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Amazing atmosphere and characters, gameplay wise it's even more interesting with the new mechanics introduced. Exactly how a remake should be made. Ready to be called a Forastero? Capcom delivers.

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One bite will win you over.
Vampire Survivors belongs to that category of games that don't say anything at first glance, but after just one taste you can't do without them.
It looks like a rogue-lite / bullet hell in which you have to survive hordes of enemies and to do this you have an arsenal of weapons and skills to acquire, as well as different characters to try out in the various modes that we will gradually unlock .

The screenshots in the shop don't do it justice.
The graphic beauty (a good pixel-art that strangely works very well despite being a bullet hell) and the depth of the gameplay can hardly be deduced simply by looking at the screenshots. Those who don't already know the genre and don't know what to expect probably looking at the shop page will only get 10% of what the game actually is: fortunately the very affordable price meant that many gave it an opportunity to make themselves known and appreciate it for what it really is.

In this game, discovery is at the heart of everything.
I really liked being thrown into the game, without there being a minimum of explanation, having everything in my hands and having to guess how to proceed, how to create the perfect synergy between weapons and skills, how to progress through the levels. I will not go into further detail because it is not my intention to provide guidance in this area; my advice is to play without inquiring first.

Italian pride.
If you are Italian or you like italian words, what will amuse you the most will be slowly discovering all the references to our culture (even television-related quotes) as well as obviously the tributes to other products, first of all Castlevania.
Between puns and parody humor, the author has managed not to fall into the vernacular and this is certainly a good thing (especially comparing it to some Italian indie games produced in the past).

Highly recommended.
Ultimately, the game is very good, fun and I hope the developer continues to care and update it (perhaps adding more and more modes and items). The potential is high.


Special mention.
To one of my favorite characters, Gennarino and his two knives.

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A game that one cannot help but love.
It aims to show the effects of the First World War in a realistic way, doing without the Hollywood directorial style that we often see in many films and games, in which the protagonists are always superheroes.
Our protagonists, in fact, are ordinary people and totally in opposition to each other: if on the one hand we have the young and naive Harry, Canadian, who enlists as a war photographer to impress the girl he loves, on the other hand we have the more mature Kurt, engineer and father of a family, who enlisted to look for his son belonging to a missing battalion.
The two protagonists, although so different, are linked by the profound sense of humanity that prevails over the colors of the flag and leads them to become friends.
Accompanying them in this adventure are a cat and a bird, a metaphor for the two men, who will help them get closer and save each other's lives during the war.

On a technical level it is an indie pearl.
The graphics are particular, with a wonderful faded effect typical of impressionist painting, which does not weaken the expressions of the faces, but even manages to enhance them (I think of the amazement/horror on Harry's face when in the first chapter, turning his back on Barret, hears the sound of the shot). The landscapes are wonderful, with bright colors and often in shades of yellow in bucolic contexts, with dark and gloomy colors when he shows us the worst theaters of war. The animations impressed me a lot as they are quite fluid for the genre.
The sounds are very precise and the music is always perfect: it infuses tranquility in some sections, presses with higher tones in others, expresses sadness and drama in still others.

In war there are no winners, only losers.
While in the history books we read about great battles, great leaders and medals for valor, in this game we want to talk about the other side of the coin: that of the people, the weakest, but also the strong ones who are broken. from the barbarity of a war conflict.
What surprised me in this game is its ability to say a lot, not only through the thoughts of our protagonists, but also through the words or images of secondary and non-secondary characters: the hunger that grips everyone, the sense of uncertainty for the future, fear, trauma, horror, death.
In the course of events, the story of Kurt also struck me a lot: when we think of war, we who have not lived it on our skin, see the soldiers as pawns on a large chessboard; the reality shown through Kurt, the suffering and fears of a father who doesn't know what happened to his son, hits like a punch in the stomach and reminds us that soldiers are also sons, brothers and fathers and that every life is precious.
At the time of writing this review I completed the game with the "Peace" ending and I was pleasantly impressed with the realism of the consequences: in fact, being able to save all the protagonists of the story did not mean "and they all lived happily ever after"; on the contrary, one of them loses everything by becoming an outcast, precisely as a consequence of having preserved his humanity in time of war and saved the life of his enemy.

This game is an experience that I recommend to everyone, not only because it is beautiful from a videogame point of view (it is an interactive adventure in which there are actually interactions), but above all because it is one of those works that leave you something inside, a baggage of knowledge (thanks also to the collectibles, which not only serve to obtain achievements, but also provide real documents to read), many emotions and the hope that man can always stand up against the destruction of others.


* War Child: I really enjoyed War Child's interlude footage, which reminds us that war is not something relegated to the distant past, but afflicts many countries and still claims victims today.


* Special Mention: a special thought to the cat, which made me live with guilt for having scared her which led to her falling into the well.

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Tetris returns with PvP and leaderboards in a mix of pulsating lights and colors that rhythmically follow the course of levels. Driving soundtrack that will totally envelop you even without VR.

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Free suite to improve your aim with mouse or controller with highscores. Recreates the same aiming conditions of FPS like Apex Legends, Valorant and CSGO. Flicks and precise tracking guaranteed!

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Action TPS with gameplay that was revolutionary at the time thanks to the "bullet time" inspired by the Matrix. An excellent story in salsa noir. Absolute Masterpiece. There's a Win10 fix with improved textures.

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Retro point and click adventure reminiscent of 80s floppy disk games. Fun puzzles/hacks, fairly smooth non-linear story, simplistic graphics that help the immersion. Gloriously niche.

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Another Resident Evil out of the canons of the saga to try to bring fresh air while taking inspiration from RE4. A sequel to RE7 with a Transylvanian setting, technically advanced, Capcom delivers.

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To the Moon is not a game, it's an experience.
An interactive story that knows how to give feels on several levels: it makes you laugh, it makes you cry, then it makes you smile again, conquers your heart and becomes part of you.
With its delicacy it touches on various themes: friendship, true love, illness, loss and reaction to it, the importance of a life and how this can change everything and upset the future of those around it.
In simplicity, without using photorealistic graphics and without actors who play the dialogues, it manages to convey a lot.
A special merit goes to the soundtrack that accompanies the story in a masterly way, always perfect in tracing the lightness, drama or romance of the scenes.
The two special contents found in the game folder (Sigmund Minisode 1 and 2) are also interesting and unmissable, which, although short-lived (about 15 minutes each), add something extremely important to the main plot.
I don't want to go too far in illustrating this title, I could in fact talk about each character and its uniqueness, give other information about the story, mention the various and often funny quotes to other works, but I am firmly convinced that it is not a game to tell, but to try.
This title is perfect for anyone, but it could deeply touch those who have experienced the various themes dealt with on their skin; therefore if you have recently lost a loved one or are still suffering from a loss, you must be aware of the fact that you are not faced with the usual teenage love story that is so popular on various media, but rather in front of an extremely mature work.
It's not a game with a happy ending, it tastes sweet and bitter at the same time, but it invites a kind of reflection that you wouldn't expect to find in a game.
I've been playing To the Moon for several years at the time of writing and still tears flow every time I hear even a few notes from the soundtrack. For me it is a small, rare gem to have absolutely.

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Dorfromantik in german means "romance for the countryside", which refers to the sensation you get when you finally immerse yourself in the simplicity of a village after living in the city.
It is one of those small games that make lightness its strong point.
We face a very simple puzzle game in terms of mechanics, with a gameplay structured in levels of challenge to score, which introduces new elements of the game from time to time (for example the special tiles that require the use of specific adjacent tiles) and greater difficulty in the strategy to be operated.
In other words, it is a great game if you just want to relax and enjoy the construction of this colorful bucolic landscape (which so much recalls the maps of some old board games), but just as challenging if you want to reach the highest scores.
It is part of that category of "another turn and I'll stop" games, thanks also to its high replayability: you will hardly have a run similar to another.

Recommended to people like me, that keep a title in library for those days when they don't want to try their hand at too demanding games.