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Joonatan Itkonen

Helsinki, Finland

Favorite Games:
  • Disco Elysium
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

140 games reviewed
72.6 average score
80 median score
38.6% of games recommended

Joonatan Itkonen's Reviews

AuDHD, queer writer for and about film, comics, and games. Bylines with KonsoliFIN, Toisto, Pelaaja, Debug Magazine, FILMHOUNDS. BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/jonjonrevolution.bsky.social

Civilization VII feels like an Early Access title with a premium price tag. Its foundations are solid as ever, and it's still fun to play. But there are fewer reasons than before to jump ship into the latest chapter of the illustrious series, especially as Civ VI is around. Give it a year, and we'll talk again.

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Superbly written, gorgeous to look at, and a thrill to play, Assassin's Creed Shadows is a triumph for the iconic series.

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Feb 24, 2025

Monster Hunter Wilds is the most accessible, grand, and finely-tuned adventure in Capcom's illustrious series to date. It's a blast to play and explore, and the new mechanics make it a fantastic first introduction for a whole new generation of monster hunters.

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At its price point, Ender Magnolia is a terrific game. It won’t reinvent the genre, but that’s hardly a knock at it. Sometimes it’s enough to just be one of the best.

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Feb 13, 2025

Avowed is the most comprehensively captivating fantasy experience since Skyrim. It’s a triumph of old-school role-playing that combines the thrills of Dungeons and Dragons with a sense of joyous wonder I haven’t experienced in years.

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In short, SYNDUALITY needs to take a long, hard look at itself and ask what does it want to be, and how will it get there. Right now, it’s not worth the asking price, especially with all the micro-transactions still found in the game. But maybe, after some updates and potentially a free-to-play model in place, SYNDUALITY emerges a better, more thought-out product.

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Feb 5, 2025

Wren’s Resurgence is for a limited crowd, but I’m not sure that’s entirely a bad thing. This is a labor of love that understands what it’s emulating. It has its heart in the right place, and there is plenty to enjoy in the platforming aspects. It’s nowhere near perfect, but sometimes passion is enough to cover other parts that fall short.

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Featuring one of the most immersive game worlds ever created, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is a hugely entertaining adventure yarn that rivals the film epics of Ridley Scott. Some of the game mechanics are downright terrible, but its story and characters are so enthralling that any complaints eventually fall by the wayside. It's only February, yet this is already a strong contender for one of the best games of the year.

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The narrative is still a jumbled mess, but the surprisingly deep combat system and breathtaking battles make this one of the finest entries in the long-running franchise.

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Despite the occasional gripe about difficulty, and the fact that this is the third remaster/remake of a title from 30 years ago, Donkey Kong Country HD remains such a joyous experience that it deserves a recommendation.

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Freedom Wars Remastered is like a cross between Monster Hunter and a Paul Verhoeven movie. It’s a loud and often clumsy satire that is so audacious you can’t help but fall in love with it.

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Jan 15, 2025

While Wukong is not a bad game, it's nowhere near the greatness of genre-defining titles like Bloodborne or Dark Souls 3, both over a decade old at this point. Moments of Wukong play it so safe, it feels like a product predating the iconic outings made by From Software.

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Fantasian is comfort food for fans of the genre. It's a gorgeously made exploration of all the themes Hironobu Sakaguchi began to explore with Final Fantasy. It's almost traditional to a fault, but that won't matter to the devoted, who will rejoice in the return to the familiar.

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The first expansion to the superlative Final Fantasy XVI is slight but memorable thanks to some terrific boss battles and visually breathtaking splendor. As a continuation of one of the best Final Fantasy titles in years, it's a welcome addition well worth exploring.

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I want to like Twinsen's Quest more than I do. It has all the elements of the classic game that I love and numerous great ideas and updates that make it worth a revisit. But it's a hard sell to newcomers, yet that's exactly who it should cater to.

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The Great Circle isn't without faults, but MachineGames' accomplishments are so staggering that it doesn't matter. It captures the heart and imagination the same way that Spielberg and Mangold did with their stories of the beloved archeologist. Welcome back, Indy.

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Brothership is a great first-time-RPG, one that teaches about the genre as much as it does about kindness and compassion. Give it to someone who hasn't played Final Fantasy yet, and they'll be enamored by the possibilities Acquire's adventure presents. On that level, Brothership is a huge success.

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Nov 15, 2024

It only took 14 years, but Red Dead Redemption is finally out on PC. While the heady mix of Sam Peckinpah, Clint Eastwood, and Blood Meridian is still superlative in places, time hasn't treated all aspects of Rockstar's great western kindly. This one might be for completionists only.

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- VED
Nov 15, 2024

It's a great first effort, one that should place the developers on your radar for whatever they make next. Sometimes that's enough.

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It's a LEGO franchise title, which means that yes, you are sort of paying for one big advertisement for their future toys. But does that really matter? I don't think so. Not when the whole is this much fun. And I don't just say that because I bought the tallneck LEGO set. Well, maybe just a little bit.

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