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Genre mashups are so intuitive that you can describe them in an old Reese’s slogan: “two great tastes that go well together.” And when it goes well, the end

Amelia Fruzzetti·August 23, 2021
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Touch controls were everywhere on the Nintendo DS, but no one made them work like Square Enix. Don’t get me wrong, you could find other good, even great touch

Ricky Berg·August 9, 2021
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When I first saw Button City at this year’s Wholesome Direct, I knew it was a game I wanted to play. I’m a big fan of colorful, low-poly art styles, and the

Marcus Ramirez·August 9, 2021
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Koei Tecmo and Omega Force haven't exactly been shy about putting its Warriors (AKA Musou) games on the Nintendo Switch over the past few years. Whether you

Tom Brown·July 31, 2021
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I’m going to get the obvious out of the way now - Eldest Souls is (openly, proudly) inspired by Dark Souls and other games of its well-worn cloth.

Ricky Berg·July 29, 2021
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Cotton Reboot! updates and aims to improve upon 1991’s Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams. It does so most apparently by updating the visuals throughout, with new

Ricky Berg·July 19, 2021
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About three years ago Nintendo and Camelot doubled up for the Switch’s first Mario sports title. Mario Tennis Aces enhanced the core gameplay of that series,

Ricky Berg·July 9, 2021
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Legend of Mana was not a game I’d ever really heard a word about. I knew of it - the series had to continue somewhere after the SNES era - but people didn’t

This year is turning out to be a pretty good year to be a Monster Hunter fan. Not only were we treated to the latest entry in the mainline series, Monster

Jaxson Tapp·July 7, 2021
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The red haired hero Adol Christin has adventured back onto the Nintendo Switch with a port of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, the latest entry in Falcom’s long-running

Tom Brown·July 5, 2021
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When you regularly experience different games and stories, becoming somewhat set in your ways is unavoidable. You know what you like, you know what you don’t;

Ricky Berg·June 30, 2021
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Despite effectively being Sega's original mascot, Alex Kidd has only seen ports for over 30 years, with the last brand-new entry being 1990's Alex Kidd in

Tom Brown·June 22, 2021
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