difficulty scaling, and a lack of long-term incentives.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 16, 2025
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This collection successfully updates the visuals and controls of three classic Tomb Raider titles while preserving their original level design, adding features like quick saves and restored content for The Angel of Darkness. The Last Revelation and Chronicles remain highly enjoyable, but The Angel of Darkness, despite its improvements, still suffers from deep-rooted design issues.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 14, 2025
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Obsidian delivers an engaging RPG with a well-crafted world, impactful choices, and an enjoyable combat system that allows for fluid weapon and magic combinations. However, forced secondary missions, immersion-breaking elements, outdated design choices, and technical performance issues hold it back from excellence.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 13, 2025
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A psychological horror narrative adventure that forgoes combat and jump scares in favor of atmospheric tension and well-written dialogues, enhanced by its PS1-style visuals and glitch-like transitions. While some moments feel unnecessarily prolonged and the pacing can be inconsistent, its brief but intense story and unsettling setting make it a standout experience for fans of the genre.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 11, 2025
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This Spanish tactical stealth game offers a deep and satisfying challenge with creative character abilities and well-designed levels, but its rigid difficulty, control issues, and frustrating mechanics limit player creativity and slow down progress. Despite its flaws, future patches could refine its mechanics and bring out its full potential.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 10, 2025
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A worthy successor to Ender Lilies that enhances almost every aspect of the original, from level design to gameplay mechanics, while maintaining its gothic and melancholic aesthetic. Though the difficulty is more accessible with adjustable options, it still offers a solid challenge for those who seek it. The art and music remain outstanding, though the soundtrack can feel repetitive, and the game sticks too closely to its predecessor without introducing truly fresh mechanics.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 7, 2025
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A visually striking and immersive VR puzzle adventure that effectively captures a sense of wonder, despite its simplistic gameplay and story that fails to fully integrate with the player's actions. While it offers varied puzzles inspired by classics like Myst and Portal, it lacks depth and can feel like a theme park ride rather than a true archaeological adventure. However, its short length and accessible difficulty make it an excellent introduction to VR for younger audiences.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 6, 2025
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This version enhances Ultimate Showdown’s visuals and adds rollback netcode, but its implementation is inconsistent, and the lack of cross-play with PS4 limits the online experience. While the core gameplay remains excellent, the absence of single-player content and the high price of DLC make it feel like a missed opportunity rather than a definitive edition.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 6, 2025
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It builds on Superhot VR’s core mechanics but embraces chaos with unpredictable physics, a humorous tone, and a cartoonish aesthetic that allows for fast-paced, absurd action. While technical issues and some frustrating design choices occasionally hinder the experience, the game remains fresh with evolving mechanics and the promise of ongoing content updates.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 5, 2025
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With a mix of inspirations from games like Shadow of the Colossus, Dragon’s Dogma, and Breath of the Wild, Eternal Strands offers a fresh yet familiar action RPG experience with engaging combat, strategic encounters against giant foes, and an attractive art style. However, its ambitious design leads to occasional clunky mechanics, repetitive encounters, a lack of tutorials, and an overuse of silence in its sound design, making it feel somewhat incomplete after around 15 hours of play.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 5, 2025
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This remaster enhances the visuals, refines gameplay mechanics, and includes nearly all previously released DLC, making it the most complete version of the game. While the story and combat remain unchanged, the improved graphics, quality-of-life updates, and additional content make it a worthwhile experience for both newcomers and longtime fans.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 4, 2025
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The division of the game into three major eras keeps matches engaging and allows for comebacks, but the new civilization evolution system feels less satisfying. While combat sees positive changes and fewer empty turns, some mechanics—like diplomacy and trade—have been oversimplified. The game is visually appealing but suffers from long loading times, and although it remains addictive, it may not fully satisfy longtime fans due to its streamlined approach.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 4, 2025
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With stunning pixel art, fluid combat, and a well-designed level structure, Blade Chimera stands out as a fun and engaging metroidvania. However, its predictable story, linear progression, and underwhelming side quests hold it back from true greatness.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 3, 2025
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Warhorse Studios refines its realistic medieval RPG with a detailed setting, an improved combat system, and a narrative that balances drama with absurd humor, offering an immersive experience. However, some technical errors, problems with the AI, and a lack of clarity in the quests can affect the experience, although they do not tarnish a title with great personality and appeal for fans of the genre.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 3, 2025
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Despite its colorful world and fun movement mechanics, Completely Stretchy fails to capture the essence of its inspirations, offering a shallow experience with a restrictive open world, uninspired objectives, and limited interaction beyond its quirky aesthetics. Its art direction and humorous dialogues provide some charm, but the game ultimately feels like a watered-down version of Sludge Life with little new to offer.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 2, 2025
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Rebellion delivers a polished but conservative entry that feels more like an expansion than a full sequel, keeping its enjoyable mix of stealth, action, and exploration intact. While the core gameplay remains satisfying with large maps and flexible approaches to missions, the lack of innovation and graphical improvements makes it feel like Sniper Elite 5.5 rather than a true step forward.- Vandal
- Posted Feb 2, 2025
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With a satisfying and strategic combat system inspired by Dark Souls and Dead Cells, Tyrant’s Realm delivers an engaging experience despite its limited enemy variety and lack of meaningful difficulty scaling. The bosses are visually and mechanically unique but too easy, and while the progression system encourages experimentation, the lack of content makes optimal builds too predictable.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 31, 2025
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This remaster restores some of the original’s best features, such as the gore and limb dismemberment, while refining combat mechanics and visuals with Unreal Engine 5. However, it remains based on the inferior Sigma version, with fewer enemies, reduced difficulty, and missing features, making it an improved but still compromised version of a legendary action game.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 31, 2025
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This sequel refines and expands the original's mechanics, offering deeper role-playing systems, a compelling cyberpunk narrative, and more freedom with ship and crew management. However, its text-heavy nature and lack of localization may make it difficult for some players to fully engage.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 30, 2025
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- Posted Jan 30, 2025
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The mecha-based extraction shooter offers a unique take on the genre with strategic, weighty gameplay and deep customization, but its repetitive missions, grind-heavy progression, and premium monetization elements hold it back from reaching its full potential.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 28, 2025
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This sequel improves on the original with enhanced combat, expanded exploration, and a deeper progression system, including more weapons and a crafting mechanic. While the difficulty selector makes the game more accessible, it lacks groundbreaking innovations and could have been more ambitious.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 27, 2025
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Square Enix delivers a more polished and visually enhanced PC version of this iconic remake, with improved scalability and numerous graphical options. However, it lacks certain features like unlocked FPS and DLSS quality settings, which could elevate the experience further.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 22, 2025
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A bold evolution of the musou genre, offering spectacular battles, refined combat, and a more tactical depth, though limited by having only one main character, an underwhelming protagonist, and covering only half of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms story.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 20, 2025
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This definitive edition of a classic JRPG offers improved visuals, new difficulty settings, and dynamic gameplay that balances exploration and combat seamlessly, although minor updates like Adol's voice and new artwork feel superficial. Despite the lack of Spanish translation, its accessible mechanics and timeless soundtrack make it a rewarding experience for fans and newcomers alike.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 15, 2025
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The HD remaster of this classic platformer brings improved visuals and fluidity to Nintendo Switch while retaining its challenging gameplay and well-designed levels. However, it lacks significant additions compared to other remasters, making it more appealing to newcomers than returning players.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 14, 2025
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This remaster retains the original’s unique dystopian gameplay and multiplayer mechanics, with some visual and quality-of-life improvements. However, outdated design choices, repetitive missions, and limited graphical upgrades hold it back, despite its charm and distinct personality.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 13, 2025
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While the game boasts an impressive stop-motion aesthetic and engaging Japanese folklore-inspired visuals, its repetitive combat, clunky platforming, and structural issues undermine its potential. Despite some interesting combat mechanics, technical bugs and uninspired exploration create a frustrating and anticlimactic experience.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 12, 2025
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Alien: Rogue Incursion brings the tension and immersion of the Alien universe to VR, with incredible atmosphere and clever use of technology. However, repetitive combat and limited variety reduce the thrill over time, leaving potential for improvement in the anticipated second part.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 9, 2025
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A creative blend of fighting and beat'em up mechanics offers chaotic and fun multiplayer action with a retrofuturistic dieselpunk theme, though simplicity and occasional imbalances may limit its appeal to genre veterans.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 8, 2025
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A solid tribute to classic SRPGs with strategic turn-based combat and a compelling narrative for fans of the franchise, but it suffers from slow pacing, a lack of innovation, and the absence of Spanish localization.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 7, 2025
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This stunningly beautiful puzzle game stands out for its artistic design, immersive atmosphere, and simple but enjoyable mechanics, though its low difficulty might not challenge experienced players. Its brevity limits its potential to fully develop new ideas but, since it will receive new content, maybe we’ll see that evolution there.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 5, 2025
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This rhythm game excels in its accessible yet challenging mechanics and varied soundtrack, though the reliance on DLC and a subscription model may deter some players. Despite a lack of innovation, it's a fun, versatile title ideal for both newcomers and competitive play.- Vandal
- Posted Jan 2, 2025
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This sequel improves its predecessor with better combat and visuals, though it suffers from underwhelming exploration, technical inconsistencies, and lack of localization. Fans of the franchise will enjoy its story and charm, but its limited innovations might not attract broader JRPG enthusiasts.- Vandal
- Posted Dec 27, 2024
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This cooperative action shooter set in the Warhammer 40K universe delivers intense battles and improved content since its initial release, but its long missions and underwhelming narrative still leave room for improvement. Still, a fantastic option for fans of the genre.- Vandal
- Posted Dec 27, 2024
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A roguelike RPG that stands out for its deep emergent narrative, complex character creation, and endless possibilities in exploration and decision-making, but its steep learning curve, dated visuals, and English-only text limit its accessibility.- Vandal
- Posted Dec 20, 2024
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This remaster effectively updates graphics and mechanics, with improved character designs, added accessibility features like a map and compass, and intriguing extra content for fans, though, as expected, it retains the original's flaws and simplicity, which might not make it appealing for new players.- Vandal
- Posted Dec 17, 2024
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MachineGames delivers a heartfelt tribute to the Indiana Jones saga, with great level design, clever puzzles, and impressive audiovisuals. However, the game suffers from poor enemy AI, simplistic stealth mechanics, and lackluster combat, which prevent it from reaching its full potential despite its appeal to franchise fans.- Vandal
- Posted Dec 12, 2024
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A short but well-paced and atmospheric horror game with simple puzzles and a story that blends adolescent drama with darker themes, delivering a nostalgic PS1-era aesthetic and a few effective scares despite its technical and narrative simplicity.- Vandal
- Posted Dec 10, 2024
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This entry offers improved progression, a new seated workout mode, and more accessibility options, but the motion detection remains imprecise, and the music selection is limited. It’s a solid fitness complement, though not a replacement for real training.- Vandal
- Posted Dec 9, 2024
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An evocative homage to classic JRPGs, Fantasian Neo Dimension offers strategic combat, a stunning handcrafted aesthetic, and a nostalgic tone. Despite minor flaws like repetitive side quests and limited exploration, its engaging boss battles and Nobuo Uematsu's masterful soundtrack deliver a heartfelt experience for fans of the genre.- Vandal
- Posted Dec 8, 2024
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- Posted Dec 6, 2024
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This reimagining of Snow Bros. blends nostalgic snowball mechanics with a new 3D design, local co-op, and light puzzles, offering a family-friendly experience. However, it lacks the charm and excitement of classic arcade gameplay due to simple maps and less dynamic action.- Vandal
- Posted Dec 4, 2024
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The game expands on its predecessor with more structured gameplay through a career mode and diverse activities like photography tours and aerial challenges. However, repetitive missions, technical issues, and over-reliance on flawed automation detract from an otherwise breathtaking simulation of the planet.- Vandal
- Posted Dec 2, 2024
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Beloved Rapture is advertised as a JRPG with existentialist and LGBTQ+ themes, and this is certainly the best thing it offers. However, outside of those circles there is also a lot of value in the proposal, especially in the artistic department, in the main relationship of its protagonists, and in how it plays with nostalgia to attack adult themes without any holds barred. Where it fails is in the ending. It is an experience that goes from more to less and that is tremendously didactic from a narrative point of view. Sometimes this innocence and ambition is more attractive, even if it fails, because it seems more authentic and personal.- Vandal
- Posted Dec 2, 2024
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Prim is a traditional point-and-click adventure that stands out for its packaging: a somewhat bizarre Kingdom of the Dead depicted in black and white and very pretty, carefully voiced and a very strong soundtrack; simply discovering little by little the design of that world and how they have interpreted the characters of Greek mythology is a pleasure. However, the plot, even with its funny and absurd moments, does not end up engaging because it ends up neglecting its main theme (the relationship between Prim and her father, Thanatos) and because it gets lost in endless expository dialogues. At the same time, there are some puzzles that are fun because of their approach or their humorous resolution, but there are no particularly brilliant puzzles, and some interesting mechanics are wasted and a couple of mini-games are too long, monotonous and frustrating. All in all, Common Colors' game is enjoyable, but with some changes here and there it could go from being a pretty game to a more than remarkable point-and-click adventure.- Vandal
- Posted Dec 2, 2024
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We found The Rise of the Golden Idol to be a fantastic game from start to finish. Perhaps a bit easier than the first and with an easier story to follow, but just as absorbing and fun. If you like mystery games and have enjoyed titles like Return of the Obra Dinn or Strange Horticulture (or, of course, The Case of the Golden Idol), we think you shouldn't miss this sequel, which, by the way, is available on mobile devices at no additional cost for Netflix subscribers.- Vandal
- Posted Nov 28, 2024
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Reynatis fits the profile of an RPG that Furyu and other developers have found as a niche: stories with anime influences, some curious points in the gameplay –the combat has its spark- and an approach that, for better or worse, takes us back to the role-playing game designed two decades ago. It is not necessarily a negative thing, after all there are plenty of RPGs from that era that are more fun than today's blockbusters, but the irregular execution is a problem that ends up subtracting many from the evaluation. It is not Furyu's best game, and it is certainly far from that Versus XIII that many of us imagined in 2006.- Vandal
- Posted Nov 28, 2024
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If you're interested in strategy games, Monarchy should be on your list of upcoming purchases. It's a very simple and short title (we can finish it in less than four hours) that has an attractive artistic aspect as its main attraction. More than for its game modes or for offering something really new, it attracts attention for its addictiveness. In addition, we can get it on Steam for €15, which more than justifies the time of fun it guarantees. Although we would have loved it to have a proper tutorial, we shouldn't have many problems getting the hang of it soon after starting to enjoy it.- Vandal
- Posted Nov 27, 2024
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- Posted Nov 26, 2024
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Is it worth it? In this case it depends a lot on how much you like cyberpunk settings and dystopian futures, as well as point-and-click adventures in general. In this case, it is an interesting experiment in merging it with RPG battles, and that is also something to be valued. Perhaps the scale has failed, having put so much in such a small space, because the approach was ambitious and had potential. When the game ends, there is not much else to do, and you get the feeling that this could have given more of itself. However, that does not mean that it is one of the most interesting indie games we have played, and in this case also with a Spanish stamp.- Vandal
- Posted Nov 26, 2024
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And yes, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 needs to improve and if you're not that specific type of player we mentioned above, you'd probably better wait a few weeks to give the studio time to fix certain bugs, but despite everything, our experience in The Zone, with its inhabitants, its dangers and even its glitches has been very special and, at least the person writing this, would like to see more games of this type that become cult games over time, with their errors, glitches and room for improvement than the umpteenth AAAA adventure or cookie-cutter multiplayer game, something too common these days.- Vandal
- Posted Nov 25, 2024
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Little Big Adventure – Twinsen’s Quest will undoubtedly bring back fond memories for many veterans, and this update is a good incentive to give it another playthrough. We fear that perhaps the controls and action – which can be largely avoided if you play well – will put off new generations, but that is not entirely the fault of the remake: the improvements must be balanced without altering the original spirit. On the positive side, there are aspects that time stands still. Its story, some very entertaining puzzles and the personality of an adventure created with a different mentality to what we find in the current market are compelling reasons to at least give this cult game a chance.- Vandal
- Posted Nov 24, 2024
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On paper, Is This Game Trying to Kill Me? may seem very similar to Tormenture (which we also recommend), but in reality they are very different games. Is This Game Trying to Kill Me? is a much more puzzle-oriented game, and the horror is minor. It's a short (and also cheap) title with very clever and well-planned puzzles, a good setting, and a concept that works very well. It's about three hours long, which we think is fantastic for those who enjoy the genre, and it also has a free prologue that lasts about 30 minutes, which we encourage you to try whether you're convinced to buy the full game or not, since it's a separate adventure.- Vandal
- Posted Nov 19, 2024
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The most positive aspect is undoubtedly the improvements in quality of life and controls that Warcraft 1 has received, the game that has benefited the most from this remastering, being the one that most needed these tweaks to be as enjoyable today as its sequels. One way or another and even with its shortcomings, if you like RTS and have never had the opportunity to discover the origins of this iconic saga, here you will find a good option to immerse yourself without complications in the always exciting and fun wars of Azeroth.- Vandal
- Posted Nov 19, 2024
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- Posted Nov 18, 2024
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Starship Troopers and its legacy persist in popular culture, being a cult film that is increasingly loved and applauded by viewers and a novel that is highly sought after by generations of readers. Unfortunately, this video game does not quite work and does not know how to take advantage of the interesting license and the controversial universe on which it claims to be based. As a result, we have a cooperative multiplayer action video game that tries to be original - and entertaining - but that pales greatly in comparison to other, much more notable options.- Vandal
- Posted Nov 17, 2024
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