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About Kirk Hiner

Raised on Intellivision and Star Frontiers, I've been a gamer since I was old enough to say, "There's nothing on TV." There's still nothing on TV so I'm still playing games, and I likely will be until I'm able to retire to Wuhu Island.
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Lawn Mowing Simulator now available for Switch
5 days ago

Lawn Mowing Simulator now available for Switch

If you can’t wait another month to get started on the lawn, you don’t have to. Astragon Entertainment and Skyhook Games Studio have announced that Lawn Mowing Simulator is now available for Nintendo Switch.
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El Shaddai will bless the Switch April 28th
5 days ago

El Shaddai will bless the Switch April 28th

Originally released for PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2011, the remastered Switch version of El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron will feature full HD support, improved framerates, faster loading speeds, and other general optimizations.
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Review: Grime Definitive Edition (Nintendo Switch)
6.5
6 days ago

Review: Grime Definitive Edition (Nintendo Switch)

Grime Definitive Edition gives action-platformer fans a markedly different experience that’s bound to stick with them, but does the Switch port make it hard to stick with the game? If I’m asking, you know the answer’s not likely to be good.
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Review: Quadroids (Nintendo Switch)
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1 week ago

Review: Quadroids (Nintendo Switch)

I’ve played through so many Lemmings-like games at this point that I can’t tell you if I’ve actually ever played Lemmings. I point that out only because this Lemmings-like game, Quadroids, is not one I’m going to forget any time soon.
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Trails Through Daybreak will dawn on July 5th
2 weeks ago

Trails Through Daybreak will dawn on July 5th

If Trails Through Daybreak is as big as the previous Legend of Heroes games, that should give you just enough to complete it before Nintendo’s next console is released.
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Review: AdventureQuest 8-Bit: Dungeons & Doomknights (Nintendo Switch)
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3 weeks ago

Review: AdventureQuest 8-Bit: Dungeons & Doomknights (Nintendo Switch)

Fans of NES-era RPGs seem the likely target audience for AdventureQuest 8-Bit: Dungeons & Doomknights. But after playing through the game, I think it’s just more of an in-joke for AdventureQuest fans.
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Unicorn Overlord educates us with Josef’s Guide to Combat
3 weeks ago

Unicorn Overlord educates us with Josef’s Guide to Combat

We’re just over a week away from the release of Unicorn Overlord. Are you prepared for battle? If not, ATLUS and Vanillaware have released a new training video: Josef’s Guide to Combat.
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Review: Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island (Nintendo Switch)
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4 weeks ago

Review: Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island (Nintendo Switch)

Series fans already understand Shiren, so this review is for the rest of you. Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery of Serpentcoil Island is tremendous fun; you just need to give it multiple sessions to understand why.
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Unicorn Overlord demo: bullet point impressions
4 weeks ago

Unicorn Overlord demo: bullet point impressions

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A corrupt ruler to face, an army to build, a world to explore, a tense political climate to navigate…it sounds pretty Fire Emblemy, doesn’t it? Well, it is, but it’s so much more. Let’s take a look at what I’ve already learned from the Unicorn Overlord demo.
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Vengeance comes to Shin Megami Tensei V
4 weeks ago

Vengeance comes to Shin Megami Tensei V

Today’s Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase highlighted a wide variety of games coming to the Switch in the coming months. One of the more surprising of these (well, surprising if you haven’t been following social media) is Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance.
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Review: CLeM (Nintendo Switch)
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4 weeks ago

Review: CLeM (Nintendo Switch)

Point-and-click adventures have settled into the indie realm. They make sense there, as indie developers usually have more freedom to tell their stories. It’s that freedom that makes CLeM such a good game.
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Ys X: Nordics heads west this fall
1 month ago

Ys X: Nordics heads west this fall

NIS America has announced that Ys X: Nordics is coming to Nintendo Switch this fall. Originally released in Japan in September of 2023, it’ll be just about a year later before Adol Christin and his pirate companion, Karja Balta, will be sailing west.
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Building up armies in Unicorn Overlord
1 month ago

Building up armies in Unicorn Overlord

While many Nintendo gamers are focused on rumors and speculation right now, I’d rather focus on what’s real. You know, like unicorns. Or Unicorn Overlord, at least.
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Review: Tomb Raider I-III Remastered (Nintendo Switch)
8.5
1 month ago

Review: Tomb Raider I-III Remastered (Nintendo Switch)

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft gives you the first three Tomb Raider games, originally released between 1996 and 1998. These are arguably the best games in the franchise’s history, and they’re a solid fit for the Nintendo Switch.
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Shiren the Wanderer enjoys peach buns
1 month ago

Shiren the Wanderer enjoys peach buns

Shiren the Wander: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island will be available for Switch in physical and digital versions this month, and this latest iteration of the roguelike RPG will introduce series fans to…the peach bun?
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Being social with Unicorn Overlord
1 month ago

Being social with Unicorn Overlord

To help us get a grasp on the Unicorn Overlord’s scope and mechanics, publisher Atlus is releasing a series of “Josef’s Guide to…” videos. The latest was published this week, in which the former Holy Knight explains Unicorn Overlord’s social interaction system.
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Lawn Mowing Simulator opening for business March 14th
1 month ago

Lawn Mowing Simulator opening for business March 14th

When an announcement sticks in my head this long, I feel it’s one we have to share. astragon Entertainment and Skyhook Games Studio will be bringing Lawn Mowing Simulator to Nintendo Switch on March 14, 2024.
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Review: Hitman: Blood Money – Reprisal (Nintendo Switch)
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1 month ago

Review: Hitman: Blood Money – Reprisal (Nintendo Switch)

British publisher Feral Interactive has not brought many games to the Switch, but the ones they have given us have all been solid. That record of success continues with Hitman: Blood Money – Reprisal.
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