[Review] Death Tales – Nintendo Switch
January 30, 2021
Play as Reaper collecting weapons and gear, while learning spells and explore multiple realms while you hunt Death.
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Play as Reaper collecting weapons and gear, while learning spells and explore multiple realms while you hunt Death.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Studio Gauntlet Published By: Crunching Koalas Categories: Co-Op, Puzzle Release Date: 01.29.20 Is it really fair to judge a game that prides itself on being a cooperative experience for having a poor single player experience? When it outright…
Continue readingI’ve made no secret of my love for games that marry a gorgeous, retro, pixel art aesthetic to smooth, modern gameplay. Today’s game, Olija for the Nintendo Switch, feeds that obsession marvelously.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Factor 5 (Original games), Ratalaika Games (ports) Published By: ININ Games Categories: Retro, Shooter, Compilation Release Date: 01.29.20 When people think of the Amiga and it’s standout games, Factor 5’s work on the Turrican series. And for good…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Orange Pixel Categories: Retro, Adventure Release Date: 12.08.20 Loot, loot, loot, loot, loot. Collect that loot. Go deeper into the dungeons. Make sure you don’t die. Call Heroes of Loot something to the likeness of Gauntlet…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Flow Fire Games Categories: Twinstick Shooter Release Date: 12.16.20 Perhaps the best way to describe Synthetik is chunky. You know, as in the way shooting has weight to it and it just makes enemies feel chunky…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Red Dev Studio Published By: No Gravity Games Categories: Cube Roller Release Date: 12.11.20 In Splashy Cube you do two things. Move forward, and move left. All in a the quest to get to the goal. The game…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Gunfire Games Published By: THQ Nordic Categories: Action, RPG Release Date: 12.01.21 Chronos had so much potential, I even was enjoying myself initially in spite of the flaws it had. It didn’t take very long however for me…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Cosmikenkai Published By: Eastasiasoft Categories: Arcade, Puzzle Release Date: 12.17.20 I already know why most people are going to buy this game. I also know that in spite of that, this is a fun puzzle game that I…
Continue readingA couple years ago I had the pleasure of reviewing the first Override. I enjoyed the heck out of the way it reminded me of one of my favorite Dreamcast titles, Tech Romancer, its fairly original combat mechanics, and its damn cool mechs. Override 2: Super Mech League tries to refine the formula a little bit while adding even more cool robots to somewhat mixed results.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Wonderboy Bobi Published By: No Gravity Games (Digital) Pixelheart (Physical) Categories: Platformer, Retro Release Date: 12.10.20 NES Nostalgia this, Genesis Nostalgia that. Where’s the Master System nostalgia? Well, with Tanuki Justice, it’s here. I’ve seen comparisons to late…
Continue readingDeveloped By: LaPointe Joints Published By: Flynn’s Arcade Categories: Twinstick Shooter Release Date: 12.03.20 Gunpig was a pleasant surprise to me. I was put off when I first saw a screenshot of the titular character in it’s ship. The game…
Continue readingAlwa’s Legacy – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: Elden PixelsPublished By: Elden PixelsCategory: Adventure, Platforming, MetroidvaniaRelease Date: September 29, 2020 The Alwa franchise is in its infancy but is moving fast. It has taken an almost generational leap in only a few…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Deqaf Studio Published By: No Gravity Games Categories: Thief Simulator Release Date: 11.26.20 Picklock has an amazing idea you don’t see often enough, being a petty thief, breaking into houses, businesses, and then making your life all the…
Continue readingI had some personal problems with today’s game, Unto the End, from a gameplay perspective, but its biggest issue is that it just doesn’t take advantage of one of the Switch’s biggest strengths. It ends up being a good example of the difference between a good game, and a good game for the Switch.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Bit Loom Games Published By: Coatsink Categories: 3D Platformer Release Date: 12.03.20 Imagine you have a game like Noby Noby Boy. Then turn it into a 3D platformer. Still with me? Now add dogs. Dogs stuck together. Recipe…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Igrek Games Published By: No Gravity Games Categories: Shooter Release Date: 11.27.20 Shoot, move around, don’t get shot at. This is everything you’ll be doing in Destropolis. A clean white city, no detail. It becomes overun, you need…
Continue readingDeveloped By: TopHat Games, Suzaku Published By: Eastasiasoft Categories: Horror, Adventure Release Date: 01.07.21 What do you get when you mix an Asian culture inspired horror game with an adventure game with busty main characters? You get SENSE – A…
Continue readingWork with Raposa as “the Creator” using the character you design to discover what mysterious constructs are causing two worlds so much trouble.
Continue readingDeveloped By: BitHell Games Published By: Good Shepherd Entertainment Categories: Strategy Release Date: 12.04.20 Like the films, John Wick Hex is a slick, stylish, violent trip. The goal when making Hex was to make a game that felt like the…
Continue readingThanks to splashy moves by SpaceX, the space race has recently been in the news more than it had in several years. But it started way back in the fifties, which is where today’s game, Mars Horizon for the Nintendo Switch, begins.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Julian Glander Published By: Redeergames Categories: Art Release Date: 11.19.20 Art is a fitting title, playing Art Sqool feels like some avant-garde art piece that would play on Adult Swim at 4AM. You’re the Froshmin, new to Art…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Rage Squid Published By: No More Robots Categories: Cycling, Roguelike Release Date: 11.06.20 This is a new one, a roguelike fashioned in the form of a cycling game. At least from how the career mode plays it seems…
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