Gameliner's Reviews
Unknown 9: Awakening is a game full of lost potential, with a unique and promising story that’s poorly executed, leading to a disconnect with the world and characters, clunky controls, repetitive animations, lackluster combat, underwhelming enemy AI, and limited exploration, making it hard to recommend in its current state.
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A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead by Saber offers a solid Alien Isolation-like experience in the A Quiet Place universe, closely following John Krasinski’s formula. While fans will enjoy the familiar tension and references, the slow pace, punishing sound mechanics, predictable plot, and bugs can detract from the experience, though die-hard fans may still find it rewarding.
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Amber Isle is a wholesome game where you manage a shop and restore an island, offering relaxing and varied gameplay with no energy meter, allowing you to set your own pace, though early repetition, missing quality of life features, and some bugs may detract, but its charming dinosaurs and well-designed recipe system make up for it.
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Just Dance 2025 is the ultimate party game with great music for a fun night with friends. However, it offers little innovation beyond new songs, making it hard to justify for longtime players unless you're eager to pay for a fresh playlist.
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Metaphor: ReFantazio delivers a rich experience with stunning art direction, a layered story, and a deep Archetype system for strategic team-building and engaging turn-based combat. While the grotesque bosses are visual highlights, the real-time combat feels less refined, and the social system, though adding depth, lacks innovation. Still, it's a must-play for JRPG fans, blending familiar mechanics with refreshing twists.
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Nikoderiko: The Magical World is a nostalgic nod to classic platformers, offering solid content and fun co-op gameplay. Though it lacks its own identity, the affordable price and enjoyable challenge make it worth playing, especially with friends.
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Neva enchants with its stunning, impressionist-inspired visuals and touching story of growth between Neva and Alba. While the gameplay isn’t overly challenging or varied, its balance of exploration and simple combat makes it perfect for fans of narrative-driven games over long, grind-heavy experiences.
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Despite its stunning visuals and amazing soundtrack, "Europa" falls short due to a slow-starting story, limited exploration, and untapped potential in Helder Pinto's otherwise beautiful game.
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Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream offers smooth combat and fan-favorite characters, but quickly falls into repetitive gameplay and lacks variety, especially in multiplayer. It's fun for die-hard fans, but not worth the price for those unfamiliar with the series.
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Undisputed fills the Fight Night void with solid, realistic gameplay, but lacks the flair and polish of its predecessor. While it has potential, the barebones career mode and framedrops on PS5 hold it back for now.
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Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero delivers an epic Dragon Ball experience with a massive roster and solid gameplay, but its simplistic controls may lack depth for competitive players. Fans and newcomers will still have a blast!
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Rogue Waters is a fun pirate-themed game, accessible to less experienced roguelike players, with enjoyable combat and flexible difficulty settings that keep it engaging as you progress and experiment with new tactics.
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I struggled to stop playing Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom to write this review, and with its creative puzzles and vibrant world, it's a must-play, despite the minor hassle of navigating the echo-filled menu.
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Hide The Corpse is hilariously fun, offering a surprising challenge in disposing of bodies and erasing evidence within tight time limits. With only six levels, its replay value lies in perfecting that elusive S-ranking—just make sure you have space to flail around!
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The Mortal Kombat: Khaos Reigns DLC, despite great visuals and fun new characters, feels overpriced at fifty euros for only two hours of story content.
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EA Sports FC 25 is undoubtedly the most complete football game in the series, with new features like Rush and improved tactical options in FC IQ, but given the high price of 80 euros, the question remains whether these innovations justify purchasing it again, especially if you already own FC 24, and waiting for a price drop might be a smart choice for those interested in the game.
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Halls of Torment is a thrilling mix of roguelike survival and bullet-hell, offering challenging enemy waves, satisfying combat, and nostalgic Diablo-inspired visuals, making it a must-play for fans of games like Vampire Survivors.
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Ara: History Untold enhances the 4X genre with a deep crafting system and simultaneous turns, where you earn Prestige across multiple categories, like population welfare, to win. The game shines with its diverse leaders, nations, and wonders, and while random events and cultural visuals could be more varied, it remains a polished and rewarding 4X strategy experience.
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Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is a charming and original platformer that, despite its slower pace, dated storytelling, and occasional control issues, will delight fans of the original while still offering an enjoyable experience.
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DEATHSPRINT 66 delivers a visually stunning neon-cyberpunk experience with intense, fast-paced races, though hindered by limited counterplay in PvP and a lackluster soundtrack, but overall offers enough excitement and challenge to keep players coming back.
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