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Possibly one of the best games to challenge and entertain determined groups either locally or online in this generation, Overcooked started strong and at this point where they've brought everything together into one package it's tough not to be impressed...
With a popular board game series serving as the base, it's easy to instantly see the lore this title brings to the table simply reading through the background bios of each of the characters you'll be able to begin your adventure with...
While one has to wonder at the overlong reluctance EA had to bringing this seemingly perfectly-matched family-friendly shooting franchise to the Switch, Plants Vs...
Harkening back to the classic early pixel art point-and-click adventure, Sumatra: Fate of Yandi has some elements that are satisfying...
Overall I've had a rocky relationship with games that lean heavily on the visual novel feel, though right off the bat I'll say that Root Film manages to far exceed the norm in the space...
I'll give the developers behind this credit for one thing, it is certainly a very different sort of idea: Having one person constructing a track out of a variety of tiles while the other players try to stay alive and meet objectives without stopping or flying off...
There’s just something about this game that feels so brilliant and yet there’s also something unassuming about its nature that makes me worry people will skip over it without a thought… and that would be a shame...
It’s always a joy to play a new indie title that you’ve never heard of or seen that immediately grabs you, and for me Space Otter Charlie did precisely that...
Since this is both a casual hidden-item-mixed-with-various-puzzles game and part of a series of other games that are all roughly the same this review is a toughie in a way...
With a dark and strange look that feels like it comes from the mind of either Tim Burton, or at least one of his contemporaries, there's no doubt that DARQ easily catches the eye...
It's always nice to see new ideas for cooperative play pop up on the Switch, and in the case of Magic Twins it's in the form of a color-matching action puzzler that certainly feels different...
Since my list of top shooters on the system is at 50 now there's no question that the system has both a wide and deep representation of quality titles...
Local multiplayer games, whether cooperative or competitive, have certainly become a Switch staple, but the challenge is now for developers to come up with new flavors to try to stand out...
While I used to have nearly every Nintendo handheld system and enjoyed both of the ones from Sony as well I was never inclined to take a chance on the Neo Geo Pocket...
When you load up a kart racing game on any system, let alone the Switch, the biggest challenge is to try to enjoy the game on its own merits and not merely compare it to Mario Kart...
In general my history with walking simulators has been mixed, at best...
Remasters of past games, even ones that are at least somewhat revered, can be a tricky business...
When games from previous generations make a return it's always interesting to see whether unusual ideas that met with some success then can hold up now...
While there are an abundance of challenging retro minimalist action platformers out there I don't find that I often recommend them...
When you play multiple titles in the same casual series there's no doubt that there's often a baked-in consistency that's both good and bad...