Thomas Mertens


14 games reviewed
78.2 average score
75 median score
85.7% of games recommended
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Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping is a great game without a doubt. It's not a long game, so you can do it all in one afternoon, but you need to put your head to work for it to really work, which is actually great. Get involved. Live the game. Be the duck.

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Mar 4, 2025

The controversial Tomb Raider trilogy remaster aims to introduce new fans to the dark era of Lara Croft's adventures while preserving her legacy. Despite the visual improvements and feature additions, the Nintendo Switch version lacks the polish it deserves, featuring a barrage of bugs and lengthy loading screens.

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9 / 10.0 - Everhood 2
Mar 3, 2025

If you want to get away from the Final Fantasy and Pokémon standard, Everhood 2 is a good experience, very out of the box, with interesting mechanics and very smooth to play. I would definitely give it a chance.

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Nov 21, 2024

Zero to Dance Hero doesn't make you an eximious dancer, obviously, but I liked [how it works] especially as a start to being more active without going out of home to a gym. It seems like one of those Zumba class recordings that always show up in movies for housewives to do in America. [...] But the advantage is that here we have a calories count and can track this daily, evaluating the performance and effort.

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“Uncle Thomas, I'll have my cousins over for Christmas this year, is this a good game to buy and play with them?" - Yes, it's a good game to play with them, but if you'd like to go further, I personally find WORMS W.M.D. better, but that's up to you.

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6.5 / 10.0 - Potionomics
Oct 22, 2024

If you ask me if I liked Potionomics, I would say that in isolation, yes, it is a game that is different and interesting enough to keep you there, casual enough to play for a while and stop, and it has stories and character development that will entertain you. None of this is extremely well done however, but it is enough to pass the time.

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9.5 / 10.0 - Hades
May 18, 2024

Hades is a fun and addictive game, which deserves your appreciation. I also understand that it is not for everyone, due to the rogue-like nature of the game, there are people who prefer something more linear and adventurous, with a bigger focus on narrative, or even those who did not get along with the camera angle. It is indeed a difficult game, that challenges you to overcome yourself, hoping that you will learn with your failures and improve.

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Mar 29, 2024

Well, because I'm an adult (I think), I can't say that I loved the game. It's about 8h-10h of game time when you try to enjoy it (you can finish it in less if you really want to), but it's a bit repetitive and not very challenging. However, if you have a child to play with you, it becomes much more interesting, and an exercise in bonding, where you can help each other. Princess Peach: Showtime! is cute, after all. Everything is very beautiful, including the princess's arts and animations were thought out with some care.

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Jan 17, 2024

Prince of Persia: Lost Crown is a very fun game that keeps you hooked. It's hard enough to motivate you to try again and learn how it works, because of that I died a few times (the reborn point is always a little far from everything, but it's part of it). The parry part is annoying, yes, you get the hang of it later, but it's still quite annoying.

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7.5 / 10.0 - WarioWare: Move It!
Nov 13, 2023

WarioWare: Move It! is a good game and it's fun. If you have a group of friends to play with, you can go for it and it's 100% enjoyable. If it's just you, well, it still works, but it wouldn't be my first choice for a party game, and many areas will be inaccessible. In short, I really liked it and had a lot of fun!

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Oct 25, 2023

Compared to, for example, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, I still think it's not as good. Maybe I’m getting old and it’s just my nostalgia talking, but I think they could have explored a few more things. Still, Super Mario Bros. Wonder is definitely worth it! And you’ll have a lot of fun for a long time, hours of guaranteed fun. Highly recommended!

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8.5 / 10.0 - Gunbrella
Sep 13, 2023

Gunbrella is definitely worth it. It's a great game, challenging at just the right point and always encourage you to try again when you lose. You might want to put it on easy mode; I went on normal, and I had some difficulty, with some frustrating deaths for no reason. On easy, it would be a slightly more peaceful experience. I didn't even try hard mode, because I know my limits, however, if having a horrible death is your thing, it's worth a try.

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Nov 28, 2022

Yes, I am a huge Pokémon fan, so I had fun with the new Pokémon game. Yes, there are several problems that bother me a LOT. It's a shame to see so many things that could be so much better but were ruined thanks to bad decisions, neglect or, honestly, I don't know what else to say other than disrespect for the consumer. Well, at least Playing with friends is cool and brings that nice feeling of playing Pokémon.

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Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles is a good game and a good port (for Switch) that is worth it for fans of the anime. Of course, in the future we may have an even better game, with more characters, and that eventually covers more arcs, being a “more complete work”, making this first title completely useless, but until then, which no one even knows when it will be, let's stick with this one, because it is fun and very captivating. The negative points do not take you away from the game, and of course the focus is still on the Versus Mode with friends, just like every fighting game.

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