About Kirk Hiner

It’s a holiday weekend in the United States, and what better way to enjoy it than by checking out games that won’t be available until after the long weekend’s over
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Legend of Ixtona is a typical KEMCO JRPG, this time featuring turn-based battles fought on an isometric grid. The abilities to hire customizable characters and invest in your village add some unique elements, but is it enough to help this game stand out?
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505 Games will be holding their first-ever digital products showcase on May 17th at 9am EDT. Oh, and they’d also like you to know that Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has been officially confirmed for the Nintendo Switch.
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One week and a day late means we’ve got a lot to cover, especially considering this week’s Indie World Showcase. So, let’s get right to it, shall we?
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Just like a real bush hockey league, the quality of this sim leaves quite a bit to be desired. But despite its faults, the game’s love for the look and attitude of ’70s-era minor league hockey culture may be enough to win over fans.
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RiffTrax: The Games is basically an updated and licensed version of What the Dub?!, which was originally a knockoff of RiffTrax to begin with. Both games are developed by Wide Right Interactive, and both can be a lot of fun with the crowd…or beverages.
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Ever watched any of the myriad shows about demon hunting and though that maybe the demons are getting the short end of the stick? Well, so does the Devil, and he’s out to exact some 18th century revenge.
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We’ve got release dates for upcoming Nintendo Switch games bearing the names of Contra, Gravitar, RiffTrax, Sonic, and TMNT, and those aren’t even the ones I’m most excited about? It’s somehow true, thanks to a new release window for…
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The House of the Dead is a game I played in much the same way that the Whopper is a burger I ate. It was there when no better options were available. Now I’m playing it again on the Nintendo Switch as The House of the Dead: Remake, and I pretty much feel the same way about it.
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Get on that work calendar and make sure you’ve claimed July 29th for PTO. That’s when Nintendo will release Xenoblade Chronicles 3, moved up two months from its initially anticipated September release.
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Did I neglect to post an upcoming Nintendo Switch release article last week? Yes, I did, and my apology video is forthcoming. I’m told that’s a thing these days. Until then, we’ve got two weeks of game announcements for you to add to your wishlist.
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TAITO Milestones provides a sugar shot of nostalgia with its diverse collection of ten ’80s arcade games. But considering that most of the included games are already available separately in the eShop, is this package worth the full investment?
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After a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign in 2020, the Suikoden “spiritual successor” Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes was delayed until 2023. It’s companion prequel, however, is now just a month away. Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising for Nintendo Switch is scheduled for release on May 10th, 2022.
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Well, here we are, and we’ve got no one but ourselves to blame. Despite all the advanced warnings, we’re down to the last cube. After this one’s gone, it’s nothing but cones and cylinders for the rest of our days. But this cube is not going gently into that good night.
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Should we include an April Fools’ Day prank here? Maybe announce a Metroid 4 release date? That’d be too obvious. Hey, how about a new Trauma Center game? Nah, too cruel. While we debate this internally, here are upcoming releases that aren’t April Fools’ jokes.
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Triangle Strategy’s story is complex, the characters are likable, and there’s plenty of variety in the combat missions and in the soldiers you’ll use to complete them. The game will keep you occupied for a long time if you let it. The story, longer.
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The list of upcoming and newly announced Switch games is a bit shorter than usual, but does that matter when one of the games is Kung Fury: Street Rage? Featuring Hackerman and Hasselhoff?
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I’m an old-school Fire Emblem fan, and it’s impossible not to see Fire Emblem in Dark Deity’s DNA. It has the best pacing and focus of any FE-style game since Shadow Dragon, but does it do more than just ride the coattails of its forebears?
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