Kirk Hiner
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Are you ready to sit at the adult table? Because Brigandine Abyss has an open chair for you. And although you'll be expected to carry yourself with the proper turn-based tactics etiquette, you'll find the setting is more welcoming than it has been in the past.Read More
Four titles comprise BLUE REFLECTION: Quartet, three of which have never before been available on a Nintendo system. Fans at any level can now get a more expansive look at this emotional (mostly) JRPG series, but should they?Read More
You don't get much guidance in Helix: Descent N Ascent, nor does it provide a lot of character interaction. What you do get is plenty of mystery, ambiguous puzzles, and some of the more interesting visuals I've seen in quite some time.Read More
Nintendo support for the Devil May Cry series has been patchy, as has my interest. Having now worked through Devil May Cry 5 Devil Hunter Edition, I can say with certainty that the latter is no longer an issue.Read More
70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X is the type of game you have to share with your friends. Well, certain friends. It's a game made specifically for those who get it, and in this case, the "it" is defined right there in the title.Read More
My favorite entertainment genre is skeleton. The Necromancer's Tale for Nintendo Switch 2 includes plenty of skeletons, so why did I not enjoy it as much as expected? Let's check some boxes.Read More
The eShop description of Realm of Ink explains, "Death is not the end; it's just a chance to redefine your destiny through cycles of death and rebirth." Whereas that would be awful in reality, you're going to need that cycle here.Read More
As in Pikmin, Smalland: Survive the Wilds tasks players with helping a race of tiny creatures navigate life on a hostile planet, only no aliens arrive to throw them at enemiesRead More
Historically, mining on distant planets has never been a sound career choice, especially in video games. The same can be said of Drill Core, but this time the hazards are mostly caused by the gaming controls.Read More
Seemingly every year at this time I play a game that makes me wonder if it's too early to declare my GOTY. Is Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun that game this year? Yes. Yes, it is.Read More
Straight away, there are multiple things I don't like about Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition. I didn't like them when I reviewed the Macintosh release in 2014, and I don't like them now. But with the initial shock of Lara's dark turn a decade out of the way, it's easier to...
The press kit for GRID Legends: Deluxe Edition highlights compatibly with the Switch 2-compatible GameCube controller's analog triggers. If you're the type of racing gamer who cares about such things, this is definitely the game for you.Read More
