Alessandro Mazzega


24 games reviewed
73.6 average score
75 median score
43.5% of games recommended
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9 / 10.0 - Shovel Knight
Nov 10, 2014

It is surprising that, so many years after the birth of 2D platformers, we can still design a title that bases at least half of its charisma on level design, especially without upsetting the fundamental canons of a long-lived and probably immortal genre. Shovel Knight shows that studying the past can be the first step in reinterpreting the great classics in a modern way, even going so far as to lap the quality of the milestones of game design.

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9 / 10.0 - Lone Echo
Oct 12, 2017

If Adr1ft had arrived too early, bringing with it a large load of innovation but also a lot of naivety, Lone Echo takes over the baton and represents the first real zero gravity adventure in VR. The narrative takes its time to evolve properly, while the locomotion system accompanies exploration to perfection, managing to make players feel free and agile, without any unwelcome side effects.

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8.5 / 10.0 - I Expect You To Die
Dec 31, 2016

I Expect You to Die provides a very strong sense of wonder, a great control system and exciting missions. Its only limitation is the length of the main plot that could be completed just in a couple of hours.

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Jul 19, 2016

Lucky's Tale is not a traditional platform. Is the demonstration that Virtual Reality can enhance even the classic genres and speak its own interactive language. A great start for Oculus Rift's Line Up.

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Sep 30, 2016

Halfway between Half Life 2 and Snow Piercer, The Last Station entice the player thanks to a curious plot, and offers him a challenging gameplay. Do not judge from the visual style, as the latest title published by tinyBuild need dedication and strategy.

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8 / 10.0 - Burly Men At Sea
Nov 14, 2016

Burly Man at Sea is a perfect adventure to spend a couple of hours in total relaxation, amazed by the crazy adventures of three sailors and discovering all the little details that the team hid in every corner of the game.

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Dec 6, 2016

Yesterday Origins advances the storyline of its previous chapter, deeply exploring the protagonist's past and building a dark and exciting plot.

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Jan 18, 2017

The new strategic game made by Positech Games has a delicious art design and perfectly applies human laws and behaviours to the animal kingdom.

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Dec 30, 2016

Bethesda Pinball is dedicated not only to the fan of Bethesda�s games like DOOM, Skyrim or Fallout, but also to every player who loves the Zen Studios� series.

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8 / 10.0 - SHENZHEN I/O
Nov 23, 2016

SHENZHEN I/O is both a game and a learning tool. Following the path of an educational game like SpaceChem, is offered for free to schools that request it. It is, however, a complex product, difficult to understand and play, with a very steep difficulty curve.

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7.8 / 10.0 - Chronos (VR)
Jul 29, 2016

Chronos is an interesting adventure, that tries to adapt a classic format to the new Virtual Reality language. It has also some innovative features related to character progression, that shines above any other aspects of the game.

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7.5 / 10.0 - Pinball FX2 (VR)
Dec 21, 2016

Pinball FX2 VR tries to make the player's experience more fun using the virtual reality: playing Pinball has never been so immersive.

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7.5 / 10.0 - Dead Star
Apr 13, 2016

Mixing the structure of a MOBA with the gameplay of a Twin-Stick Shooter Armature Studios delivers an unusual and interesting arcade. There are some balancing problems but Dead Star is the best way to approach the Battle Arena scene, especially for console gamers.

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Apr 11, 2017

FATED is one of the first VR experiences, and its interactive part is quite minimized. However, the game's story is interesting and can lead the player until the end. A short but fascinating adventure.

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7.5 / 10.0 - Bastion
Oct 9, 2011

Bastion is able to hide a traditional gameplay, although properly developed, with visual and contour solutions of great impact but that, after a few hours of play, are no longer able to amaze, leaving the player at the mercy of situations too similar and slightly repetitive sections, which are fully pictured only in the final section, true return to respectable quality peaks. It is a title that stands halfway between the tastes of console players, more inclined to action, and the classic ones of PC users, always looking for titles with deep role-playing elements, representing a good experience for both, without however revolutionizing or scoring new goals.

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Nov 12, 2016

Super Dungeon Bros is so focused on the co-op multiplayer that leaves behind all the fun that the single player could have offered.

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7 / 10.0 - The Bunker
Sep 25, 2016

The interaction is so limited that The Bunker doesn't look like a game. It's more an interactive movie, with a great atmosphere and an interesting story.

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Oct 2, 2013

The choice to propose the exact same title on smartphones, tablets and PCs is welcome for those who own Microsoft's mobile devices but makes it difficult to judge in an absolute way a title such as Halo Spartan Assault. If on mobile it is quite complicated to find such a well-groomed twin stick shooter, with a hint of texture all in all adequate and the game mechanics gnawed but well adapted to the controls via touch screen; on PC the market has already offered much better in the past, such as titles like Renegade Ops that have been able to age such a classic genre, pushing the accelerator on the graphic impact and spectacularity.

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Aug 10, 2016

Edge of Nowhere is a VR experience with an impressive start, but after few hours the adventures weakens, reproducing the same situations for over and over again.

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Apr 5, 2017

Flatout 4 is an unpretentious racing game; funny and unremarkable, it's characterized by a driving system easy to learn but not quite satisfying enough.

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