Jolien Mauritsz
TRON: Catalyst brings the Arq Grid vividly to life with an engaging story, convincing characters, and standout voice acting, but despite these strengths, it feels underutilized—offering little beyond the main plot, fading combat depth, and a visually dark world, ultimately making it a game that fans can enjoy but that falls just short of realizing its full potential.
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Survival Kids is a charming but simple introduction to the survival genre, ideal for children and families, though its basic gameplay, limited variety, and quirky design may leave older players unimpressed.
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Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma is a surprisingly strong addition to the franchise, with an engaging story and meaningful town management mechanics—though occasionally overwhelming—solid performance despite some technical limitations, and strong visual and audio presentation, making it a must-play for farming RPG fans seeking more depth and responsibility.
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Star Overdrive has a strong foundation with its stylish hoverboard exploration and interesting combat options via the Keytar, but fails to fully realize this potential. The world feels empty, the main character lacks personality and many of the creative ideas are limited.
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Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land offers a fresh take with a non-traditional protagonist and expanded gameplay, including a larger world, new mechanics, and dynamic combat, but underutilizes its setting, while technical issues on Switch are offset by stunning art and excellent voice acting, making it a fun yet slightly shallow addition to the Atelier series.
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Sugardew Island has the potential to be a cozy farming sim, but its simplistic approach works against it. While the game looks beautiful and plays smoothly, repetitive gameplay and flat NPCs prevent the island from truly coming to life. It’s a relaxing experience for casual players, but seasoned farming sim fans may find it is a missed opportunity.
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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - Tape 1 completely drew me into the mysteries of Velvet Cove and hasn’t let go even after finishing, with Swann, Kat, Nora, and Autumn’s friendships stealing the show despite some technical hiccups; while the story could have picked up the pace sooner and given more time between time jumps, its gripping start leaves me eagerly awaiting the next chapter in April, as the fate of the friend group remains a mystery.
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Dungeons of Dreadrock 2: The Dead King's Secret is a visually appealing puzzle game with an engaging story and fitting soundtrack, perfect for puzzle enthusiasts, though slightly vague hints and inconsistent enemy AI don't detract from its overall appeal.
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Infinity Nikki is a cozy and wholesome game with a beautiful world, enchanting soundtracks, and show-stealing outfits, but its intrusive gacha system constantly pushes players to spend money, dampening an otherwise delightful experience.
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Critter Café is charming and smooth with simple controls, but its potential is squandered by repetitive gameplay, limited activities, and simplistic dialogue, leaving the Critters—meant to be the stars—underutilized in a shallow experience.
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Mario & Luigi: Brothership is the comeback the franchise deserves, with stunning visuals, a fantastic soundtrack, and smooth gameplay, making it a must-play for both newcomers and returning fans, despite minor annoyances like limited monster variety and repetitive battles between bosses.
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Life is Strange: Double Exposure continues the success of the original with enhancements, featuring Max as a compelling lead investigating her friend’s murder; her evolved powers add depth as she navigates saving Safi in one timeline and preventing future murders in another, making for a captivating experience despite minor pacing and variation issues.
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Unknown 9: Awakening is a game full of lost potential, with a unique and promising story that’s poorly executed, leading to a disconnect with the world and characters, clunky controls, repetitive animations, lackluster combat, underwhelming enemy AI, and limited exploration, making it hard to recommend in its current state.
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Despite its stunning visuals and amazing soundtrack, "Europa" falls short due to a slow-starting story, limited exploration, and untapped potential in Helder Pinto's otherwise beautiful game.
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Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is the perfect party game to challenge yourself, friends, or family to become the fastest. The game offers a lot of variety with different challenge packs in party mode or online with the World Championships and survival mode. The downside is that the game doesn't control very well in handheld mode, and the price is a bit high for what it offers. However, if you're a big fan of classic retro games or looking for a game to play together, this one is definitely worth recommending.
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Dungeons of Hinterberg is a relaxing adventure RPG for gamers who don’t mind taking their time on an adventure and don’t require complex combat. The game looks great and has a fitting soundtrack that enhances the atmosphere. The only downside is that the dungeons can be quite short, and you’re then required to end the day immediately afterward. The NPCs you spend time with in the evening don’t have the most in-depth dialogues, but the bonuses you receive are a nice bonus.
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is a fantastic game that has received a well-deserved remaster. The game stays true to the original but includes quality-of-life updates that enhance the experience for both new and returning players. The only downside is that The Thousand-Year Door still features a lot of backtracking and unnecessarily long dialogues, but these issues are hardly noticeable due to the game's wonderful atmosphere and humor.
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Hauntii is an emotional game that takes a bit of time to get going, but if you give it a chance, it's definitely worth it. The game may not have the most extensive gameplay, but the story and emotions more than make up for it. It's a game I would definitely recommend to people who enjoy a calm experience and don't mind shedding a tear now and then.
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Princess Peach: Showtime! is a delightful game with a great location, soundtrack, bosses, and power-ups, though it suffers from performance issues and inconsistent level quality, leaving you wanting more.
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"Mario vs. Donkey Kong is a remake with a well-deserved graphical update, featuring entertaining puzzles and a fantastic soundtrack. The rivalry between Mario and Donkey Kong is fun to watch in the cutscenes and boss battles, and the co-op mode is a great addition. However, the game is better suited for a younger audience, as it lacks the challenge that seasoned players might expect, making it less ideal for those seeking a more difficult experience."
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