João Canelo


185 games reviewed
76.9 average score
80 median score
53.5% of games recommended
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No Recommendation / Blank - Mists of Noyah
Aug 20, 2024

Despite its good ideas, the execution falls short in finding a balance between exploration, combat, and survival mechanics.

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Recommended - Deadlink
Aug 19, 2024

An interesting world wrapped in a set of mechanics that bring to life one of the most fun and mechanically demanding roguelikes of the year.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Creatures of Ava
Aug 17, 2024

Despite not doing anything wrong and presenting itself as a solid action-adventure game, Creatures of Ava manages to be too safe to the point of becoming boring.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Downward: Enhanced Edition
Aug 4, 2024

A game full of technical problems, poor guidance, and confusing levels that, against all expectations, manages to be fun in short doses.

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Recommended - CONSCRIPT
Aug 3, 2024

One of the most interesting approaches to survival horror, where monsters, zombies, and creatures are replaced by the horror of war and the melancholy of soldiers fighting to return home.

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Recommended - Flock
Aug 1, 2024

The pleasure of discovery and the relaxation of a summer adventure are the themes for one of the most interesting and colorful indie games of 2024.

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Jul 31, 2024

The return to Elden Ring is the perfect reminder of the high level of quality that FromSoftware currently brings to the RPG genre. No one does it like FromSoftware.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Surmount
Jul 30, 2024

At times interesting and challenging, the debut title from the duo Jasper Oprel and Indiana-Jonas is designed solely for the most resilient players and those who enjoy cooperative adventures.

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Jul 18, 2024

Turn off your brain, call a friend, and join the resistance against the alien invasion in what is the most customizable and equally empty action RPG of 2024.

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No Recommendation / Blank - SCHiM
Jul 16, 2024

A good idea and a good concept that get lost in repetitive levels and a tiring structure, even for a platform game.

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Jun 29, 2024

An open-world adventure that scales down the typical genre to find a successful formula: more humor + a smaller, but densely packed map + free exploration = fun.

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Recommended - V Rising
Jun 28, 2024

The vampires are on the loose and... I can't believe I've made this joke a million times. Forget this lead and play V Rising on PC or PS5.

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Recommended - Still Wakes the Deep
Jun 26, 2024

The return of The Chinese Room is also a continuation of the path started with Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, with the same attention to detail but much more ambitious in terms of mechanics.

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No Recommendation / Blank - The Glass Staircase
May 30, 2024

A console debut that comes too late and ends up revealing more of The Glass Staircase's problems than serving as a good introduction to a game originally released four years ago.

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Essential - Indika
May 29, 2024

What is a dog without a body? What is man without love? What is God without faith? And what is a video game without choices? These are some of the questions that keep us awake at night after playing Indika.

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Recommended - House Flipper 2
May 19, 2024

Despite failing to correct some of the problems present since the first game, House Flipper 2 is a strong sequel that both simplifies the gameplay and makes it more interesting and rewarding.

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Essential - Crow Country
May 18, 2024

One of the best indies of the year is a trip back in time that doesn't just pay homage and manages to find its own identity in a genre increasingly characterized by imitations.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Sand Land
May 17, 2024

Unfortunately, Sand Land doesn't manage to avoid the problems expected of a world that is, in every sense, an enormous desert with little to do but plenty to do again.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Endless Ocean Luminous
May 17, 2024

At the bottom of the sea we find a different experience, but one that quickly plays all its cards and is only recommended for fans of maritime exploration who are looking for as little challenge as possible.

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Apr 14, 2024

Devolver once again demonstrates why it is already considered a quality brand on the indie scene with one of the most entertaining games of 2024.

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