About Kirk Hiner

If you haven’t yet filled up the microSD card on your Switch, Nintendo is giving you plenty of fun, socially inclusive ways to do so. The company has announced the Share the Fun sale, allowing gamers to save up to 75% on select multiplayer titles through the Nintendo eShop.
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Banner of the Maid is a highly unique entry in the shoulder-to-shoulder “thin red line” of turn-based JRPGs. Its alternate take on the French Revolution provides a wonderful backdrop for some of the best strategic gameplay I’ve experienced since Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.
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I suppose if you’re going to turn a medieval French castle into a hotel, you have to expect some supernatural shenanigans. You expect priceless necklaces to go missing. You expect guests to fall into comas. You expect ghosts to haunt the wine cellar. What you don’t expect is for all of this to be so…dull.
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A Switch release of Pikmin 3 has been rumored for a couple of the months. Nintendo has now made it official, complete with a release date. Pikmin 3 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch will be available physically and digitally on October 30, 2020. Looks like you’ll be collecting juice for trick-or-treat since going door-to-door for candy will obviously not be a good idea.
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Cris Tales, from developer Dreams Uncorporated, was one of the more intriguing demos I received back at E3 2019. This is why I was so eager to finally try out the demo that’s now available from the Nintendo eShop. It’s pretty short, but it’s enough to indicate that Cris Tales could be special.
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In our review of Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout last November, we gave the game an 8/10, saying it’s an enjoyable JRPG that will keep you busy for hours. Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy is now on its way to the Nintendo Switch, and this time it’ll keep you busy with an underwater dungeon.
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Aircraft Evolution is about as arcadey as an arcade game can be. A modern cross between Defender and Time Pilot, the game puts you in the cockpits of continuously advancing planes and tasks you with making big damage on the ground below. It’s fun, but can the fun last?
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For me, JRPGs are all about the adventures, the battle systems, and the melodrama. Everything else is decoration, and that decoration can interfere with the overall experience. That’s what happened to me throughout The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III. If you enjoy the accessories, however, this game is absolutely for you.
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It’s been over a year since I demoed Sakura: Of Rice and Ruin at E3 2019, and I’m excited to see we finally have a Nintendo Switch release date. XSEED has announced that the action/simulation game from Edelweiss will be available November 10th in retail and digital editions.
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Developed by 3DClouds, King of Seas for Nintendo Switch aims to immerse gamers in “… a time of pirates, ferocious sea battles, hidden treasure and lost islands, all set in a stunning procedurally generated game world.”
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Nancy Reagan made it quite clear in my youth that I’m supposed to “Just say no.” I’m glad I succumbed to peer pressure, however, and gave Infini a try. This thematically bizarre and visually trippy game ended up winning me over as both a challenging puzzle platformer and as an inadvertent P.S.A. for my kids.
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There was a time when I’d tell people half-jokingly that the best thing about having kids is the excuse they provided for watching SpongeBob SquarePants. I now realize this isn’t true; one doesn’t need an excuse to watch SpongeBob. One also doesn’t need an excuse to play SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated.
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If you prefer for your heroes to not be so…digital, you’ll be pleased to know PlatinumGames and Nighthawk Interactive have announced The Wonderful 101: Remastered is now available physically in North America, and will arrive in Europe on July 3rd.
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Home Sheep Home: Farmageddon Party Edition has now been relaunched by a new publisher, packing puzzles from various Home Sheep Home incarnations with new multiplayer content. All this considered, Farmageddon Party Edition is as clever and charming as Shaun himself.
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Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia doesn’t bother you with gimmicks to cross genres. This tactical RPG doesn’t simplify itself to appeal to casual gamers. It’s made for people who enjoy a turn-based, strategic challenge, and then it challenges them.
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You knew when you bought Animal Crossing: New Horizons on release day that it would be keeping you busy for quite some time, and Nintendo is not about to give you the summer off. On the contrary, they’ve just announced a series of free updates
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It may not include a 7″ single for Uncle Vic’s Space Invaders, but TAITO and Strictly Limited Games’ Space Invaders Invincible Collection will be bringing just about everything else to the Nintendo Switch on Sunday, June 28th.
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Railway Empire for Nintendo Switch has little interest in whether you want to play it. There’s a good sim/management game here, I just get the feeling it was developed by train aficionados who don’t want you in their club unless you’re perfectly in sync with their rules.
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