Nintendo Reviews

Mixing and matching genres in video games is always an exciting notion, often creating innovative experiences that stand out amongst their competitors. You have the likes of Portal that mixes FPS-type gameplay with puzzles and platforming, and most famously, Nier Automata, which combines hack and slash and shoot-em-up play styles.

Romancing Saga 2’s Revenge of the 7 remake is a rare gift to JRPG fans. The revival of an old classic from the Super Famicom days, it maximizes the strengths of old roleplaying games while reinvigorating them with its own twists and energy. The new elements build on the

Spirit Mancer is the latest 2D hack-and-slash adventure to come out. Inspired by the likes of Megaman and Pokémon, this indie game is all about slicing through hordes of demons or capturing them and using their abilities to your advantage. Spirit Mancer is a difficult game to discuss because of

Tycoon games on the PC in the ’90s were everywhere. Hasbro Interactive and Atari pumped these games out like nobody’s business. If you were looking for business or management simulation games in the late 90s, Roller Coaster Tycoon gave you a creative twist that others couldn’t compete with.

The fate of the Mario & Luigi series was uncertain for quite a while after the closure of developer Alpha Dream in 2019. Much like the Paper Mario series, I enjoyed the first three titles to varying degrees, then felt they became boring and more of a formality than anything,

In May of 2022, I reviewed an indie title called Dungeons of Dreadrock and really enjoyed it. You can see my review of the first game here! A story of a sister breaking the rules of her society to save her brother from being given over to an evil presence

I don’t know about you, but I grew up LOVING Mario Party. My first game in the series was Mario Party 2 for the N64, which provided me with years of fun competing with the neighborhood kids on who could be the true Superstar. In the Gamecube era came

Third-party controllers are a dime a dozen and, because of poor experiences with them back in the PS2 and GameCube days, I tend to avoid them unless I trust the brand. While I wasn’t familiar with PDP before doing this review, they’ve already jumped high up on that