Reviews

Monster Hunter Stories, a game originally made for the DS, is a spin-off of Capcom’s Monster Hunter games. It’s more low-key and easy to play, with a completely different vibe, style, and combat system. But does it carry over well to the Switch?
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Remember Braid? It was all the rage back in 2008 when it was originally released on other consoles, quickly making its mark as a unique indie platformer. Now, like so …
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate is the latest outing for the four heroes in a half shell. These reptilian ninjas have experienced a rebirth of late, with games like …
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Angry boy with an unfortunate past picks fights until he’s chosen to help save the world. We’ve seen this setup before, but it gets a bit more complicated in Megaton Musashi W: Wired, a recent action RPG from Level-5. Yes, that Level-5.
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It’s the rare video game that gets even better with age, but Beyond Good & Evil may be such an example. When I first played this Zelda-esque action-adventure in early …
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Metal Slug Attack Reloaded is a different take on the popular Metal Slug franchise. It takes the classic run-and-gun formula we’ve known since the ‘90s and adds tower-defense mechanics. It …
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There’s No Dinosaurs 2 is a hidden-object game for the Nintendo Switch. While the task of finding dinosaurs within pictures is simple, this cute title offers several touches that add …
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From a studio that has nailed the swipe-based adventure game format, Reigns: Beyond takes the format familiar to Devolver Digital connoisseurs intergalactic. You play as a rockstar and spaceship captain, …
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One of the first things you will notice in Epic Dumpster Bear 1.5 DX: Dumpster Fire Rebirth is that we are not dealing with just any ordinary dumpster diving bear. Oh, no.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak serves as a fresh start. Although some locations, characters, and references will be familiar to series fans of the Trails series, there’s very little to this JRPG that will make newcomers feel lost.
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Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior is an action-adventure game developed by Sand Door Studio and published by Quantic Dream. Its unique twist on hack ‘n’ slash is the game’s best …
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Cat Pipes is a simple puzzle title for the Nintendo Switch. It involves rotating tiles to line up the pipes within so that cats can move freely through them to …
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In my review of the original Shin Megami Tensei V back in 2021, I wrote, “…it’s been a long time since I’ve disliked the start of a game as much as Shin Megami Tensei V’s.” And yet, in 2024, I started it again. Don’t you want to know how that turned out for me?
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I really enjoy new games, and by that I mean games that have a premise I’ve never seen before. In Times and Galaxy, you play a robot whose essential mission is to…report the news. But is that enough to entertain players? Story at 11.
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Fruit Mountain is a cozy puzzle game for the Nintendo Switch. It involves merging smaller fruit to create bigger fruit until they no longer fit in the play area, all …
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In Ultra Foodmess 2, you will run, dash, shoot, and push in order to be the last food standing in 10 mini games. This was a nice change of pace for me, and since summer has rolled around, what better way to kick it off than with some party games with friends!
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Dicefolk is a roguelike strategic battling game with dice as its central combat mechanism. Is that enough of a hook to help the game overcome its pitfalls? There’s just one way to find out.
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Bread & Fred is a co-op platformer developed by Sand Castles Studio and published by Apogee Entertainment. It marks the debut title for this indie developer, presenting a fun-yet-challenging experience …
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