Justin Nation's Reviews
Since this is both a casual hidden-item-mixed-with-various-puzzles game and part of a series of other games that are all roughly the same this review is a toughie in a way...
With a dark and strange look that feels like it comes from the mind of either Tim Burton, or at least one of his contemporaries, there's no doubt that DARQ easily catches the eye...
It's always nice to see new ideas for cooperative play pop up on the Switch, and in the case of Magic Twins it's in the form of a color-matching action puzzler that certainly feels different...
Since my list of top shooters on the system is at 50 now there's no question that the system has both a wide and deep representation of quality titles...
Local multiplayer games, whether cooperative or competitive, have certainly become a Switch staple, but the challenge is now for developers to come up with new flavors to try to stand out...
While I used to have nearly every Nintendo handheld system and enjoyed both of the ones from Sony as well I was never inclined to take a chance on the Neo Geo Pocket...
When you load up a kart racing game on any system, let alone the Switch, the biggest challenge is to try to enjoy the game on its own merits and not merely compare it to Mario Kart...
In general my history with walking simulators has been mixed, at best...
Remasters of past games, even ones that are at least somewhat revered, can be a tricky business...
When games from previous generations make a return it's always interesting to see whether unusual ideas that met with some success then can hold up now...
While there are an abundance of challenging retro minimalist action platformers out there I don't find that I often recommend them...
When you play multiple titles in the same casual series there's no doubt that there's often a baked-in consistency that's both good and bad...
While simmy racing and I don't often get along I can at least appreciate titles that are meant to appeal to folks looking for a tougher challenge...
The Doodle God series has been around for a while and in the casual space it has always seemed like a popular staple for people who enjoy the discovery tied to iterative experimentation...
Fans of shooter titles are blessed with an abundance of terrific choices on the Switch, which unfortunately then has raised the bar substantially for making any sort of impression in the space for new titles...
The description of "roguelike tactical strategy RPG" that comes with Battle Brothers should clearly communicate one of the most critical things to know about the title... it's damned hard...
Games that come from an existing property I'm not familiar with are always a bit tougher to score, and this title in particular (based on a popular comic) falls squarely into that space...
While it's possible that this style of arcade action puzzling this title represents may bring to mind more seedy offerings from Japan my first introduction to it was in the classic arcade game Qix...
I'll be the first to say that it's a good thing that not all games are made for everyone, in fact there are niche genres and offerings that are a godsend to smaller segments out there looking for specific types of content...
Sharing a thought, in many ways I still have a real beef with EA and the fact that they absorbed and pretty well ruined at least two classic studios that were dear to me...