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While more manageable with the touchscreen, playing with a controller is a cumbersome mess, and the more web-based style it uses feels a bit dated
While I appreciate its attempt to create a new shooter with a thoroughly old-school look, feel, and attitude, there’s no question there are many titles out there that do it better
While it may not do enough to make for a groundbreaking experience, its mix of elements has charm, though you’ll likely need to be ready to grind
A pretty emotional and ultimately meditative journey that uses photography as its primary means of interaction
Don’t let its more simple look fool you, this is a sliding puzzler that will consistently challenge you
If you’re looking for retro feels steeped in familiar old-school frustrations, but with some new twists, this may be for you
While only lasting perhaps an hour, this tale of young love has enough charm and small diversions to make you smile
Even as someone with no exposure to the show this is based on, the storytelling and characters are quickly compelling and interesting
With pretty minimal things to do, art, and storytelling at play, this really doesn’t deliver much in the way of enjoyable or worthwhile play
While I applaud the game’s use of the Switch 2’s mouse control support, there’s an awkwardness and sometimes frustrating lack of focus on enjoyable playability here
Mixing some odd action-based moments into a turn-based RPG is an odd move, but it contributes to the somewhat hodge podge feel to the whole affair
For an older gamer like me this plays out as a challenging evolution to the classic Lunar Lander, but regardless it’s pretty unique and certainly tough
While this budget puzzle action game throws some challenge your way, the lack of variety and greater nuance keeps it from being more
While it has some graphical quirks that can be distracting at times, this pretty chill mix of exploration and puzzle-solving without any clear threats is a nice change of pace
Undoubtedly an odd and unexpected experience as a whole, but it may be hard to nail down its target audience overall
A mix of two Taito arcade classics, one of which has never come to consoles, that is colorful and should be a good time for the right people
An unusual mixture of rhythmic cooking sim and turn-based RPG elements that can be satisfying, even if its execution isn’t always quite ideal
While you could find the story of some interest, or enjoy the game’s general look, when it comes to gameplay there are just some problems
An intense competitive mash-up of Tetris and Go that works to a degree, but whether or not you’ll get addicted to it is a fair question
A very pleasant and generally chill mix of using various tools to clean areas with some pretty light puzzle elements to boot