The mix of new and old in FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE makes for an engaging story with a visceral battle system and a world that's a joy to explore. However, I wish the visions mechanic was more central to the game and its writing can be eye-rolling at parts. 🔮
Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea is a step up from its predecessor, introducing more vertical terrain and dense maps that make for rewarding exploration. Seeing the series continue to focus less on farming is an interesting pivot but I'm having a ton of fun with it. 🐄
Tales of Eternia Remastered is a fun action RPG that sits squarely in the early 2000s era so it has a bit of baggage that comes along with it. However, the story, characters, and overall enjoyable battle system make it an experience worth picking up, especially if you're a Tales of fan. ⚔️
Forever Ago takes you on an emotional journey to relive the life of a seemingly grumpy old man. It's impressive story-telling that will keep you immersed right through to the end. 👴
Rivage presents an impressive puzzle adventure in a jam-packed yet uninhabited spaceship with tons of challenging puzzles to solve. However, it has its frustrating moments in the later stages so it's tough to recommend to anyone other than diehard escape room fans. 🛰️
Two Point Hospital: Full Health Collection is a no-brainer for anyone familiar with the franchise as it contains a ton of content and the original formula is still a blast to play all these years later. 🏥
Another Eden Begins has an interesting story and setting but failed to keep me interested with its repetitive battles and dungeon crawling. ⏳
Starsand Island surprised me with just how deep of a life sim it is. There are still many bugs that need to be ironed out but they didn't stop me from sinking countless hours into its delightful world as it does a lot of things exceptionally well. 🏝️
Pokemon Pokopia Bubbly Basin introduces a new gameplay mechanic and lots of fun content to explore. I'm super-happy to have another excuse to go back into the game and I can't wait for the next biome! 🌊
The Mermaid Mask presents an intriguing story wrapped in a super-impressive presentation although it could do with an improved hint system to help it from becoming tedious and repetitive. 🧜♀️
FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster is a polished version of a pair of classic PlayStation 2 RPGs and they're a heck of a lot of fun although some old-school baggage still remains. 👩🎤
I had great deal of fun playing through The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales with its rewarding gameplay and delightful presentation. ⏳
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is one of the best RPGs out there and it performs exceptionally well on Switch 2; well, if you can look past the slight drop in graphical quality when playing on the big screen. ☄️
007 First Light is a great start to what will hopefully be a new series of games. There are certainly some areas to improve upon but what's here is a lot of fun and it does a great job of delivering a game that feels worthy of the franchise while setting the stage for more. 🍸
Forza Horizon 6 combines picturesque Japanese scenery with perfectly tuned racing to create a racer that you'll keep coming back to. 🗾
Call of the Elder Gods is a tough adventure puzzler that follows in the footsteps of the first game while expanding the memorable cast, story, and locations to create another enjoyable mystery that unfolds in unexpected ways. 📓
Aphelion tells a gripping story of humanity's last chance for survival on a distant frozen planet through the eyes of 2 astronauts. The adventuring segments aren't as enjoyable as the story but if you're a fan of DON'T NOD games, you won't want to miss this one. 🪐
Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth is an adorable and nostalgic tale of how unforgiving deep winter can be but how with friends, you can make the most of it until spring comes around. 🧣
PRAGMATA is a visceral and rewarding action game set within an intriguing world that will make you want to keep coming back for more. 👧
Dosa Divas combines exploration, cooking, and turn-based battles into one colourful and entertaining tale that will make you ask for seconds. 🍲