Stefano Castagnola


53 games reviewed
75.5 average score
77 median score
43.4% of games recommended
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Jul 13, 2023

Simply put, Testament: The Order of High Human is a bad game that isn't fun to play and doesn't really offer anything meaningful to its players, who are better left if they simply avoid it.

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4.5 / 10.0 - The Waylanders
Feb 1, 2022

The Waylanders tries to follow on BioWare's footsteps but Gato Studio's game lacks all the qualities that made Dragon Age: Origins stands out.

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Mar 7, 2023

The Settlers: New Allies tries to reinvent the series, simplifying its city-builders core mechanics to make room for newcomers more familiar with the RTS genre. Unfortunately, the final shape is a game that struggles to find its identity and that isn't really convincing neither as an RTS nor as a city-builder.

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5.5 / 10.0 - Graven
Jan 23, 2024

Graven had some problems during its early access periodo and sadly the 1.0 version doesn't solve all of them, nor does it make it a really compelling game.

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5.7 / 10.0 - Crossfire: Legion
Dec 8, 2022

Crossfire: Legion may not be a terrible game but it's not a good one either. Its single-player campaign is entirely forgettable, the three factions are about as generic as they come and gameplay wise it's a bit basic, lacking the depth of other (better) strategy games. Blackbird Interactive has shown better in the past but sadly they didn't seem to be as inspired with this project.

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6 / 10.0 - Diablo Immortal
Jun 27, 2022

Diablo Immortal is a simplified and more accessible version of the series that can still provide hours of mindless fun and entertainment. Sadly, the games suffers in the long run because of all the tedious grinding and the greedy monetization system, making a game experience that starts as very enjoyable much less so as time goes on.

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6 / 10.0 - Chernobylite
Jul 28, 2021

A game with some interesting ideas and concepts, that sometimes manage to provide meaningful content to the players but are too often obscure by the deeply repetitive nature of gameplay and quest design.

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6.3 / 10.0 - Beyond Contact
Apr 24, 2023

Beyond Contact isn't the most fresh survival game you can find and, while it's not bad, it's not that good either.

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Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest has an intriguing atmosphere and there are many choices that can affect the outcome of the story. Sadly, the story isn't all that memorable.

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6.5 / 10.0 - Park Beyond
Jul 1, 2023

Park Beyond is a decent game for fans of the theme park simulation genre, its gameplay is solid enough, and there are many options to choose from when building the park of our dreams. It lacks originality, though, and there are still quite a few bugs and glitches that can negatively impact players' experience.

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Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood is an honest game that might be worth checking out if you're interested in the setting or in its mixture of (light) RPG elements, action and stealth. Just don't expect anything groundbreaking.

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6.8 / 10.0 - Dolmen
May 19, 2022

Dolmen surely has its flaws and is nowhere the quality displayed by From Software in its Souls series, but if you enjoy that formula you can still have some fun hacking and slashing through hordes of enemies.

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Not the most ambitious DLC ever made for sure, but if you enjoy Solasta and especially if you like it because of its tactical combat then you'll find some new interesting battles in Palace of Ice that should satisfy whoever was left wanting for more turn-based goodness.

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7 / 10.0 - Eternal Threads
May 18, 2022

Eternal Threads is not the most original or ambitious game, but it still manages to craft an interesting story about time travels and six ordinary characters struggling with their lives.

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Lost Valley offers Tactical Adventures the chance to experiment on a few new systems and ideas, some of them are fine, others need more refinement, but if you wanted more of Solasta you'll find that the new DLC definitely delivers on that front.

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7.3 / 10.0 - ELEX II
Feb 28, 2022

Elex II is not without its flaws and some of them can sometimes be quite jarring, but underneath them all is a nice action RPG that gets more than a few things right and that can provide many, many hours of entertainment.

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Mar 17, 2021

An interesting but flawed DLC that can provide some new fun adventures in Obsidian's sci-fi RPG.

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7.5 / 10.0 - Trepang2
Jun 22, 2023

While not without flaws, some more glaring than others, Trepang2 still offer some of the most intense and visceral combat you can find in an FPS and that is more than enough to make for a solid experience.

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7.5 / 10.0 - Dread Templar
Jan 28, 2023

There have been quite a few boomer shooters in these last few years and to be honest, Dread Templar is not the best of them, falling just a tiny bit short of the likes of Dusk, Amid Evil or Prodeus, but it's still funny and entertaining, especially if you're looking for a classic FPS experience.

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7.5 / 10.0 - Evil West
Nov 21, 2022

Evil West is not the most ambitious game of the year, but can still provide some fun thanks to its solid action gameplay and its many satisfying combat encounters with all sorts of vampires and monsters.

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