Pain and pleasure. Hollow Knight: Silksong didn’t need to do much; it just needed to be ‘more Hollow Knight‘. That’s a huge task in itself; a slightly bigger, slightly better version of an already amazing, genre-defining game. But it’s clear that, after seven years of refining and perfecting and toiling, Team Cherry wanted more than…
But will it make it to the Switch 2 version? As everyone and their donkey knows by now, Gearbox’s latest FPS extravaganza, Borderlands 4, is shooting its way onto Switch 2 on 3rd October, a few weeks after other platforms, and judging by the game’s reception on the old aggregator sites, we are in for…
Sequel launched in 2022. Bayonetta 3 launched on the Switch in 2022 and received high praise from critics, but it’s fair to say that the reaction from long-time fans was decidedly more mixed. Criticism was raised against the title’s more approachable gameplay, lacklustre stealth segments, disappointing visuals, and more, and it apparently had quite the…
Little antique shop of horrors. In 2022’s Strange Horticulture, you ran a little shop of horrors, dealing plants with an occult edge to the inhabitants of a mysterious dark town. Now, Bad Viking and Iceberg Interactive’s follow-up, Strange Antiquities, takes us back to Undermere. Again, something strange is afoot. Again, you hear residents’ problems and…
Sans regret. It’s hard to believe that Undertale is 10 years old, innit. A game that released just a year after the birth of my eldest son, and two before my youngest arrived on the scene. What is time? It’s all going so quickly. I bring my kids up here, not to be one of…
Unlimited Powaaaah. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is heading to the Switch 2 on 22nd February 2026, finally letting both fans and newcomers experience Square Enix’s ambitious reimagining on a Nintendo console since its initial release in 2020. Not only that, but the entire remake trilogy, including Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and an as-yet untitled…
Not long to go. The latest UK charts data is in and the newly-released Borderlands 4 has performed admirably, hitting the number 1 spot ahead of both Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza. Of course, we still have a couple more weeks or so to wait until the Switch 2 release, with Borderlands 4…
“It becomes easier for other companies to follow suit”. Since Switch 2 launched, one of the hottest topics has been Game Key Cards – physical items which unlock digital downloads. Critics have said Game Key Cards are anti-consumer, and Japan’s National Library has since decreed that they cannot be considered eligible for preservation, which stands…
Who needs Wario Land? Perhaps the biggest surprise of the recent Direct was Nintendo’s Virtual Boy announcement for the Switch Online service. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
RG-Beautiful. With the Switch 2 now in full swing, accessory manufacturers have unleashed a bevvy of additional bits and bobs for players to enhance their experience with Nintendo’s new console. JSAUX is one such company, and has released a rather lovely-looking charging dock for those who happen to own more than one set of Joy-Con…