Nintendo Switch

As frustrating as it is to lose something, it’s incredibly satisfying to find it again, right? Puzzle gamers will be able to experience that digitally when Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic arrives on Nintendo Switch this fall.
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Heirs of the Kings is a retro JRPG that’s so by-the-numbers it might as well be in binary. You fight monsters, improve your weapons and armor, gain skills, and cast spells. And just when you start to wonder when the airship is going to show up, the airship shows up.
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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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I was saddened by how frustrating The Library of Babel would become considering its stellar beginning. The game is set 20,000 years after the extinction of humankind, and it’ll feel like you’re waiting that long to get through some segments.
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Frozenbyte and THQ Nordic have announced our favorite wizard/thief/knight trio will soon be returning for “…the best Trine game in the series:” Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy.
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Ib is one of those few games that captures the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover.” On the surface, Ib looks like your run-of-the-mill pixel-art game. Yet Ib …
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Check out this week’s episode of the Pure Nintendo Podcast, featuring an in-depth discussion of the latest Zelda footage shown off by producer Eiji Aonuma.

This week we’re joined …
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The Nintendo Switch eShop has been refreshed with loads of new titles ahead of the weekend. This week’s roundup includes a diverse range of titles, from the digital trappings of …
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Redemption Reapers is a good turn-based RPG. The story is fine (if lacking), the visuals are OK, and the music is very good. And yet…
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Looking for gaming inspiration? Fear not! The Pure Nintendo playlist is here to help by revealing the games we’ve been playing lately.

JRPGs are high on the list this week, …
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With a name like Papertris, you might expect a paper-themed puzzler in the Tetris mold. In reality, Papertris reminds me more of Columns’ color-matching gameplay. Or maybe it’s similar to …
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I’m a huge Picross fan; I think it’s one of the best logic puzzles out there. Tents and Trees piqued my interest by taking that classic formula and shaking it …
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GrimGrimoire OnceMore is a port of a PlayStation 2 game from 2007. I do like a good tower defense game, so I was intrigued by the Switch update, but my enthusiasm was met with some mixed realizations while playing the game.
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The Pillars of the Earth is a point-and-click adventure game adapted from Ken Follett’s novel of the same name. The game follows multiple narratives while telling the greater story of the building of a grand Gothic Cathedral. But does the story work on the Switch?
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This week’s eShop update for the Nintendo Switch brings us the classic strategy adventure title GrimGrimoire OnceMore. It follows the adventures of Lillet Blan through a towering academy for mages. …
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First things first, is there a game out there with a better title than Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle +Hell? If there is, I haven’t said its name out loud. Second things second, this game is as much fun as its title.
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We’ve reached the point of the Nintendo Switch lifecycle where just about anything can make it onto the platform. This can be a great thing, as it allows a wide …
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Caverns of Mars Recharged is an arcade shooter for the Nintendo Switch. More accurately, it’s a reimagined version of the classic 1981 Atari title. A lot has changed in the …
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