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314 games reviewed
76.5 average score
78 median score
60.4% of games recommended

The expansion is solid and has given us new decks to play.

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Dec 19, 2021

Killing zombies while commuting by train has never been so fun.

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7.6 / 10.0 - Solar Ash
Dec 14, 2021

Solar Ash is a solid second effort from the talented people at Heart Machine Games, with an intoxicating sense of freedom, good boss fights and a gorgeous soundtrack. It's less polished and less deep than its predecessor, but it's worth your time and money.

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Nov 29, 2021

Danganronpa Decadence is an almost flawless collection for visual novel fans, containing three of the best games in the genre in one slick package. Ultimate Summer Camp is a weak addition, but you won't be mad at it for a long time.

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Nov 15, 2021

Football Manager 2022 marks a slow transition to a better game, and the third and final version next year promises to be even more exciting. This is is as good as always, but the new elements are less than we would have liked.

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Nov 4, 2021

Shin Megami Tensei successfully builds over the third entry in the franchise, upping the ante with a great combat system and more freedom to explore. One of the best JRPGs in the last few years and a great exclusive for the Nintendo Switch.

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A lazy remaster and just passable new controls cannot hurt the charme of an intoxicating psychological horror. This will make your Halloween that much scary.

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Oct 26, 2021

Mercenaries is a step forward for Hearthstone, as it adds a whole lot of new content for free and changes the way the card game is meant to be played.

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Unscored - Darksiders III
Oct 5, 2021

Darksiders III on Switch needs a patch as soon as possible.

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7.7 / 10.0 - Legend of Mana
Jun 28, 2021

It won't certainly please veryone due to a peculiar storytelling style and worldbuilding mechanics, but Legend of Mana is still a unique, gorgeous and replayable JRPG that deserved a second chance on modern consoles. Give it a chance if you'd like to try something different.

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6.9 / 10.0 - World's End Club
May 27, 2021

World's End Club has sparks of brilliance, mostly in its settings and plot, but it's weighed down by boring platforming sequences and a very limited budget.

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Nocturne was, and still is, one of the best JRPGs coming from Atlus's vault, and surely one to be played by younger gamers. This remaster is not without little faults, but a series of QOL improvements make it palatable even for complete newcomers.

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A complete package of the Mysterious trilogy, containing all of the dlcs and extra materials, is a good idea and a good starting point for newcomers, but the hefty price tag recommends to wait for a sale.

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Apr 14, 2021

While Square's effort to bring to modern console its old goodies is commendable, SaGa Frontier Remastered is just an average RPG with a few highs and just as many lows.

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If we wanted to be picky, we would judge Forged in the Barrens as a fairly conservative expansion, with only one new keyword and a set of interesting but not shocking cards, but just look at the combo created by the new, mammoth patch and subsequent expansion to realize how hard the development team is working to turn Hearthstone around like a sock, in order to make it more attractive to new players and equally comfortable for those of the water under the decks who have it seen so much passing.

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Feb 23, 2021

Just like with the recent Resident Evil remakes, Capcom nails it once again, and Sir Arthur gets the treatment he deserves after 35 years of service. This is as difficult as the player wants it to be, and so newcomers are welcome, and should not miss this gem of an action platformer.

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7.6 / 10.0 - Cyber Shadow
Feb 11, 2021

Cyber Shadow is not only a great homage to times gone, but also a quite enjoyable game in itself. What lacks in originality it compensated by great controls and a spot-on level design.

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7.1 / 10.0 - Turrican Flashback
Feb 8, 2021

It's a pity that the Turrican Flahsback collection doesn't include any extra at all and Super Turrican 2, arguably one of the better games of the bunch. The price point is also too high, but the games included are great.

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7.9 / 10.0 - Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
Jan 29, 2021

Ys IX is probably a step back if directly compared to Lacrimosa of Dana, due to the uneven balance between action and story, but it's still a very solid JRPG, graced by a fast paced combat system.

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Atelier Ryza 2 is satisfied to offer more of the same gameplay from the first title, with marginal improvements over the game published last year. It's still a good JRPG but, unlike its predecessor, plays it a little too safe.

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