Justin Nation's Reviews
While Nintendo systems have been notoriously accused of being "for kids" for ages now, with the Switch mostly being no exception, in truth if you're looking for a great game to directly play with your kids it can be a bit of a challenge to find much in the way of variety...
As an old-school arcade kid my familiarity with Space Invaders and its iterations over time is quite high...
Let’s be honest, though many games have attempted to capture some element of the X-Com style of tactical strategy combat, very few have done a decent job of it...
With a preponderance of deckbuilders on the Switch it has gotten increasingly difficult to distinguish anything but the most unique or well-crafted experiences...
Ahh, another cute budget platformer with a cuddly wuddly little hero hopping his way through level to save the day... *record scratch sound* Yeah, though you may think Barry could be a cute bunny, past the first handful of levels make no mistake that the kid gloves get thrown off and you'll be slowed down a bit by crushing disappointment as you die pretty quickly and easily...
While perhaps the results aren’t always as great as developers may hope for, I do have a great appreciation for games that take some risks in their design...
With a first-person puzzling style that is quite different from, but at times reminded me of, Portal in some ways with its construction and dialogue Faraday Protocol at least caught my attention...
Working with a mix of a story of young love, where any distance apart can feel like agony, and some reasonably creative puzzle-solving Fire Tonight at least has a fresh general feel...
Though the Switch has proven quite capable of bringing exciting experiences over from the other consoles or the PC space that doesn't mean all conversions are a success...
Starting out with Tetragon it felt like it had some potential promise...
For me Curious Expedition 2 is everything I look for in a sequel outing...
Elevator pitch time… so what if the goal was to make a game that fully embraces and meshes together intense slashing roguelike combat and… a dating sim?!?
When it comes to relatively chill adventures in more of a classic style the Switch has pretty great representation already and can now add Garden Story to the list...
I realize that more often than not I’m a sort of wet blanket in the area of visual novels, especially those that allow little to no room for player agency...
This budget title, at first glance, looked like it may be a sim of sorts... but if that's what got you excited, be warned, that isn't what you'll find here...
Whenever you see new titles show up in a genre that seems to be currently having its moment you end up taking a moment to see what it has done to differentiate itself from the pack...
With its somewhat simple polygonal art, abundance of color, and undeniable cute factor, Button City is a moderately laid back adventure focused on you playing as a new kid in town who quickly befriends a small group of video game warriors at the local arcade...
While this is a title that has been around for quite some time at this point, I’m surprised by how well it has held up both in terms of its great funky art style and its simple-but-challenging play...
Interactive stories, especially ones that are artistically basic, are tough to score and evaluate fairly...
Low-budget fare can always be tough to score since there's always a question of where to put the bar...