Review

Late ’90s Paris—an auspicious time and starting point for my all-time favorite globetrotting graphic adventure: Broken Sword. This Reforged version is “substantially enhanced,” with improvements varying in quality, especially for …
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As the series’ third entry on the Nintendo Switch, Super Mario Party Jamboree needed to rise to the occasion. The positive critical reception and even more positive sales of its …
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“It’s finally here,” are words many will say upon booting up Hatch Tales: A Heroic Hookshot Adventure. The Kickstarter for this game (when it was known as Chicken Wiggle Workshop) …
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An abandoned amusement park is the quintessential setting for horror, and Crow Country capably takes advantage of it. Right from the start, you’re left intrigued, with a security camera in …
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The Plucky Squire is a puzzle-adventure game for the Nintendo Switch. It features a twist on the classic storybook narrative, taking characters in and out of the real world as …
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Neva’s opening sequence drifts from the peaceful tranquility of stunning natural landscapes to a fearsome battle between a woman and her white wolf against shadowy monsters. It is gripping to …
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Based on the works of writer H.P. Lovecraft, Dagon: Complete Edition would best be described as a visual novel. Interaction is limited to clicking parts of the screen to advance …
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Gimmick 2 wasn’t on my radar, which is minorly disappointing as it’s a respectable game enthusiasts of difficult platformers should enjoy. The high challenge, coupled with some curious design choices, …
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Blending two very different genres of RPG, Bloomtown: A Different Story is a narrative RPG that blends old school nostalgia with a tense missing child mystery and a supernatural adventure …
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Hot Lap Racing is a racing sim for the Nintendo Switch. This isn’t a genre that’s represented a great deal on Nintendo’s hybrid, so it’s refreshing to see its presence. …
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Mists of Noyah is a role-playing platformer developed by Pyxeralia and published by QUByte Interactive. What could have been something great missed the mark in more ways than one, so …
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Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Chaos is the follow-up to the 2022 hit platformer, Grapple Dog. This time, as the name implies, there are two canines present, each wielding grappling hooks in …
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Are you in the market for a cool, little tactics RPG? Consider Fragrant Story and Papaya’s Path on the Nintendo Switch. This game landed on the eShop with little fanfare, …
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Set on a distant alien planet, Loddlenaut plunges you into an environmental mission to clean up the pollution left behind by a long abandoned corporation. You play as a custodian …
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Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed was a victim of timing when it first released in Nov 2010. While it had some success on the Wii (and subsequent entries on other systems), …
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Hidden Through Time 2: Discovery is the third entry in the hidden object franchise. So why does it share a 2 in its title with the last series game, Myths …
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A reimagining of 2015’s WitchSpring, WitchSpring R is a cute, story-driven RPG that does an equally impressive job at reviving the original world and introducing new players to it. The …
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CRYPT CUSTODIAN is an action adventure game developed by Kyle Thompson and published by Top Hat Studios. I was intrigued by this game initially because it’s set in the afterlife …
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