Justin Nation's Reviews
There's no question in my mind that Atari has done something wonderful going into their back catalog and rejuvenating what's becoming quite a collection of their classics...
Undoubtedly chill and charming, the lack of challenge and nuance in the game's title fishing lets it down...
As long-time readers will well know, I'm a fan of novel ideas...
Ah, mobile game conversions, gotta love em... or not.
Maybe it’s the 80s kid and 90s twenty-something in me, but I’ll admit that when a game features a slice of life from my own heyday, made clear by your character working in their mom’s video rental store, it can quickly get my attention...
Too often in the indie space I've found that games that bill themselves as being horror in some way have generally failed to deliver, or at least deliver in a convincing manner...
While earlier on the Switch struggled to get its beat-em-up groove on, the past few years have at least been kind to the system, though genre fans would likely argue more would always be better...
Sometimes one of the most effective ways to break out from the pack with a tried and true formula like turn-based RPG action is simply to break out some weirdness and Pinku Kult does just that...
With its comic book style, big swings at filling its adventure with humor, and some unusual characters and situations, Buck Bradley 2, much like its predecessor, can't be faulted for not trying...
Having grown up spending far too much time and money in the arcades of old, the Pac-Man series is near and dear to my heart...
While strategy and simulation titles remain a staple in the PC space, more often than not they tend to struggle on consoles...
Let’s face it, making a mark with a puzzle game in the crowded Switch eShop is a bit of a challenge, and developers need to rely on a creative look, hook, or some X factor to be sure to differentiate themselves...
I tend to be up and down on more heavily narratively-focused titles, probably disliking them more often than loving them, but there have been some stand-out exceptions...
It's safe to say that at this point there's no shortage of classic shooters on the Switch, which does admittedly make it a challenge for new ones to make a splash...
Sometimes there are games you play on the eShop that give you pause, and that can be for good and bad reasons...
Casual gamers have it pretty good on the Switch, its portability and touchscreen capabilities really make it great for on-the-go relaxation...
It has been pretty fascinating to play a variety of titles from the very apparently mighty retro portable, the Neo Geo Pocket Color...
While I'm one of those people who would almost argue that there can never be enough racing titles on the Switch that doesn't mean that I'm on board with any that happen to show up...
Having been only a recent inductee into the cult of Mosou titles, while I wouldn't say I'm completely sold on the sub-genre I will agree that there's something fun to them when you're in the right mood...
As a big fan of retro arcade games, and someone who has sunk innumerable hours to continuing to enjoy them over the years, I'm always very curious about new titles that attempt to capture their feel and make a modern game that plays like one of their contemporaries...