About Jaime Carrillo

Nintendo systems have always been the destination for platformers, and the Switch eShop offerings only cement this idea. Button Button Up! is one of the many platformers available, and from …
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Have you ever watched one of those ASMR videos on YouTube? You know, the kind that tingles your spine and makes you feel fuzzy? Well, now there’s a game now …
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Sometimes, to innovate on a bloated genre, you have to step backward. In the case of Gato Roboto, the time warp gets positively monochrome.

Metroidvanias are plentiful nowadays, especially …
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Nicalis’s new “color matching combat game” does what many of my favorite modern titles do: “borrows ideas” while innovating with new angles.

The concept of mashing together a puzzle …
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It’s not uncommon for indie titles to pay homage to the games that made your childhood magical. It’s tricky alchemy and often misses the mark. Luckily, this isn’t the case …
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On its surface, Way of the Passive Fist screams arcade style beat-em-up. But like many games inspired by a time gone by, it’s unkind to judge things on a surface …
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Gaming, like any art form, means different things to different people. Some play to escape, others to push their limits. Yet there’s a growing contingency who play to relax.

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Little Shopping is one of the few simple educational games aimed at children available on the Nintendo Switch eShop.

I suppose the App Store can’t have complete dominion over …
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Platformers have always thrived on Nintendo systems, and with the proliferation of indie gaming and the popularity of the Switch, it’s a genre with countless offerings on the eShop right …
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There’s an argument to be made for the Nintendo Switch to be the official at-home arcade system, second only to actually breaking down an arcade cabinet.

Riddled Corpses EX …
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Mana Spark is a grind. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Dungeon crawlers are action-packed but tend to require at least some time investment.

As the title lays …
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Nobody leans in on the whole concept of the video game remake like Nintendo. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe isn’t new, but it’s not altogether terrible.

To those …
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Great games often take inspiration from the titles they seek to echo. Omega Strike certainly qualifies as a heavy borrower.

This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Often times, …
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Energy Cycle Edge will melt your brain. Think you’re built to tackle every puzzle game in your sights? Think again.

The game takes place in cyberspace, in something that …
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Is there any fantastic third-party title not available on Nintendo Switch? With Warframe gracing the eShop, there’s one less outlier. Yes, despite the graphics and processing limitations the Switch has …
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Dungeon crawlers, for lack of a better word, often…crawl. Moonlighter is no different, but there’s an elegance to the grind here.

Moonlighter is an action RPG set in a world …
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People throw the word genius around far too often these days. That said, Toby Fox is a genius, and Undertale is his masterpiece.

Undertale first released in 2015, and …
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Wanting to be the bad guy is almost clichéd these days, in a world after Grand Theft Auto. Despite the massive amount of evil lurking about, Nefarious remains all its …
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