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Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse is Square Enix's newest visual novel that's full of fun twists and turns. (Review written in Portuguese for Entertainium Brasil)
Our hero Rayman sure looks as spiffy today as he did in 1995, eh?
Returning Ys X players have little to look forward to in Ys X: Proud Nordics as it doesn’t add anything particularly substantial and the technical improvements aren’t that great to begin with.
While it lacks multiplayer options and missed adding some core titles from the franchise that would’ve made it the perfect pickup for nostalgic fans, Super Bomberman Collection is still well worth checking out.
Traipsing through MIO: Memories in Orbit’s gorgeous world is a constant wonder.
Yakuza Kiwami 3 is a reinvention of a classic entry in the franchise, but it's far from being its definitive version. (Review written in Portuguese for Entertainium Brasil)
Koei Tecmo have gone the extra mile in delivering the most ambicious and positively delicious soulslike with Nioh 3. (Review written in Portuguese for Entertainium Brasil)
Unlike Inkle’s 80 Days there’s not much replayability here but uncovering the mystery is consistently enjoyable, although I could have done with a bit more variety in the visuals, as the entire game is played simply looking at the TR-49 device or your notebook. But the story has a great deal of resonance to our current era, where falsehoods are brazenly peddled by fascist governments, and where speaking the truth is sometimes an act of rebellion. TR-49 is another fine addition to Inkle’s growing roster of narrative adventures.
However, due to the game’s length (my playthrough took around 40 hours), even though I enjoyed the core foundation of combat, it does drag a bit on occasion due to the sheer number of fights you encounter. While Demonschool does give you plenty of characters and abilities to play with, as any RPG, once you settle on a team and kit them out properly, you’re gonna just use them whenever possible. The game does smartly force you to use certain characters in enough fights to force you to change your approach occasionally, which does prove to be a fun challenge especially when your party is split in certain stretches or the rare case where you’re controlling two teams in a fight, but it only does so much to keep battle fresh across 40 hours of play. It’s not a problem unique to Demonschool by any means — it’s a difficult challenge for any game that long — but it also cannot avoid it either.
It’s a shame that overall Cairn turned out this way for me. I had high hopes it would pay off in spades after coming out a bit disappointed with Jusant, another climbing game that also had plenty of personality to it but lacked the depth this one tries too hard – and fails – to drive home. As with the studios’ other releases, Cairn is positively gorgeous but stumbles in its delivery. It was only thanks to toggles I would otherwise try to avoid hitting that I got through this one, and at its current state, I have no plans to go on this journey again soon, sadly.
The long-awaited Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a gorgeous game, but it's clear that it's delayed development cycle got in the way of the final product. (Review in Portuguese for Entertainium Brasil)
STALKER 2: Shadow of Chornobyl, the long in development sequel in the legendary franchise is easily one of the most engaging open-world adventures out there.
Strange Antiquities takes the same blueprint of Strange Horticulture and nicely amends it to selling magical items instead of plants.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion brings the House of Ideas’ heroes together in a colorful but far from uncanny beat ‘em up experience.
In the pantheon of sci-fi horror, ROUTINE is a noble effort.
Kirby Air Riders brings all the chaos from Super Smash Bros. bringing the same pros and cons with Nintendo's lovable fluff ball to the next level. (Review in Portuguese for Entertainium Brasil).
Europa Universalis V’s rich historical simulation is second to none.
Tomb Raider managed to come full circle with the reboot, and admittedly, with its sequels, it looped back into the ridiculousness. All bets are off in regards to the upcoming and as of yet untitled new release, but for now, Tomb Raider: Definite Edition is reason enough to dust off your machete and get your tetanus shots in for another adventure alongside young Lara.
A stirring story of emotional abuse and the horrors of capitalism reinforce fine search-action play.
Beautiful and deadly Neon Inferno is an ode to some of the arcade shooters of old like Contra and Sunset Riders.