Elden Ring is one the the best games ever released, raising quickly to our personal top of favorite games of all time. The game manages to evolve the Souls-style combat formula, while introducing an immaculate open world whose exploration is a first-minute to last-minute pleasure. Truly an experience accessible to new players, but without losing sight of the world famous "punishing game" label. Those who will invest their time and patience in learning its deep mechanics, find here an experience nothing short of perfection and that deserves all and any praise.
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God of War: Ragnarök is nothing short of a divine experience, on every level. It somehow manages to improve on everything from the phenomenal 2018 entry. The story, gameplay, environmental design, technical consistency, performances – it's all absolutely flawless. This work of art is challenging, it's impactful, it's exciting, it's touching and it's beautiful. For all that and more, this is a title that deserves to join the pantheon of one of the best works in our industry. There are no perfect games, but damn if God of War: Ragnarök isn't incredibly close to that feat.
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The Last of Us Part I is a very competent remake of one of the most awarded games of all time. The story of humanity in a completely inhuman world continues to be extraordinary, and the various visual, sound and technical improvements take it to a new level. It is a commendable and admirable renovation work that makes this the best way to live this remarkable adventure. But the absence of multiplayer mode and the fact that there is already a version of great quality and also available to play on a PlayStation 5 may not justify, for now, the return of fans who know this world backwards.
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Inscryption is one of those striking, memorable games that makes us wish there was a Portuguese word for the term “mindfuck.” Each of the three acts has something unique to offer, both mechanically and narratively, and it is almost always a pleasure to learn the new gameplay nuances that are being put before us and to appreciate the creativity of a story that takes advantage of so much of the potential of the medium of video Games. Were it not for some of the serious difficulty balance issues, we would be debating this game here as being very, very close to perfection. If you are fans of indies with unique and distinct premises, you will find few titles as appealing as this one.
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Hades is a sublime experience and certainly deserving of all the praise it has received over the past year. With gameplay so juicy that we can only describe as addictive, with one of the most appealing visual and sonic aspects you can find, and with such a well-written narrative, we have no doubt that Hades is one of the best games currently available for PlayStation 5, and most likely the best roguelike produced to date.
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The simplest way to describe Tetris Effect: Connected is as an unique sensory experience. The involvement of visual and aural effects with every action we take is sublime, and it's always a delight to see the entire screen reacting to our game. With so many game modes to explore, there's content here for long hours of great entertainment. This is one of the most successful audiovisual experiences on Switch, and quite possibly the best Tetris experience currently on the market.
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Pokémon Legends: Arceus is almost exactly what we wanted from a more modern Pokémon game. The degree of freedom we have practically since the start to explore vast areas and interact with monsters feels so natural and is an absolute delight from the first minute to the last. It's not a perfect experience, especially from a technical point of view, but the evolution is much significant and numerous than the setbacks. We can't wait to see how this entry will influence the inevitable ninth generation - or better yet, what the next Pokémon Legends will look like!
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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe not only recaptures the magic of almost a decade ago, as it features new and more sophisticated tricks that left us imprisoned to the screen. The original content shows its' age, but the new content is very fresh and beautifully complements Stanley's misadventures. If you never played the original, prepare to laugh, cry, be scared and reflect on everything and everyone. If you know this game since its original release, get ready to do it all again. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is a mandatory experience for any gamer, and this new release made us remember which it's such an acclaimed indie title.
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The remake of LIVE A LIVE is a triumph. This second life of the classic JRPG offers a varied, visually delightful, aurally flawless and narratively stunning experience. Despite stories with slightly different longevity and quality levels, this is a consistently excellent experience. Whether you're longtime fans of this genre or you're complete newbies, this is an easily recommended game, one of the best experiences Switch has to offer this year. Life is worth living with LIVE A LIVE!
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Resident Evil 4 is once again a milestone for all fans of horror and survival games in the form of its remake. By retelling and slightly expanding one of the best stories in the series and significantly modernizing the gameplay compared to the original, this game once again raises the bar on what we can expect from the entire survival horror genre. It's not perfect, and it would benefit from being a little more concise, but Resident Evil 4 is an injection of fun and quality into your lives.
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Not only is :Star Wars Jedi: Survivor" one of the best Star Wars games ever made, it's also one of the best single player adventures EA has ever published. The gameplay is varied, challenging and incredibly captivating, the open worlds are impeccably well designed, and the story is more compelling than most movies and series that have come out in the last decade. It's fun from start to finish, and just falls out of contention for game of the year due to all the technical issues that continue to plague the experience even after multiple updates. If Fallen Order managed to reach the status of Jedi Knight, Survivor reaches the level of Jedi Master... even if it is bumpy.
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The Last of Us Part II Remastered isn't a release for everyone, but it's an offering of undeniable value. It is an irrefutable proposal for fans of this extraordinary series who want to (re)live one of the best narratives in our medium, as well as for players who like to delve into the creative process of productions of this scale. Those looking for a different experience will be able to find something interesting in the No Return mode, although it is not a mandatory experience, neither for those who love the base game, nor for those more fascinated by roguelike experiences. As a whole, this is a phenomenal title, filled with varied and extremely high quality content, but whose return will be more or less worth it depending on how much mileage you have already come with or how fanatical you are about the journey offered here.
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Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection is an excellent collection of two of the best action games exclusive to PlayStation. The graphical and technical advances are surprisingly strong, despite the emergence of new annoying problems. We are left with the clear feeling that this is a rehearsal for what Naughty Dog has planned for the future, passing the test with flying colours. Whether you've played these two great titles or not, if there's one collection of games that's easy to recommend to any PlayStation 5 owner, it's this one.
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Rollerdrome is everything fans of extreme sports and violent action games could want. The action is frenetic, visually delightful and incredibly fun, and there are few things more satisfying than stringing together various tricks and pirouettes while taking out hostiles with shotguns aimed at your head. There are some problems that generate occasional moments of frustration, and some decisions that end up not making the most of the concept of this game. But nothing stops Rollerdrome from being an experience as captivating as it is stylish, which is a delight to watch and to play in equal measure.
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Bayonetta 3 is one of those games where you can't help but feel good while playing. Taking the work of the previous game and improving on it in practically every aspect, this title offers us a much more diverse, fun gameplay and a more consistent and appealing story with excellent characters and touching twists. Not even the fact that it is one step away from disaster from a technical point of view prevents Bayonetta 3 from being one of the easiest games to recommend to everyone this year.
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Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is a great and appealing offer for both Monster Hunter and JRPG fans in general. The combats are always intense, the narrative is captivating, and despite implementing so many complex systems and game mechanics, it manages to do it in such a balanced way that it manages to provide an intuitive and pleasurable experience. It's a pity the myriad of technical problems and some artificial intelligence problems hampered this experience, which is still highly recommendable.
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Aeon Drive is fast, it's demanding and, above all, it's a lot of fun! With mechanics that are simple to understand, but that set them apart from much of the competition, we never stopped having fun exploring well-designed levels and experimenting with new tricks. It lacks the excellence of other titles from the same genre, mainly due to some technical hiccups and small decisions less well achieved when it comes to placing traps. Still, it is definitely a game that deserves a bigger audience than what it got so far!
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By turning the roles of heroes and villains upside down, Carrion delivers a unique and fun experience. Literally incarnating a monster and causing chaos and destruction is cathartic, and adding a surprisingly appealing narrative to it all makes for a pretty complete experience. It falls a little short in one aspect or another, namely when it comes to incentives and rewards for the careful exploration of the world, but Carrion never ceases to be an extremely recommendable game.
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Ghostwire: Tokyo is a good send-off to PlayStation from Bethesda. Whether we're fighting demons or exploring this impeccable recreation of the city of Tokyo, this is a fun-filled experience. Too bad the same can't be said about the narrative, which presents itself without any structure and poorly managed, which notably tarnishes the overall experience. Still, it's a recommendable worthy adventure and a nice farewell for the publisher now owned by the Japanese giant's rivals.
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Card Shark is a game like no other, brilliantly blending compelling narrative and gameplay based on captivating, fun-to-learn minigames and small puzzles. It is also a title that is always a pleasure to behold and listen to, although it is regrettable to be so plagued by technical problems and bugs that disrupt the experience. If these problems were not so pressing, we could be facing a game that is highly recommendable to almost everyone, but it is still a title with many tricks up its sleeve that will please many players.
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