Manifold Garden is a calming, puzzle adventure game all about manipulating gravity and exploring a bizarre world of improbable architecture. But what some find relaxing, others could find boring.
Paradise Killer is one of the oddest games I’ve ever played. It’s as if Phoenix Wright was thrust into a Shin Megami Tensei game and forced to solve a demonic crime. Unfortunately, the overall bizarreness can’t keep things interesting during the game’s slower moments.
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When I saw the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct for the first time, I was bouncing on the edge of my seat during the Super Mario 3D All-Stars reveal. …
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I remember the first RPG Maker way back on the PS1 as a cool way for players to do their own thing. Today’s newest installment, MV, tries to expand on …
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A Hero and a Garden is a simple visual novel with RPG elements tacked on but without the actual gameplay. It’s more story than anything else, which surprised me since …
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One Line Coloring is a puzzler where you create images by connecting the dots in one continuous line. Admittedly, I thought this was a straight-up coloring game when I first …
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Regina & Mac is a retro-inspired adventure platformer that’s made its way to the Nintendo Switch after releasing on various other devices, including the Wii U. This is great news …
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6 years ago
It’s the weekend! What have you got planned? More importantly, which games will you be playing? The Nintendo Switch eShop is full of brand-new content, such as the recently announced …
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In the twin-stick shooter We Are Doomed, your enemies are shapes, not aliens or robots or alien-robots. The backgrounds are trippy, not gritty. The music is almost new-age, not hyper-kinetic. If we truly are doomed, it’s a pretty relaxing way to go.
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Every element of Journey of the Broken Circle seems designed for simplicity. The colour schemes, the artwork, the gentle soundtrack. Even the protagonist is just a circle, with a little …
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6 years ago
Not one, but two new Monster Hunter games were announced for the Nintendo Switch. Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter Stories 2 are both planned for release in 2021 …
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A platformer designed to test the precision of your speedrunning skills, OkunoKA Madness combines brutally challenging levels with an adorable alien protagonist and a gorgeous fantasy setting.
You play as …
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King of the Crustaceans
Embracing its ridiculous nature, Fight Crab is a fighting game with chuckles galore on the Nintendo Switch!
In some ways, Fight Crab reminds me …
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Sentinels of Freedom is an adventure RPG from Underbite Games where you can create your own hero within the Sentinel Comics universe. A simple bank heist turns into so much …
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Fans of old-school platforming may want to give Commander Keen in Keen Dreams: Definitive Edition a look. I stress old-school, as this release is less about how we remember old …
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6 years ago
WWE 2K Battlegrounds looks to find a balance between its arcade and sports sim roots, albeit with decidedly arcade leanings. The game will certainly provide over-the-top action—giving you access to weapons such as alligators and electricity—but it’s based on a system that gives players plenty of options to learn and master myriad moves.
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Bite the Bullet is a rogue-lite, run-and Gun RPG. While the run-and-gun genre’s popularity kind of died out, it has recently made a comeback with indie games. Let’s see how …
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The underrated Wii U game Adventures of Pip has finally arrived on the Nintendo Switch. If you missed the boat the first time, don’t miss it again. It’s a great …
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