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About Kirstie Summers

Kirstie Summers is a writer based in London, England, who takes every opportunity to blend her hobbies with her career. She has written about books, movies, art, and gaming. She has been a Nintendo fangirl for as long as she can remember and relishes any excuse to incorporate it into her work.
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Review: Gunbrella (Nintendo Switch)
9
1 year ago

Review: Gunbrella (Nintendo Switch)

Blending a dystopian neo-noir setting with a side-scrolling puzzle structure, Gunbrella absorbs you into its gritty world with a mystery at its core. You play as a man with a …
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Review: Cocoon (Nintendo Switch)
9
1 year ago

Review: Cocoon (Nintendo Switch)

From the lead gameplay designer of Limbo and Inside, Cocoon is a similarly unique puzzle platformer. The innovative game is set across a number of distant alien planets with their …
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Review: Bokura (Nintendo Switch)
9
1 year ago

Review: Bokura (Nintendo Switch)

An innovative co-op game, Bokura tells a heartfelt coming-of-age story of two young boys in search of home. The game requires two players who are playing on separate consoles, ideally …
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Review: Nintendo Switch (Fresh Start)
6
1 year ago

Review: Nintendo Switch (Fresh Start)

A relaxing game built around an environmental message, Fresh Start takes you on a tour around the world, rescuing native flora and fauna by clearing up various disasters. You are …
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Review: Tiny Thor (Nintendo Switch)
6
1 year ago

Review: Tiny Thor (Nintendo Switch)

A cute 2D side-scroller, Tiny Thor blends a nostalgic approach to game construction with influences taken from Norse mythology. You play as the titular young Thor, aged eight. Your father …
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Review: Chants of Sennaar (Nintendo Switch)
9
1 year ago

Review: Chants of Sennaar (Nintendo Switch)

Inspired by the legend of the Tower of Babel, Chants of Sennaar uses a globally popular myth to take you on a unique and innovative journey. You play as a …
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Review: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood (Nintendo Switch)
9.5
1 year ago

Review: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood (Nintendo Switch)

A point-and-click interactive story that genuinely makes you think about the choices you make, The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood challenges you to consider deep existential ideas. Through the story of an …
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Review: Smushi Come Home (Nintendo Switch)
8
1 year ago

Review: Smushi Come Home (Nintendo Switch)

Cute and cosy, Smushi Come Home is set in the undergrowth of a soft fantasy world. You play as a tiny, sentient mushroom, beginning the game on the little island …
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Review: Etrian Odyssey II HD (Nintendo Switch)
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1 year ago

Review: Etrian Odyssey II HD (Nintendo Switch)

Etrian Odyssey II HD is the kind of sequel that religiously follows the path laid out for it by its predecessor. Anyone familiar with the first game will have no …
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Review: Etrian Odyssey HD (Nintendo Switch)
8
1 year ago

Review: Etrian Odyssey HD (Nintendo Switch)

A Switch remake of a game originally released in 2007, Etrian Odyssey is a dungeon-crawler that tasks you with revealing the secrets of a dangerous labyrinth. Upon arriving in Etria, …
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Review: Teslagrad 2 (Nintendo Switch)
9
2 years ago

Review: Teslagrad 2 (Nintendo Switch)

The sequel to a game that was inevitably difficult to follow, Teslagrad 2 has been crafted with a lot of care, attention and knowledge of what made its predecessor so …
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Review: Teslagrad Remastered (Nintendo Switch)
9.5
2 years ago

Review: Teslagrad Remastered (Nintendo Switch)

An instantly beautiful game, Teslagrad Remastered opens in a rainy European village. It is gorgeously rendered. With no dialogue at all, you get all the information you need about the …
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Review: Pronty (Nintendo Switch)
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2 years ago

Review: Pronty (Nintendo Switch)

Set in a distant future, Pronty plunges you into the chaos of a world on the brink of destruction. Long after civilisation has retreated beneath the ocean, the world is …
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Interview: Pure Nintendo Talks to GameGrooves and Ska Punk International About Limit Breaker: A Ska Tribute to Final Fantasy VII
2 years ago

Interview: Pure Nintendo Talks to GameGrooves and Ska Punk International About Limit Breaker: A Ska Tribute to Final Fantasy VII

The kind of joking idea that snowballs into something brilliant and unique, Limit Breaker: A Ska Tribute to Final Fantasy VII is a new album imagined by GameGrooves and brought …
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Review: Darq Ultimate Edition (Nintendo Switch)
7
2 years ago

Review: Darq Ultimate Edition (Nintendo Switch)

Set in the twisted hellscape of a lucid nightmare, DARQ Ultimate Edition blends physics-warping puzzles with a haunting atmosphere. You play as Lloyd, a silent character with a distinctly gothic …
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Review: The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow (Nintendo Switch)
7
2 years ago

Review: The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow (Nintendo Switch)

Through the eyes of Thomasina Bateman, The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow plunges you into a mystery in the rolling countryside of Victorian England. The game is a point-and-click puzzle that …
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Review: Roller Drama (Nintendo Switch)
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2 years ago

Review: Roller Drama (Nintendo Switch)

Part visual novel, part sports management game, Roller Drama has a lot of fun and interesting ideas at its foundation. Unfortunately, very few of the concepts are executed to their …
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Review: Trek to Yomi (Nintendo Switch)
8
2 years ago

Review: Trek to Yomi (Nintendo Switch)

Trek to Yomi is entirely greyscale. Ominous music plays over a gorgeously designed village shrouded in mist. The written options are accompanied by Japanese translations.

The game opens in a …
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