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Minecraft Dungeons is a lot of fun up until the endgame — a solid dungeon crawler held back by frustrating, poorly balanced loot progression.

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Long awaited and instantly lovable: New Horizons is a hit because it is developed and expanded with love, and apart from small details it is nearly perfect. Only the online features, the single island per console and the grind hold it back.

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Resident Evil 3 Remake is a good game, not a great one — the return to Raccoon City is thrilling, Nemesis is terrifying in his finest moments, but the game leaves you wanting more of everything it does well.

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A lovingly crafted remake of two classics with a deep class system and branching stories, held back by frustratingly dim ally AI and a rigid mercenary system.

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Infliction proves what one developer with the right instinct for atmosphere, sound and storytelling can achieve — the horror grows organically from a deeply human story, and the sound design makes the house a place you never want to return to, yet always do.

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With Arise: A Simple Story you get an atmospheric game that turns into a genuine surprise thanks to its emotional story, engaging gameplay and loving attention to detail.

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Need for Speed Heat is a convincing return to form — the day-night cycle is the most interesting mechanic the series has had in years, the car roster is excellent, and Palm City is one of the most atmospheric open worlds in racing games.

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Pokémon Sword and Shield is a solid if unspectacular new generation — the Wild Area is the most exciting thing to happen to the series in years, the pacing is the best yet, and the new Pokémon designs are among the series' most creative.

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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is the single-player Star Wars game fans have been waiting years for — Respawn has created a focused, atmospheric adventure that respects the licence and delivers one of the best Soulslike-adjacent combat systems outside FromSoftware.

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Death Stranding is not for everyone — but for the right player it is a masterpiece: a bold, consistent vision that rewards patience with one of the most emotionally resonant endings in recent gaming memory.

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The Outer Worlds is exactly the RPG many fans have been waiting years for — Obsidian has created a game that recalls the golden age of Fallout: New Vegas and Mass Effect, proving that classic Western RPGs are far from dead.

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Link's Awakening is a timeless classic that has received a worthy remake — Nintendo got exactly the right things right, and the result is one of the most charming games on Switch.

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PlatinumGames proves there is life beyond Bayonetta: a fresh combat system built around the Legion, stylish presentation and plenty to do, held back only by a silent protagonist and repetitive investigations.

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Borderlands 3 is the biggest and most mechanically refined entry yet — the gunplay is exceptional, the build variety enormous, and co-op as addictive as ever. That the story and writing take a significant step back from the series' best is the one thing stopping it from greatness.

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GreedFall proves that budget studios can still create meaningful single-player RPGs — the complex decisions, interesting setting and good characters outweigh the technical weaknesses for the target audience, and that deserves respect.

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Bloober Team has created a gripping horror experience that does justice to the Blair Witch licence — the oppressive forest atmosphere, the clever video camera mechanic, and above all the emotional bond with Bullet make this one of the most interesting horror games of its time.

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4A Games got everything right with Metro Exodus — the step out of the tunnels was exactly what the series needed, with an emotionally gripping story, impressive technology, and gameplay that has finally achieved the versatility fans had long wished for.

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Switch your brain off and Wolfenstein on: Youngblood delivers exactly what you expect, with guns, flying limbs and dead Nazis, though the AI sister and the empty streets of Paris hold it back.

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The Sinking City is a bold experiment that succeeds in many areas — the investigation mechanics are outstanding, Oakmont is a fascinatingly dark Lovecraftian world, and Frogwares has proven they can do far more than just Sherlock Holmes.

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A faithful but unambitious adaptation: CATAN plays smoothly against the AI, yet without local multiplayer, touchscreen support or real online communication it leaves a lot of potential on the table.

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