Justin Nation's Reviews
Looking back at my days in the arcade games there were a few titles that were legendary in their coolness and reputation, but honestly never quite felt fully realized either...
As a lover of games that take their own path that leads in the direction of Weirdville the name of this title alone had my attention...
The NeoGeo Pocket conversions coming to Switch are always a bit fascinating and tend to be a surprise in some way, with a few of them having been stand-outs as not just great representatives from that surprisingly-powerful system but just as solid games in general...
Having always been more of an arcade and combat racing kind of gamer, titles that are more simmy have always been a challenge...
Joining a number of other titles that have put themselves into the psychological horror category on Switch, Ikai is at least consistent with many of them in terms of overall quality...
While there's no question that the traditional mascot platformers for the most part went the way of the dinosaur quite some time ago, I'll gladly admit that every once in a while it's great to take one for a spin when well-executed...
Pairing a grieving robot who starts out in search of revenge for the loss of his father but may instead find enlightenment with a pretty traditional point-and-click adventure makes for a bit of an odd mix but that’s what you get in Ultreia...
Ah, the classic box pushing puzzler, a flavor I've become quite familiar with over the years but, and not always for good reasons...
With a preponderance of puzzlers populating the eShop, people who are passionate about their pastime may be perplexed when perusing the pile of potential titles to pick up...
This is a tough one for me, as I don't like to review games for what they aren't, but while there's so much on Devastator's side when it comes to the look and general feel of its twin-stick shooting somehow it doesn't quite seem to live up to its potential...
I’ve been impressed so far this year that story-driven games on the Switch have continued to show up in force, but most of all that we’ve had a few that have been so touching without the need for any dialogue at all...
If you're a fan of platformers, whether more casual, challenging, or somewhere up the middle the Switch has you covered...
When you’re dealing with budget games it can be difficult to set a fair bar for what to expect when you put them up against more polished, but also more expensive, fare...
Though I wouldn’t say that it was among my favorite arcade games back in the day, there’s no question that the original Tempest is an absolute classic...
There's no doubt that quirky locales, characters, and stories help to make games better, something particularly true in the classical sort of adventure genre...
Full-Motion Video games are very much back on the scene, and while there's no question that the quality of the production value and general game designs have improved since they originally cropped up decades ago there's no getting around their pretty hit-or-miss nature...
Ah, roguelikes... I generally can't get enough of them...
Platformers are well-represented on the Switch without a doubt, so if you're going to bring one to the Switch you'd better make the most of it...
OK, so if you've heard of the craze that is sweeping (or, when considering how quickly things come and go, at this point perhaps "had swept") the Facebook set called Wordle... here's a version you can play on Switch, you just won't have to wait a day for a new one...
This is a bit of an unusual tactical RPG that excels in some areas but makes some strange decisions in others...