Justin Nation's Reviews
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...
Games of this type are always a bit of a challenge to evaluate in the overall scheme of things...
Among the weirdo indies out there that simply have their own style and approach, The Binding of Isaac is practically an icon...
As a long-time fan of roguelikes of all shapes and sizes I suppose it is natural that I'd be attracted to the pretty unusual challenge Little Noah poses...
I've found over the course of the Switch's lifespan that while its great it has helped lead to a resurgence in relatively simple local multiplayer there simply don't seem to be many new and solid ideas out there to help many of them to be compelling...
Considering the fact that I originally bought my SNES expressly to play Street Fighter II at home against my friends (yeah, Super Mario World and the like were games I'd "get to"), Capcom's fighters over the years have consumed a fair amount of my time and robbed me of a fortune in quarters...
Visual simplicity, when done well, can absolutely work...
Coming to the Reshrined experience without any dog in the fight, Pocky & Rocky is an SNES classic I've heard quite a bit about but haven't experienced for myself...
While I may be prone to complaining when titles put me to sleep with their droning stories and dry lore, when the quality of writing is top-notch I'm completely there for it...
It's always cool to see a new and inventive take on a puzzle platformer, and ElecHead certainly accomplishes that goal with a sense of minimalist style...
For fans of fishing out there this is a good news / bad news sort of review...
Whenever I see re-releases of games with a descriptor like "Enhanced Edition" I tend to be a bit nervous about what that may mean...
I hate titles where I feel so torn about their uniqueness and promise crashing up against the reality of their implementation, at least for launch...
This is one of those titles I struggle with, where despite what may ultimately be its merits it gets off to an extremely rocky start...