HCL.hr's Reviews
Valor Mortis is an interesting hybrid of FPS and Soulslike, with its strongest assets being a great gothic atmosphere and tactile combat paired with good controls. However, a weak balance of different combat approaches ultimately limits gameplay variety in the long run.
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It's an remake that didn't venture into significant changes because they mostly weren't necessary. Even 28 years after the original Ocarina, it is easy to recognize the quality in its gameplay, story, and design, now accompanied by a lavish presentation that feels like a generational leap compared to the original.
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Modern Warfare 4 has one of the best Call of Duty campaigns in the last ten years and an excellent DMZ mode for extraction shooter fans. Unfortunately, the multiplayer is one of the worst in the series, which makes the whole package quite uneven.
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Silver Pines draws you into a beautifully crafted, haunting world with striking visuals and an unsettling atmosphere. However, its appeal gradually fades as excessive and boring backtracking disrupts the pacing, stiff combat makes encounters repetitive, and a surface level narrative struggles to engage. Despite its potential, the game rarely moves beyond familiar territory, struggling to establish an identity of its own.
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Belmont's Curse is a beautiful and fun Metroidvania that has a lot to offer, but in the genre it helped create, today it follows in the footsteps of others more than it leaves new ones of its own.
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Soul may have the emotional range of a statue, but his swordplay would put even the best kung-fu movies to shame. With fantastic combat, an imaginative arsenal, and a surprisingly rich world, Phantom Blade Zero deserves a place among the best action games in recent years, despite a few minor shortcomings.
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The return of racing in a far-off galaxy is finally here. This action-packed ride through wild paths and crowded tracks is even accompanied by an interesting story. However, a slight feeling that the content outside of the races and planet variety is a bit lacking prevents it from being ranked among legendary racing games.
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The narrative adventure game Forever Ago takes us through an old man's memories, yet lacks enough interaction or justification for why it was made into a video game in the first place.
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Hellraiser Revival is not just a great tribute to Barker's original series, but also one of the most fun horror adventures recently.
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Minecraft Dungeons 2 is an easy recommend for Minecraft fans after a fun, accessible co-op ARPG. However, anyone looking for gameplay depth will need to look elsewhere.
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E‑Day is the good old Gears we know, but pushed to its peak. With the best gameplay in the series, an atmospheric story, and an excellent Horde Siege mode, this is the return to form the franchise has been waiting for.
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EA Sports FC 27 brings solid improvements to Career Mode and defending, but its long‑standing issues remain, and The Grounds feels more like a test than a true social space for players.
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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is an intimidatingly large and complex RPG, but once its many systems click into place, it's incredibly hard to put down. Excellent tactical combat, addictive progression, and four stories that come together beautifully make it one of the series' most ambitious entries.
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In terms of its atmosphere and story, Townfall is probably the best new Silent Hill in the last two decades. Its gameplay is solid in the first half of the game, but unfortunately later turns into something tiring, uninspired, and repetitive.
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Control Resonant boldly turns nearly every pillar of the original on its head while still feeling unmistakably like Control. It isn’t quite as polished as it is ambitious, but that ambition still makes it one of Remedy’s most interesting and audacious sequels.
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Halloween is a solid asymmetric horror game buried under a pile of technical issues and general sloppiness. One day it might be worth playing, but right now it’s absolutely not.
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Moonlighter 2 doesn’t push the boundaries of the genre, but with its intuitive mechanics and the relaxing aspect of running a shop, it offers an accessible entry point into the world of roguelikes.
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Orbitals is like a fun, short anime series you start watching with someone - just when it gets the most interesting, you suddenly realize it’s already over.
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Insomniac's Wolverine is a brutal, confident superhero action game that perfectly captures the savage nature of its protagonist while delivering a surprisingly heartfelt story. Despite a few technical issues and repetitive encounters, it's one of the best Wolverine adaptations ever made.
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Infinite Rush is a fun and slightly nostalgic game for Hot Wheels fans, and for those who are about to become fans, it’s an ideal gateway into the world of small toy cars.
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