Nintendo Reviews

Two pieces of paper stapled together lay on your desk this morning. The first is a story about healthcare reform: how healthcare is a basic human right and the benefits of the newly proposed system. The second is an exposé on the prime minister, his corruption, and why your home

I vividly remember the first time I heard that Studio Ghibli was making a game. The promise of Ghibli storytelling and art paired with the freedom of a JRPG setting did not disappoint, and I fell in love with Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. Returning to the

I’ve spent time gathering all the evidence and it is time to write my conclusion. The Sinking City is a game that takes inspiration from the writings of H.P. Lovecraft. It also seems heavily inspired by the cult classic Deadly Premonition. Unfortunately, after a thorough investigation, I find

You know that scary dog trope that shows up in a lot of old cartoons? The one that if it got off the leash would definitely attack you? Astral Chain takes that concept to the extreme, but this time you’re the one holding the leash. Developed by Platinum Games,

Dungeon crawlers are nothing new in gaming, but only the best tend to stand the test of time, as it takes more than an open world and myriad of advancing enemies to keep players coming back to a familiar world. Torchlight II is a game that has proven that, in

I’m a huge fan of surprise releases on the eShop, and nothing excited me quite like new developer Nano Piko stealth-dropping their new title PictoQuest on the Switch a few weeks ago. Dubbed a Picross-RPG, the game is an oddly entertaining mashup of the two genres, even if they

A while back I reviewed Bomb Chicken, and I was impressed with how much mileage Nitrome could wring out of a single mechanic. While pretty short, I think the game was a neat love letter to old pixel-perfect platformers, and the chicken was adorable. Fast forward to 2019, and Blowfish

Everyone has regrets: something you wish you did, something you wish you didn’t do, something you just want to forget. So how far would you go to kill the past? Would you stare down hordes of enemies, explore an ever changing labyrinth, only to die and start again from