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I have to be honest and admit that deck building games usually aren’t my thing. There’s usually the same hook that causes me great frustration: random luck. Yet I find …
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Initially released on PC, Arise: A Simple Story has made its way to the Nintendo Switch in the form of a Definitive Edition. Games like this just make sense for …
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With a name like Kraken Academy!! you never know what experience you might expect. I’ll admit, I entered the game with some trepidation. But those fears quickly dissolved as the …
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It’s time to check out which games the Pure Nintendo team has been playing lately. Our latest playlist highlights a range of interesting titles, including the latest LEGO game, The …
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Did you ever dream of being an astronaut? I did. I was entranced by both the thrill of Buck Rogers’ dogfights-in-space version as well as the dopey goofiness of our actual space program. Enter orbit.industries, a building management sim based on the concept of a commercial orbital station.
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In Flat Kingdom Paper’s Cut Edition, you are a small, shape changing hero in a 2D world. Long ago, a magician used some enchanted jewels to keep the chaos of 3D from unleashing despair. Now, however, 3D is starting to break into your world.
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Preceded by a bombastic anime trailer, Crystar takes you on a gut-wrenching adventure through the afterlife. You play as a teenage girl called Rei who is summoned, along with her …
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Ever watched any of the myriad shows about demon hunting and though that maybe the demons are getting the short end of the stick? Well, so does the Devil, and he’s out to exact some 18th century revenge.
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As the week draws to a close, it’s time reveal the latest games to hit the Nintendo Switch eShop. This week’s highlights includes Nintendo Switch Sports, the next highly anticipated …
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Between the lightning speed of the gameplay and the cast of fat, bouncing animals, Rotund Rebound builds on the foundation established by its predecessor, Rotund Takeoff. The latest game drops …
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Cat Cafe Manager is a store simulator in which you not only run a coffee shop, you also take care of cats. There’s not much of a story (aside from a minor mystery about a cat shrine), but the game is fun and intriguing nonetheless.
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Buck Bradley Comic Adventure has its moments, but the whole game comes off muddled. Also known as Buck Bradley The World to Come on the title screen, this release is …
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Short version: Mokoko X is Qix, and Qix is always great. But the developer added two spins to this game: bosses and a storyline. The latter of these is—to put it in technical terms—Bonkers Magoo.
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As another week begins, it’s time to check out the latest offerings on the Nintendo Switch eShop. This week’s highlights includes a battle with the dead in Zombie Army 4, …
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We’ve got release dates for upcoming Nintendo Switch games bearing the names of Contra, Gravitar, RiffTrax, Sonic, and TMNT, and those aren’t even the ones I’m most excited about? It’s somehow true, thanks to a new release window for…
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The House of the Dead is a game I played in much the same way that the Whopper is a burger I ate. It was there when no better options were available. Now I’m playing it again on the Nintendo Switch as The House of the Dead: Remake, and I pretty much feel the same way about it.
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Playing Slipstream really got me thinking about the past games I’ve reviewed. There are many games I’ve given decent scores, scores I still hold by, yet I feel no desire …
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Get on that work calendar and make sure you’ve claimed July 29th for PTO. That’s when Nintendo will release Xenoblade Chronicles 3, moved up two months from its initially anticipated September release.
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