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Shiren the Wonderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island comes suddenly and takes the position of ultimate Switch Mystery Dungeon, which belonged to the previous title in the series. The new visual, small improvements to the gameplay, and dynamic way to tell parallel stories and explore alternative routes are welcome additions to a formula that has already proved it works for over 30 years. If the high difficulty and somewhat repetitive formula aren't an issue, this can be an excellent addition to your hybrid console library.

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Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons blooms as an experience that harmonizes the enchanting country life with logic puzzles. The game is attractive for its visual theme that delights fans of the farm game series at the same time that it offers excellent quality of life features for puzzle lovers. However, some limitations, like the absence of events that amplify the replay value, may impact your decision of buying or not the game.

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If you're looking for games that are easy to learn, difficult to master and practically impossible to put down, there are very few similar titles on the market like Balatro. Even with one or two mistakes, it's difficult not to recommend this game. I only advise you to be careful with your productivity if the Switch is always within reach and you like cards: suddenly just ten more minutes can turn into hours spent searching for the perfect joker, and this is not even remotely a bluff.

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Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling is literally a fight against time. Short, engaging and real, it's a necessary fight for the current times.

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Promenade has a simple, yet mysterious, story and practical gameplay that is extremely well planned and executed for what is expected from a platformer. Its developer knew how to extract the qualities of classics of the genre and combine them with the identity of its creation, resulting in a title that will probably fulfill its role for longer than normally expected from an indie, despite occasional moments of boredom, which is common even in smaller games. If you enjoy platformers and are looking for an honest and well-made experience, you can go without fear.

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Sympathy Kiss is a pleasant otome visual novel with good variety in its routes, a curious narrative about daily life as a Japanese salary woman, and great quality of life features as usual of Otomate. Though the inconsistencies of a bad attempt at a self-insert protagonist hinder the game, the work's qualities and a good English translation manage to balance out the issues and let Amasawa's story shine.

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This trilogy is a testament for the new generation, proof of the legacy of one of the icons of pop culture and women empowerment. When a relic is rediscovered, it naturally has breaks and aging signs, but that doesn't make it less valuable. Lara Croft has never been more beautiful and powerful.

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Evil Nun: The Broken Mask doesn't try to reinvent the wheel, and didn't have to. By not taking itself so seriously, the game manages to incorporate a humorous touch, combining tension moments caused by the relentless pursuit with laughable situations thanks to the nun's cartoonesque aspect and behavior. Among recent Feardemic horror releases that I had the chance to play, this is definitely the most consistent.

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Though I consider Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection III a collection made only for the oldschool fans of the franchise[...], it's impossible to deny Edia managed to revive Yuuko's saga as promised. Unfortunately, the blunders in the emulation persist since the first collection as well as a lack of polish in the English subtitles. At least, we finally have an official localization for a title left as an exclusive to the Japanese territory for 37 years, making Collection III the last piece for those, who like me, love one of the most incredible series ever created by the already-defunct Telenet.

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Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II decides to take a more experimental [gameplay] exploration instead of making the most out of what was already consolidated in its predecessors. Unfortunately, the end result is more frustrating than ideal, making this game not hit the same quality of previous titles, even with its interesting story and good audiovisual production.

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Devil Inside Us: Roots of Evil is a horror game with an unusual concept, putting us in the role of a physically vulnerable individual in a situation of extreme danger and urgency. However, the creatures leave a lot to be desired when it comes to their movements, and the presence of bugs compromises the general experience, resulting in a title that, despite its potential, doesn't reach the full extent of its expectations.

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Bahnsen Knights has the hard mission of entertaining a public already used to modernity. Reader, if you didn't know about this detail, the expression Pulp Fiction is synonymous with dynamic narrative, clearly outlined characters, heroes and villains, action and drama, adventure and exoticism. We have all of this in Bahnsen Knights. The game has an interesting visual and, unlike others, an extremely captivating soundtrack and a story worthy of the pulp genre. Even though it hasn't been localized in Brazilian Portuguese, the game may be a good entrypoint for learning, as its dialogues have a rich vocabulary.

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DreadOut 2 draws inspiration from consolidated franchises and titles, but it ends up delivering a clumsy, tedious and monotonous experience. Unfortunately, the promising premise of exploring legends from such a different culture is undervalued in a low quality horror game. Even if we consider the average works in the genre, there are more compelling options available.

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With beautiful background sceneries, compelling plot, precise gameplay, well executed platforming moments, and epic battles, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is the triumphant return that we have waited to celebrate the 35 years of the series.

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The Curse of Kudan may not be a long visual novel but it offers, during its approximate 10 hours of content, three different endings to the intriguing mystery that gave birth to the urban legend, also impacting its replay factor. Though the romance between the girls is the end result in the game, this element is a mere consequence of investigating the cases presented in the story. Though it has some small issues in the plot development, mainly in quite obvious choices during the deduction stages, this is an excellent visual novel for the Switch library, especially for the fans of girls love.

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I begrudgingly must say A Long Journey to an Uncertain End isn't a game I can recommend. It brings a story filled with fun characters and a universe I loved getting to know and the gameplay concept could have made a fantastic experience. Unfortunately, the lack of polish and care when transposing this adventure to the Switch impacted the full package too significantly to let it[s issues] slide.

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Xuan Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond The Mountains is a game with a unique and fresh narrative in a market dominated by Japanese and Western titles, with a plot that discusses sensible and polemic themes. The game plays with mixing religions and a big amount of folklore myths from various parts of the world. Even though its gameplay isn't quite attractive and its graphics feel outdated sometimes, the different plot compensates [its failures] for those who are patient for an oldfashioned title when looking for an adventure filled with surprises and twists.

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Rising Dusk doesn't beat around the bush: it gets its foot in the door, shows up, fulfills its role very well and ends its journey without delay. The short campaign of this beautiful and creative platformer is a reflection of the work of an artist with an obvious knowledge of the world of games and a vast cultural background that he applied to his work with due knowledge of the facts. There's no secret here: if you enjoy platform titles, get ready to experience first-hand a notable little thing of the genre.

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For those who are fervorous fans of Touhou, Koumajou Remilia II: Stranger’s Requiem is yet another quality spin-off with a darker approach to the seventh game of the franchise, Perfect Cherry Blossom. However, due to the persisting issues in its punitive gameplay and the extremely linear stages, it's hard to recommend this Touhouvania to people who only love metroidvanias — for those, Touhou Luna Nights ends up as a better example of its genre.

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At first, it's tough to understand how Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star exists. The intersection of fans of the exercising franchise and Hokuto no Ken must be way too small to justify a game mixing the two brands. However, it's a combo that works. Yes, the gameplay base is still untouched and those who have been playing boxe games from the get-go will be frustrated in seeing pretty much all the same issues here. However, the game still provides good aerobics and muscle training activities, and can be a good ally for a healthier life. Besides, the modes inspired by Fist of the North Star can diversify the gameplay.

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