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Alessandro Barbosa

Johannesburg

Favorite Games:
  • Journey
  • Portal 2
  • Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped

172 games reviewed
72.6 average score
75 median score
60.2% of games recommended

Alessandro Barbosa's Reviews

Writer. Engineer. Designer. Videogames included with all options.
7 / 10 -
Feb 6, 2020

Despite some tedious backtracking, Kunai's fast-paced combat and satisfying platforming are accentuated by smart level designs that make it a blast to play.

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Mar 19, 2020

Call of Duty: Warzone adapts common battle royale tropes but puts its own spin on them to create a distinct entry in the genre.

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7 / 10 - Good Job!
Apr 2, 2020

Good Job is a humorous and inventive puzzle game where sometimes the best job isn't the cleanest one.

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7 / 10 - CARRION
Jul 24, 2020

Carrion makes being a vicious monster satisfyingly simple and captivatingly gruesome, even if it doesn't always capitalize on its strengths.

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Aug 18, 2020

Fall Guys' charming presentation and approachable mechanics make it the most welcoming battle royale yet, with just a few blemishes keeping it from greatness.

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Aug 31, 2020

Project Cars 3 and its transition to more arcadey racing can often be exhilarating, but it occasionally struggles to bring it all together.

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7 / 10 - I Am Dead
Oct 9, 2020

I Am Dead's personal tales and charming setting make it a touching exploration of life after death.

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7 / 10 - Noita
Oct 20, 2020

Noita's freedom for experimentation and creative spell crafting makes this roguelike a distinct spin on the genre.

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Mar 19, 2021

Fights in Tight Spaces combines deck-building with clever tactics in a roguelike format that is as satisfying as it is punishing.

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Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga's refreshed mechanics and gorgeous worlds provide enough incentive to revisit the three trilogies again, despite some repetitive content.

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7 / 10 - Teardown
Apr 28, 2022

Teardown's incredibly destructible environments and meticulously detailed physics make it a satisfying destruction game despite a disappointing campaign.

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7 / 10 - F1 22
Jul 7, 2022

F1 22 is an iterative entry in the F1 series that focuses heavily on an authentic recreation of a new era in the sport, with fantastic results on the track.

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Jul 25, 2022

Hot Wheels returns to Forza Horizon with more track types and an even larger map to speed through, but its strict progression is an unwelcome speed bump.

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Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales sticks a bit too close to its predecessor in terms of mechanics, but manages to stand on its own through its story and characters.

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7 / 10 - Dredge
Mar 23, 2023

Dredge's engrossing gameplay loop and dark, Lovecraftian themes elevate a simple fishing game into something far more intricate and engrossing than its cheerful veneer may suggest.

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7 / 10 - Ghostrunner 2
Nov 3, 2023

Ghostrunner 2 expands upon its strong foundation in ways that don't always stick the landing, working best when it returns to its signature blend of parkour and close-quarters combat.

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7 / 10.0 - Mafia 3
Oct 11, 2016

Mafia III is a flawed game at times, but an equalling captivating one in others. It's repetitive gameplay loops and standard mechanics hide an engrossing tale grounded by top of the class performances. It's a tale that pays off in closing, if only just barely.

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Oct 5, 2017

Forza Motorsport 7 is the exhilarating, technical racer you expect it to be when you've finally put rubber on the track. But outside of that it's a mess of randomised loot boxes, microtransaction structures, tepid progression and watered down multiplayer support. A real bump in the road for this illustrious racing franchise.

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Nov 24, 2017

L.A. Noire is still a strange, sometimes brilliant game that you should try at least once. But if you're returning to try and recapture what enjoyment you might have had with it six years ago, you might find yourself staring at a package that hasn't aged well at all.

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Nov 9, 2017

DOOM is a technological marvel to behold on the Switch, and the fact that id Software got it working at all seems like a miracle. But the magic comes with some heavy concessions, making DOOM on Nintendo's handheld a more difficult recommendation for Switch players than any other platform.

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