Justin Nation's Reviews
Oh man, where do I begin to properly convey my total love for this title? First and foremost I’ll start with the game’s performance and controls, which are absolutely spot-on perfect and show no signs of compromises...
It’s always a pleasant surprise when a game that looks and feels in line with titles you’ve struggled to enjoy in the past breaks through by delivering the goods in some way, and that’s the best way to sum up how I feel about Barn Finders...
Oh, horror games on the Switch, how you can be so frustrating at times...
Having played the game already at PAX East this year where I was blown away, this review was a bit of a foregone conclusion before I got more time to put it through the paces on my own...
Right out of the gate, the highest compliment I can pay Neon White is how quickly its tight controls and smart design can make stages that initially look utterly impossible become satisfyingly complete...
Ah, retro-styled arcade shooters...
As someone who enjoys creative sim games as well as programming (I'd hope I enjoy it, its how I spend my days) in theory Autonauts would be a home run for me...
This is one of those titles where its a bit of a struggle to know how to feel about it...
I'll admit that the opening cinematic for this game immediately started me out on a bad foot, as [trigger warning for pet lovers] for whatever reason a kitten is cruelly thrown to its death, and for the life of me I cant even understand what that has to do with anything at all...
Feeling like a mix of the spirit of a very narratively-driven table top experience and some tactical turn-based combat, The Hand of Merlin will likely have some appeal for the proper crowd since that's a bit of a unique combination on the system...
At first glance, Freshly Frosted actually gave me a start since I was worried it would be some sort of factory automation and optimization sim-hell, and was then so pleased when it was clear that it is merely a smart mostly casual puzzler...
I'll admit that I'm a bit of a sucker for any game that describes itself, even in part, as a twin-stick roguelike, but being very aware of how accomplished the competition in the space is on Switch it can also make me tough to impress...
I know that whenever I've contemplated survival in the desolate wastes of a post-Apocalyptic world I've thought, "You know what would be really handy right now, a frickin tank!"...
Ah, weirdo physics games...
It’s been an interesting year if you’re a fan of post-Apocalyptic zombie survival games, as now we’ve seen three very different approaches to the genre so hopefully at least one of them will make a connection for folks...
Simplicity in games can certainly be a good thing, especially when you're coming off of a bigger and likely a bit more exhausting title that has consumed your interest...
This is one of those cases where I'm a bit conflicted on how to score a release since on the one hand the actual game is generally excellent (though certainly now feeling dated) but the port is obviously a bit unstable (a few crashes) and buggy in spots...
Talk about a game driven by its unusual story, characters, and art style...
While there are plenty of retro arcade shooters out there, many of them quite good even, I'll at least give Spacewing War credit for going in a direction that sort of sidesteps the competition by going full-on Gameboy with its look and feel...
When it comes to collections of retro classics it’s always a bit hard to know how to score them...