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There's not necessarily anything wrong with more casual and newbie-friendly games that are lacking in complexity...
Looking and often feeling like a game made in an earlier and simpler era, The Unexpected Quest would best be characterized as a very simple and watered-down RTS title...
A glimpse at the trailer for Redout: Space Assault certainly shows promise, delivering some solid space shooting visuals and a great sense of scale as well...
OK, so there are just games out there plain determined to run a singular idea into the ground and for me Balancelot falls right into that category...
When it comes to beat-em-ups the Switch has really fleshed its line-up out since the early days, which generally makes it tougher for new titles to make a strong impression with something new...
As a huge fan of arcade twin-stick shooting action I feel like I'm generally hard to surprise when it comes to new releases in the genre...
Since I'm a fan of both music games and those that have some quirk Tadpole Treble Encore fits pretty nicely into my wheelhouse in general terms...
Games aren't always about high-stress situations and challenges, sometimes you're just looking for a way to kill some time while not having to expend a great number of brain cells or substantial effort...
OK, so in the indie space there's gotten to be a pretty large gap between experienced but still small teams of developers toiling together and individual and somewhat green developers going solo...
This being my first foray into a AAA title ported to the Switch that's only playable streaming from the cloud, Hitman 3 definitely leaves me with mixed feelings...
Games that are expressly made for tablets and are suited to casual players are always tough to review fairly for a dedicated console like the Switch...
Imagine taking to the roads in a war zone, moving between bases and the front lines, supporting the troops while trying to avoid any real action yourself...
If you're ever wondered what kind of game you'd get if you put a zombie survival adventure in a blender with a healthy serving of soap opera-ish tropes and perhaps a sexy cheesecake calendar and hit puree you'd likely end up with something resembling Red Colony...
Just because a game comes to Switch with the distinct feeling of a mobile-friendly title doesn't necessarily doom it to mediocrity...
With its very colorful and generally cheery environments and all sorts of elements to poke at Down in Bermuda has its appeal...
I’m always a fan of titles that try out new combinations of genre styles, so when I heard about a rhythm-based beat-em-up roguelike I was immediately intrigued...
Converting classic family games from the physical space to the digital tends to lead to mixed results...
Since the Switch works very much like a tablet when in handheld mode it's not a surprise that a great number of tower defense games (ranging from great to meh) have come to the platform...
There's no doubt that in order to make an impression in a very crowded Switch eShop it takes being daring and making your own rules...
If you're a fan of puzzle adventures with a distinctive look and some unique and unusual puzzles to work out, Iris Fall may be an appealing package...