Platformer

Elsie, an action/adventure platformer roguelike, is now available on Nintendo Switch. Check out the launch trailer along with our first thoughts on the game. Elsie is out now on the Nintendo Switch eshop. Thanks to Playtonic we received a review copy of the game yesterday. My review isn’t ready yet but I thought I’d provide you with my first thoughts on the game. In Elsie, you play as a robot whose sent out to face other robots. You’ll go into…

It’s not often that a company can release a title and claim they’ve come close to landing alongside Nintendo greats like Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario Galaxy. But here we are in 2024, looking at a brand new release on the PlayStation 5, and this is as close any competitor has come to reaching the heights Nintendo has. Astro Bot is a fantastic experience throughout, and although completing the game doesn’t take all that long, and I was hoping…

A demo for Epic Mickey Rebrushed recently came out. I checked it out on both the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series and have some impressions of both. Epic Mickey Rebrushed had a demo released this week. I checked it out on both the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series. Here are my impressions of what the game was like on both systems. NINTENDO SWITCH When I first started the demo for Epic Mickey on the Nintendo Switch, the audio seemed very…

Nintendo has announced that there will be a Partner Showcase + Indie World video tomorrow. We have the details below! There will be a Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase and Indie World video tomorrow at 7 a.m. PT/9 am central. They will be livestreamed air back-to-back. Together they will be 40 minutes in total. Oh wow. I never thought this would happen. It had been rumored that there would be a Direct this week but I brushed it aside. I didn’t…

Kena: Bridge of Spirits had previously been out on the Playstation 5 and now its come to the Xbox Series. How is the game? Is it worth checking out? Here is our review of Kena: Bridge of Spirits for Xbox Series. The main character of Bridge of Spirits, Kena, is a spirit guide in search of a mountain shrine. She’ll help spirits along the way to get the shrine. Kena’s story is really good, even though its starting in the…

Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is coming out in September. Today, a new trailer for the game was shown during the TNQ Showcase! Check it out below. Epic Mickey on the Wii was a lot of fun and now with analog controls and HD graphics, its going to be even better. Looking at today’s trailer, took me back to playing that game. Its a great, underrated game and I’m glad its getting a ssecond chance. Are you looking forward to Disney…

The Plucky Squire is one of the most exciting indie games coming to the Nintendo Switch and other systems this year. Check out the latest sneak peek for the game below. The Plucky Squire doesn’t have a release date yet but the developer has said they will share the date soon. I’m pretty excited for this one. The Plucky Squire moves between 2D worlds into 3D ones seamlessly. The graphics are pretty amazing for the 3D, which looks like a…

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition brings back a collection of games from Nintendo’s first system for a bit sized speedrun love letter. Is this a fun game? Will players who never had an NES enjoy it? Here is our review! Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is a collection of challenges from the original Nintendo system! There are 13 games available: Super Mario Bros 1-3, Legend of Zelda 1 and 2, Metroid, Kid Icarus, Excitebike, Donkey Kong, Ice Climbers, Balloon Fight,…

Noreya the Gold Project is a captivating 2D platformer with Metroidvania elements.  The game seamlessly blends fantasy elements with strategic gameplay. Developed by Dreamirl and published by Pixelheart, this game is set in a richly detailed world reminiscent of ancient Mesopotamia, the game immerses players in a quest-driven narrative filled with mystery, magic, and exploration. Choosing between light and greed, create your own path as you venture through the graphically beautiful biomes of this challenging Metroidvania. You play as Noreya’s…

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is coming out next week. Check out the overview trailer for the game. Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is coming to the Nintendo Switch on July 18th, 2024. The overview trailer shows off the main Speedrun mode, along with the World Championship and Survival modes. As someone who grew up the NES, actually it was my first video game system, this game seems so nostalgic to me. I played a lot of these games when…