Evan Bee
In a summer of tactics titans, does this complex strategy title hit the mark?
It looks gorgeous enough, but will you ever warm up to the combat in this rogue-lite dungeon crawler?
Niffelheim is a game determined to make each new step feel less like a monumental achievement and more like another box checked off on the way towards Valhalla.
The Alliance Alive certainly deserves to release in a year of RPG powerhouses, offering a delightfully deep and immensely enjoyable experience.
Does Puzzle Quest on Switch end up feeling like more of the same, or is that enough to satisfy a puzzle fiend?
Stylish, snappy, and no slouch when it comes to content, this Action RPG is firing on all cylinders… most of the time.
The insistence on putting a novel twist on many pre-established concepts makes this Little Town story feel like a big disappointment.
This second attempt in the Animus series offers a nice, compact, and pretty Soulslike that’s a step above its predecessor, but that still isn’t saying all that much.
When all is said and done, Atelier Ryza offers a magical, slow-paced, feast for the eyes that isn’t lacking in heart.
Pokemon has finally come to a home console, but does a more powerful platform result in a more substantial experience?
For what it’s trying to do, there’s nothing quite like Heroland elsewhere on the Nintendo Switch. Whether or not what Heroland tries to do is a well-realized product, however, might still be up for debate.
What would you get if you fused Pokemon and Hearthstone? Cardpocalypse, I'd presume.
After some additional time in the oven, does this ARPG mash-up provide a fresh enough experience, or will its many challenges cause your patience to decay?
Immortal Planet doesn’t offer an experience that feels like an eternity, but it successfully translates its aspirations to an isometric perspective in a way that will satisfy souls fans.
In Drawngeon, the general theme is “bite me.” If you insist.
Roguelikes often try to keep players out of their later levels, but Children of Morta keeps it all in the family with persistent level-ups, buffs, and checkpoints.
Though playable (and most definitely replayable), Arc of Alchemist lacks the finesse that can be seen in great amounts elsewhere in Action RPGs on the Nintendo Switch.
I hoped to get lost in Oninaki, but I instead found some half-hearted action combat and an emotionally raw and sometimes wacky tale.
You like shooting things? How about shooting things with friends? How about resurrecting into human dolls after death? Then play Last Encounter!
Stranded on a distant, icy planet, can Evan find the warmth in his heart to melt away the frosty shortcomings of Spaceland? Okay, enough cold puns.