Final Fantasy XVI is technically impressive and an amazing action game, though the Game of Throne elements do hinder it a bit. However when the team does get to be original, the story can be absolutely engrossing.
I’ve got to tell you, Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life feels like a game that arrived right when I needed it most. This is a game about redefining what matters to you. First, it’s about settling into a new community and forming bonds with your new neighbors. One of them being romantic. Then it’s about supporting your growing family both emotionally and via working hard on the farm. As time passes, you get to see how that influences things. It’s like you are building a life while farming, rather than working a farm and taking “you” time to be social when you can.
Loop8 feels like a game that wants to be more poignant and meaningful than it really is, due in part to problematic pacing issues.
Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection preserves everything special about Etrian Odyssey I, II, and III and ensures the games feel perfectly at home on the Switch.
Star Trek Resurgence's story is rather solid, but the rest of the game is riddled with bugs and QTEs that take you out of the moment.
Monster Menu combines roguelike dungeon-diving, cooking with monster parts, and tactical battles, and it blends together rather well.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom offers something for every player, and does so while welcoming anyone with its accessible premise and world.
Winter's Wish: Spirits of Edo is the sort of Switch otome those who loved Hakuoki would enjoy due to its historical setting, supernatural elements, and fighting force.
There's definitely an audience for Dokapon Kingdom: Connect, but it's important to know it's a long haul game that forces you to be ruthless.
Arcana of Paradise: The Tower has a fun concept for a roguelike deck builder, but it lacks challenge and tension. #url#
Afterimage is an artistic and intricate Metroidvania game, and it is good at being challenging and also approachable.
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection lets people really appreciate Lan and MegaMan.EXE's story and savor these massive games at their own pace.
Dredge manages to be both a fantastic fishing game and a horrifying look at what it's like to be alone in the ocean.
Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories has a great aesthetic and can feel like a slice-of-life investigation of seedy situations, but it has a few pits.
Norn9: Var Commons attempts to do a lot and, while it is an enjoyable otome game and at its best on the Switch, some routes are more satisfying than others.
GrimGrimoire OnceMore is one of those rereleases that not only acts as a remaster, but includes meaningful quality of life adjustments that make the experience better.
Atelier Ryza 3 is a game that makes good on its promises. We've spent years getting to know Ryza and her friends and learning more about their world. Now there's this pay-off that really feels fulfilling.
Bayonetta Origins is a wonderful game that shows how Cereza and Cheshire, and their friendship, grow through both gameplay and its story.
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is an unnerving, cohesive game filled with murderous ghosts you'll both fear and pity.
If you've kept up with the events in Crossbell, Erebonia, and Liberl over the last decade, then you'll find Trails to Azure will be a joy to play.