Armando De Simone


14 games reviewed
79.9 average score
84 median score
78.6% of games recommended
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8.8 / 10.0 - Pragmata
May 7, 2026

Pragmata proves to be a successful experiment, demonstrating how a retro-styled game design—backed by meticulous technical craftsmanship and a fast-paced rhythm—can still hit the mark. Capcom has crafted an accessible, fun, and visually satisfying adventure, perfect for those seeking a solid, no-frills experience. While there’s a bit of regret that its full potential hasn’t been fully realized, this is a promising debut for a new IP that has everything it takes to claim a leading role in the company’s future.

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Mar 17, 2026

Resident Evil: Requiem has proven to be an extraordinarily polished and thoughtful work, capable of celebrating the series’ legacy while simultaneously pushing it into the future. Capcom has managed to achieve a rare balance between pure dread and adrenaline-fueled action, offering fans a rich, layered and memorable experience. Whether or not it can be called the perfect chapter, we are undeniably faced with a milestone in the genre and one of the franchise’s greatest achievements. If survival horror is still in such fine form after thirty years, the credit goes entirely to exceptional titles like this one.

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Nov 19, 2025

The decision taken by Square Enix for this remake, restoring the first two chapters of a legendary series, but still keeping what made them unique and magical forty years prior, is a winning one. However, the question whether they should’ve remade the third chapter together with the first two, still lingers on top of this collection.

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6 / 10.0 - EDENS ZERO
Aug 5, 2025

Edens Zero, much like Fairy Tail 2, is a missed opportunity. Once again, Mashima's works are not made accessible, and Edens Zero seems to be half-ready in pretty much everything: despite an engaging combat system and a faithful recreation of the anime's characters and story, its technical aspect leaves much to be desired. It's basically an empty game, with dull scenarios and little to no interactivity, and this makes this barely sufficient game hardly enjoyable by more casual fans.

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Mar 11, 2025

Konami brings back some of the oldest Yu-Gi-Oh! games, and does so by adding some much appreciated QoL features and focusing on creating a sort of digital museum, but the positives end here: this collection does not add anything of value to games that deserved to be modernised instead, allowing them to become more accessible to newer fans. Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection does the bare minimum, while asking a premium price for it.

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Jan 31, 2025

Dynasty Warriors: Origins is arguably the best Musou game ever. It masterfully blends the series' gameplay staples with classic RPG mechanics, while still retaining an impressively detailed story and expanding its contents to unprecedented levels, both in quantity and quality. Omega Force and Koei Tecmo managed to craft a new beginning for this niche genre, both for newcomers and veterans, which is only hampered by the proverbial repetitiveness of Musou games.

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6.5 / 10.0 - FAIRY TAIL 2
Dec 28, 2024

Fairy Tail 2 is a dated and uncompetitive game in this market for the average gamer, but the gameplay manages to mix turn-based RPG elements and real-time combat sufficiently well, making long confrontations enjoyable. It will succeed in pleasing at least loyal fans, who will be able to relive the events of the Alvarez Empire arc.

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Dec 1, 2024

With Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, Square Enix adopted a conservative strategy, modernising a milestone in the JRPG genre without trivialising the original experience. This results in a fresh-yet-classic title full of charming visuals, quality of life enhancements and things to do, allowing both new players and veterans to enjoy this timeless masterpiece.

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Oct 21, 2024

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is an incredibly fun and polished fighting game: it's beautiful, it has nice animations and, above all, it's an highly entertaining title, good for both Budokai Tenkaichi veterans and new fans alike.

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Jun 17, 2024

The Rogue Prince of Persia is a roguelike of great potential, with solid, compelling gameplay and an artistic treatment that is well suited to Ubisoft's historic franchise. However, Early Access highlights how important variety and content are in this genre of games. Its content is still immature and we look forward to seeing more of it.

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7.5 / 10.0 - Sand Land
May 15, 2024

While everything in Sand Land is good, nothing really excels; the gameplay and combat is generally fun, but gets repetitive and tedious after a while; the story is good and surprisingly mature compared to other Akira Toriyama works’, but sometimes gets too superficial, making the core message a bit weak.

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With Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections, Bandai and Cyberconnect 2 promised to bring the series into the modern era of fighting games. The title succeeds in convincing with its novel story and gameplay, but in general it feels mostly like an expansion of the Ninja Storm titles.

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Oct 3, 2023

Separate Ways is probably the best DLC in the Resident Evil saga. Capcom packs an expansive piece of content that simultaneously enhances and adds to Resident Evil 4 Remake, effectively adding an excellent story arc that expands and ends unresolved questions.

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Apr 3, 2023

Resident Evil 4 Remake is the best Remake in the series and the best title in the saga. Capcom takes and improves on what was seen in previous chapters to create an excellent product. Its revamped direction make it enjoyable to all horror fans.

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