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Life is Strange: Double Exposure is one of the best stories ever told by a video game, with a skilful interweaving of mystery and science fiction. All the characters are believable although stereotyped, and the twists chase each other unpredictably while maintaining consistency with the narrative. Excellent technical realization, editing worthy of a television series and good acting support the plot which requires important decisions capable of influencing future events and personal relationships. The excessive ease in progression could discourage those looking for a challenging game, but perhaps it is time to turn the page and embrace the new generation adventures.

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After the bizarre variations of Night Springs, The Lake House brings us back to the survival horror genre along with another of the endless faces of the Wakeverse. In less than three hours, the essences of Control and AW2 are condensed, distilled and set aside for the future... which promises to be extremely exciting. However an extra hour or two to give the events more breathing space would not have hurt.

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Some extra content for the most avid Garcia Hotspur fans wouldn't have hurt, in addition to 4K, 60fps and New Game+, features that are welcome and that, after all these years, allow us to enjoy at its best a game with such an exaggerated and unique style that it has become a cult.

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I like to think that Phoenix Springs is what happens when talented people who don't work in the video game industry decide to create a video game, without knowing or following patterns and rules that we now consider axioms. Maybe it is not so, but it seems so, and it is still a good thing.

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Despite taking more than a small share of inspiration from Hollow Knight, and being a fairly by-the-book adventure, Voidwrought is a competent metroidvania with a fluid, dynamic gameplay and an excellent soundtrack. Definitely worth considering if you like the genre… and also if you need something to make the wait for Silksong slightly more bearable.

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Light-hearted as the flight of a butterfly, refreshing as water raised by the dart of a fish and relaxing as a sunny summer afternoon. Shiro and the Coal Town is an old-fashioned title that requires no special skills, but if played with the right spirit can awaken sweet emotions, welcoming you into a typically Japanese rural atmosphere.

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Forgive Me Father 2 doesn't last long to be story driven, it loses a bit of charm towards the end and has some imperfections such as a revisable difficulty balance, yet it convinces in its evolutionary attempt. It succeeds by renewing the "Lovecraftian" experience of Forgive Me Father with a clearer and more intuitive customization, blending it with a more mature and stimulating level design and applying everything to an old school context with a more intelligent rhythm.

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Enjoyable, rich and long-lived, Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven arrives with the aim of carving out its own space in today's market. Coming out in a truly fiery October is a little self-defeating, it must be said, but the experience could - both for the veterans of Metaphor: ReFantazio and Silent Hill 2 - be a great blast from the past and, at the same time, a nice way to experience a truly atypical JRPG.

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Rogue Flight is a fast-paced and adrenaline-filled rail shooter. The plot and structure of the campaign are good, the latter with five difficulty levels to allow anyone to enjoy it, regardless of their skills. The only let downs is that the roguelite mode is only sketched out and that there is an exaggerated presence of visual effects that are too shiny and annoying.

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A survival horror with strong stealth elements, which forces the player to live the game in absolute silence. The gameplay mechanics are well-rehearsed and work quite well, the tense atmosphere is there, but some questionable design choices and situations that tend towards repetitiveness undermine the player's involvement rather quickly.

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Had it been released in the middle of the last generation, perhaps Unknown 9: Awakening would have had a different effect. Today it is really hard to be impressed by a video game like this, technically and conceptually too old in which the only thing that is promoted is the story.

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I'm not kidding when I say that Jamboree is quite rich and varied in many mini-games and activities. So full of news, so many additions and new discoveries that it is the best chapter of the Mario Party franchise since anyone could remember. There are plenty of works in the franchise, however: so many, different and peculiar that they have become fundamental for the creative development of the Big N. The only recommendation is to try not to anger some friends because of winning a star before they manage to reach it. In that case, pretend to be dead.

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The strength of the Just Dance franchise is that each edition will make the existing fan base happy. The weakness of the Just Dance franchise is that no edition will change the minds of those who can't stand party rhythm games. Just Dance 2025 Edition therefore goes its own way, pleasing fans and not caring about haters. Too bad the camera mode is still in beta and not present in the old songs, on the other hand the improved accessibility options make it a game truly open to everyone, meant to be danced to while jumping all over the house, sitting on a couch or locked in a closet.

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With Ys X Nordics, Falcom reconfirms the pedigree of excellent action role-playing games that it has always boasted in the Japanese production landscape. The new navigation mechanics enrich and multifacet an exploratory system that, if it had been expressed only in the contained three-dimensional maps representing the islands, could have disappointed most. The clash system remains the flagship of the work, especially at higher difficulty levels, but perhaps it is time for the Japanese company to take a further step forward in terms of production values. Adol deserves to be the protagonist of a video game that does not seem to have come out of a distant era.

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Neva makes it clear that GRIS, Nomada Studio's first game, wasn't a one-off exploit. Combining a stunning art style with a touching story and a simple but entertaining combat system, Neva is a beautiful (if a bit short) game that anyone should play. Its only flaw is that, compared to GRIS, its themes are much more obvious, so there is very little sense of mystery and discovery.

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How much potential is there in Shadows of Doubt's ideas, its noir setting, and the special way it lets us experience firsthand every aspect of an investigator's daily life? Too bad for the bugs, for sandbox cases that are less convincing than scripted ones, and for a sensational concept that isn't fully exploited.

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A multi-discipline sports title starring the Looney Tunes is a good idea... in theory. Unfortunately with only nine characters, four disciplines and two modes Wacky World of Sports translates it into a game poor in both content and depth

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A Final Fight-like fighting game with a horror flavour seems the perfect recipe for success. Unfortunately Night Slashers Remake is an unrefined product that only in some elements seems to betray the laziness with which it was developed. A more "meaty" combat system and the addition of a new playable character are not enough to balance a disappointing graphical compartment and some technical issues. Despite all this, the four-players coop mode is still quite fun.

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Mortal Kombat 1 Khaos Reigns is a DLC poor in content, which does not justify its excessive cost. The new balance fixes some issues from the past, but there is still a long way to go.

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Finding the right "number" for Until Dawn Remake is a complex balancing act. On the one hand we have an adventure that works and is entertaining, on the other a re-release that raises eyebrows quite a bit. Taking into account the quality of the work it is im-possible to go below the sufficiency, but it is equally impossible to go higher, considering that the original version costs less than a third and, in terms of gaming experience, does not have any sub-stantial difference.

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