About Kirk Hiner

With the recent release of Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition for Switch 2, Bethesda is back on Nintendo devices in a big way. If you’re a pinball fan, that way is even bigger thanks to Zen Studios’ Pinball M – Bethesda Pinball.
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Straight away, there are multiple things I don’t like about Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition. I didn’t like them when I reviewed the Macintosh release in 2014, and I don’t like them now. But with the initial shock of Lara’s dark turn a decade out of the way, it’s easier to enjoy the game for what it is.
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The press kit for GRID Legends: Deluxe Edition highlights compatibly with the Switch 2-compatible GameCube controller’s analog triggers. If you’re the type of racing gamer who cares about such things, this is definitely the game for you.
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I’m new to the Warhammer 40,000 universe. My introduction should’ve happened at another place and time. Rogue Trader may very well be a good game, but it most definitely is not a good game on the Switch 2.
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With Tiny Biomes, eastasiasoft and Double Mizzlee have brought us a gentle puzzler that’s better at helping you chill out than it is at providing a challenge. That can be OK sometimes, but this game still needed a little more effort.
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KOEI TECMO and Team NINJA have announced that Camera Obscura operators will be able to get started a bit early. A Switch 2 demo for FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE will be available March 5th.
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Dynasty Warriors: Origins offers the most intense musou combat Nintendo gamers have ever experienced. It’s also the most complex, and the management details will lessen the thrill for some players.
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This series has grown into one of the deepest and most convoluted universes I’ve ever adventured through, but that doesn’t prevent The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon from being an enjoyable game with many rewards for those who’ve been following along.
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I have no memory of playing Montezuma’s Revenge when it was originally released for various systems in 1984. I had access to two of those systems, but not to this game. Had I, I likely wouldn’t have taken on Montezuma’s Revenge – The 40th Anniversary Edition.
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There was a time in my youth when pretty much all I ever played were first-person shooters. As technology advanced and the games became…grittier, I lost interest. Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster has me interested again.
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I’ve been playing first-person dungeon crawlers since AD&D: Treasure of Tarmin on the Intellivision, and Dragon Ruins II takes me right back to 1983. In fact, it may even be more basic than that 8-bit adventure that got me started.
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I had a pretty good college experience overall. I met some great people. Got better on bass. Was introduced to my favorite book. Totally worth the decade of debt. I’m not sure the…survivors of Demonschool will be able to say the same.
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Although I’ve played a lot of pinball in my time, I have no recollection of ever playing Scared Stiff. I therefore entered Pinball FX – Williams Pinball: Scared Stiff with no preconceived notions, and I’m enjoying it enough to seek out the actual machine.
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Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree was released for Switch nearly three months ago, so it’s been wading in our review pool for quite some time. That ended up being to my benefit, as I don’t have to say I overlooked this compelling action RPG.
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I love a good sequel, and I love a good series, as much as the next JRPG fan. But I also love digging into new games, and that’s what Switch and Swtich 2 owners will be able to do soon with IKINAGAMES’ STARBITES.
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Of all the Atelier games, the Ryza series is easily my favorite. It’s therefore quite easy for me to recommend the Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Edition. Before I do, though, I should address the colossus golem in the room.
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The Cabin Factory is not a game that was meant to be played, it was meant to be streamed. You’re not meant to enjoy it, you’re meant to react to it, and that’s what I did. But how do I review a game I simply reacted to?
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I’m not sure why Full Metal Schoolgirls is set in 2089. A powerful mega-corporation forces its employees to work unreasonable hours so its executives can acquire even more power in an already corrupt world? You think that’s 65 years off, do you, Yuke’s?
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