João Canelo


193 games reviewed
76.9 average score
80 median score
53.9% of games recommended
Are you João Canelo? If so, email critics@opencritic.com to claim this critic page.
No Recommendation / Blank - Gori: Cuddly Carnage
Sep 17, 2024

An action-adventure game with good ideas, dark humor, and an ambition that makes the experience much more rewarding than expected.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

Recommended - Crypt Custodian
Sep 17, 2024

Its art may be charming, and its narrative filled with several emotional and even humorous moments, but the gameplay of Crypt Custodian is the real highlight, revealing a more challenging Metroidvania than it initially appears to be.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

No Recommendation / Blank - Bakeru
Sep 16, 2024

A platform game that's too repetitive to bring to life the colorful world and characters that deserved to be the highlight.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

Sep 1, 2024

The PlayStation classic is back with a slight facelift, new modes, extras, and zero intention of making new friends.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

No Recommendation / Blank - Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn
Aug 30, 2024

Another classic escapes the clutches of time, this time with a visually and mechanically exciting remake that revitalizes what could have been a forgotten game in the history of video games.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

No Recommendation / Blank - MARS 2120
Aug 30, 2024

Some interesting ideas attempt to revitalize a more cinematic and grand style in a metroidvania that stumbles where it matters most: gameplay.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

Recommended - Été
Aug 22, 2024

Été presents a relaxed adventure during a hot summer, where painting and personal relationships come together in a curious indie game.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

Aug 21, 2024

A journey back in time to the golden days of the duo Sam & Max and the life of Telltale Games before The Walking Dead series.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

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.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

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.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

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.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

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.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

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.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

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.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

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.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

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.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

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.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

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.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

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.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

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.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review