Reviews
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95114Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon review — Umbran tales
Before she became Bayonetta, Cereza was an Umbran Witch in training. The child of an Umbra Witch and Lumen Sage, she is...
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95104Vernal Edge review — Blooming blades
The character action genre has mostly been restricted to the AAA space since the term first emerged. Games like Kingdom Hearts, Devil...
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90166Octopath Traveler II review — Eight roads converge in a golden wood
Octopath Traveler is all about the journey. You may start your adventure alone, but you’ll quickly be joined by stalwart allies -...
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70200The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure review — For whom Crossbell tolls
The state of Crossbell has moved to declare its independence. Negotiations at the Zemuria Trade Conference were underway when Mayor Crois proposed...
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80161Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe Review – Strong Sentiment
Kirby never struck me as a particularly sentimental guy. He makes friends easily and embarks on the next world-spanning conquest easier. In...
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75183Theatrhythm Final Bar Line review — Historia crux
Correction: Stranger of Paradise is represented in the game. However, there are still notable titles missing so the point still stands. Final...
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70197Life is Strange 2 Switch review — Handheld adventures
Life is Strange 2 is developer Dontnod's second and seemingly last installment in the Life is Strange narrative adventure game series. After...
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90224Metroid Prime Remastered review — Taking control
Metroid Prime by Nintendo and Retro Studios is regarded as one of the greatest games ever made. When it first launched in...
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95271Fire Emblem Engage review – Cute idiots out saving the world
Fire Emblem has a treasured history in gaming. It has had some of the highest heights Nintendo has seen, while also suffering...
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65250SpongeBob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake review — Getting back in the saddle
Bikini Bottom has always been weird, but it’s never been this strange before. Portals to alternate universes are opening up, Patrick’s a...
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55526Chained Echoes review — Complexity is not compelling
Role-playing games often have systems on top of systems to allow the player a wealth of customization options. These can range from...
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45268Amnesia Memories & Later x Crowd Switch Review – A very uncomfortable amnesia story
Every once in a while I come across a game that makes me question my sanity. But I don’t think I’ve ever...
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45443Dragon Quest Treasures review — Fetch quest: the game
Dragon Quest has been going strong since 1986, and essentially invented the turn-based JRPG. It’s nowhere near as popular in the west...
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95340Unavowed review — Magical mystery murders
You’ve been possessed by a demon for the past year. The last thing you recall is touching an innocuous book after calming...
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80454River City Girls 2 Review — An Epic Round 2
The first River City Girls game launched in September 2019 and was one of the first games I reviewed. As such, the...
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60579Just Dance 2023 Edition Review — A dichotomy
As soon as Just Dance 2023 Edition loads, you can see, hear, and feel the difference. The blue background is calming, the...
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65398Pokémon Scarlet and Violet review — PokéPunk 2077
Pokémon has had a rough transition to 3D. It started slow on the DS with Diamond and Pearl using simple 3D objects...
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80428Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival review — Don don fever
The Taiko no Tatsujin, translated to Drum Master, series has been a hit in Japanese arcades since 2001. In these rhythm games,...
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70568ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition for Nintendo Switch Review – Dodo sized launch, Rex sized potential!
I’ve been around ARK for a while. It was all my streamer friends would play on stream, so I learned how to...
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85443Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher review – Raising Kaiju and the rancher bar
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to raise a Kaiju? And, yes, I am talking about those absolutely massive...
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75503Bayonetta 3 review — The shadow remains cast
Bayonetta and Jeanne are enjoying their peaceful lives in New York City when a mysterious new enemy appears and destroys the city....
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80556It Takes Two review on Switch — Portable parental problems
It Takes Two is the hit puzzle platformer about two parents trying to make their daughter cry! OK, I kid, but it...
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1001.1KMario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope review – A spark of inspiration
In September I was invited by the Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope crew to experience an early demo of the game....
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95651NieR: Automata The End of YoRHa Edition review — In the wake of your leave
The year is 11945 AD. Androids fight a proxy war on behalf of humanity against alien invaders, who in turn produce Machine...
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60545Life is Strange Arcadia Bay Collection review — Imperfect Polaroids
I’ve mentioned several times that the Life is Strange series is very important to me. Each game focuses on something that happens...
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95715OneShot: World Machine Edition review — One shot, second chances
It appears that some strange operating system has been installed on your Switch. The World Machine allows you to interact with a...
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60548Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness Review — The Hurdles of the Abyss
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness is the first ever video game adaptation of Akihito Tsukushi's anime and manga series,...
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75622Splatoon 3 review — Polishing pearls
The Great Zapfish has gone missing (again, again). As the new Agent 3 of the New New Squidbeak Splatoon, it’s up to...
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85563Jack Move review — Jack in, jack out
In 1997, a natural disaster destroyed all technology on earth. This event caused governments to collapse, replaced by corporations bringing even more...
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80608Ooblets review — You may now lick the reconstitooter
Your life has been a giant toot. The island you live on is no fun, and they’ve even banned Ooblets, the tiny,...
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95707Xenoblade Chronicles 3 review — Walk on
Aionios is a world eternally at war. Colonies of Keves and Agnus fight to steal each other’s very lives and fill their...
