Justin Nation's Reviews
If you've ever had kids or were a kid at some point you may recall the Where's Waldo books...
With so many reasonably good puzzle titles on the Switch, and with many of them being budget-friendly to boot, it can take some effort to make a splash in the space...
Titles with a focus on story-telling first have become quite popular in recent years and the Switch has amassed quite a library of differently-styled adventures to explore in that vein...
Deck-building games are always a bit tough to judge since on the one hand you don't want them to all be variations on the same theme but on the other if they veer a bit too far off in their own direction they can be tough to learn and fully appreciate...
Having seen and played a pretty wide variety of puzzle games on Switch, ranging from predictable to creative, Poly Puzzle is definitely pointing towards the innovative and different end of the scale...
When I got the chance to check this beat-em-up adventure of sorts of PAX East this year I walked away from the demo thinking it was visually interesting but structured poorly for making a good quick impression...
As the Switch library has grown the experiences available to it have also diversified pretty considerably...
The indie scene, in general, has seemed to fully embrace the concept of a “story-driven adventure”, less focused on action and more interested in interaction...
While in many regards Bleed 2 is simply an updated and improved version of the original, this pack is generally a great bargain...
Who ever said that puzzle games had to be for casual gamers? Oh sure, Wunderling could likely be enjoyed by just about anyone with its relatively simple one-button mechanic where you’re only able to control your character jumping… but to simply complete each level would be setting aside my favorite aspect of the game...
Local co-op games are obviously pretty well-represented on the Switch, and they range from light and silly to pretty involved at times...
Local multiplayer games on Switch pretty well span every flavor and level of quality, making the task of bringing a new one to the eShop and get recognized a challenge...
OK, so maybe visual novels in general aren't my type of game but there have been cases where the strength of the story and characters have still managed to suck me in...
Who knew that avocados could be so cute and somehow anthropomorphizeable? Playing the part of one half of a pair of avocados in love, you're risking being reduced to guacamole in the name of being reunited with you beau who has been kidnapped by aliens...
Set in a post-Apocalyptic Russia, primarily taking place in the labyrinth of subway tunnels and other areas below the surface, Metro 2033 Redux is an atmospheric and pretty gritty first-person experience...
This is a title that got me excited the first time I saw it in a Nindie Direct and that I was even more thrilled with when I got to play it some last year at PAX...
Released at the same time as Metro 2033 Redux, the original chapter of the series (you can get them together on the Metro Redux physical cart at retail), Last Light picks up where the original left off...
While for many years the Picross series has sat safely at the top of its own puzzle kingdom, seeing threats from other comers but never really breaking a sweat to match or surpass them, the times they are a-changin...
This is one of those titles that I like to imagine back to its initial elevator pitch: "OK, so you really love sports, right, and soccer (or football, depending) is a worldwide phenomenon game...
Taking risks and seeing if new ideas will pay off is all part of the indie development process...