Justin Nation's Reviews
I've always tended to have fun with a decent dungeon crawler...
As a huge classic arcade run and gun shooter fan, having grown up on the likes of Contra, Rush'n Attack, and more, a quick look at Queeny Army caught my eye...
Bringing back games for another run on modern consoles has always tended to be a mixed bag...
While it gets off to a bit of a light start, Nova-111 is the sort of game that'll sneak up on you with its challenge as it continues to add more complicated enemies, environmental threats, and varied tools to help you survive the further you go...
There's something to be said for creating and releasing family-friendly, approachable, and genuinely pleasant adventures on the Switch, and Headland certainly fits this mold thoroughly...
Deckbuilders have become a full-fledged thing nowadays, with many pretty great ones on the Switch, but back when Card Fighters' Clash was released they were a bit more of an oddity...
You know you've really established something special when the name of your game becomes synonymous with all games within a given subgenre...
Consistent with the rest of the Faircroft's Antiques series, The Forbidden Crypt is among the most polished hidden item puzzlers out there...
With an isometric top-down perspective, a slowly-revealed story (for what it is), and a mix of exploration, puzzles, and some zombie killing, Heaven Dust 2 at least feels pretty fresh on the generally horror-thin Switch...
If you've been around for a while you'll undoubtedly remember, and likely even participated in, the brain training craze Nintendo helped to popularize a while back with Brain Age and other copycats that were around...
Titles that lean more into intricate story-telling than mechanical gameplay have definitely become more common in the current era than they were previously but are also, no doubt, more of an acquired taste...
In the casual-ish space for games that feature a central hook like hidden objects (though that isn't to say there aren't other puzzles here, there are a variety but hidden object ones are the most common) there's only so much differentiation you'll see between most titles...
Indie developers and the Switch have definitely revitalized the local multiplayer space over the years, but the challenge has been for titles in that wave to differentiate themselves...
On a general level the My Universe titles have been light enough fare, offering up some simple mini games tied to a specific theme to enjoy on a casual level...
Offering up a mix of naturalistic but simple visuals, soothing sounds, and a bit of mild strategy, Eufloria is a pretty unique experience...
Not merely settling for being just a Chess simulation, I can at least respect Pawn of the Dead for trying to spice things up...
I'm sure anyone who takes on the challenge of making a game and getting it released dreams of their title being truly memorable...
I’ll admit that I tend to always be excited to check out an adventure with a noir sort of flavor, even if in the case of titles like Lacuna it happens to be mixed with a bit of futuristic sci-fi flavor...
Educational games are always going to be pretty tough to review, as in the minds of most people the concept of learning and fun are mutually exclusive...
It's always great to see new takes on genres, and though there have been many roguelike dungeon crawlers that have come along Tunnel of Doom takes its own unique path...