Recommending Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age over the series' more recent releases is particularly apt, given how well the game balances the franchise's traditions with modern sensibilities. It was the final entry in the series to be released while its three creative pillars—Yuji Horii, Koichi Sugiyama, and Akira Toriyama—were all still alive, making the game even more special beyond its sheer excellence.
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BIRDCAGE is the first game developed by POLYGON BIRD, showcasing great care, polish, and—above all—a mechanical understanding of the genre that is enviable for a debut studio, which only heightens my excitement for the studio's future titles.
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Having largely managed to balance a freer, non-linear nature with a design that intuitively guides the player, Angeline Era is best enjoyed at a leisurely pace, without the urge to rush toward the conclusion. Ultimately, it is a game about secrets, where every nuance of its design philosophy hinges on the player's curiosity to explore the map—investigating every nook and cranny that looks even slightly suspicious in order to unravel not just the world itself, but its story as well.
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Lately, I’ve felt little desire to keep playing Pokopia—largely because there is simply too much to do, which left me paralyzed when trying to decide what to prioritize. Bubbly Basin, however, offers a fresh start; returning to a state where the game is more guided, with clear objectives, has been great for revitalizing the experience.
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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is a prime example of a "6 out of 10" game: passable and nothing more. It may have more flaws than merits, yet it somehow manages to deliver enough fun that, upon finishing the campaign, the player thinks, "It was actually pretty decent." For me, that was far more than I had expected from it.
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A good adjective to describe OVER REQUIEMZ would be “concise.” The game avoids wasting time establishing a complex world or secondary characters outside the chosen route, focusing almost entirely on the plot involving the love interest, the protagonist, and their relationship.
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Denshattack! is a highly interesting experience. Although somewhat derivative in its premise and overly obvious in its influences, the game manages to deliver something truly its own in terms of mechanics, at times even rivaling the quality of the works that inspired it.
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MAMIYA – A Shared Illusion of the World’s End – is more than just a dark story; it is a prime example of how games can tell unique stories by leveraging the elements of their own medium. While the work certainly has its limitations, it successfully turns them to its advantage, creating a dark, oppressive atmosphere that drives the adventure's mystery.
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The Drifter is a thrilling adventure from beginning to end, with an almost flawless pace and a web of mysteries that will make you not want to put down the controller anytime soon. Beyond its overall artistic quality, it's great to see a game of this type respect the console and its specific characteristics so much, creating what could become a foundation for making the Nintendo Switch 2 a great home for point-and-click adventure games.
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Coffee Talk Tokyo has great potential, but I didn't see it realized in the way it could have been. The game seems to constantly avoid letting the player feel any overly strong negative emotions, which seems to go against the title's premise, whose aim is to present a more intimate approach to the characters and the small group of friends that forms around the place. The lack of innovation that this new entry brings compared to its predecessors is also quite disappointing, failing to explore in depth a mechanic that was already very simple and unappealing.
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Wax Heads offers a short experience, which can be completed in around 5 hours of gameplay, but it ends up feeling a bit longer than that. A slow narrative that never really gets going, combined with gameplay that revolves around a great idea but is executed in such a simplistic way, is what makes it difficult to recommend this game to anyone.
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Perfect Tides: Station to Station is one of those games that's so relatable it sometimes hurts. What's been created here is a game based on real life for real people. It's a game that says a lot about Mara, but it can also say a lot about ourselves and our relationships with others, whether friends, romantic partners, or family, but also about what we think of ourselves and how all these mundane experiences shape us.
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Pokémon Pokopia not only proves itself to be a revolutionary title within the Pokémon series, but also within the sandbox and life sim genres as a whole, elevating them to a new level.
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Path of Mystery is a game that is extremely easy to recommend, even for those who are not very fond of adventures or visual novels. Its humor, pace, and narrative design make it a very easy and fluid read, alternating with gameplay that presents itself with a new proposal that is mechanically well executed and written.
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The Mermaid's Curse is a grand story about belonging, the finiteness of life, and finding your place in the world that is extremely easy to recommend to any fan of adventures and a good suspense story.
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Dragon Quest VII Reimagined became my favorite way to play Dragon Quest VII, and it will very likely be the version I choose if one day I want to revisit this story
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Despite having more flaws than qualities, I can't deny that the characters in Temirana still managed to win me over in one way or another, not only individually, but also their dynamics as a group were what kept me playing this game for its long duration. However, when it shifts to a more character-focused approach, it ends up losing its way a bit and becoming much less fun to follow.
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With the arrival of the new version, The Ivalice Chronicles not only promised but delivered what can be considered the definitive version of this classic, with visual and quality of life improvements that allow for a more fluid experience with the story without compromising the original mechanical essence of the game.
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Beyond its classic aesthetic, the game delivers a touching story about lost loves, geopolitical conflicts, and the consequences for those who are the greatest victims of these issues.
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There's absolutely nothing wrong with making a game that children can play, enjoy, and even complete. The problem arises from the fact that Snoopy & The Great Mystery Club is unable to make itself interesting beyond its mechanical capabilities as an adventure game, which aren't very good either.
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