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Even when FIFA 22 doesn't really offer a great jump for the series, fans will get the usual whole package with lots of small steps into the right direction. The new HyperMotion technology and the option to create and manage your own club in the career stay the only real highlights.

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Vicarious Visions stays with Diablo 2: Resurrected very true to the original release, which brings more problems than positive aspects. The new graphics in the cutscenes and character models are amazing and also the controller support works surpringsly well on all platforms. Sadly some relics of the past, server problems and a lof of missed chances in terms of multiplayer-features hold the title back a lot more than it should have been.

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Kena: Bridge of Spirits turns out to be more than just a solid video game debut of ember lab. With cutscenes at the same level as pixar movies and a gameplay that don't need to hide behind games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, players get a beautifully crafted package. A bit more focus on the gameplay elements and riddles would helped the game as a whole a lot but otherwise waits probably one of the best adventures of this year for you.

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Deathloop is the newest hit from Arkane Studios and even if it feels very familiar to Dishonored at the beginning, the gameplay loop changes everything. The studio captivates players again with a strong level design and the day and night cycle gets even more out of the different environments. In short, with Deathloop in your hands you'll experience the best the studio has delivered so far and leaves little to be desired.

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WarioWare: Get It Together! lives from its weird and often amusing micro games. So for a short amount of time the game feels like a collection of amazing ideas with new surprises every time around the corner but the effect wears off after the second and third time playing the same game. The different playable characters offer some fresh takes on some gameplay elements but there could have been a lot more new features after 18 years of waiting.

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One thing is for certain with Life is Strange: Deck Nine understands the series and knows what it is all about. Where Life is Strange 2 was depressing and didn't offer the usual magic of the series, True Colors is a return to the old form. A game on the small line between hopelessness and true joy. Life is Strange: True Colors offers the perfect balance of emotions and is definitely a must play for fans.

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Tales of Arise made it out as one of the best games in the series. It's not perfect and suffers under a clumsy start and some generic sidequests and enemies. The exciting fights and features help that you go through with these small missteps.

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By expanding on the strong parts of its predecessor - like the imaginative worlds and the bonkers humor -, and reworking the fighting system from the ground up, Psychonauts 2 shows everybody how a succesful sequel should be made. This might be the definite Psychonauts experience as well as the 3D platformer of the year.

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The Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut offers the best version of Ghost of Tsushima so far and delivers some exciting new hours of content with the Iki Island DLC, even if it is not much new for people that have already finished the main game. The missing enemy variety and the lack of really new activities and upgrades are the biggest letdowns of the new dlc content, compared to the full package players get with the Director’s Cut.

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NEO: The World Ends With You doesn't reach to the heights of the previous game in the series. Graphics, story, the world and its characters can still catch everyone that loves the style of Nomura, which also counts for the soundtrack but the endless backtracking, the still images during cutscenes with a lot of missing audio in the animated dialogues and not really up to date technical aspects deliver a tedious experience. If you can live with that or you're a big fan of the first game you'll still have some fun.

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Samurai Warriors 5 leaves the dissapointing last entry in the series behind it and offers similar to the quality of Warriors Orochi 4 the usual mass battles without an open world. The new art style is fitting for the setting and the new gameplay elements offer a lot of fun. Besides the big battles, the game fights with laborious menu controls and ressource managament, which could have been left out of the game. If you like musou games you still should definitely check it out.

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The graphics are colorful and beautiful, the story mostly motivating and at its core a turn based combat system with some clever time manipulation. Cris Tales got the whole package and every fan of RPGs should check out this amazing indie game.

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In theory, motion control of the Nintendo Switch paired with The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword HD is a perfect match. What sounds quite conclusive at first has unfortunately not been implemented perfectly in practice. A further complication is the optics, which no longer meet today's standards despite HD. Even the gripping plot, which lays the historical foundation stone of the series, can only offer slight consolation.

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The attempt of a new IP with Scarlet Nexus has succeeded. But this is largely due to its excellent combat system, which carries the game over long distances. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of its story. Its complexity suffers badly from the weak narrative style via still images and the lifeless and detail-poor areas.

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Mario Golf: Super Rush is a successful continuation of the sports series. The new game modes ensure a large portion of games, fun and excitement. This makes it easier to get over the fact that Nintendo is leaving a lot of potential in Adventure Mode. Even that is quickly forgotten when you start with friends in multiplayer. Getting started is easy, but the battle for victory is all the greater.

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Final Fantasy VII Remake INTERmission offers a short introduction into the world of Yuffie Kisaragi, which most players can easily skip. The lack of new elements to the main game and the short and generic trip through midgar, make it really hard to recommend this DLC, even with all the technical benefits from the PS5 Upgrade.

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Minute of Islands is a well told game. Mos burden and the resulting interpersonal conflicts delivery an emotional bond to the characters and suck you into the game and its world. You still only get a visual novel level of gameplay with this concept in mind but if you're ok with it, you'll get a fascinating and beautiful experience from studio Fizbin.

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Even when veterans are fighting over balance and gameplay mechanic discussions or even the best song in the soundtrack of the game, Guilty Gear -STRIVE- is easily recommendable. It is a lot of fun to fight against each other to this amazing heavy metal tracks and the design decisions play very well together, except for the online lobby. There are also five new characters on the the horizon with Season Pass 1 and if the fighting game community gives this game a chance it could get a spot at the top.

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The Ninja Gaiden Master Collection offers solid performance updates for some of the best hack-and-slash titles of the ps3 era, inlcuding some of their dlcs but doesn't fix all of their problems, which are mostly present in the camera controls of Ninja Gaiden 3. The changes are minimalistic for a remastered collection and there was a lot of potential in it but it is still the best way to experience the world of Ninja Gaiden for newcomers.

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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is a technical masterpiece, which finally uses all of the possibilities that the PS5 has to offer. Even when the story, sidequests and mini-games play out a bit too familiar, the game still offers a lot of fun and gameplay variety, that will keep oldschool fans and newcomers entertained alike, even after reaching New Game+

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