Giovanni Panzano

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“Escape From Duckov is one of the most bizarre and successful surprises on the indie scene in 2025, a title capable of making you smile and suffer at the same time.”

“Both for the care with which the game world is made and for the amount of content, Wuthering Waves struggles to compete with the giants of the market that it tries to imitate. Net of some qualitative fluctuations, however, the possibility of skipping the story and enjoying a very fun combat system within a darker context than that of Genshin Impact could be more than valid reasons to give it at least a chance.”

“Age of Mythology Retold is the dream of all fans of the old Ensemble Studios title: it allows you to play what is on balance a remake with a visibly improved technical sector and many small innovations on the gaming front. It is therefore an opportunity to discover or rediscover this real-time strategy, perhaps taking advantage of its presence in the console and PC Game Pass catalog.”

“CYGNI All Guns Blazing is not the classic "shmup" but, net of a convincing visual system and some successful gameplay ideas, it is a product that is unlikely to become the new reference point for purists of the genre and will struggle just as much to involve that slice of the public not used to vertical scrolling shooters, due to intricate menus and a poorly calibrated and not very customizable difficulty level.”

“Once Human is certainly not a production of great originality and has a forgettable history. Fortunately, it is also a really enjoyable survival game, which can be played completely free. Unlike many other free to play productions, NetEase's is free of in-app purchases that speed up progression or facilitate the user, putting everyone on the same level. This factor, the accessibility of the experience and the absence of elements capable of generating frustration, make him one of the most interesting exponents of the genre seen in recent times. It will now be up to the developers to work hard to fix the problems and support Once Human with new content, even net of some questionable choices.”

“Zenless Zone Zero is an immediate and fun game, which manages to capture the user with an apt aesthetic profile and its combats full of spectacularity. Of course, someone will not appreciate the presence of puzzles or the absence of a component related to the exploration of more open maps, but we are talking about a solid production in any case, perfect to combine with free to play that require much more perseverance and commitment such as Genshin Impact.”

“Net of a forgettable story and a fluctuating art direction, The First Descendant is a solid and fun looter shooter, whose content is accessible to everyone, even those who don't want to spend a single penny.”

“If you're still wondering, the answer is no: XDefiant isn't the COD killer that many expected. The new free to play from Ubisoft is a good shooter, which certainly has the ability to entertain for a few hours, but which will hardly be able to impose itself on the market due to some problems related to balance and progression.”

“Last Epoch is truly the perfect middle ground between Diablo 4 and Path of Exile, but this feature is not enough to make it a masterpiece of action RPGs.”

“Silent Hill The Short Message is a product that misses the mark and fails to deal with extremely serious and delicate issues in the best possible way.”

“Ready or Not isn't the perfect simulator, but it's a great shooter that puts users in a consistently believable and detailed context, providing them with a myriad of options on how to operate.”

“Christmas Massacre is a magnificent disaster.”

“Apart from a few edges in terms of play, the absence of co-op and a sometimes repetitive campaign, Teardown is surprising.”

“The Lord of the Rings Return to Moria unfortunately can't keep up with the sacred monsters of the survival genre.”

“Ultimately, while respecting the work of the developers, we are sorry to tell you that yes: to date, Skull Island Rise of Kong is without a shadow of a doubt the worst game of 2023.”

“With its gripping plot and scenarios that can be explored with great pleasure, Kona 2 represents a worthy successor to the first chapter, albeit characterized by a series of flaws that prevent it from taking flight.”

“Synced is a free-to-play shooter characterized by solid gameplay and interesting roguelite mechanics, which however give way to some problems related to the progression system and the basic repetitiveness of the proposed activities.”

“Trepang2 is not a perfect title and suffers from some problems that often afflict the productions of minor teams that aim too high.”

“Torchlight Infinite achieves sufficiency by virtue of the good ideas that characterize the combat system and classes.”