Gameliner's Reviews
Promise Mascot Agency is a uniquely atmospheric game brimming with original ideas, but its clunky gameplay and shallow mechanics make it a frustrating experience that only die-hard fans of slow, narrative-driven Japanese eccentricity will truly appreciate.
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Blue Prince is a masterful game that blends strategic planning, narrative depth, and a dynamic world into an unforgettable experience that demands to be played, analyzed, and celebrated.
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South of Midnight by Compulsion Games delivers a captivating narrative and stunning audiovisual experience set in a gothic Southern USA, though its repetitive combat and uninspired platforming hold it back from true greatness.
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Bleach: Rebirth of Souls is a decent fighting game that captures the anime’s story arcs but lacks engaging combat depth, making it enjoyable for fans yet repetitive compared to Naruto or Dragon Ball Z games.
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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition successfully brings a forgotten cult classic to the Nintendo Switch with enhanced graphics, smoother performance, and quality-of-life improvements that make it more accessible, while still offering an awe-inspiring world to explore and a deep combat system, though some outdated elements like a cluttered interface and confusing mission structure remain.
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Sony San Diego may not have made the most groundbreaking improvements with MLB The Show 25, but they have once again delivered a solid sports game that, thanks to its presentation, soundtrack, diverse game modes, fluid gameplay, and more, could very well be the best sports game on the market—an absolute must-play for baseball fans.
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KARMA: The Dark World is a narrative-driven dystopian game where The Leviathan Corporation’s influence is pervasive; gameplay revolves around exploration, puzzles, and uncovering lore, but limited hints can lead to frustration, making it best suited for fans of psychological horror and story-driven experiences rather than action-seekers.
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Rebellion crafts an engaging survival game with Atomfall, though technical issues, weak enemy AI, and clunky melee combat detract from the experience. Freedom takes center stage, pushing players to explore and carve their own path. While not without its flaws, the atmospheric world and satisfying gunplay make it worth the journey.
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AI Limit has interesting mechanics and cool enemy designs but suffers from an unengaging story, unfair difficulty, cheap level design, and technical issues, making it worth a try only at a discount for hardcore Soulslike fans.
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Centum isn’t a great game in the traditional sense, but its haunting atmosphere and narrative create an experience that lingers—though whether it’s worth playing or just watching is for you to decide.
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Assassin's Creed Shadows is a great step forward for the series, with an intriguing story, varied characters, and a well-executed - eventhough a little repetitive - medieval Japan setting, making it a must-have for Assassin's Creed fans and open-world adventure lovers.
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Wanderstop is a unique, thought-provoking game that explores themes of burnout, change, and anxiety, with slow, deliberate gameplay that reinforces its message, though the protagonist’s plastic-like appearance and clunky keyboard controls detract slightly from the experience, making it best played with a controller in a calm state of mind.
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Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars is a fantastic remaster that faithfully preserves the originals while enhancing visuals and gameplay, with engaging if unremarkable stories, enjoyable turn-based battles, and helpful QoL upgrades—though the auto-save is poorly tuned—making it a nostalgic yet refined way to revisit these classics.
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Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land offers a fresh take with a non-traditional protagonist and expanded gameplay, including a larger world, new mechanics, and dynamic combat, but underutilizes its setting, while technical issues on Switch are offset by stunning art and excellent voice acting, making it a fun yet slightly shallow addition to the Atelier series.
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WWE 2K25 offers solid gameplay and exciting additions, but VC reliance and underdeveloped modes make it worth waiting for WWE 2K26 unless you're a hardcore wrestling fan.
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Sniper Elite: Resistance feels like a repetitive DLC with solid gameplay but lacks innovation, challenge, and value for its price.
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Fragpunk stands out with stunning visuals and innovative Shard Cards but is held back by heavy microtransactions.
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Sugardew Island has the potential to be a cozy farming sim, but its simplistic approach works against it. While the game looks beautiful and plays smoothly, repetitive gameplay and flat NPCs prevent the island from truly coming to life. It’s a relaxing experience for casual players, but seasoned farming sim fans may find it is a missed opportunity.
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Knights in Tight Spaces combines genres with a unique visual style and deep combat system, where strategic enemy manipulation through pushing and pulling keeps gameplay engaging, and deckbuilding adds an extra layer of strategy; however, a flawed UI and unbalanced decks hinder the experience, making it enjoyable for tactical deckbuilder fans despite a steep learning curve and occasional RNG frustration—though with some refinements, it could become a true classic rather than a rough diamond in need of polishing.
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Hazelight Studios proves once again with Split Fiction that more co-op games like this should exist; following the massive success of It Takes Two, they deliver another thrilling adventure—despite a few minor flaws—that offers a fresh and exciting experience across emotions, gameplay, humor, music, story, and environments, making it a must-play for fans of It Takes Two and anyone seeking a great co-op game.
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