Justin Nation's Reviews
There's no doubt that the racing genre is among the least represented on the Switch, and if you're a big NASCAR fan looking for a title on the system to date the well has been dry...
While there are a pretty impressive number of puzzle games in the Switch eShop, including many that are worth your time, I can say with confidence that none of them is quite like the Glass Masquerade series...
Walking simulators as horror are always a bit weird, but I can understand why some people appreciate them...
Let’s face it, when it comes to sports titles, let alone more serious sports sims, the Switch library is a bit of a wasteland...
With some games it's all about matching them to the right context...
While I can try to remain objective and maintain a positive outlook to see the silver linings in everything indie there are games like this that just exhaust me...
While there's room on the Switch eShop for games of all types, meant to appeal to players across a broad spectrum, there are sometimes ones that really aren't putting in a remotely fair effort...
I appreciate budget games that set out to deliver a specific sort of experience, even if not terribly ambitious, and generally hit it...
Taking on the local multiplayer space on the Switch is no small feat...
I can really appreciate the target appears to be aiming for, providing a sort of throwback style of tight and simple platforming... but one that's also in no way simple...
With reasonably good overall production values that include a serene soundtrack and great voice acting, EQQO has some positives...
Kunai was a title that left me excited but a bit uncertain from its PAX demo last year...
Memories from my childhood, while often involving playing games on a variety of systems or in arcades, involve a pretty heavy dose of riding my bike and trying to find ways to make exploring fun...
Survival horror, as a genre, has grown and diversified quite a bit since its introduction by the likes of the Resident Evil series...
Maybe I'm just a bit of a sucker for games where their core premise deviates from the norm of their genre but I enjoy an experience that doesn't feel like it's all on well-trodden ground...
There's certainly something to be said for games going out on a limb and trying out ideas and systems that are different, however in the case of Please the Gods I'm not sure how well it works out...
With so many retro indie titles that have replicated the feel and experience of such a wide variety of classic genres and styles it's always a bit surprising when you stumble onto one that still feels somewhat unique...
With its Small Soldiers vibe, setting a mix of tower defense-esque strategy and shooting at a toy-like scale, Unboxed seemed full of potential...
Budget puzzle and adventure games are pretty much a dime a dozen on the Switch but what about a budget title that sort of mashes those two together? While Milo's Quest isn't terribly challenging it does effectively blend some box pushing, relatively simple combat, and a fair amount of exploration together in a cute package that works...
The strength of the size of the indie gaming space out there is that you never know what you may run into, and that with some creativity you can game-ify just about anything... even something as mundane as checking people's IDs at the door of various venues...