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A Little Lily Princess is a bit of a different flavor from the typical visual novel I've checked out on the Switch, in this case being a bit of a period piece with you playing the part of a young lady trying to make her way in a girls boarding school...
Reskins of classic titles are both often very cool but a risky proposition in many regards when the original gameplay is left completely intact...
First glances at the pre-rendered backgrounds and plain look and feel of Beautiful Desolation brought a bit of a thrilling feeling to me as a classic PC gamer, making me hope for the likes of classic Fallout or Wasteland...
When I first saw Trenga Unlimited I got a sort of old school Tetrisphere vibe, though unfortunately that may have been setting me up for some disappointment for sure...
While I’ve generally heard good things about the Earth Defense Force series, to date it’s one that I’ve never had the pleasure to check out...
Elevator pitch time: Set off on an adventure with a party of your choosing with a wide variety of skills...
Though I love running and gunning and high-intensity games there’s no denying that games with a compelling and heart-felt story are capable of leaving a serious mark as well...
When it comes to strategy games, on a general level it feels like the Switch hasn’t been terribly well-represented as a whole, though there are some standouts...
Walking simulators that have horror elements are a bit of a mess on the Switch and while Mundaun has a far more interesting art style and general feel than many of the lesser examples of the genre on the system that isn't to say it doesn't have issues...
Hidden object games certainly aren't a genre for everyone, and they're relatively common on the Switch, so it can be a bit difficult to really sort through which are better than others...
Since forever I've been a pretty big fan of noir-style stories, whether they be literary, in movies, or in games...
First of all I want to set the baseline, and that's the fact that to date all fishing games I've played on the Switch have been pretty awful...
As turn-based tactical strategy games go on the Switch there's no doubt that while Storm Ground benefits from the Warhammer license it still struggles in a number of areas...
The moment you start it up there's not a single doubt that the people behind Kontrakt are fans of the highly-regarded and funky shooter Hotline Miami, but unfortunately that high bar also makes for a very tough act to follow...
Hoo boy, where to begin with this bit of anime gal cheesecake mixed with what's ultimately highly generic play...
With an unusual art style and even more unusual characters you’ll encounter on a remote island Mutazione just feels different than most any game I’ve played...
Creating a great game is, no doubt, a serious challenge since conceptually there are so many areas they can go wrong in...
Whenever you embark on a journey while raising your Jolly Roger on the high seas, pretty well everyone out there is going to evaluate the experience against the genre-defining Sid Meier’s Pirates...
Blending together time management sims, an injection of Crazy Taxi road silliness, and (ideally) multiplayer madness, Very Very Valet is a unique title on Switch that can offer quite a bit of silly fun unlike pretty much anything on the system...
If you’ve ever watched movies like the classic Jaws and found yourself vocally rooting for the shark, Maneater will likely be squarely in your wheelhouse...