Justin Nation's Reviews
Puzzle fans have both a blessing and a curse when it comes to the Switch...
Right out of the gate the fact that this is pretty well purely a text-based game is likely to throw some people off...
Certainly one of the most visually-attractive games I ran into at PAX East, Vambrace: Cold Soul made strong impressions with its looks, style, and obvious difficulty...
I'm always down for something a little weird with arcade sensibilities so from that angle Invasion isn't bad, but it also doesn't take long for the repetition and mild indifference to set in...
Mixing a unique art style, tranquil moments you'll spend in flight, and some middling puzzle platforming, AER has some elements that work better than others...
This is one of those titles where I'd imagine there'll be little middle ground, you'll either find it tedious and aggravating or full of ripe challenges to discover technique and nuance as you try to wipe up the floor with your opponents in melee combat...
When it comes to multiplayer games that are fast and can make for intense competition the Switch has quite a line-up...
Undoubtedly inspired visually by the colorful and cute Kirby series, and with some simple but enjoyable core mechanics, Whipseey has some charm but doesn't really meet its potential...
In the realm of management sims you can expect there to be quite a lot going on, with layers of information to digest and diverse options for how to proceed...
While there’s no doubt that many may be drawn in by the unusual art style of Plunge, what should make you linger is its unique gameplay… working as roguelike dungeon puzzler of sorts...
Quick and intense multiplayer experiences can be fun in bursts, and since typically the genre of choice for these titles on Switch usually involves shooting Gurgamoth at least sets itself apart by doing something different...
Since budget puzzle platforming titles have gotten to be a bit of a dime a dozen it's hard to generate a lot of enthusiasm for games the likes of Mekabolt...
When it comes to adventure games, the Switch is very well (and possibly too well) represented...
When it comes to retro games essentially being ported over to the Switch they're always a bit of a take it or leave it proposition...
Well before there was even the now-infamous Worms series there was a great title that my friends and I played on PC called Scorched Earth (or some people just would call it Scorch)...
Shadow dropped as a surprise this year, Hotline Miami was one of those indie darling titles that had shocked me continuing to be a hold out more than 2 years after the system’s launch...
This is one of those titles where I walked into the experience not really knowing much about it, being surprised by it being something quite different, and coming away very impressed...
Sporting a relatively simple premise with a weird twist on gravity shifting, in that there are spots where you will shift 90 degrees to walk on the walls as well, Gravity Duck is a decent but not amazing budget puzzler...
When a game starts up showing a warning that establishes it isn’t meant to hold your hand I’ll admit my “Ruh Roh Raggy” meter tends to go off the charts...
Contrasting pretty heavily with the likes of Milkmaid of the Milky Way from earlier in the list we have this entry in the Edna & Harvey series...