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Overland’s increasingly weird apocalypse and clever approach to tactical survival makes it an interesting take on the roguelike road trip genre. A decent variety of perks and upgrades make certain party members feel indispensable and others very disposable, though they don’t have a ton of personality beyond that. Its controls and interface could be a lot better, though, and some no-win situations are drawn out a lot longer than they should be.

En general mejora la fórmula de su predecesor manteniendo la personalización y el sistema tan novedoso de saqueo. La jugabilidad del combate es más fluido y menos ortopédico aunque en ciertos momentos haya movimientos demasiado rápidos o hitbox exageradas. Los gráficos no mejoran en demasía, aunque el diseño en general es mucho menos industrial y más apocalíptico, además de una variedad más amplia y abierta en los escenarios. Flojea en el tema técnico, aunque tengamos fe en que arreglaran estos problemas en algunos parches. En esencia es más atractivo y rejugable que la primera parte.

Gamer, denen schon The Surge ans Herz gewachsen war, werden sich freuen, mit The Surge 2 abermals in ein blutiges Action-Spektakel einzutauchen, in dem es nach und nach aufzudecken gilt, was geschah. Wem schon Teil 1 zu schwach war, wird schnell feststellen, dass The Surge 2 zwar einiges verbessert hat, die ganz großen Sprünge voran aber ausblieben.

Contra: Rogue Corps is one of the worst games in the revered franchise and does a poor job of reviving the series for a modern audience by switching genres and failing to deliver.

The Surge 2 checks many of the boxes for a successful sequel, but this sci-fi action RPG falls just short or recapturing the full dismembering joy of the original.

Un juego que llega una generación tarde. Mejorable en todos los aspectos salvo su cooperativo y su toque gamberro.

Link's Awakening ist ein moderner Klassiker. Die Neuauflage schafft den schwierigen Spagat zwischen neu und alt. So bleibt Nintendo dem Original treu und modernisiert das Gameplay an den richtigen Stellen. Das Remake dürfte Langzeitfans zufriedenstellen und Neueinsteiger begeistern. Immerhin ist die emotionale Ballade des Windfisches zeitlos.

Video games have made me a god, a superhero, and a savior of planets, but rarely have I felt more powerful than in Untitled Goose Game. Being given control of this feathered menace and armed with a checklist of hilarious, dickish tasks to complete is some of the most fun I’ve had with a game all year. My only real complaint is its fairly short runtime – I would have gladly spent hours longer goosing around. But even still, the charming design of its world and the clever challenges within it had me laughing, smiling, and eagerly honking the whole way through.

В общем и целом, Daemon X Machina очень даже приличный экшен от третьего лица про войну бойцов в мехах против агрессивного ИИ. Авторы хорошо реализовали управление мехами, процесс прокачки и шутинг, и сотворили невероятно красивый мир, где стиль виден везде, и в окружении, и в Арсеналах. Но вот искусственный интеллект противников, однообразные миссии и штампованная история оставляют не очень приятный осадок. Но в любом случае игра точно понравится фанатам лютых меха-боевиков. Подобных проектов в наше время выпускают мало.

Link’s Awakening retains the style and feel of its 1993 self, but looks and controls like a game – albeit a retro-styled one – made in 2019. In doing so, this feels like it was made in some alternate present, where games remained in 2D, puzzle-focused and strange, but tech improved to support it all. You could, I guess, call it time travel.