Lyle Carr
Matchmaker Agency is a rare video game all about love, which unfortunately is so easy that playing it gets tedious very quickly.
Party Animals is simply frustrating to play, and most of the minigames boil down to the same scrappy situations that get old fast.
WrestleQuest is a fantastic concept for a video game, but slow pacing, annoying voice lines and a ridiculous amount of QTEs spoil it entirely.
Dr Fetus' Mean Meat Machine is too hard for its own good, and the addition of deadly obstacles to the puzzle gameplay is just frustrating.
There's nothing particularly bad about Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, but compared to modern farming games it's just a bit dull.
After Us is gorgeous and has some important things to say about consumerism, but actually playing it isn't always fantastic.
Homestead Arcana has some interesting ideas, but cumbersome farming and a lack of interesting things to do make it hard to recommend.
Murderous Muses has a whole lot of interesting ideas, but because of them it struggles to tell a cohesive story.
Clive 'N' Wrench probably won't set your world on fire, but it's an enjoyable enough 3D platformer with plenty of colourful doodads to collect.
Kukoos: Lost Pets has some fun platforming ideas, but gameplay issues, boring boss fights and annoying sound effects make it tough to recommend
River City Girls Zero is an outdated beat em up with clunky combat, and is hard to recommend to anyone but the biggest fans of the franchise.
Loud is a perfectly serviceable rhythm game, but a forgettable soundtrack and a lack of content makes it hard to recommend.
Naraka: Bladepoint is a fun twist on the battle royal genre, but is packed full of far too much free-to-play fluff.
The Cruel King and the Great Hero is a gorgeous looking JRPG, but its slow pace and amount of random battles make it a painful experience.
It has beautiful visuals and interesting gameplay, but Yestermorrow's frame drops and visual glitches make it incredibly hard to play on the Switch.
Skully has some interesting gameplay involving your multiple forms, but is ultimately let down by checkpoint issues, and blurry visuals
A fairly uninspired puzzle game with awkward controls, the concept of Eqqo is never truly delivered. There are some emotional moments and beautiful environments, but it wasn't enough to keep me interested in the dull gameplay
The amazing theme and artwork just can't carry the lackluster gameplay of Yaga.
Mato Anomalies is an ambitious and stylish RPG, but one that ultimately has too many issues to really recommend.
Project Zero: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is a genuinely spooky game, but it's let down by some severe pacing issues.