RYAN JOHNSON
Tempest 4000 (Switch) Review
Tempest 4000 comes to the Nintendo Switch after being out on other consoles for four years. The portability, reduced price, and shiny OLED graphics make for an excellent experience, and the best place to enjoy this retro title.
Broken Lines (Switch) Review
Broken Lines is an alternate-WWII storyline that meshes turn and action based SRPGs with a dash of Mass-Effect choice making and rougelike permadeath. A quality title that could use an update to allow touchscreen in mobile mode on the Switch.
Shovel Knight: Showdown Review
Shovel Knight Showdown finishes off the Treasure Trove for Shovel Knight with an arena brawler. It’s not going to topple Smash, but it proves fun for gamers who have been with the title for the past six years. Strangely, it is also available as a standalone, which this reviewer got to try cold turkey with mixed results.
Aggelos (Switch) Review
Aggelos is a love letter to classic RPG and action games, feeling like a mishmash of Zelda II, Metroid, CastleVania, and Mega Man. Some of it’s classic skin makes one see how far we’ve come, as it hearkens back to exactly how it used to be. However, Aggelos’ tight gameplay makes for a fun and easily affordable experience.
Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory Review
Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory combines two simultaneous releases from Sony platforms last year, telling two sides of the same battle: a princess attempting to return her kingdom to splendor and the rebel who opposes her. These two titles get more added to them on the Switch, creating the definitive edition of both games.
Vesta (Switch) Review
Vesta is a puzzle platformer where you control Vesta, a young human seemingly alone in a facility with a bunch of robots and artificial intelligence. Teaming up with DROID, you are tasked with exploring the labyrinth and finding out the true story as to why you are all alone in this mechanical world.