Eternal Games

The Mexican Ninja experience is literally a missed opportunity. From what I played, the game's quality as a game is very good and would have undoubtedly achieved a high rating, but its completely unacceptable technical state made the overall experience extremely bad. In its current state, I do not recommend it at all, ever.

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The Sinking City 2 is considered a very courageous and bold step from Frogwares studio, and a tangible success in shifting from open investigation to pure survival horror in the footsteps of games like Alan Wake 2 and Resident Evil. The game succeeded in delivering a terrifying and visually stunning Lovecraftian atmosphere, with focused level design and highly enjoyable puzzles. Despite this quantum leap, the game suffered from some design contradictions; most notably breaking survival rules by providing unlimited resources in key encounters, alongside voice acting that did not rise to the level of the story. If you are a fan of survival horror and enjoy dark atmospheres and smart puzzles, the experience offers an enjoyable journey worth attention, even if some of its aspects cracked under the rubble of combat details.

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The developers' passion can be seen in Duskfade. It is clear that they loved classic platformers and tried to re-introduce that feeling to a new generation of players, and they succeeded in many aspects, especially the level design which was flaw-free, the variety of environments in these levels, the joy of exploration within them, and certainly their distinctive visual and audio identity. On the other hand, the core of the game itself suffers from problems that are hard to ignore. Exaggerated jump physics, unpolished combat, and a bad Lock-On system are all things that directly affect what you will be doing the most throughout hours of gameplay. Despite completing the game 100% and enjoying exploring every corner of it, I was left with a continuous feeling that the game was just one step away from being an excellent platformer, and that step is polish, which unfortunately was not present enough. In the end, we have an enjoyable adventure for fans of 3D platformers, but it is not the experience that surpasses the games from which it inspired its ideas.

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When combat is at its best, and you succeed in summoning your team members at the right time, starting a combo of attacks that combines your characters' abilities, the game delivers some of the most enjoyable and thrilling combat moments in fighting games of this generation.

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Celestial Return possesses one of the most interesting new worlds among modern narrative games, successfully blending cyberpunk with cosmic horror in an innovative way. However, the game seems closer to an excellent visual novel trying to present itself as an RPG, despite not reaching the point of being a true role-playing game. If the developers had succeeded in improving the dialogues, providing more creative outcomes for failure, and granting players greater freedom in shaping events, it would have transformed into one of the most prominent indie narrative games this year. Currently, it is a very good experience in terms of world and story, but it still stumbles due to some decisions that stand in the way of what it is trying to achieve.

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Echo Isle is an enjoyable experience worth considering, but it is a small experience in every sense of the word. At a price of $5 and a playtime not exceeding an hour and a half, it may be a good option for anyone looking for a fun and quick dose of nostalgia. However, the game remains a missed opportunity that could have been much better; it possesses strong fundamentals but lacks sufficient length or content to be a complete game. Nonetheless, the solo effort made by the developer to create a short game is enough to make us recommend trying it for fans of this genre of games.

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Kusan: City of Wolves offers a challenging and distinctive combat experience, combining engaging dramatic narrative with a captivating artistic style. Although the narrative suffers from some flaws resulting from the approach taken in presenting the story, the game compensates for it with fun gameplay, epic boss encounters, and a good variety of weapons and enemies, despite a flaw in the distribution of this variety. Additionally, some skills seemed to be of limited usefulness or virtually useless throughout the experience. With a good progression system despite a few notes, while level design stands out as one of the game's strongest elements, delivering, overall, a very excellent experience.

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The first installment of the Halo series is considered the jewel made by Xbox and the primary reason for Xbox's success. What this legendary entry truly deserved was a remake worthy of the game's historical status, and to fulfill this entitlement, Halo Campaign Evolved was released. It preserved the spirit of the original game while bringing improvements to the narrative style, environment design, vehicle handling, along with high quality in gameplay and graphics, the addition of usable weapons, and extra missions to pave the way for the game's story. However, the game was flawed by some issues such as repetitive level design in indoor areas, technical issues, and problems in cinematic cutscenes.

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The Revelations expansion managed to surpass all expectations, hopes, and dreams, creating the most complete and best experience in the DOOM series of all time. The add-on succeeded in providing a different, addictive, and fun gameplay system that relies on the spear and shield and switching between them, which surpassed the original game. It provided the best level and encounter design with distinctive ideas and a real challenge, and undoubtedly the best bosses in the series as a whole with a gigantic and highly diverse set of enemies, and a breathtaking epic soundtrack, alongside an excellent and polished progression system that benefits from meticulous exploration and smart puzzles with different ideas. This journey is only completed with the perfect and integrated End Game content that puts all your skills to the test.

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Super Mario Odyssey proves that Nintendo is still capable of reinventing the Mario series with every new release, by providing innovative ideas, a level design full of creativity, and a great variety of gameplay styles that maintain the fun of the experience from beginning to end. With massive worlds that encourage exploration, distinctive artistic graphics, exceptional music, and stable technical performance, the game succeeds in delivering one of the best platforming gaming experiences in the history of the video game industry. It is a game that is hard to stop playing, and deservedly merits its status as one of the greatest games of all time.

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Artistic Style and Performance: Regarding the artistic style, it seems that Bandai has allocated a huge budget for this series; as the game features precise and dazzling details for a game that adopts the Japanese animation (Anime) style. Thanks to the beautiful lighting and visual effects, the game maintains a smooth and stable performance at a rate of 60 frames per second, despite the existence of some slight slowdowns or occasional stutters during battles.

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In the end, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Resynced provided an enjoyable experience, but it did not achieve what I was expecting from a game that carries the description of a 'remake.' It succeeded in clearly developing the gameplay, whether through improving combat, climbing, and ship combat, which are elements that made returning to the pirates' world more enjoyable and smoother than ever before. On the other hand, the concept of a remake was not reflected in the remaining aspects as required, as the story did not witness fundamental changes, the Animus story was completely deleted, and the graphical level came closer to an enhanced remaster than to a true remake, alongside a number of technical problems and bugs that affected the experience. Therefore, as a fan of the original part, I felt intense enjoyment while playing this version and loved it very much, but I was expecting a complete rebuilding that keeps pace with the capabilities of the current generation, and the game did not meet these expectations.

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Red Dead Redemption is considered one of the most prominent narrative games in the history of the industry, as it offered a touching human journey through the character of John Marston and his attempt to escape his past and save his family. The game was characterized by a living world full of details, strong writing, and unforgettable characters, alongside moving events that made the experience stuck in players' minds until today. Despite the existence of some problems such as repetition and excessive travel, the game remains an exceptional experience, especially regarding the technical and narrative standards of 2010, confirming Rockstar Games' status as one of the best gaming companies in delivering stories and world-building.

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Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is another proof of the talent and capability of ZA/UM studio, just as it previously presented to us Disco Elysium. This time, it presented to us a game characterized by a mysterious and exciting story, influential and good characters, to be completed with a narrative style perfectly suited to the game's story, in addition to the role-playing systems that the studio offers in new and distinctive ways. And just where the positive points appear, the negative points appeared as well; as the game offers a small world that does not encourage exploration, complexity of missions through waiting and not providing clear clues, and a drop in the story's pacing in some parts of the missions.

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Marathon delivers a solid Competitive Extraction Shooter experience, highlighted by a captivating art direction and an unmatched Sound design, It features polished shooting mechanics, interactive environments, and thrilling PvP encounters that border on perfection, alongside diverse quests and an excellent progression system. On the contrary, the game falters in storytelling, relying heavily on text menus instead of interactive presentation. The PvE enemies lack variety, making their combat almost entirely devoid of strategic depth. Furthermore, it suffers from a highly frustrating user experience due to a cluttered, complex, and unappealing UI, weak and boring customization, constant server issues, and a bad matchmaking system.

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The game features a charming artistic direction and a touching emotional story, but it stumbles heavily in its technical aspect; as the annoying camera angles are a major obstacle to aiming accuracy, turning the game's challenge from player skill into a struggle with perspective. Added to this is the monotony of the 'dodgeball'-based combat system, which lacks depth and variety, accompanied by a slow pacing of the adventure that gradually kills the excitement. Thus, the game remains a stunning visual experience restricted by design flaws and weak gameplay mechanics.

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Bahamut and the Waqwaq Tree is undoubtedly a great and exciting experience. It offered an excellent, poetic, and evolving story throughout the gameplay, alongside a simple and fun gameplay style with elements that renew equally over the course of the experience, strong characters, and a silent protagonist who will remain stuck in my mind for a while. Despite that, some technical flaws were found at the beginning of the game, as well as some issues in the drawing skill, and a deficiency that I personally noticed in one of the game's distinctive aspects, which is the lack of usage of Arabic literary texts.

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Our journey to Japan came full of passion and dazzling details; as Playground Games studio managed to maintain the series' identity and richness, by providing more diverse and exciting races that grant players a renewed and enjoyable experience all the time. The team also excelled in designing a massive and captivating world pulsing with life, full of breathtaking scenes and enchanting atmospheres that make its exploration a pleasure in itself. The quality of the experience was not limited to that only, but was also supported by a strong technical level, dazzling graphics, and meticulous sound design that enhanced the sense of immersion and made the experience unforgettable, despite the existence of some noticeable similarities with the previous installment.

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Saros is a visually stunning technical experience that puts you in the heart of an addictive, relentless combat chaos. The game excels in providing gameplay that is among the best in its class, making full use of the PS5's capabilities to give you a real feeling of every shot and every explosion. Despite the fun of combat, the game falls into the trap of repetition due to the limited enemy types and the weakness of the Roguelite systems, which do not offer strong incentives for replayability as in competing games. Additionally, the story—which began with an ambitious scope—falters at its end. In short, if you are looking for a game to showcase your console's power and enjoy a solid and fun gameplay experience for hours, Saros is an excellent choice. However, if you expect more from the story or variety in enemies and Roguelite elements, you may feel some disappointment halfway through.

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The Wolf Among Us offered a distinctive narrative experience that takes you on a great journey full of influential characters and a dark world, beautiful and complex at the same time. With a simple gameplay style but deep in its choices, the game succeeded in presenting shocking and moving moments that make you interactive with every decision you take. What truly distinguishes the experience is its ability to reflect a harsh reality full of corruption and injustice, with a story that carries a clear human character and characters that stay in the memory. After the end of the game, you will feel that you need more, and this is what makes waiting for the next part an intense necessity.

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