Metroidvanias: there’s a swarm of them now on the Nintendo eShop and, wouldn’t you know it, most of them are, very playable. True standouts, however, are few and far between. …
Read More
Precision platformers seem to be on an upswing the past few years. Zero Zero Zero Zero (From now on referred to as 0000) is one of the latest to come …
Read More
Modern society can sometimes be miserable, and no game understands those circumstances like Mosaic. While playing through this simple adventure game with node-based minor puzzles, I found myself becoming more …
Read More
At first, Marooners sounds like it’d be a good fit for the Nintendo Switch. Billing itself as “The most chaotic multiplayer party game on the planet!”, I was hoping I’d …
Read More
The Atelier JRPGs go back to the PS2 days. This Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack is a Switch port of three PS3 games. These games each have a different storyline that …
Read More
Soccer, Tactics and Glory is a sports strategy game. It plays more like a turn-based tactical RPG than a fast-paced soccer game like Fifa. So if faster soccer action is …
Read More
Where Angels Cry: Tears of the Fallen Collector’s Edition is a hidden object adventure game that has you traveling back in time to 13th century medieval Europe. The game was …
Read More
Sports games are usually a pretty safe bet — they’re one of the few types of games that can appeal to everyone. You only need to look at how well …
Read More
The Turing Test is the latest passion project to arrive on the Nintendo Switch from Square Enix Collective – a subsidiary of Square Enix that is devoted entirely to indie …
Read More
Knights and Bikes is a game about riding bikes, throwing frisbees and splashing in muddy puddles with your best friend and your companion goose. It is wholesome and bursting with …
Read More
There were some evident issues in porting The Man With The Ivory Cane. Seeing as the core game is rather enjoyable, this is a notable shame. I simply can’t recommend …
Read More
Considering the massive influx of titles hitting the Nintendo Switch every week, it’s easy to fall in love at first sight with games, especially if their visual direction is far-flung …
Read More
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?
Read More
While I’ve enjoyed several of Lightwood Games prior releases, Just a Phrase by POWGI is pretty disappointing. A very brief game with almost no challenge, it’s left me wanting more. …
Read More
Speaking Simulator is based on a premise that isn’t that difficult in reality, but has been upped several notches in video-game format – and to a baffling degree. The game …
Read More
Stories Untold was released on the Nintendo Switch January 16, and it stands out for me as a front-runner for episodic storytelling.
Stories Untold is about the haunting feelings and …
Read More
Crash Drive 2 has some sizable issues, yet, amazingly, I’m still recommending it. Chief among these is that it’s a multiplayer game without local multiplayer! But despite numerous missteps where …
Read More
Speedrunners is a multiplayer, party, platforming racing game. Having previously played the Steam release, my views of Speedrunners weren’t the best. When I first played it, I couldn’t get into …
Read More