About Kirk Hiner

Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition is very much the type of game you’ll buy now and keep on your home screen years. But if you already own the previous Switch version, there’s little here to justify the upgrade.
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HYKE: Northern Light(s) is about “witches, camping, and an adventure across the world.” I’m interested in only one of those things, but I gave this action RPG a go nonetheless. I’m happy to say it has its moments, but how many of those will depend upon what you want from it.
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We were introduced to Atelier Yumia back in March. This November, we’ll be reintroduced to Atelier Ryza. Between the two, say hello to Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian.
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The Nameless: Slay Dragon is another fine example of how some games don’t just only work well with modest visuals, they excel. This RPG from WhisperGames relies on text and static visuals to present its adventure, and what an adventure it is.
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Persona 3 Reload is scheduled to arrive for Nintendo Switch 2 on October 23rd, giving you just over a month to prepare your senses of justice and style. We already knew a demo is available to assist with that, but how about a music video, too?
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VARLET is billed as a “school life RPG,” and I’m obviously too far removed from that life to find it terribly interesting—even with the turn-based battles against everyone’s negative emotions.
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Button Factory Games and CobraTekku Games (CTG) have announced that their GameBoy-esque RPG The Edge of Allegoria—originally released for Windows in December 2024—is now available on Nintendo Switch.
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We’re only a week into the 2025 NFL season, and we’ve already had a player ejected for spitting on an opponent. So, the big question for the Switch 2 release of Madden NFL 26 has to be whether players can spit on Dak Prescott. “Spit’s in the game,” right EA Sports?
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Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion is a direct sequel to 2019’s Daemon X Machina. Don’t worry about that, though.. These games may have stories, but they’re not about them; they’re about mech combat. And on that front, Titanic Scion delivers.
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I love that gamers in 2025 get an adaptation of a relatively obscure 1982 anime. I love that it actually incorporates cutscenes from that anime. I don’t love the game itself, but I like quite a bit of it, so let’s tune in to Space Adventure Cobra – Awakening.
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The world is going to end in 168 days. Bad news, right? Not to the Shuten Order. They seem to be welcoming it. But then their leader and founder is murdered, apparently by one of his top ministers. You know this because you were that leader and founder.
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Space Adventure Cobra may be before your time. It was kind of before my time. But if you’re a fan of ’70/’80s anime and manga, you’re no doubt ready for Space Adventure Cobra – The Awakening which is now available for Nintendo Switch.
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I’ve spent a few weeks playing Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion, which will be released for Nintendo Switch 2 on September 5th. And if this isn’t one you had on your launch-window radar, add it.
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KEMCO has returned with a new adventure for retro JRPG fans: Astral Takers. This release was developed by VANGUARD, the company who earlier this year gave us Dragon Takers. We weren’t fond of that one, but are happy to say Astral Takers fares better.
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KOEI TECMO America and developer Gust recently unveiled plans for DX versions of the games that comprise the Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy. We now know “the definitive version of Ryza’s summer adventures,” will arrive on Switch and Switch 2 on Nov. 13.
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I had high hopes when starting Shadow Labyrinth that the game would be as bizarre as presented in its announcement trailer. I’m happy to say it is. But I’m unhappy to say it also gets caught in what should have been avoidable traps of the 2D action/platformer genre.
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What lies beyond the horizon? We’ll find out January 15, 2026, when The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon is released for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. Or, you know, you could just watch the trailer beyond the jump.
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The most rewarding question I can ask myself during a review period is, “What have I been missing?” I asked myself this early and repeatedly while playing No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
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