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Mission after mission, The Outer Worlds 2 seems to deliver on its ambitions and on the studio’s vision of offering a confident, solid action RPG, with a few genuinely interesting mechanics. And I’ll admit, there’s a lot to like here, but it started to lost me when, for every good or interesting idea, there are two or three others that makes the game look stuck to the past holding Obsidian back from reaching higher.
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PlatinumGames sought to replicate the success of NieR: Automata and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance with Ninja Gaiden 4, and when it comes to the combat system, the outcome is positive. However, the game suffers from overly restrictive level design, poor storytelling, and an art direction that leaves much to be desired.
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NeoBards Entertainment and Ryukishi07 have achieved what once seemed impossible with Silent Hill f: an original game worthy of a place in the series’ pantheon.
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Ignoring its live service nature, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is another solid entry in the kart racing genre — a fun, straightforward, and genuinely addictive arcade experience.
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With reworked levels, a few new additions, and improved quality-of-life options, Pac-Man World 2 Re-PAC — the yellow glutton’s platforming adventure — is solid and accessible for all ages, but also safe and largely forgettable.
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With a minimalist yet deeply philosophical approach, Dreams of Another, the new project from Baiyon (PixelJunk Eden), could become one of the year’s most divisive—and also most unforgettable—releases.
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With Trails in the Sky: First Chapter, Falcom decided to return to the origins of the Trails series and give fans one of the best remakes of the year.
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In Hell is Us, Rogue Factor confidently took a risk on a game that aims to subvert the conventions of a genre in need of fresh ideas, delivering a strong campaign, excellent concepts, powerful and challenging themes, and a memorable world that only falters by relying too heavily on a combat system that offers few surprises.
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EA Sports FC 26 is finally the football game we’ve been asking for over the past decade, the culmination of years of updates and improvements.
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With a strong narrative focus, GoldFire Studios’ Arctic Awakening feels like a five-episode series with a well-defined arc, aiming to be an event for fans of the genre, but ultimately getting lost in gameplay that’s too passive and dialogues that are more tiring than engaging.
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Beyond its basic, cliché-ridden premise, the parkour-inspired mobility for thrilling escapes and the almost tactical combat for dismembering zombies make Dying Light: The Beast as entertaining as a Sunday afternoon action movie.
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The big problem with Henry Halfhead is that the endint is strong, but the journey to the conclusion isn’t always consistent, and the message gets lost between attempts at mechanical inventiveness and repetition.
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Swery65 brings us yet another game full of unusual ideas, cinematic references, constant fourth-wall breaks, and an art direction that makes up for the lack of visual polish, but much like the creative director’s earlier projects, Hotel Barcelona works on paper and not much beyond that.
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Ghost of Yōtei did something rare for me: it left me so captivated by everything it does well that it’s hard to even recall any truly negative aspects, or think of fixes for the small flaws. At its core, Ghost of Yōtei is the best version of what Sucker Punch could have created for this sequel. And that, in itself, is a huge achievement. A game that took everything great about the original and made it better, while delivering a story that feels more engaging, emotional, and perfectly suited to the potential of this wonderful interactive medium.
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Hirogami has a good idea that never seems to reach an acceptable level of quality, especially when it introduces a mechanic that deserved more attention and prominence.
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After surprising us with the Silent Hill 2 remake, Bloober Team returns to original projects with Cronos: The New Dawn, an attempt built on promising ideas drowned by flawed execution.
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The Knightling is a solid game that fails to stand out due to its simplistic combat system and reliance on side quests that never prove memorable.
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In Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Joe Musashi’s return is bold, violent, fun, challenging, colorful, and full of personality, held back only by its repetitive level design and uneven checkpoint system.
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The new edition of Kirby and the Forgotten Land for the Nintendo Switch 2 with the Star-Crossed World expansion does not reinvent the adventure of the lovable mascot, but it does include good reasons to return to his world.
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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is a solid metroidvania that introduces a unique weapon which positively impacts both the combat system and the puzzles.
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