Charlie Wacholz
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Once Upon A Katamari's appropriately ostentatious, energetic return is the best the series has been since the PlayStation 2 era.
Lost Soul Aside’s repetitive story, derivative characters, and bland level design take turns setting up rakes for its excellent combat to step on. This game would be much better without trying to be an RPG.
Fast Fusion is a well-made sequel which relies on the same formula that has proven itself across four generations of Nintendo consoles.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown is a fun, if barebones, tactics game reminiscent of the arcade classics that define this series.
Shotgun Cop Man is an action platformer nostalgia trip that hits just about every shot it fires, from its refined movement to its distinct level design.
Rift of the NecroDancer is a clever rhythm game that innovates on some of the genre’s best ideas.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a lovingly made Indiana Jones simulator, and I mean that in the best ways possible. It’s an absolute thrill to travel the world as Indy and take part in a story whose quality measures up to the stuff I love the most about the films. Even when I’m shaking my fist in anger at some frustrating, outdated design decision in a combat encounter, you had better believe I’m picking my controller right back up so I can make a mad dash to the next mysterious puzzle or fun story beat. I can’t wait to hop back into my finished save file and go scrounge every nook and cranny for more cutscenes, lore, and Nazi-punching action.
It's deeply disappointing to play Gordian Quest and encounter the amount of UI-driven issues that permeate its menus, because it has some really cool stuff going on beneath its bristly, frustrating outer shell. It's decidedly easier to pick up than most other deckbuilders, and combat has a good flow to it, with lots of combinations and deck variations to explore. Unfortunately, it's a horrendous Switch port that makes even simple things difficult. It's worth your time, just maybe not on the Switch.
Horizon Chase 2 isn't going to set the world on fire. No matter how fun it is to fly across the highway at blazing speed, no amount of speed can disguise the fairly limited breadth of content available. In fact, that speed only makes courses blur together even more. Ultimately, you're left with a fun but shallow arcade racer that feels disappointingly shaky on Switch.