Reviews

L’Emperur represents a time before the merger that formed Koei-Tecmo. We NES kids knew these companies individually. Tecmo made some of my favorite 8-bit sports games (Tecmo Bowl/Super Bowl, Tecmo …
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Schrödinger’s Call is a visual novel with point-and-click and choose-your-own-adventure elements. It’s slow, but it’s so creatively beautiful and gut-wrenching that it won’t make you miss the fast pace of modern gaming.
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Late last year, we got to review the VITURE Luma Ultra glasses alongside the Pro Mobile Dock. You can check out that review here. VITURE was kind enough to send …
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On the lookout for gaming excitement this summer? There’s a strong chance Star Fox on the Nintendo Switch 2 (based on the N64 top-10 bestseller) is just what you’re searching …
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Although Pure Nintendo received no press code for The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, we’re publishing a review all the same. The lengthy eShop demo impressed enough that a …
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My favorite entertainment genre is skeleton. The Necromancer’s Tale for Nintendo Switch 2 includes plenty of skeletons, so why did I not enjoy it as much as expected? Let’s check some boxes.
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Coffee Talk Tokyo is a cozy visual novel title developed by Toge Productions and Chorus Worldwide, and published by Chorus Worldwide. This game is the third installment of this barista …
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Fans of old school Legend of Zelda games will spot the inspiration right away in Elementallis, from the exploration-focused world to the puzzle-filled dungeons and the steady unlocking of new abilities.
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The eShop description of Realm of Ink explains, “Death is not the end; it’s just a chance to redefine your destiny through cycles of death and rebirth.” Whereas that would be awful in reality, you’re going to need that cycle here.
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Williams Pinball Volume 10 is one of the better Pinball FX collections available. It includes Comet, Fire!, and Diner, the latter of which was always a favorite of mine. With the other two, this is the first time they’ve been released in digital form.
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Our game of the day, Lumen Tale: Memories of Trey, tells you half the plot in the title (help Trey recover his memories). What it doesn’t tell you is that this game is a significant nod to the Pokémon franchise, and that’s not a bad thing.
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As in Pikmin, Smalland: Survive the Wilds tasks players with helping a race of tiny creatures navigate life on a hostile planet, only no aliens arrive to throw them at enemies
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Mina the Hollower is the latest outing from Yacht Club Games. If you’re not familiar with that name, you’ll likely recognise the title of their hugely popular game: Shovel Knight. …
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In Decollate Decoration, you’re a girl who has just died but finds herself unable to move on to the afterlife without the boy she loves. So, you make the completely logical and totally unselfish decision of finding a way to take him with you.
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Kudos to Constance for resisting the temptation to explicitly call itself a “Metroidvania”. This is an action-adventure title—more often than not—and a great one. It does have a few eccentricities …
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Historically, mining on distant planets has never been a sound career choice, especially in video games. The same can be said of Drill Core, but this time the hazards are mostly caused by the gaming controls.
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Quartet is a retro-inspired JRPG from indie developers Something Classic Games LLC. It features four separate stories that converge as you work together to stop a war over the control …
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Role-playing offerings from KEMCO not only release consistently on the Nintendo Switch, but they also tend to offer consistent quality. You’ll rarely find a great game, but thankfully, the same …
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