Justin Nation's Reviews
It's always a shame when you run into a title that has obviously put a great deal of effort into looking and feeling a bit different, making it feel noteworthy, but then drops the ball in some way...
OK, so making games that aren't terribly ambitious or great in terms of gameplay happens, and when I come upon one like Superola Champion Edition I see ways to go glass half empty or glass half full with it...
Sometimes its nice to play games where the focus is less on a clearly-defined destination and more on the journey...
I definitely ended up with some feelings with this one, and unfortunately for the most part they aren't flattering...
Having never played or even really heard much about the Klonoa series, I was pretty eager to check it out when I heard this packaged together remasters of its original two titles...
While mechanically and functionally a different animal Harlow has a core simplicity that marries with smart design that reminds me of a favorite of mine from the past, Badland...
When you need to unwind after a long day, or get lost in the Zen-like calm of caring for your in-game world farming sims are a great distraction...
Man oh man am I not quite sure what to say on this one...
When it comes to walking simulator-type games that mix in some horror to help try to liven up the blandness of walking through mostly sterile environments in first-person perspective it turns out I'm not much of a fan...
Definitely an exceedingly odd bird we have here...
While perhaps they are'nt for everyone, I do find that a cool cyberpunk experience, exploring more digitally dialed-in worlds, can make for a good time...
On a general level I tend to be a sucker for games that have a great retro arcade feel of some kind since I'm a child of the 80s...
At this point being more than 3,000 indie games in on the Switch I've seen a load of variety and differing degrees in quality and execution in titles across the entire spectrum...
While I don't often use the word shameless to describe games that crib quite a bit of their content nakedly from bigger and more popular titles, in the case of Beasties Id say that the lack of a lasting quality experience beneath the 3-Match Pokemon veneer somewhat earns the distinction...
While there aren't any new games included in this pack, you could definitely consider it a bit of an All-Star package of three very diverse games together for the first time and a perfect starting point for anyone who hasn't yet been made a fan of Jackbox's goodness...
So, what do you do when you've already successfully made a new and impressive entry of the vaunted Monster Hunter series that absolutely does wondrously well on the humble Switch?!? Why, you make it bigger, badder, more varied, and even more compelling to play whether you're taking it on solo or with a group of friends...
Oh man was it brutal, but still a thrill, to come back to the visually-stunning and tough-as-nails world of Cuphead...
Mixed feelings on this one, as despite its relative overall simplicity and not doing anything terribly original, I actually got hooked enough to finish it in a handful of hours...
Starting out with strengths, to its credit Hourglass has a reasonably-good cloning mechanic to it where you'll be able to create a sort of ghost version of yourself to act within an environment, aiding you in actively then being able to complete it...
If you're a fan of platformers, whether of the puzzle or more action-oriented variety, the Switch has you well-covered, and with its budget price and solid play you can add Dark Minute to the list as well...