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While mobile games being converted to console tend to get a bad rap there are sometimes exceptions to the rule...
Games that come over from the mobile space are always tricky to evaluate on the Switch, especially when they favor touchscreen heavily over traditional controls...
Having played (and loved) many roguelike twin-stick shooters on the Switch it always piques my attention when a developer brings something new to the table...
One casualty of doing video capture for every game I play is that titles that are much better suited to touchscreen play take a beating in terms of my opinion early on...
While I'm a moderate fan of mobile conversions that have a simple look but satisfyingly accessible play when the experience is phoned in I won't hesitate to say so...
If you were to try to give The Curious Expedition an elevator pitch it would best be described as the love child of classic Civilization and The Oregon Trail in my mind...
If you're going to want to make a splash in the eShop sometimes you just need to go for it with an off-center idea and maybe a catchy name...
When it comes to weird games I'm a bit of a connoisseur on the Switch, I've even set aside an entire category for them specifically...
While I have a deep love for weird and funky games they can be tough to pull off well...
As a massive fan of the original Bubble Bobble both in the arcades and at home on the NES I was thrilled to hear the series was getting a new lease on life...
Having played “interactive movie” style games since way back when CD-ROMs first allowed them to exist with the likes of classics like The 7th Guest and Phantasmagoria (among others) it has been interesting to see the genre progress...
While there have been quite a number of dungeon crawler RPGs on the Switch none of them has quite convinced me to start enjoying the genre too much...
With so much variety in the Switch eShop I firmly believe there's a place for everything and likely an audience that will likely enjoy it all, it's just tough when I hit a game that doesn't do it for me...
First, I’ll just say that the likes of Rockstar’s GTA series on the Switch I’m thrilled that Saints Row has come to the system to pick up the slack for gaming in that general style...
When it comes to budget platformers there's quite a lot to choose from already on Switch but now we have another, one that at least distinguishes itself by being a bit harder than most...
I'm always a big fan of things that are different and that challenge me in ways I didn't expect...
Even after simply making a rough draft debut in Mario Odyssey, it was obvious that Captain Toad would be a viable puzzle franchise, and his games have more than proven that out...
There's something to be said for some decent theming and presentation compensating for or even elevating somewhat lackluster play...
Since I was always just a "Nintendo guy", and never put my toe in the Sega pool, Panzer Dragoon was a game I always heard about as being highly revered but never checked out myself...
Since this is a touchscreen-only title I wasn't able to capture video myself but in general what the game offers is basic enough that the title's simple trailer conveys all you need to know...