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Celestial Return is a narrative gamble that blends investigation, cyberpunk, and cosmic horror in a decaying city where every choice matters.

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Halo: Campaign Evolved brings Combat Evolved into the present without transforming it into something it never was.

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Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok is likely the definitive version of Cygames' action JRPG, an expansion that doesn't just add content but significantly improves the core experience.

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Denshattack! transforms trains into giant skateboards, offering an arcade racing experience where speed and tricks go hand in hand.

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Echoes of Aincrad delivers a visually spectacular and lore-accurate tribute that will undoubtedly thrill Sword Art Online fans. Regrettably, its breathtaking world design is held back by rigid invisible walls, repetitive mission loops, and clunky combat mechanics. It stands as a decent, high-production Action RPG that ultimately lacks the polish to transcend its licensed boundaries.

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, much like the Ship of Theseus, is a paradox. It is fresh in its visuals and some side content, yet stripped of all the modern-day timeline narrative (which, ironically, is already the past for us anyway?). It remains classic in a formula that rejects the RPG direction of more recent chapters. Yet, paradoxically, this is exactly where the game manages to breathe fresh air. If you hated it back then, you will still hate it now; if you loved it, well-fair winds and following seas.

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Vertigo Games has decided to give everyone the chance to visit the eerie Stauf Mansion in The 7th Guest Remake, making minor adjustments to the gameplay to ensure the adventure is enjoyable even for those who aren't fans of VR. Mission accomplished: the game is now a bit less "free" but still perfectly enjoyable and highly immersive. Its short playtime remains its worst flaw, but it's an experience well worth having.

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Velan Studios has created a respectful but not timid remake, enhancing one of Nintendo's most important works without distorting its essence.

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Just as with the original release of Devil May Cry 5, this Devil Hunter Edition for Switch 2 arrives during a golden age for Capcom, which is enjoying the success of RE Requiem and Pragmata while awaiting the new Onimusha. The overall quality of this edition is excellent, and in terms of content, there's nothing to complain about despite the absence of some features found in the previously released Special Edition. It's also a shame about a few technical glitches, though they don't significantly detract from the overall quality of the experience.

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Dark Scrolls takes the philosophy of old SonSon-style forced-scrolling arcade platformers and infuses it with a modern roguelite structure.

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EA Sports UFC 6 refines an already solid formula, offering more spectacular and believable fights thanks to a striking system capable of transmitting the full power of punches, kicks, and elbows.

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The Adventures of Elliot takes the core gameplay elements of the Zelda series - specifically its more classic 2D entries - and puts them to use in an enjoyable ARPG with a narrative that clearly bears the hallmarks of Square Enix. The plot is a bit flat in the early stages, but once it gets going, it has plenty of surprises in store. The lack of enemy variety and rather basic mission design are partly offset by a strong cast, some interesting puzzles, and fun boss battles.

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Gothic Remake is sort of there, taking everything from the past—glory, soul, and bugs—and throwing them in the face of today's gamers, who perhaps no longer have the time or patience to devote themselves to games of this caliber.

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eFootball Kick-Off! brings Konami's football to Nintendo with gameplay that's pleasantly reminiscent of the old PES games. There are several limitations and plenty of room for improvement, but it's a decent debut.

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Solarpunk is a solid, cozy, low intensity game, but if you're looking for an adventure that lasts more than a hundred hours, you should probably look somewhere else.

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Forza Horizon 6 is a beautifully crafted game from a studio that knows its craft perfectly: Japan works as a setting, the driving physics are still the best in the genre in an open world, and there's enough content to keep me busy until the next installment.

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There's no getting around it: 007 First Light represents a true turning point for the action/stealth genre.

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Mina the Hollower has the charm of video games that aren't afraid to demand something from the player: attention, memory, curiosity, and a certain tolerance for defeat.

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Space Haven is a deep and unforgiving space colony sim in which you begin with four survivors and a handful of resources, tasked with building a self-sustaining interstellar colony piece by piece. Its gameplay weaves together crew management, production, power distribution, oxygen systems, research, combat, and rescue missions into a complex experience that rewards careful planning and nerves of steel. The excellent pixel art is paired with a somewhat rigid progression that veteran players may find predictable, but that's a trait shared by many of the genre's defining classics.

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