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It lacks the charm and wit of Danganronpa, but Zero Time Dilemma, like its prequels, is still valuable, smart, and stimulating. Its presentation really badly hurts it, but once you push past that distaste, what you're left with is an intense, engaging and intelligent narrative with some thoughtful and well-designed puzzle rooms to sort through.
This is a game with undeniable soul and an incredible amount of shine considering its budget. There's very little that A Hat in Time can't do as a classic platformer, and it really throws itself into creating a cute and cohesive universe for you to explore. The replayability of the title is great, and you'll get a lot of mileage revisiting older levels and finding hidden areas as you knit yourself a veritable treasure trove of superpowered hats over time.
Deemo is a very gentle game. Its minimalist aesthetic aims to connect with players emotionally rather than intellectually or physically, and the end effect is akin to sitting down at a piano and playing a favourite song; but not for the benefit of an audience, and not as an examination or other test of musical skill.
Superstar Saga is still a great adventure on the 3DS. It's not in the range of Metroid: Samus Returns in terms of recreating a classic from the ground up, but it may be enough to satisfy fans of the series that may have been turned off by recent, weaker efforts such as Dream Team and Paper Jam.
For silly, ridiculous, self-deprecating humour, backed by gorgeous character and environment art, and a fast, fluid, and genuinely entertaining combat system, I've had such a good time with Cyberdimension Neptunia that I can't help but love it.
One Piece: Unlimited World Red Deluxe Edition is the definitive edition of the game.
Culdcept Saga is, with or without dice, absolutely brilliant, and the kind of game I can see myself playing for a very long time into the future. It successfully takes a couple of different approaches to traditional board and card games, and fuses them into something that you can spend a lot of time learning to master, and feeling really good about yourself as you do.
This is definitely one that fans will love, but if your enthusiasm for Kawahara's work is lukewarm at best, then you may well want to look elsewhere.
Ultimately, Hidden Dragon: Legend is a fairly average beat-em-up/platformer, but its sky-high production values and sheer love of spectacle is sure to delight players.
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite gets things right where they matter most.
If you can handle the uncomfortable controls, you'll be able to immerse yourself in some good old platformer shooting fun.
Pokken Tournament isn't really my kind of fighting game, but I do recognise that it's a quality game, and it deserves the fans that it has.
Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash was a blast. Quick paced arena combat supported by a well designed card based system and multiple storylines to follow, this has to have been my favorite entry yet and with the quality online competition modes online modes there's more than enough replayability to keep going for quite some time.
The story at the heart of it all is one of the most moving and heartfelt tales I've ever seen in a game, and that's a huge achievement. The best part is that Mel Kishida is just getting started—if this is his directorial debut, I can't wait to see what the future has in store.
Few games in the world are as multilayered in their appeal as Senko no Ronde 2.
If the network was more stable and the game played more to its strengths around one-on-one combat, this would be a game I'd recommend in a heartbeat. It's still well worth a look even with those flaws, but I can't help but imagine what could have been.
A handful of technical hiccups mixed with an aggressive monetisation strategy could very well leave a questionable taste in peoples' mouths.
In trying to be a new Portal not just mechanically but in tone, style, presentation, humour, and narrative as well, ChromaGun sets itself up for a comparison that could never end well for it. It constantly reminds you that you're not playing Portal by highlighting all the ways that it falls short of Valve's beloved puzzler. ChromaGun came at the king, and it missed.
With stellar gameplay, wonderful art and a superb soundtrack, Rayman Legends is one of the best platformer games ever released, hands down.
Keep me guessing, Spike Chunsoft, and I'll forever love you for it.