Kirk Hiner
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Truth be told, because I was firmly on the side of Baldur's Gate in great gaming debate of the late '90s, I've never played a Diablo game. Now that I've played Diablo II on the Switch, I...well, I won't say I was on the wrong team, but I can freely...
I'm conflicted by WarioWare: Get It Together! This is somewhat by design, as the game is all about conflicts. Urgent, ridiculous, three-second conflicts. And whereas its traditional microgame formula is largely intact, a couple of development decisions can lessen their impact if you're unwilling to adapt.Read More
WitchSpring3 [Re:Fine] - The Story of Eirudy is a study in mobile vs. console gaming. Originally released for mobile devices, The [ReFine] version is a Switch port that makes some necessary improvements, but not enough to justify the price.Read More
Telling a cautionary tale isn't usually the goal of an arcade sport game, but that's what Golf Club Wasteland does. Major corporations have rendered the Earth uninhabitable, so the one-percenters have fled to Mars and only return to play a few rounds of golf, which totally checks.Read More
If you're a fan of scrolling shooters, don't overlook this remake of Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams as I originally did. Cotton Reboot! is a game worthy of its titular exclamation mark.Read More
Epistory - Typing Chronicles is a visual treat, and it plays like no other game I can think of on the Nintendo Switch. But there's a reason for that, and that reason means you may be better off playing it on your computer.Read More
I've been playing video games for a very long time. I've killed monsters and demons in many different ways. And although I can't (and wouldn't want to) recall each method, I can say with certainty that Akiba's Trip: Hellbound and Debriefed is the first time I've done so by stripping...
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox provides a solid JRPG experience for genre and franchise fans. Unfortunately, some visual and technical issues prevent it from being as good as it could have been. Head inside to find out if you should accompany Adol Christin on his latest adventure.Read More
Retro 2D platformers are a dime a dozen on the Nintendo Switch. This makes sense, because a) they're fun to play, and b) they're perfectly suited for gaming on the go. If you find yourself in need of a new one at this present time, allow me to point you...
The amount of things you have to kill to level up, acquire rare items, or just advance the plot in adventure games would exhaust most of us in real life. By removing combat, Beautiful Desolation is, therefore, perhaps one the most realistic RPGs I've ever played. But is it fun?Read...
In this age when older games are being rebuilt or remastered, the Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection does little more than combine three Ninja Gaiden titles and their DLC, making them conveniently available at a fair price. Is that enough?Read More
