Ivanir Ignacchitti's Reviews
Sucker For Love: First Date is a romance simulator with cosmic creatures that manages to handle well both its comical side and the nefarious implications of its concept. Though some quality of life details could have been better, its plot and the curious system of doing sinister rituals for a kiss make it a title very different from the usual ones in the market and, at the same time, shows competency in depicting romance, comedy and horror and mixing them up.
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Oxenfree II: Lost Signals is an adventure game focused on supernatural mysteries. With a simple exploration system and a plot made up of easy-to-empathize personal dramas, the title is a good recommendation for fans of the genre, but leaves something to be desired in terms of user experience quality.
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Dungeon Travelers 2 is a solid dungeon crawler experience and an eye-catching game with its beautiful female characters' illustrations. Though it is likely to please hardcore gamers interested in both styles of game, the user experience leaves a lot to be desired nowadays, making it a little hard to recommend it when compared to other games in the market.
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Touhou: New World is a good 3D action RPG and it's worth playing for fans of the franchise and newcomers alike. Even without major challenges, combat is comfortable and has a good amount of content.
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Radiant Tale is a really enticing fantasy visual novel that's worth playing. With an easily relatable character, charismatic characters and a good audiovisual direction overall, it's an spot-on recommendation within its genre.
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Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg brings back a title that in essence is a very simple adventure, especially when compared to what we currently have on the market. Even in this context and with the support of several adjustments to improve the quality of life of the experience and graphically modernize it, we have a charming RPG in our hands and I hope that more titles in the franchise previously available only in Japan can receive similar treatment.
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Front Mission 1st Remake is a good way to experience a tactical RPG classic originally developed by Squaresoft on SNES. Though there are elements that could have been better when it comes to properly conveying information, the rich mecha customization and the bigger focus on combat amidst a straightforward war story are some appealing points for adventuring into the game.
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Pikmin 2 is back, now on Switch, in a simple but honest edition. The port doesn't bring any significant new features, but it's an easy way to enjoy a classic game on a current console. Especially for those who were already big fans of the series or never played, this is a beautiful opportunity to explore this world of small creatures.
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Sludge Life 2 is a very interesting adventure into a morally questionable future. Its tendency towards total freedom for exploration is a double-edged sword, as it also leads the player to be lost even when it comes to realizing what is interactive or not. However, even so, the game brings an interesting social perspective marked by “living on the margins” in a society that ironically only moves forward even in ruins.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie is a honorable conclusion to the Crossbell and Erebonia arcs. Though it's not recommended for those who haven't experimented the previous games yet, the title offers a beautiful emotional catarsis to the challenges the characters faced so far.
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Love Shore is a visual novel with an enticing and well written plot but, curiously, its gameplay leaves a little to be desired. The lack of quality of life elements already considered trivial in the market to the point of being default features in visual novel engines cuts down a little of the player control. The result is a really interesting story with an inconvenient gameplay that should be fixed to offer a much better experience.
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Harmony: The Fall of Reverie is an experimental visual novel with relevant social themes and an unorthodox concept of narrative navigation. Though there are many elements that deserved more polishment, I'd still say the sum of its parts leads to a positive result and it's worth diving into this story.
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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective remains a great adventure title that deserves attention thanks to its inventive way of dealing with a ghost's exploitability and agency. Couple that with the creator's well-written crazy twists and here's an unmissable game back on today's consoles.
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Amarantus is a highly recommended visual novel about messy relationships and the struggle to make the difference in a world of complex choices. Its nuanced style may be a double-edged swords depending on the reader but the experience is remarkable and merits attention.
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Raiden III x Mikado Maniax brings back a Moss classic with various new music. It's worth a shot as a good example of its genre, and, even with the feeling something better than individual re-releases of this and Raiden IV could have been done, it's a title that offers exactly what it intends to and is quite fun.
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Nukitashi presents itself as a unique, well-written, and poignant comedy experience. It doesn’t shy away from its adult themes and, instead, embraces them to deliver a memorable narrative. Qruppo’s first game is a must-play that hits all the right notes when considering character development, theming, humor writing, and presentation.
Skautfold: Usurper is a reasonable metroidvania in its proposal and fulfills what is expected of a game of the genre. However, the various small issues stack up to keep the experience from standing out within a market that has much better games already available. At the moment, it is only recommended for those who are very fond of the style.
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Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection is a collection of three high-quality dungeon crawler-style RPGs that remain an immersive experience in a hostile and exciting world even years after their original release on DS. However, this is not the highlight of what the franchise has to offer and it is clear that the games had a difficult adaptation to the reality of a single screen.
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Kunado Chronicles is a good example of what visual novels can do with their stories. Dealing with a unique concept of future in which technology regressed, we have the opportunity to see the efforts of a group trying to rethink a warrior society and prepare them for an era of peace. With interesting themes and an ambientation that resembles feudal Japan, this is an easy recommendation for fans of the genre.
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Tamayura Mirai offers a good experience that mixes slice-of-life with a curious, enticing supernatural plot. Though some details could have been fleshed out, it's an easy recommendation for people interested in relaxing experiences that still offer a noteworthy lore.
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