Peak Pokemon. The changes compared to Ruby and Sapphire improve the game, and the inclusion of both villainous teams gives them more sense in the story. We even get the first cinematic in-game for the franchise.

But the cherry on top is the Battle Frontier, a whole new area for those who want the most difficult challenges. I spent so many hours on that shit, I even trained a 30-unit squadron to destroy their asses and still didn't win a single gold medal. Still had a lot of fun battling on 7 different modes, something that needs time and passion put in your project, and we all know that Game Freak don't have any of these anymore.

Metroid-vania? More like HOLLOW-vania, bitch! I'm still amazed that 3 dudes created all of this. It is, at the same time, an easy speed-running game and a easy I'm-f*cking-lost game. It's easy when you know what to do and where to go, but difficult for those who are still learning. And the atmosphere, the story hidden in the walls (uhm, literally) of the dead kingdom, that is what sells everything and make you FEEL the game, not just beat it. The combat is fluid and half of the bosses are really really good, and for the cheap price of 0€ you can battle them in a DLC.

I bought the physical copy for Switch and includes a quick guide with drawings and a thank-you letter. It's so awesome. The unique flaw the game has is the secret-good-juicy ending, because for you to see it you have to suffer the toughest and unfairest boss in the game. Still 10/10.

"Ok, it's 7 P.M., I'm gonna take a break and play only one quick battle in Wargroove".
"Perfect, I smashed that general plant to smithereens, now let's go back to w-WHAT? IT'S 8:30 P.M. ALREADY?"

I think that summarizes almost everything you need to know about it. It's a turn-based war game with classes, and like Pokémon, every class has their strenghts and weakness, so you will have to balance them in the field and control all the villages you can. Simple and addictive. Various modes. Map editor. CONTENT.

Slay the Spire is like that toxic ex that you know it's trouble but damn, when he/she is in a good mood is the best and most erotic human in the galaxy. When you have a strong deck, you feel like a god drinking endless ambrosia, but when a 3 turn bad luck ends the game with your corpse on the ground, you regret the hour you just lost and remember when your dad told you that you wouldn't get very far in life. Then you regret you had sex again with that ex that does not suit you. But you will come back. Sometimes, you'll even win and all.

Now seriously, I have to give props to this game to adjust the difficulty to your learning and balance everything for 4 characters that play almost differently.

It's a good combat game, but it's a GREAT stealth game. You can overcome everything without being sighted, or decapitate a soldier, throw the head to their mates and laugh at their screams while you launch a nuke of burning, explosive oil at them. The lore and aesthetic are gorgeous, but the best is the fact that the fate of Dunwall is decided for your actions and your actions only. It's easy to say killing is bad, but when you have been spotted, the novel guard is going to turn on the alarm and you've run out of sleep darts... what will you do?