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Thanks to a magical level design and a gameplay that comes out strengthened by the tweaks and the Doom skill, SEGA and Sonic, with the precious contribution of Shadow, remind us that the timeless adventures of the blue hedgehog are special.

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Empire of the Ants bends the boundaries between videogame and science communication. The use of the Ureal Engine 5 is critical to achieve an unbelievable level of photorealism that leads to full immersion into the huge tiny universe of ants. The light gameplay mechanics designed to be accessible to as many people as possible may alienate the hardcore players of strategy games though.

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Mario & Luigi: Brothership is a game geared towards youngsters, but that doesn't mean that hardcore RPG lovers should necessarily ignore it: with a volcanic dose of gimmickry that will get more than a few laughs and an enchanting art direction, the game is the ideal bedtime story to end the Switch's extraordinary career with a bang.

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Building on a rock-solid foundation, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 manages to sustain the world's oppressive expectations with disarming ease. Solid gunplay combined with gameplay refreshed with new features and many tweaks aimed at optimizing the user experience give us one of the most entertaining CoDs in recent years. And that's just the beginning.

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Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello, aka the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, are back on track. Mutant Unleashed is a game that remains in the comfort zone of third-person action, trying to offer a minimum of depth in the off-stage phases but falling into repetitiveness when it comes to taking the field, play the hard way and above all entertaining.

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As good to play as the first Horizon Zero Dawn, as beautiful to look at as the last Horizon Forbidden West. This is how this Remastered can be summarized, which keeps the gamplay of the original intact by increasing the graphic rendering thanks to the greater hardware resources available. In particular, Aloy and the other characters are now much more expressive and move in a world in which nature is lush and anthropic structures stand solemnly in the midst of volumetric effects with a realistic day / night cycle. Those who have recently played the original may not want to spend another forty hours on the Remastered, for new recruits it is one of the best ARPGs around.

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ZERO Sievert's clear inspirations are Escape from Tarkov and STALKER, and it succeds in providing a decent mix of the two game, with a good atmosphere and solid weapon mechanics. However, the crafting system (and its resource requirement) feel a little grindy and less milsim-oriented folks might find some mechanics a little frustrating.

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a work that arrives after ten years at the proverbial litmus test. It is immediately clear how complex the project has been and how the gaming world has changed over time. Strong of a nice combat system, a convincing narrative and a good development of relationships with the other characters, on some points it does not fully succeed in reaching the goal. I admit that so many words are actually too many, and I actually hope that someone has made it to the end... But there could really be no other analysis for such a delicate work. It will be the sales that will decide if it will be the actual relaunch of the series. In addition, of course, to us players of the franchise.

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Life is Strange: Double Exposure is one of the best stories ever told by a video game, with a skilful interweaving of mystery and science fiction. All the characters are believable although stereotyped, and the twists chase each other unpredictably while maintaining consistency with the narrative. Excellent technical realization, editing worthy of a television series and good acting support the plot which requires important decisions capable of influencing future events and personal relationships. The excessive ease in progression could discourage those looking for a challenging game, but perhaps it is time to turn the page and embrace the new generation adventures.

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After the bizarre variations of Night Springs, The Lake House brings us back to the survival horror genre along with another of the endless faces of the Wakeverse. In less than three hours, the essences of Control and AW2 are condensed, distilled and set aside for the future... which promises to be extremely exciting. However an extra hour or two to give the events more breathing space would not have hurt.

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Some extra content for the most avid Garcia Hotspur fans wouldn't have hurt, in addition to 4K, 60fps and New Game+, features that are welcome and that, after all these years, allow us to enjoy at its best a game with such an exaggerated and unique style that it has become a cult.

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I like to think that Phoenix Springs is what happens when talented people who don't work in the video game industry decide to create a video game, without knowing or following patterns and rules that we now consider axioms. Maybe it is not so, but it seems so, and it is still a good thing.

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Despite taking more than a small share of inspiration from Hollow Knight, and being a fairly by-the-book adventure, Voidwrought is a competent metroidvania with a fluid, dynamic gameplay and an excellent soundtrack. Definitely worth considering if you like the genre… and also if you need something to make the wait for Silksong slightly more bearable.

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Light-hearted as the flight of a butterfly, refreshing as water raised by the dart of a fish and relaxing as a sunny summer afternoon. Shiro and the Coal Town is an old-fashioned title that requires no special skills, but if played with the right spirit can awaken sweet emotions, welcoming you into a typically Japanese rural atmosphere.

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Forgive Me Father 2 doesn't last long to be story driven, it loses a bit of charm towards the end and has some imperfections such as a revisable difficulty balance, yet it convinces in its evolutionary attempt. It succeeds by renewing the "Lovecraftian" experience of Forgive Me Father with a clearer and more intuitive customization, blending it with a more mature and stimulating level design and applying everything to an old school context with a more intelligent rhythm.

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Enjoyable, rich and long-lived, Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven arrives with the aim of carving out its own space in today's market. Coming out in a truly fiery October is a little self-defeating, it must be said, but the experience could - both for the veterans of Metaphor: ReFantazio and Silent Hill 2 - be a great blast from the past and, at the same time, a nice way to experience a truly atypical JRPG.

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Rogue Flight is a fast-paced and adrenaline-filled rail shooter. The plot and structure of the campaign are good, the latter with five difficulty levels to allow anyone to enjoy it, regardless of their skills. The only let downs is that the roguelite mode is only sketched out and that there is an exaggerated presence of visual effects that are too shiny and annoying.

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A survival horror with strong stealth elements, which forces the player to live the game in absolute silence. The gameplay mechanics are well-rehearsed and work quite well, the tense atmosphere is there, but some questionable design choices and situations that tend towards repetitiveness undermine the player's involvement rather quickly.

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Had it been released in the middle of the last generation, perhaps Unknown 9: Awakening would have had a different effect. Today it is really hard to be impressed by a video game like this, technically and conceptually too old in which the only thing that is promoted is the story.

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I'm not kidding when I say that Jamboree is quite rich and varied in many mini-games and activities. So full of news, so many additions and new discoveries that it is the best chapter of the Mario Party franchise since anyone could remember. There are plenty of works in the franchise, however: so many, different and peculiar that they have become fundamental for the creative development of the Big N. The only recommendation is to try not to anger some friends because of winning a star before they manage to reach it. In that case, pretend to be dead.

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