Mario Tennis Fever delivers incontestable fun with frantic, tactically deep matches, driven by the chaotic novelty of its 'furor rackets'. While its story mode and tournament offerings are somewhat lacking and the Super Mario license feels underutilized in track design, the game boasts robust content, excellent audiovisuals, and flawless performance, marking a significant and enjoyable step forward for the series.

Nioh 3 delivers a masterful, deep combat system, expertly blending samurai and ninja styles for unparalleled flexibility and customization. Its expansive boss encounters are often thrilling, yet the game suffers from an undercooked narrative and repetitive enemy design. Uninspired level layouts and an uneven difficulty curve occasionally shift the experience from a rewarding challenge to a frustrating grind.

Morsels delivers an elegant 80s aesthetic and a magnificent soundtrack, creating an entertaining experience. However, its core mechanics lack depth and fresh ideas, hindering its ambition within the roguelike genre. A poorly integrated attack meter and modest duration prevent it from leaving a lasting impression, despite its visual originality.

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined delivers a masterful modernization of a JRPG classic, boasting a superb graphical overhaul and improved pacing without sacrificing its iconic segmented narrative and deep job system. Its excellent localization and quality-of-life enhancements elevate the experience, although the musical variety feels somewhat limited, and certain fetch quests momentarily drag.

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is a masterful JRPG remake, enchanting with its fresh take on traditional mechanics, charismatic protagonists, and engaging hybrid combat. While its slow beginning and minor graphical hitches are present, the superb Spanish translation and overall quality make it an irresistible, essential experience for genre fans, promising a bright future.

Citadelum delivers an engaging old-school strategy experience, expertly leveraging Switch 2's innovative mouse mode. Its addictive gameplay and strong historical atmosphere make it a true "time-sink." Although its functional mechanics might lack depth for genre veterans and some graphical hiccups persist, the intuitive controls and clear vision provide immense entertainment.

Cairn masterfully redefines climbing as a visceral, strategic battle, delivering a physical and deeply satisfying arcade experience. Its brilliant open design and robust resource management offer extensive replayability and breathtaking visuals. Although the narrative feels somewhat simplistic, the overall journey provides a challenging, beautiful, and profoundly rewarding ascent.

Super Woden: Rally Edge masterfully revives classic arcade rally, delivering fantastic gameplay and satisfying progression that keeps me deeply engaged. Although some tracks feel uninspired or brief, and the music can become repetitive, its blend of retro charm and modern ideas, alongside solid local multiplayer, provides a highly recommendable and challenging experience.

Code Vein 2 shines with its highly customizable combat and distinct identity, enhanced by strategic allies and unique time-travel mechanics. We appreciate its less cryptic narrative, although it suffers from common anime tropes. Despite an engaging and flexible gameplay loop, its dungeon design remains inferior to genre leaders, and persistent technical issues detract from the overall experience.

Quotation forthcoming.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 in a magnificent version that showcases the console's technical potential. It not only lives up to expectations but also surprises, providing another opportunity to enjoy this fantastic JRPG.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

MIO: Memories in Orbit is a great Metroidvania, and above all, an absolutely beautiful video game. Navigating the ship, discovering its different locations, and finding their interconnections is as satisfying as the protagonist's movement and the level design. The striking resemblance to its inspirations (Hollow Knight and Ori), a somewhat uninspired bestiary, a certain lack of polish, and the absence of truly memorable moments don't detract from this challenging game that tests both skill and patience. However, the difficulty adjustments, while not making it a cakewalk, make it more manageable for those who, drawn in by its art style or its inclusion on Game Pass from launch, are simply looking for a beautiful and melancholic audiovisual and narrative experience that may not leave a lasting impression, but is enjoyable every step of the way—even when repeating a boss fight or platforming section for the twentieth time.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

Marvel's Deadpool VR delivers pure, irreverent fun, perfectly capturing the Merc with a Mouth's humor and chaotic spirit across varied, surprising VR scenarios. While melee combat feels clunky and passive narrative moments disrupt immersion, its satisfying gunplay, impressive comic-book visuals, and substantial length make it a highly recommendable, action-packed experience for fans.

Windswept delivers a fantastic platforming experience, brimming with personality and well-designed levels, constantly surprising players with varied mechanics. However, its design falters under increasing difficulty, leading to unnecessary frustration, particularly for those pursuing 100% completion due to punishing checkpoint placement.

Inazuma Eleven: Heroes Victory Road delivers a vast RPG football experience, boasting an engaging story and an overwhelming amount of content wrapped in high-quality anime visuals. Despite its slow story mode start and some unstimulating early gameplay, the deep customization, addictive player acquisition, and online features make it an essential for series fans.

Old School Rally delivers an authentic, arcade-style retro rally experience, perfectly emulating 90s classics with direct controls and distinct vehicle handling across ample content. However, its progression feels uninspired, and menu presentation, translation, and musical score exhibit a notable lack of polish, detracting from an otherwise nostalgic journey.

Routine delivers a notable experience through its superb retro-futuristic atmosphere and engaging puzzles, maintaining tension with exceptional art and sound design. However, basic enemy AI and sometimes unintuitive design choices detract from the overall fun, frequently interrupting its best moments and revealing a lack of polish.

A.I.L.A. delivers a unique psychological horror experience, leveraging a brilliant premise and varied, unsettling scenarios to craft memorable scares. While its ambitious narrative falters in the latter half and combat feels unpolished, its innovative approach to fear and striking visuals forge a captivating, albeit irregular, indie journey for genre enthusiasts.

The fact that the controls are less enjoyable than we'd like is likely due to the technical problems of the Switch version we played. The genre currently has fewer entries than fans would like, and some will undoubtedly enjoy this game despite its flaws, but Purple Lamp's game exemplifies that 3D platforming requires care, iteration, and a development time that a studio that has released four games in five years simply hasn't been able to dedicate to it.

Sleep Awake delivers a powerfully unique and experimental psychological horror narrative, crafting an intriguing universe where sleep means death and dreamscapes are impactful. However, its brilliant premise feels largely squandered by clunky, uninspired gameplay mechanics, offering few stimulating puzzles or engaging stealth segments. Despite strong artistic and sound design, the adventure ultimately suffers from underutilized potential.

Red Dead Redemption on Switch 2 delivers a masterful conversion, achieving stable 60 FPS and stunning native HDR that elevates the iconic American frontier. This version largely rectifies the original Switch's flaws, nearly matching the PC experience, although minor popping artifacts and a somewhat rigid mission design persist. Overall, a triumphant return.

Terminator 2D: No Fate is a visually striking and musically rich homage to its iconic film, faithfully recreating the T2 universe. However, its run'n gun gameplay often feels irregular and lacks the consistent frenetic pace expected. While boss battles are impressive, the short campaign and artificial replayability result in a bittersweet experience, succeeding as a tribute more than a definitive shooter.

UNBEATABLE delivers an ambitious blend of a stylish 90s anime narrative adventure and a deep arcade rhythm game. While its captivating soul and aesthetic are undeniable, the story suffers from pacing issues, a lack of polish, and technical bugs. Yet, the robust and musically varied rhythm arcade mode offers an immensely enjoyable and compelling experience.

Skate Story delivers an original concept and incredible audiovisual flair, offering genuinely unique moments when its skating mechanics shine. However, the experience is frequently marred by constant narrative interruptions and inconsistent level design that hinders fluid gameplay, preventing it from reaching its full potential as a truly essential title.