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2021 games reviewed
79.5 average score
80 median score
61.5% of games recommended

The Games Machine's Reviews

5.5 / 10.0 - Super Neptunia RPG
Jun 28, 2019

Despite its wonderful art direction, Super Neptunia RPG is obsolete, anachronistic and poor in contents.

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6.4 / 10.0 - Mini-Mech Mayhem
Jun 28, 2019

Mini-Mech Mayhem takes an interesting basic idea and develops it into nothing, resulting in a shallow experience with very limited content. The mini-robots are the cutest, though.

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9.3 / 10.0 - Super Mario Maker 2
Jun 26, 2019

Super Mario Maker 2 is a masterpiece. An exuberant and hilarious editor that makes the Wii U game look like a beta version. An irresistible tool used by Nintendo itself to create a brilliant story mode and an even more social chapter, perfect for sharing the experience, online or on the sofa.

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8.4 / 10.0 - The Sinking City
Jun 25, 2019

Even with its (few) flaws, The Sinking City manages to shine right where other games of the same genre have failed to impress. It doesn't abuse jumpscare and useless boss fights, but instead Frogwares focused on a well thought out and engaging investigative system and on pleasant action parts, which naturally lead the player to discover the monstrosities of the abyss and to bitterly repent of their own curiosity.

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8.2 / 10.0 - Collection of Mana
Jun 25, 2019

Trials of Mana is amazing and, by itself, makes this compilation essential for all of those who have poured tears and hopes on the photos of the game during that torrid summer of 1995.

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8 / 10.0 - Samurai Shodown
Jun 24, 2019

Samurai Shodown is true to the series' soul, like a modern version of Amakusa Kourin which lacks something to achieve perfection.

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Jun 22, 2019

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is not a bad game but it is disappointing, a metroidvania all too anchored in the past that doesn't really add anything new to the genre that Koji Igarashi himself contributed to create. Beyond the bland execution and the continuous plagiarism of Symphony of the Night and Aria of Sorrow, Bloodstained is plagued by too many problems, especially in terms of combat and the hitbox system, preventing an enjoyable gaming experience. It hurts to say this, but there are too many better alternatives to Bloodstained on the market. We expected a lot more than this from Igarashi-san.

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Jun 21, 2019

The game developed by Beenox is a highly optimized title for today's standards while maintaining all the charm of the original. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is colorful, virtuous and fun, offering an interesting level of difficulty that makes the whole operation not just a vehicle to recall memories, but also a challenging arcade game with all the trappings of the genre.

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9 / 10.0 - F1 2019
Jun 21, 2019

F1 2019 is exactly what it's supposed to be: the best of his kind, at least until next year.

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9.2 / 10.0 - Judgment
Jun 20, 2019

Judgment is another hit for a team that can't seem to miss the target.

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Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted offers delicious bite size horror VR experiences, and the variety of the offer will make you overlook the series' known defects

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Jun 14, 2019

Contra Anniversary Collection offers a series of run and guns of undisputed historical value in a package that honestly could have offered so much more. Contra III: The Alien War and Hard Corps remain as beautiful as the sun, and the two arcade games still offer a steep but extremely rewarding challenge, however the superfluous presence of the Probotectors can only appear as a waste of space in the eyes of the true fans.

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8.7 / 10.0 - Octopath Traveler
Jun 13, 2019

It's a pleasure to play Octopath Traveler on PC as it is on the Nintendo Switch.

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Jun 7, 2019

Tales of the Neon Sea makes the cyberpunk arguments of Blade Runner its own, embedding them in a valuable work in pixel art, and managing to give us back some of that sound old 1980s science fiction that, for one reason or another, continues to fascinate us. The gameplay, however, is plagued by repetitive mechanics and some puzzles suffer from a bad translation from Chinese into English.

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Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition is based on an engaging premise. However, this clumsy port of a title not exactly excellent fails to realize the potential that has fascinated the public.

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6.4 / 10.0 - Conan Unconquered
Jun 6, 2019

To appreciate Conan Unconquered it is necessary to close both eyes on its limits and bear the bizarre design choices, but if it is true that perseverance pays, it is also true that one can get tired much earlier.

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8.4 / 10.0 - MotoGP 19
Jun 6, 2019

Compared to the previous iteration of the franchise, MotoGP 19 improves everything, sometimes in a subtle way, others in a sensational way, becoming the new yardstick of the genre.

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Jun 5, 2019

The Elder Scrolls Online's newest expansion give us new informations about the lore of the franchise, while introducing an intriguing new class (the Necromancer) and a lot of endgame content.

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8 / 10.0 - Void Bastards
Jun 5, 2019

Void Bastards is based on a neat concept inspired by many things, especially System Shock 2. Too bad it's a bit too monotonous.

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9 / 10.0 - Vectronom
Jun 5, 2019

Vectronom should be in a museum, taking the place of one of those interactive, experimental installations, in front of which perceptions become fluid.

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