About Kirk Hiner

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics is a tough game to critique because of the multiple angles from which you can approach it. Does it work if you’re a fan of the Netflix series but not of turn-based strategy games? How about the opposite? Or both?
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Ah, the ’90s; the decade that brought us murder most foul! I mean, maybe some other things, too, but in Murder by Numbers, a “weird and wonderful detective puzzler” being published by The Irregular Corporation, it’s all about the murder mysteries.
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Eclipse: Edge of Light was developed for VR systems and is meant to exist in that type of universe. So, is there enough to the game to play it on the flat screen of your Switch or TV? Well, let’s explore that.
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Understand straight away that those picking up this game solely because they’re into Fire Emblem are going to be extremely disappointed. Everyone else—especially fans of Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, or JRPGs in general—should love it as I much as I did. Twice.
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Originally released in 2011, the story-driven RPG To the Moon is getting a Nintendo Switch release on January 16th. To celebrate the pending arrival, Freebird Games and X.D. Network have just released the launch trailer…and it’s pretty spectacular.
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Broken Lines—a tactical combat RPG from developer PortaPlay—will be released for Nintendo Switch in February of 2020. To make sure we’re ready to handle the mission, a new, narrative-focused gameplay trailer has just been released.
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Mushroom Quest for Nintendo Switch reminds us that blocks have been a part of video gaming from the moment video gaming was conceived. Here, you’re tasked with shoving them around in order to help a young mushroom collect all the coins. It’s pretty basic, but it works.
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There are countless video games available with complex control schemes that seem designed to drive you to madness. Clumsy Rush is the exact opposite. It’s still designed to drive you to madness, mind you, but it does so with just two buttons.
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The winner of the Games Jam: Gamm, Breathing Fear’s entire existence is based on the notion that pixel graphics can be creepy. Well, pixel graphics and a good story. I’m not sure it’s entirely successful in that regard, but I remained intrigued as I played through it.
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Video games have a habit of taking what’s horrible in real life (war, death, running) and making it fun. On February 25th of next year, SEGA Europe Ltd and Two Point Studios will do the same thing with the health care industry when they release Two Point Hospital on Nintendo Switch.
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Feral Interactive has announced that two free updates will make multiplayer racing available to all owners of GRID Autosport. Those hoping for online multiplayer, however, will have to wait a bit longer.
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I’ll let you know right away that I’m a bit disappointed by Bee Simulator. That’s partially because I’m a grown adult and partially because they didn’t nail down one of the core mechanics of the game. I’ll expand on both of these points in a bit. First, let’s learn about the game and find out why you may still want to get it.
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If you’ve been waiting since it’s August Netflix release to further explore the planet Thra, we now know when you’ll be able to do so. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics will be released for the Switch on February 4, 2020.
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Battle Planet – Judgement Day dares you to either love it or hate it within the first few minutes, much the classic arcade games from the ‘80s. I respect that, but I’m not entirely sold on games requiring you to play the same levels over and over in order to advance.
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I appreciate exercise software. Honestly, the ability to get a guided workout in the privacy of my own home is part of the appeal of Nintendo systems for me, and that guided workout is Zumba: Burn it Up’s main goal. I just wish I could dance better.
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Within the first five minutes of The Witcher III: Wild Hunt we get a horse decapitation, a bird that kills a guy by flying into his eyeball, and a lingering shot of naked buttocks. If any of that puts you off, you may as well stop reading right now. For everyone else…man, is this a great game.
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The RPG element has been overblown, but Ring Fit Adventure provides just enough incentive for you to get up and get a surprisingly effective workout. Even better? It does so without forcing you to listen to Billie Eilish, Pinkfong, Billy Ray Cyrus, et. al.
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Available digitally and in retail stores (download code only, no game card), Fortnite: Darkfire Bundle offers up $80 worth of in-game content for $29.99.
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