Xander Morningstar
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And that’s Sky Force Anniversary. Unfortunately, it’s just “less” of what came before it. It shares so much with Sky Force Reloaded that I didn't mind going back into it. In some ways, it was fine to come back to and relive, albeit as a much shorter experience. But why...
The sound and music are fine aside from some small technical issues. Occasionally sound effects wouldn’t play when there was a lot going on in the scene. Maybe there is something wrong with the hierarchy of sound effects or this is just another minor glitch. I loved that the soundtrack...
The art style differs from level to level in a refreshing way. It has an older Flash-like design in the animation, and it works well. The music is also well-made, with some vocals that are used in a whimsical fashion, providing some operatic flavor to retro tracks. It’s not a...
As far as replayability goes, you are asked to restart from the beginning after completing the game. It’s disappointing that there isn’t a level selection feature, for levels unlocked. If you can replay puzzle levels, then this title offers a fair amount of challenges to come back to, so long...
Figment
The gripes I have most with Figment aren’t with its visuals or its sound art. It isn’t the story, but more so some of the puzzles. There are standard slide-the-block puzzles, which not everyone is a fan of. But there are also different puzzles that revolve around sound, a little...
I had a great experience playing Sky Force Reloaded, and will keep playing it when I want to be doing something on my Switch that isn’t as big of a commitment of an RPG like Xenoblade. It doesn’t do anything revolutionary for the genre, playing it safe in all regards....
The story is great, the music is fine, and the game runs well in both docked and handheld mode. Night in the Woods did not really leave me with a lot of complaints. So if you’re interested in trying out a well-written story that is fairly relaxing in gameplay to...
L.A. Noire
In the end, L.A. Noire holds up. It’s a little odd to play as an open world game because of it’s strong focus on story, but the immersion is unreal. Every aspect of my detective work felt like a genuine adventure in a world I could never be a part...
As a whole, I had fun with this one. I think better twin-stick shooters are out there on the Switch, but that’s mostly because Crimsonland is from a different era of an already fairly niche genre. But, if you’ve played those highlights already and want more, you can’t go wrong...
If you can put up with the choppy frame rates and lengthy load times, The Sexy Brutale is a fun, worthwhile experience. The highs are high, but then the game chugs or hitches during a long load. Those ups and downs are present from beginning to end. No matter what...
I really recommend playing this game. It’s a quick play, doesn’t overstay its welcome, and is packed with a lot of love and charm. I really enjoyed the writing and voices, as well as the art direction. I’m unsure if the Switch version got this as an exclusive, but there’s...
