Monster Hunter Wilds offers an enjoyable experience, even if it has its fair share of rough patches. While it may not excel in every aspect its predecessors did, it's an adventure that deserves your attention. The only question is whether its current offerings would be enough for your preferences and play style, or if it's worth waiting for new monsters and more challenging content in the future.

Neva represents a slight change of direction for Nomada Studio, moving away from subjective art and embracing a clearer style without leaving emotion aside. The addition of more complex parkour and combat shows the developer's commitment to improving and evolving its content, seeking to present its works to a larger player base.

The Plucky Squire is a light-hearted experience that always manages to put a smile on the player's face with its surprises. Although it is more linear than desired, the game constantly plays with our expectations and reinvents its mechanics in an ingenious and fun way.

The First Berserker: Khazan is a game built on an exceptionally solid foundation, featuring excellent gameplay, impressive visuals, and challenging, meticulously designed bosses. This strong base demonstrates immense potential, but unfortunately, it falls short due to its repetitive and lackluster sidequests. As a result, what could have been one of the standout games of the year becomes instead a solid recommendation primarily for fans of challenging action games.

Dying Light: The Beast is a game that will resonate most with longtime fans of the franchise. Choosing to focus on targeted improvements while preserving much of what worked in previous entries is a bold move. And while this approach has backfired in many other games, here it pays off—making this the most enjoyable title in the series yet.

Mario Tennis Fever wins without a tie-break and becomes the definitive sports experience for Nintendo's plumber. Going beyond simply keeping what worked in Mario Tennis Aces, the title refines its gameplay with new tricks and introduces a variety of fun ways to compete in tennis, making it a great crossover of sports, beat 'em ups, and minigames. It's the kind of game we'll all keep playing until the end of the Switch 2 generation, at least.

Despite moving away from the formula of The Sands of Time saga, the new Prince of Persia does not make an effort to introduce new ideas to the genre. Instead, the game is satisfied with providing a great experience, packed with the spirit that made the series famous in the past.

Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac takes a retrospective look at the qualities of the famous yellow hero in a 3D platformer that proves to be ahead of its time. As a remake, it meets all the expectations of a modern update and goes even further: it adds more content and gives a beautiful polish to everything that worked in the already charming original title, without losing its essence.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong is a faithful remake with a few new features that mix in well with the original content. Aside from its high price and short duration, this is the kind of game that's so harmless and fun that it's hard not to recommend to puzzle-platformer fans.

Capcom Fighting Collection 2 fulfills a very important role by preserving another brilliant part of Capcom's history, but it also shows that the company has little interest in changing the formula of its collections. The lack of cross-play is very regrettable, while some interface problems, present in previous releases, are also present here.

Metal Slug Tactics is, above all, a tactics game with excellent gameplay and strategic variability that lives up to the legacy left by the franchise, which has already been forgotten by younger generations.

Mario Kart World is the perfect game to pick up if you're a big fan of the series or if you get the chance to buy the Switch 2 bundle that includes it. Otherwise, I think it's totally fine to wait a bit longer and keep enjoying Mario Kart 8 Deluxe—for now, at least—until you find the new game on sale. Either way, once you do get your hands on it, I can assure you that Mario Kart World will be one of those titles that stays with you throughout the entire lifespan of the Switch 2.

Chronos: The New Dawn delivers a haunting atmosphere and intriguing story, but its lack of surprises and uneven gameplay hold it back from reaching its full potential.

Saros features gameplay with frenetic combat and a raid system that encourages and excites the player to replay everything dozens of times before finally progressing through the game. Furthermore, its story offers an appealing universe and a foundation that can be easily explored in other titles and even sequels.

After more than 13 hours of climbing (and much more gameplay overall, considering my failures), Cairn proved to be a special game, very consistent with its premise. It became clear, after some time, that it doesn't try to please everyone, but delivers an intense, fun, and quite original experience for those willing to play at its pace.

With its improved graphics, renewed gameplay and good changes, Age of Mythology: Retold brings the legendary game to the level we expect from an RTS in the modern era.

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II excels in technical quality, story, and characters — with particular emphasis on the protagonist and her voices. However, the obsession with cinematography ends up sidelining its gameplay mechanics, which hardly have any new features compared to the previous game.

Mullet Madjack is a true love letter to '90s pop culture enthusiasts. The visuals are very appealing, the theme is well-developed, and the references are a treasure trove of surprises. Not to mention the soundtrack, which evokes nostalgic feelings of the good old arcade days.

With about 20 hours of campaign, Enigma of Fear was a good surprise in 2024 and brought that "Brazilian sauce" to a very competitive genre. Despite having some negative points, I'm sure they are all aspects that can be improved in the future.

A game like Two Point Museum is a very easy recommendation for those who like management games and enjoyed the last two titles in the series. Considering what the project has to offer in both campaign and sandbox modes, I would say that the price on PC and consoles is also very reasonable compared to other games of this type. However, it may be worth waiting for a sale if you are in doubt or have a tighter budget.

Ultros has its share of problems and imperfections. Still, I had a great time playing it. The visuals won me over, the exploration entertained me and the whole theme made me question my own life.

For the LEGO fans, the game is worth it, especially for those who have never tried any game from the original series, or who simply love the casual and fun gameplay that is the hallmark of LEGO games. For Horizon fans, the game feels like a parody that doesn't add much in terms of content, other than seeing gameplay adapted for a wider audience, and that includes a split-screen mode.

Possessor(s) is an interesting entry-level Metroidvania for those wanting to explore the genre and enjoy a story with interesting characters and beautiful visuals. The game disappoints in some aspects and may leave you lost at times, but it's worth the price.

There are enough good ideas in Avowed for it to be a fun adventure for Obsidian fans or those who like more casual RPGs, but there isn't enough depth in its mechanics, characters or plot for it to go much further than that. The overall experience is positive, but it definitely doesn't leave a memorable mark after the end credits roll.

Romeo is a Dead Man, developed and published by Suda51's studio, shows that creativity isn't born from constraints, and the director, more than ever, now does what he wants. Even reusing a game mold that unfortunately fell out of use, the title imprints its mark on all the systems and visual elements that compose it, being the most unhinged third-person action experience in recent times.

For those seeking an out-of-the-box FPS with nostalgic elements, a challenging gameplay experience, and a short playtime, Crisol: Theater of Idols is an excellent choice.

Deathbound manages to bring innovations to a consolidated genre, mixing elements that make it ideal for those who want to venture into a soulslike without going through any hardships.

What if Hidetaka Miyazaki had directed a special episode of SpongeBob SquarePants? That's what Another Crab's Treasure is like. Even though it's an unexpected combination, I can say: it just works.