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Excitement over a return to the feel of the classic Descent gets tamped down by some misfires in design
If you can get past the somewhat slow returns on quite a bit of grind, it has some survival appeal
Art is inherently in the eye of the beholder and that certainly carries over into interpretation of game design...
When you’re a game studio responsible for what may be arguably one of the biggest and most successful franchises in the world it must be challenging to break away and do something very different...
OK, Smash fans, hear me out...
While I don't think most people likely need to be told, Overwatch is a pretty thoroughly impressive game...
While it got off to a little bit of a slow start the Switch has been blessed with a ton of great beat-em-ups to choose from, and especially for fans of the original arcade title Ninja Saviors is a strong addition to the list...
If you're a "vintage gamer" like myself who has been in the PC space you've definitely heard of, and likely played, one or both of these pen and paper inspired RPG classics...
Much like the pairing of Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II, released at the same time as this pack, the most likely audience for these titles will be veteran gamers who remember playing these on PC back in the day...
Budget titles are always interesting to check out, if you can look past their often more simplistic appearance some creative gameplay can lay within...
With tablets and smartphones having opened the door to more casual gamers the puzzle genre has been in a terrific renaissance as a whole...
After having heard so much about this killer multiplayer arcade title I was interested to see what the fuss was all about...
Side-scrolling slashers are pretty well-represented on the Switch, though none of them have game mechanics quite like Aeternoblade...
When you aspire to match up to the likes of the Legend of Zelda series and its ilk, taking on a grand adventure in a 3D world, you've got quite an endeavor ahead of you...
While perhaps I'm a bit jaded having played so many indie puzzle games over the past few years but while its presentation may be nice enough, Demake's gameplay is what I'd consider painfully average...
Fans of challenging and highly strategic turn-based play have had a number of quality picks on the system to choose from, and though Mistover has a lot on its side with great art and an interesting setup its random elements may make it a bit too unpredictable at times...
Possessing a strong sense of adventure, many nods to the Zelda series and some other titles, and reasonably open world to explore and discover things in A Knight's Quest has a fair amount working in its favor...
Taking aim at the budget-friendly, colorful, and approachable casual game category we have Family Tree...
While undeniably encouraging creativity a general wonkiness holds this back from success
If you’ve been looking for an experience on Switch that takes some of the core shooting mechanics of games the likes of Contra, then bolts the ability to hack and slash, and tops it all off with some cranking metal tunes and loads of intensity… Valfaris is going to be your new jam...