Justin Nation's Reviews
While there have been a few stabs at taking on Game Freak and the Big N’s mega-franchise they’ve tended to be at the higher-dollar level with other big companies trying to jumpstart their own franchises-to-be with visions of dollar signs dancing in their heads...
OK, so these days not all games are meant to be action-filled and there are even subgenres like visual novels where "play" is replaced by sometimes limited interaction to drive the story...
I'll admit that initially I was pretty excited for this...
Though I consider the concept of giving a delayed payoff for a slow burn type of game a big risk, I've learned to give indie games, in particular, a fair deal of latitude...
Since both dating sims and pet sims can be a little light in overall gameplay the concept of combining them makes quite a bit of sense...
This new entry in the collection of fresh (though minimalist) word puzzle games visually implies one thing but plays very differently...
There’s no doubt that Witcheye has a certain odd charm to it, with you literally controlling an eyeball that’s inclined to move in straight lines until it rebounds or it stopped or redirected by you directly...
Games like this one are a challenge to review since they're so consumed with satisfying a central hook that they risk your enjoyment on whether it may appeal to any given gamer...
A post-Apocalyptic world...
I'll just admit it, most simulation games like this simply baffle me in their appeal...
While there are many roguelike shooters on the Switch (and quite a few of them are absolutely terrific) none of them plays quite like West of Dead...
One of the more overall neglected flavors on the Switch has been single-player experiences I would consider to be both appropriate for people of all ages as well as accessible...
While this may look like a cute and relatively straight-forward puzzle platformer Glitch's Trip wastes little time before smacking you around and letting you know it's here to kick your ass and chew bubble gum, and it's all out of bubble gum...
Free-to-play games are always a bit of a challenge to formally review, but luckily I'm not in the formal biz so I can just get on to breaking down the situation and leaving it at that...
Brash, rebellious, and certainly a bit silly, the two members of the band Bunk Bed Junction you take control of in No Straight Roads, Mayday and Zuke, are die hard rock musicians determined to help it come back to prominence in a world dominated by EDM and the crushing control of NSR and its collective of superstars...
The NBA franchise is among my favorite in sports and I'm not alone in that opinion...
There's nothing quite like a good exploration / adventure title for a few hours of enjoyment and discovery, and for the most part that's where Giraffe and Annika delivers...
This is one of those titles where I'm torn...
Boy are licensed games a tough one, especially when the attempt to bring solid production values to them is there with the right voice cast and a desire to honor the essence of the original material...
There's something great about game titles that pretty well sum up their experience clearly with their title...