Justin Nation's Reviews
I appreciate budget games that set out to deliver a specific sort of experience, even if not terribly ambitious, and generally hit it...
Taking on the local multiplayer space on the Switch is no small feat...
I can really appreciate the target appears to be aiming for, providing a sort of throwback style of tight and simple platforming... but one that's also in no way simple...
With reasonably good overall production values that include a serene soundtrack and great voice acting, EQQO has some positives...
Kunai was a title that left me excited but a bit uncertain from its PAX demo last year...
Memories from my childhood, while often involving playing games on a variety of systems or in arcades, involve a pretty heavy dose of riding my bike and trying to find ways to make exploring fun...
Survival horror, as a genre, has grown and diversified quite a bit since its introduction by the likes of the Resident Evil series...
Maybe I'm just a bit of a sucker for games where their core premise deviates from the norm of their genre but I enjoy an experience that doesn't feel like it's all on well-trodden ground...
There's certainly something to be said for games going out on a limb and trying out ideas and systems that are different, however in the case of Please the Gods I'm not sure how well it works out...
With so many retro indie titles that have replicated the feel and experience of such a wide variety of classic genres and styles it's always a bit surprising when you stumble onto one that still feels somewhat unique...
With its Small Soldiers vibe, setting a mix of tower defense-esque strategy and shooting at a toy-like scale, Unboxed seemed full of potential...
Budget puzzle and adventure games are pretty much a dime a dozen on the Switch but what about a budget title that sort of mashes those two together? While Milo's Quest isn't terribly challenging it does effectively blend some box pushing, relatively simple combat, and a fair amount of exploration together in a cute package that works...
The strength of the size of the indie gaming space out there is that you never know what you may run into, and that with some creativity you can game-ify just about anything... even something as mundane as checking people's IDs at the door of various venues...
Clearly looking to tap into people's retro platforming affections, Reknum at least switches things up with a female protagonist...
When it comes to action adventure titles it is no doubt a challenge to do something that somehow feels fresh and new...
As an English major and classical literature nerd of sorts the setup for Bookbound Brigade easily piqued my interest...
When it comes to shooters of all types from traditional to modern, bullet hell to roguelike, the Switch has you covered...
This is one of those titles that is likely to divide people firmly between the lovers and the haters, without a whole lot in between...
As the games industry continues to grow and evolve it opens the door to some very different modes of play, including those one the more casual end of the spectrum...
With an overall story setup that is similar to my beloved TRON Code Shifter got off to a good start for me, featuring a young programmer who has written a security routine named Sera who you'll play as to actively destroy bugs and viruses in the system...