Justin Nation's Reviews
While I love an indie title that manages to do something new and unexpected, throw a catalyst like roguelike concepts into the mix, or merge together genres in a way I never imagined, there's also nothing wrong with executing something familiar well for a reasonable price...
The survival horror adventure sub-genre hasn't had too many entries in it on Switch, but given the overall lack of horror games on the system I know many people have been tempted by them...
As simulations of this sort are a rarity on the Switch first I'll say kudos to the developer and everyone involved for bringing this experience to the platform...
Having already done a reasonably good job of knocking out two very playable indie sports titles in the Blast series the folks at Unfinished Pixel have stepped it up a notch to take on a bigger team sport, soccer...
While puzzle platformers are represented in abundance in the indie space, there are definitely ones that put in some extra effort to stand out...
With its visual flair, dystopian world, and what appeared to be a penchant for tense and violent action, Ruiner has been on my radar for quite some time...
With loads of local multiplayer titles out there on Switch it’s a tough business to find a way to stand out in the crowd...
Really working as a mini game collection you can play alone or with some friends, Working Zombies is a bit of an odd bird...
An essential part of reviewing games in the indie space is trying to take a step back to see who a given title was made for and understanding it through that lens...
Anyone who has been following me for a while knows that when it comes to weird games I'm a bit of a connoisseur, and when you throw some shooting into the mix it usually just adds to my excitement...
Whenever a new roguelike shooter arrives on the scene you know I’m there with a degree of eagerness to see how it has turned out...
Playing the console versions of the Darius series back-to-back with their arcade counterparts was pretty fascinating and even enlightening, as was playing essentially the same title in a few cases on different historic hardware...
While I was a pretty big arcade shooter fan in the arcades the Darius series is one I don't remember playing very much...
This is one of those titles that can be frustrating as it has so many pieces of the puzzle that work towards it being a great experience, but it can’t quite put them together in the right way...
In the mobile space especially one of the most played out subgenres out there is tower defense...
Given the perpetual call for the return of the Advance Wars series and the general excitement people have for games involving hulking mechs in theory Warborn is a solid combination of elements for success...
Oh, simulator games, how you can sometimes baffle me for you appeal, allowing people to do some theoretically cool things but then often getting bogged down in drudgery and minutia...
This is a bit of a tough one as the overall package is an interesting mix, but whether you'll be game for it will depend heavily on what you're looking for...
As I saw someone note on Twitter the other day, responding to my post about this game: It seems almost impossible to believe that, on a far more powerful modern console, there are people thirsting to return to a game that looks and plays like it is from the original Gameboy hardware...
When it comes to real-time strategy, representation a bit on the iffy side for Switch, so any new entry in the space is always welcome...