The game is nowhere near as big as other monster catching games and franchises, but it gets the job done. If you like this RPG subgenre, you’ll like Doki Monsters: Quest. If you grew up with RPG’s of the 1990’s, you’re also going to love the nostalgic feel.
If you’re just playing because you like rougelikes, you’re not going to like Splintered Fate. But if you’re a fan of TMNT, you’re going to look past all the shortcomings and the gameplay itself, and you’ll enjoy the TMNT flair.
It might be a Nintendo port of a game that’s more than a decade old, but it still looks amazing. In those opening moments, you’re looking out past the cliffs towards the sea, and it looks phenomenal. The camera shake, camera angles, motion effects, lighting, and other visual effects come together to create such an immersive experience that’s cool and tense. It’s basically a giant movie that you’re playing.
It should be pretty obvious by now that the game has a ton of content, but how does it actually play? Honestly I thought it was pretty good. I played with the Switch 2 Pro Controller and thought drifting and quick turns felt really good. Even when you’re going really fast and breaking a ton of stuff, the game feels responsive and smooth. There was never anything that hurt the experience.
Megabonk is like so many other roguelike titles but it’s 3D gameplay and mix of chaos and absurd humor makes it such an exciting and addicting experience.
In handheld mode, the game looks very good on the large Switch 2 screen and there were minimal frame rate issues. The game looked just as good when playing on the TV, and there were barely any issues. I can’t say anything about how the game might run on the original switch, but it’s quite the behemoth on its successor.
Demonschool constantly felt like a mix between old-school Persona and Stranger Things thanks to its world building, characters, sound design, and art.
Murder Inc is fun, frantic, and looks great, but the excitement is very short lived. The game becomes very stale rather quickly and both the controls and moving on the Switch version are very lackluster. I tried playing as much as I could, but it was a slog after less than an hour.
I’m glad that I finally gave Vampire Survivors a chance after all this time. It’s a very budget friendly title that’s fast paced, chaotic, and lots of fun.
Fruitbus costs a very reasonable $20, which is good considering you’ll get anywhere between 10 and 20 hours out of your playthrough. It’s a very sweet game with such a relaxing experience that you’re going to enjoy like I did. You just need to look past the movement animations and you’ll be fine.
If you’re trying to go for every collectible and puzzle room, you might be able to push for 10 hours. That’s not bad, but for $25, it’s a bit pricy if not all the puzzles hit the way you’d like. There’s nothing inherently wrong with Lumo 2. It’s just that from a personal standpoint, $25 was a tad much considering that I had no interest in maybe 25% of the puzzles.
xtremely Powerful Capybaras is definitely the kind of game that you can pick up and play for 20 minutes whenever you want. But you can also lose yourself for hours. If the game cost $19.99, I would say it’s a steal because I put in around 10 hours during my first week because it was mindless fun. But the game costs $5.99, that’s an insane price for something that’s this addicting. It’s even better if you add some friends to your game.
The base game is $40 and can take you anywhere from 5 to 15 hours to beat. If you’re a fan of the series, it will be a must-buy for you. If you want to get into the series, or just really love good music, you’re going to want to check it out as well. I just personally wasn’t a fan of the controls or the stress induced from the timer.
Gloomy Eyes is a relatively short game; you can beat it in around 3 to 6 hours if you don’t get distracted by the visuals constantly like I did. Such a short game might be a bit much for people to fork over $25, but I think it’s worth it for the immersive experience. If you like the style of Tim Burton, Gloomy Eyes is worth checking out.
Digimon Story Time Stranger has one of the best storylines I have ever seen in a monster catching game and it’s incredibly fun.
Trails In The Sky has a lot going on. It’s the start of one of the greatest stories in video game history, the characters are amazing, and the sound design is top notch.
Is Cladun X3 going to appeal to the casual RPG gamer? Probably not. The game does require a lot of patience because of all the grinding. Some people might also find the story to be too simple. I personally liked the game and think that it has a great amount of content for the $39.99 price tag, but it won’t be for everyone.
The amount of content makes the game fairly worth the $30 price tag, but the gameplay and humor give it a nice bump. It’s not as good as the likes of Donkey Kong Bananza, but it’s still one of the best 3D platformers that I have played in the last few years.
The $50 price tag is only going to apply to diehard Nickelodeon fans. Casual gamers aren’t going to get a ton of enjoyment. If the levels had more going on, or the price was closer to $20, Dice of Destiny would have been an easy recommend. In its current state, it’s a good game at best.
The Edge of Allegoria is a fun game that looks and feels like Pokemon, but with shades of Deadpool and South Park.