Kirk Hiner
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The opening of Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV is so convoluted that it seems to be warning players to not start here. Thankfully, once it decides to get going, this conclusion to the series rarely lets up.Read More
El Hijo - A Wild West Tale is really not all that wild. Unlike most stealth puzzle games I've played, getting caught doesn't end in bloodshed, and there's no option to kill your would-be captors to avoid detection. Instead, the whole point of this game is to be sneaky. Is...
What the Dub?!
In What the Dub?!, you're given a quick scene from goofy, public domain programming with a line removed. It's up to you and the other players to complete the dialogue. As such, it's a game that relies almost entirely on the comedic capabilities of your friends.Read More
Black Legend
The medieval setting of Black Legend is not a happy place to be. Unlike most turn-based RGPs available for the Switch, there's not a lot of color. There are no opulent outfits with which to play dress-up. There are no melodramatic teenagers. But is that a positive or a negative?Read...
Bravely Default II is a prime example of a development team at the top of its game. The map exploration and turn-based combat are as tight and fluid as any JRPG I've played on the Nintendo Switch, but a couple problems on the periphery prevent it from being as great...
In Undermine, you start as a miner sent underground to dig for gold and other resources, rescue some villagers, and figure out what's causing all those tremors. So, you do that. And then you die. Enter the next miner. Same tasks. Same fate. Is this really a job worth accepting?Read...
Having completely missed the original game on the Wii U, I'll admit to starting Tadpole Treble Encore with some trepidation. But this is a very good rhythm game that fans of the genre will certainly want to play on the Switch if they skipped the initial release.Read More
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends and the Secret Fairy may lack the melodrama and heroics of most JRPGs, but it still offers a lengthy campaign full of compelling combat, exploration, and crafting.Read More
Commandos 2 - HD Remaster comes with a degree of visual polish, and it boasts of updates to the controls, user interface, and tutorial. Sadly, these don't do much to make this game playable without the aid of a keyboard and mouse.Read More
Touhou Spell Bubble is the latest Touhou Project spinoff. As it's my first game from the project, I'm not familiar with its characters or lore. Thankfully, I didn't have to be to enjoy this frantic, music-based bubble popper.Read More
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin taught me some things. I learned about historical farming methods. I learned why people tend to sing while we work. Most importantly, however, I learned that some games are worth the wait, and that they still have the ability to surprise.Read More
If you learn nothing else from me, at least understand that you should never launch into the next phase of life with a camping trip amongst friends. As we see in Re:Turn - One Way Trip, you're bound to end up with ghost trains, missing friends, deadly demons, and pixel...
