Justin Nation's Reviews
Maybe I’m just a sucker for a regular stream of puns when they’re dangled in front of me often, but having played quite a number of point-and-click adventures on Switch that started strong but then lost steam, Inspector Waffles managed to be an entertaining treat...
Having generally been a fan of the Jackbox games, and this series, since the start it's always interesting to see how each new pack ends up playing out...
When people think of tactical strategy titles, the gold standard set by the likes of the X-Com series and some refined tactical RPGs come to mind...
The renewed popularity in recent years of point-and-click adventures has been great to see, though certainly people who've hoped to see games that have a more serious tone have likely been a bit disappointed...
I'll freely admit that survival games don't tend to be one of my favorite genres, but having played several that even I have found compelling and agreeable (for a number of reasons) I wouldn't say I have an inherent bias against them either...
It's always interesting to see developers take some pretty big swings for the fences, trying out new variations in play style to forge a path of their own...
This is an odd one that initially filled me with hope, but then had enough small disappointments pile up that it slowly lost its luster...
On a general level, though things have begun to change in this generation, it can be tough to get people who've only enjoyed AAA titles over the years to take a chance on an indie title...
This is one of those situations where marketing can backfire a bit explosively when citing the wrong popular title for comparison...
While I've played indie games with a pretty wide variety of styles and levels of quality since the launch of the Switch I can't say any of them has defied easy explanation as much as Disco Elysium for me...
Mixing together elements of a shooter, 3D platformer, and perhaps to some degree a puzzler, Bouncy Bullets 2 is a bit of an oddity...
Certainly there are plenty of 3D action platformers on the Switch, and they take a variety of forms from intense to more casual...
Tough-as-nails platformers have legitimately become a thing over the years, and in my experience with a few exceptions that break through to more mainstream success (looking at you Celeste and Super Meat Boy, in particular) people's appreciation of them tends to vary pretty wildly...
Both “wacky physics” and local multiplayer games have a tendency to suffer from people having extremely positive or negative views of them, either embracing and “getting” the style of play or likely despising it...
Contemplative games are always a bit tough to review as I've found that where you are in life and what challenges you're currently facing (or have faced in the past) tend to drive the appreciation of the stories and ideas they're trying to share...
There's no doubt that with the month of October upon us interest goes up in games that are a bit on the darker and spookier side...
Having spent far more time with Rainbow Billy than I would have expected, I’ve become a big fan of its unique mix of adventure, platforming, relationship building, and mini-game driven combat...
This is one of those titles you walk into with at least a twinge of dread as a reviewer...
Oh, the challenges of being a racing fan on the Switch...
OK, so on the one hand I'll at least admit this visual novel is at least weird enough to maybe be of some mild interest...