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79.5 average score
80 median score
61.5% of games recommended

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7.8 / 10.0 - Helheim
Feb 1, 2019

Helheim is a simple yet engaging video game, and it's pretty hard too.

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7.5 / 10.0 - Genesis Alpha One
Jan 29, 2019

Genesis Alpha One is a nice mix of roguelite, base building and FPS elements. It's a bit rough on the edges, but the game can only improve thanks to future updates.

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Jan 28, 2019

There's a lot of content here, but the many technical issues, the poor balancing between the twelve factions, and the many feature missing from its direct predecessor make Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 an underwhelming experience.

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Jan 25, 2019

The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] try to demonstrate the current maturity of the videogame medium simply using a few modern tools in a structure inspired by the adventures of the 80s, playing with the player mind starting from the title.

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9.5 / 10.0 - Kingdom Hearts III
Jan 24, 2019

Kingdom Hearts 3 succeeds in the difficult task of being up to the expectations, without shaking up its foundations but improving on the strenghts of the previous chapters. Spectacular in the artistic direction, exhilarating in the fights and fulfilling on the narrative side, to be fully appreciated Kingdom Hearts 3 requires however that its public is aware of the intricate background of the saga. After waiting for so many years, recommending the last adventure of Sora, Donald and Goofy would only be a negligible formality.

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Clementine's story deserves to be finished, and this third episode does justice to the legacy of Telltale Games.

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7.9 / 10.0 - while True: learn()
Jan 23, 2019

while True: learn() is a nice puzzle game that manages to be both funny and educational.

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9.6 / 10.0 - Resident Evil 2
Jan 22, 2019

Resident Evil 2 is one of the best remakes we've ever seen: it's a bit different from the classical survival horror released in 1998, while still remaining true to the original game.

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4.5 / 10.0 - Vane
Jan 21, 2019

Beautiful visuals and suggestive atmospheres are not enough to save Vane, whose obscure and not always working mechanics make the player feel abandoned in a poorly conceived world.

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Jan 18, 2019

In this chapter of Ace Combat, the gameplay is stripped down to a bare minimum and the air-to-ground combat is plain boring. The jaw-dropping graphics and production values will probably be enough to attract the fans of the franchise, but if arcade air fighting is not your niche, you'd better steer away.

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7 / 10.0 - Ashen
Jan 17, 2019

Ashen is a souls-like game with a particular focus on the co-op multiplayer. Sadly this feature rarely works as intended, but despite its flaws, the game developed by A44 is still an enjoyable variation to the formula created by Miyazaki and From Software.

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Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is colorful, crazy and unpredictable, representing a perfect appetizer while we wait for an official third game of the series.

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Jan 14, 2019

Onimusha: Warlords is a lazy remaster of an honourable but anachronistic video game. The new control system is a nice addition but we simply expected something more.

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Jan 9, 2019

More of a collection than a Deluxe Edition, New Super Mario Bros. U for Switch offers the opportunity to play an excellent 2D platform in the best possible way today.

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Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is a polished version of an already great JRPG, and it also includes a bunch new contents that will please both the fans and those who approach this game for the first time.

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9 / 10.0 - Beat Saber
Jan 2, 2019

Beat Saber is a rhythm game that's both simple and fun. Unfortunately, its soundtrack is very limited at the moment.

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Dec 27, 2018

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom pays homage to the legacy of the Wonder Boy series by refining the solid foundations of those games and forging an excellent metroidvania.

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Dec 23, 2018

Insurgency: Sandstorm is a convincing online FPS. It's not for everyone, but the hardcore gamers will find a satisfying tactical shooter where a good coordination with the team members is vital for success.

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6.6 / 10.0 - Borderlands 2 VR
Dec 23, 2018

This porting fails to address many aspects that required VR-focused re-work. In additions, content cuts like the absence of co-op mode essentially make this version of Borderlands 2 sub-par to the original game.

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8.1 / 10.0 - OkunoKA
Dec 20, 2018

Easy to learn, hard to master: OkunoKA is a good platform game with a nice art direction.

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