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I’m familiar enough with the concept that I know what the traditional Metroid formula looks like. I mean, it wouldn’t be hard to figure it out even if I hadn’t played any games in the series since it’s half the name of its genre, but whatever.
Continue readingIt’s been around three months since the last standard Nintendo Direct, back at E3 2021. Lots of new games would get announced, we’d get some catching up on a few older ones, and if you’re a fan of Nintendo games,…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Nintendo EAD Tokyo (Original), Tantalus (Remaster) Published By: Nintendo Categories: Adventure Release Date: 07.16.21 The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword is my favorite game in the Legend of Zelda series. It’s been that way since 2011 when it…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Team Salvato Published By: Serenity Forge Categories: Visual Novel, Horror Release Date: 06.30.21 Warning: Doki Doki Literature Club features disturbing content and themes. While I won’t be discussing what they are as to not spoil the game, the…
Continue readingBy now you must have at least heard the few bombshells Nintendo packed into this 40 minute video. if you haven’t (really?), go take an hour off and click here, and don’t forget to come back! I managed to catch…
Continue readingDeveloper: Novectacle Publisher: Limited Run Games Genre: Other, Visual Novel Released: 9th April 2021 You must be this tall for this ride. Keep your minds with you at all times and enjoy…
Continue readingThe highlight of the presentation was the announcement of the next entry in Square-Enix’s HD-2D library, Project Triangle Strategy. It’s the spiritual (and visual) successor to one of my favorite Switch games so far and previous Nintendo Direct surprise reveal, Octopath Traveler.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Caracal GamesPublished By: Ignition PublishingCategory: Platformer, ArcadeRelease Date: 09.08.20 OkunoKA Madness is a game brought to us by Caracal Games and Ignition Publishing. The title introduces us to KA, who tries to save his planet, to do this he will have to go…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Hi-Bit StudiosPublished By: 8-4Category: Action, ArcadeRelease Date: 01.23.2020 I didn’t grow up in the ’80s. Much of the glowing nostalgia of the decade we see reflected in Ready Player One or Stranger things is before me. However, I see…
Continue readingSELF Developed By: doBellPublished By: IndienovaCategory: Text-based AdventureRelease Date: 01.16.2020 A key element to any kafkaesque story is the persistent feeling of dread and confusion that comes from a series of bizarre events presented as normal. There’s humor in a kafkaesque…
Continue readingSuper Street: Racer Nintendo Switch Developed by: Lion Castle, Game Solutions 2 Published by: Funbox Media Category: Racing, Arcade, Simulation Release Date: Nov 07, 2019 Racing games have found new life in the past decade as graphical fidelity has improved…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: FrogamesCategory: Turn-based StrategyRelease Date: 12.20.2019 Even in a race with ever more powerful systems from Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo’s hybrid console continues to sell. There’s the Nintendo brand, known for a reliable quality product for the…
Continue readingGear Club Unlimited 2 Porsche Edition Reviewed by Shaun (@reviewsbyhughes) Developer: Eden GamesPublisher: MicroidsCategory: Racing, SimulationOriginal Release Date: 04.12.2018Porsche Edition Release Date: 22.11.2019 Here at The Switch Effect, we first reviewed Gear Club Unlimited 2 on release and had this to say about…
Continue readingPokemon: SwordNintendo Switch Developed by: Game FreakPublished by: NintendoCategory: Adventure, RPG Release Date: Nov 15, 2019 Over the more than two decades that Pokémon has been gracing us with its presence, the series has seen a lot of changes. We’ve…
Continue readingSimulacra Developed By: Kaigan Games Published By: Wales Interactive Category: FMV Horror Sim Release Date: 12.03.2019 Simulacra is a lost phone, simulation title with FMV horror aspects. As you have discovered a random phone and begin to search through to…
Continue readingBee Simulator Developed By: VARSAV Game Studios Published By: BigBen Interactive Category: Simulation Release Date: 11.12.2019 Bee Simulator is an educational, adventure-sim that has you taking flight as a newly birthed bee that is learning the basics of the environment…
Continue readingKiller Queen Black Developed By: Liquid Bit and BumbleBear Games Published By: Liquid Bit and Nighthawk Interactive Category: Multiplayer Arcade / Action-Platformer Release Date: 10.11.2019 Killer Queen Black is a high-flying multiplayer arcade port with action-platformer gameplay and real-time strategy…
Continue readingDusk Diver Developed By: JFI Games Published By: PQube Category: Musou-Style Beat ‘Em UP Release Date: 10.29.2019 Dusk Diver is an action title of the musou-style, meaning it is a beat ‘em up with never-ending hordes coming at you in…
Continue readingInto the Dead 2 Developed By: PikPok Published By: Versus Evil Category: Endless Runner Release Date: 10.25.2019 Into the Dead 2 is an action-packed endless runner that has you trying your best to survive as you sprint through hordes of…
Continue readingLet’s Sing Country Developed By: Voxler Games Published By: Koch Media Category: Karaoke / Party Release Date: 10.25.2019 Let’s Sing Country is a musical karaoke title where you will be singing along to America’s Top 40 country hits of the…
Continue readingCreepy Brawlers Developed and Published By: Mega Cat Studios Category: Fighting / Arcade Release Date: 10.24.2019 Creepy Brawlers is a fighting game from Mega Cat Studios that takes almost every inch of its inspiration from the Punch-Out!! series. From the…
Continue readingHAUNTED: Halloween ’86 Developed and Published By: Retrotainment Games Category: Side-Scrolling Beat ‘Em Up Release Date: 10.24.2019 HAUNTED: Halloween ’86 is a side-scrolling beat ‘em up from Retrotainment Games. Not only does this title grace the Nintendo Switch, but also…
Continue readingSparklite Developed By: RedBlue Games Published By: Merge Games Category: Roguelite Action-Adventure Release Date: 11.14.2019 Sparklite is a roguelite, action-adventure title that has you swinging your wrench in the name of taking down a mining coalition hellbent on hurting the…
Continue readingUltra Off-Road Simulator 2019: Alaska Developed By: IceTorch Interactive Published By: Ultimate Games Category: Simulation Release Date: 10.25.2019 Ultra Off-Road Simulator 2019: Alaska is an off-road simulation title as you probably could tell from the name. Coming from the dreaded…
Continue readingDeathstate: Abyssal Edition Developed and Published By: Bread Machine Category: Roguelike Bullet Hell Release Date: 09.17.2019 Deathstate: Abyssal Edition is an isometric bullet hell roguelike in which you play as various characters as you delve into hellish settings filled with…
Continue readingPolyroll Developed By: Spicy Gyro Games and Shiny Dolphin Games Published By: HOF Studios Category: Platformer Release Date: 10.29.2019 Polyroll is a high-speed, rip-rolling platformer that draws a ton of inspiration from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Along with a…
Continue readingLethis – Path of Progress Developed and Published By: Triskell InteractiveCategory: City-BuilderRelease Date: 10.24.2019 Some of the best timesink games are for bean counters. In the spirit of former city-builders like Caeser and Pharoah, Lethis – Path of Progress is…
Continue readingCall of Cthulhu Developed By: Cyanide SA / Saber InteractivePublished By: Focus Home InteractiveCategory: Horror-Adventure / DetectiveRelease Date: 10.08.2019 Call of Cthulhu is a horror-adventure detective title from Cyanide SA that has you trying to decipher the fate of a…
Continue readingAnthill Developed By: Image & Form Games Published By: Thunderful Publishing Category: Real-Time Tower Defense Release Date: 10.24.2019 Anthill is a real-time strategy game in which you use tower defense mechanics to gather resources and defend your colony. Developed by…
Continue readingJust Ignore Them Developed By: Stranga Games Published By: Ratalaika Games Category: Point-and-Click Horror Release Date: 10.18.2019 Just Ignore Them is a point-and-click horror title created in the style of the RPG Maker games that flooded the internet some time…
Continue readingReventure Developed and Published By: Pixelatto Category: Action-Adventure / Platformer Release Date: 10.08.2019 Reventure is an action-adventure / platformer in which you are attempting to discover the 100 different ways in which the protagonist can meet his untimely end. Games…
Continue readingYuri Developed By: Ange and Aurélien Potier Published By: Fingerlab Category: Art Piece / Platformer Release Date: 10.31.2019 Yuri is a momentum-based platformer in which you are riding on your skateboard bed through a mystical forest filled with ferns and…
Continue readingFelix The Reaper Developed By: Kong Orange Published By: Daedalic Entertainment Category: Puzzle-Adventure Release Date: 10.17.2019 Felix The Reaper is a puzzle-adventure title in which you are attempting to complete a set of required events in order to complete the…
Continue readingForager Developed By: HopFrog Published By: Humble Bundle Category: Open World/Crafting/Exploration Release Date: 07.30.2019 Forager is a 2D, open world, exploration game in which you will be crafting and resource gathering your way to a self-made base and expansion. With…
Continue readingSilk Published By: Huey Games Category: Tile-Based Strategy Adventure Release Date: 10.11.2019 Silk is an open world strategy adventure game in which you travel the famous Silk Road while trading goods, exploring the world, and getting into fights with rebels,…
Continue readingPixel Gladiator Published By: Drageus Games Category: Side-Scrolling Tower Defense Release Date: 10.25.2019 Pixel Gladiator is a side-scrolling tower defense game that melds a sci-fi aesthetic and horde mode with waves of incoming enemies — think Kingdom: New Lands mixed…
Continue readingFamily Tree Developed By: Infinite State Games Published By: eastasiasoft Category: Pinball Platformer Release Date: 10.10.2019 Family Tree from Infinite State Games is a “pinball platformer” in which you will be shooting Mr. Fruits through cannons and onto platforms higher…
Continue readingDark Devotion Developed By: Hibernian Workshop Published By: The Arcade Crew Category: Action-Adventure (Souls-like) Release Date: 10.24.2019 The Souls-like category has rapidly expanded due to the amazing success of the Dark Souls series. It turns out people really like being…
Continue readingTangle Tower Developed and Published By: SFB Games Category: Murder-Mystery / Point-and-Click Adventure Release Date: 10.22.2019 Tangle Tower is a murder-mystery, point-and-click adventure game that takes place in the gloomy home of three illustrious families who are inter-connected through marriage…
Continue readingDouble Switch Developed By: Flash Film Works Published By: Screaming Villains and Limited Run Games Category: FMV / Puzzle Release Date: 10.05.2019 Double Switch is a full motion video puzzle game that has you operating cameras and trapping villains in…
Continue readingCommunity Inc Developed By: T4 Interactive Published By: tinyBuild Games Category: Town-Building Simulation Release Date: 10.04.2019 Community Inc is a town-building simulation game in which you will be bringing “Lings” into your town via portal — a la Oxygen Not…
Continue readingLittle Town Hero Developed and Published By: Game Freak Category: Turn-Based RPG / Adventure Release Date: 10.16.2019 Game Freak has a long and storied history in the gaming space, with its biggest credit being as the creator of the largest…
Continue readingOri and the Blind Forest Developed By: Moon StudiosPublished By: Microsoft StudiosCategory: PlatformerRelease Date: 09.27.2019 Striking the perfect balance between aesthetic and function is one of the most difficult tasks of any designer. This is no less true for a…
Continue readingStranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands Developed By: Lemonbomb Entertainment Published By: Merge Games Category: Isometric Farming Sim / Adventure Release Date: 10.17.2019 Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands is an isometric exploration / farming sim that has…
Continue readingContra: Rogue Corps Developed By: Toylogic Published By: Konami Category: Run-And-Gun / SHMUP Release Date: 09.24.2019 Contra: Rogue Corps is a run-and-gun style shoot ‘em up that takes many of the original conventions from the 1987 arcade classic and adds…
Continue readingFreedom Finger Developed and Published By: Wide Right InteractiveCategory: Side Scrolling ShooterRelease Date: 09.27.2019 Nintendo has always been a family first company. Since their foundation, they’ve appealed to a broader audience by way of kid friendly titles instead of the…
Continue readingReaper: Tale of a Pale Swordsman Developed and Published By: Hexage Category: Action-Adventure Release Date: 09.26.2019 Reaper: Tale of a Pale Swordsman is a side-scrolling action-adventure title that has you taking control of a dark (but also pale) knight who…
Continue readingPolice Stories Developed By: Mighty MorganPublished By: Hypetrain DigitalCategory: Top-Down ShooterRelease Date: 09.19.2019 Crime-stopping action has always been a theme that has been present in gaming and we continue that storied tradition with Police Stories. As a top-down shooter you…
Continue readingScheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning Developed By: Entertainment Forge Published By: Ratalaika Games Category: Dialogue-Driven Adventure Release Date: 09.20.2019 Scheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning is the first in a line of episodic adventure titles that follows…
Continue readingCandleman Developed By: Spotlightor Interactive Published By: indienova Category: 3D Platformer / Adventure Release Date: 10.03.2019 Sometimes you just have to jump feet first directly into the weird. Candleman might be the weirdest 3D platformer I have ever had the…
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