Ivanir Ignacchitti's Reviews
Chronicles of Refugia is a good entrypoint to a unique futuristic world. Though the story and sound have a few direction issues, the title experiments with the visual novel format in an interesting way. It's a charming and expressive game, and I'm really curious to see the other characters' perspectives in the next episodes.
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BROK the InvestiGator é um jogo charmoso que consegue combinar muito bem point-and-click e beat ‘em up. Com personagens carismáticos em um contexto futurista de críticas sociais ácidas, a obra sabe extrair o melhor de ambos os gêneros. Para qualquer jogador que curta títulos de aventura com foco narrativo, trata-se de uma experiência singular e imperdível.
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In sum, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Burst Forth!! Choro-gon ☆ Breath is a generic low-budget shoot'em up. Even though it offers a good challenge, the title is below the quality standards the market expects nowadays. It still offers fun for those who love the genre a lot and some good illustrations in the gallery for the manga and anime fans, but these will hardly keep the player entertained for long.
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Super Bullet Break is a comfortable roguelike deckbuilder and will definitely please some people fond of fanservice-focused works. Unfortunately, the game doesn't try to be anything more than that, and this choice, along with small QOL issues, make the experience nothing too spectacular. Nonetheless, this title can warrant many hours of casual fun.
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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is one of the highlights of the Switch's library of games, which continues to provide us with high-quality RPGs. Without a doubt, this is a milestone in the Xeno series, ending a cycle in Tetsuya Takahashi's career so he can take the next step with Monolith Soft. It is an essential game not only for those who have followed the works so far, but also for those who are interested in knowing what is best in the RPG genre.
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Taisho x Alice: Heads & Tails is an excellent addition to the narrative and complements the original visual novel well. With a high-quality English text, it's easy to laugh and feel truly engaged in the reading. This title is easily recommended to those who played the series' main episodes and, to those who haven't yet had this experience, I leave my suggestion of diving into this fairy tale from the beginning.
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Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions is a consistent and well-executed tactics game. Exploring a child's imagination, it shows how even small tasks and fears can be rebuilt by people in their own minds as metaphors and the role fiction can have in expanding our horizons and helping us in the process. Highly recommended for strategy fans and those who love emotional works for kids.
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Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 is an excellent example of how to make a competent action platformer gameplay for both newcomers and veterans. Kirin is a fast character and the technical aspects of her moveset allow her to become a machine that obliterates enemies and flies through the stages as long as the player spends some time mastering her abilities. For fans of the genre, it's a must-play, just like the whole Gunvolt franchise.
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Neon White is a game that manages to handle speed and action as pieces of an addicting puzzle. Though this might be a little inconvenient for people looking for a casual experience, learning the best possible course of action offers a great feeling of reward to the player. For people who love spending hours gradually improving their time in platformer stages, this is a highly recommended game.
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Yurukill: The Calumniation Games is an atypical genre combination. On one side, the escape the room is a brainy, logical genre focused on puzzle resolution. On the other, the shoot'em up is based on frantic combat and quick reflexes. Despite how hard it is to mix those two styles, the development team managed to present a unique experience that offers a great entry point for both genres. Especially for players interested in the narratives of Japanese animation and other pop works, it's worth checking out.
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After more than a decade without games, Klonoa is back in good shape. The new collection isn't a perfect package, but both titles offer a lot of fun. For anyone who is a fan of the franchise or wants to know these charismatic 2.5D platform games in a modern edition, Klonoa: Phantasy Reverie Series is a great choice.
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Rune Factory 5 is another good addition to the franchise that mixes farm life simulator with RPG and is very worthwhile especially for fans of the series. The expectation is that the next games will be able to go beyond what was presented here in all aspects.
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Disgaea 6 Complete brings with it a fundamental evolution to the strategy RPG series. With the possibility of automating combat, it has never been so easy to dive in and enjoy the rewarding feeling of the series. For people who never played any of the previous games and veterans who are running a little short on time alike, there's no doubt this is the ideal entry in the Disgaea franchise.
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AI: The Somnium Files - NirvanA Initiative is an excellent new entry in Switch's adventure games library and a sequence that's exactly what one should expect from a title written by Uchikoshi. Though there are some inconsistencies in the plot and clear over-the-top circumstances, the high quality is undeniable, going even deeper into the possibilities its predecessor hinted at.
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Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei curiously explores an alternate story inspired by Heike Monogatari. With charismatic characters and a beautiful direction when it comes to graphical representation of the period and combat, Shanao's story is a high quality otome game. Fans of historical visual novels in particular will definitely enjoy the game.
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DoDonPachi Resurrection is a classic shoot'em up and fans of the genre will definitely appreciate to dive in deep on its revision history. Though the technical differences may not offer enough value for casual players, it's an impressive package that deserves to be highlighted.
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Milky Way Prince — The Vampire Star is a visual novel that stands out in its representation of a complex situation to deal with. Using fantasy elements, it warns [players] about the dangers of abusive relationships and the traps this sort of situation can set for people. Even with little time to the history and some quality of life issues, this is a great example of the possibilities in the media.
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Just like the characters use the world of Redo to deal with their frustrations and try their hand at a new chance, The Caligula Effect 2 is a retry on elevating the proposition of the previous game to high quality. The work is successful in doing so, not only offering a good RPG, but an indispensable work to fans of the genre.
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Metal Max Xeno Reborn is a fun RPG to explore a post-apocalyptic world with a slightly rudimentary design. However, it doesn't manage to offer an experience of special note beyond the pleasant gameplay. With disposable dialogues and characters, the shallow story development in every aspect and a consistently bad translation make it a journey that doesn't shine. Even so, if the idea of exploring a vast desert with your tank is enough to make you want an RPG, this can be a fun adventure.
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Even if Tempest is a solid addition to the growing otome game library on Switch. Focused on the tragic narrative more than the romance, the title shows the efforts of a captivating protagonist to deal with the tragedies around her. Though the gameplay experimentation feels a little too simple and underexplored, its plot is enough to make this game a strong recommendation.
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