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When it comes to sports titles there's a tightrope to be walked between making the experience accessible and making it deep, with play ranging from pick-up-and-play arcade simplicity all the way up to a more complex and almost simulation-like feel...
With an eShop full of titles it can pay to be different, but with the variety that’s out there even that has become a challenge...
Credit where it is due, I can't say I've ever played anything quite like this game...
Appropriately for this time of year we have Clea, a game where you'll come in a bit cold wondering what the heck is going on with the hopes that perseverance will pay off with some suspense and scares...
While I've heard people throw praise at these two throwback platformers I've never had the chance to check them out until now...
OK, so interactive fiction and I don't have a great relationship, though I've run into some over the time since the Switch has launched that have inspired a change of heart...
If you’re a fan of arcade-style shmups you’ve been pretty well served on the Switch as the library of classic and new titles has gotten to be impressive...
As an old-school fan of arcade challenges Wallachia definitely feels familiar...
I’m pretty much always a sucker for the classic noir detective style, and when a game instead chooses to skewer it a bit with humor as well it tends to make me laugh...
There’s something to be said for being authentically original, for me that’s especially the case for when the general plan is to be just a bit crazy...
It’s a tough thing to make a follow-up title to a game that is revered in part because it breaks the mold...
When you set your sights on trying to capture the essence of games in the mold of the Zelda series it has to be a daunting challenge...
The conversions from the Neo Geo Pocket are always interesting from the standpoint of seeing what could be pulled off on such a relatively limited portable, but their quality and staying power tends to vary wildly...
Having played so many of them, unfortunately the first thing I assume I’ll see when approaching any sort of puzzle game is that it will be something I’ve seen before...
While the Switch has had some entries from the Oddworld series that have dabbled in a variety of styles of play, most of them at best only moderately successful, New n Tasty marks their return to the original…
So going completely off the board and reaching out to an unusual demographic among my normal review fare we have My Universe: Fashion Boutique...
In theory the hook of a multiplayer mini game fest in the general format along the lines of Mario party featuring a collection of quirky chef characters isn't a bad concept...
This is one of those titles that probably felt more unique and interesting at the time of its release, but now with the passage of time what may have been novel is now just "Eh"...
Ah, tis the season for games that deliver at least a spooky feel, even though I’ll acknowledge more often than not Halloween season games tend to be a bit lacking in overall quality and simply hoping to capitalize on peoples’ urges...
Ah, I do appreciate a weirdo title and Supermarket Shriek is more than happy to deliver...