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About Kirstie Summers

Kirstie Summers is a writer based in London, England, who takes every opportunity to blend her hobbies with her career. She has written about books, movies, art, and gaming. She has been a Nintendo fangirl for as long as she can remember and relishes any excuse to incorporate it into her work.
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Review: Rose and Camellia Collection (Nintendo Switch)
4
2 weeks ago

Review: Rose and Camellia Collection (Nintendo Switch)

Consisting of ‘open-handed duels’, Rose and Camellia Collection reimagines the simple one-on-one combat game with catty face slaps. It leans heavily on this mechanic for its novelty, executing the feature …
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Review: One Last Breath
5
3 weeks ago

Review: One Last Breath

An atmospheric dystopian platformer, One Last Breath takes place on a darkly futuristic Earth on the brink of death. The planet is so horrifically polluted that only the strewn detritus …
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Review: Not Tonight 2 (Nintendo Switch)
9.5
3 weeks ago

Review: Not Tonight 2 (Nintendo Switch)

An incredibly worthy follow-up to its post-Brexit prequel, Not Tonight 2 imagines the dystopian future of the USA should today’s more corrupt, bigoted, and hypocritical capitalists secure even more power. …
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Review: Tamarak Trail
7
4 weeks ago

Review: Tamarak Trail

The core elements of Tamarak Trail will be recognisable to anyone familiar with the deck-building roguelike genre. You choose a path through a randomly generated fantasy map, frequently encountering monsters, …
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Review: Highwater (Nintendo Switch)
9
3 months ago

Review: Highwater (Nintendo Switch)

The latest installment in the Demagog Studio post-apocalyptic extended universe, Highwater is a hauntingly beautiful and provocative game that expands on the ravaged world introduced in Golf Club Wasteland and …
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Review: Lil Guardsman (Nintendo Switch)
9
3 months ago

Review: Lil Guardsman (Nintendo Switch)

A deduction adventure with a great sense of humor, Lil Guardsman takes the addictive and absorbing gameplay style of titles like Papers Please and plants it into a cute fantasy setting.
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Review: The Cub (Nintendo Switch)
9.5
4 months ago

Review: The Cub (Nintendo Switch)

Blending simple mechanics with a gorgeous post-apocalyptic world, The Cub is an intricately detailed game that draws on a wealth of influences to ask a weighty question: What kind of …
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Review: Terra Nil (Nintendo Switch)
9
5 months ago

Review: Terra Nil (Nintendo Switch)

A game with a simple approach to a provocative and serious issue, Terra Nil charges you with terraforming a ruined planet Earth so that its natural biodiversity can reemerge. It …
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Review: Crymachina (Nintendo Switch)
6
6 months ago

Review: Crymachina (Nintendo Switch)

Set thousands of years after humanity has gone extinct, Crymachina places you in the role of a human consciousness restored as data. Machines have been tasked with caring for the …
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Review: Gordian Quest (Nintendo Switch)
8
6 months ago

Review: Gordian Quest (Nintendo Switch)

Inspired by old classics, Gordian Quest takes the core features of the fantasy RPG genre and spins them into a deck-builder set in a sprawling magical world. 

You are given …
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Review: Gunbrella (Nintendo Switch)
9
7 months ago

Review: Gunbrella (Nintendo Switch)

Blending a dystopian neo-noir setting with a side-scrolling puzzle structure, Gunbrella absorbs you into its gritty world with a mystery at its core. You play as a man with a …
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Review: Cocoon (Nintendo Switch)
9
7 months ago

Review: Cocoon (Nintendo Switch)

From the lead gameplay designer of Limbo and Inside, Cocoon is a similarly unique puzzle platformer. The innovative game is set across a number of distant alien planets with their …
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Review: Bokura (Nintendo Switch)
9
8 months ago

Review: Bokura (Nintendo Switch)

An innovative co-op game, Bokura tells a heartfelt coming-of-age story of two young boys in search of home. The game requires two players who are playing on separate consoles, ideally …
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Review: Nintendo Switch (Fresh Start)
6
8 months ago

Review: Nintendo Switch (Fresh Start)

A relaxing game built around an environmental message, Fresh Start takes you on a tour around the world, rescuing native flora and fauna by clearing up various disasters. You are …
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Review: Tiny Thor (Nintendo Switch)
6
9 months ago

Review: Tiny Thor (Nintendo Switch)

A cute 2D side-scroller, Tiny Thor blends a nostalgic approach to game construction with influences taken from Norse mythology. You play as the titular young Thor, aged eight. Your father …
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Review: Chants of Sennaar (Nintendo Switch)
9
9 months ago

Review: Chants of Sennaar (Nintendo Switch)

Inspired by the legend of the Tower of Babel, Chants of Sennaar uses a globally popular myth to take you on a unique and innovative journey. You play as a …
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Review: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood (Nintendo Switch)
9.5
9 months ago

Review: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood (Nintendo Switch)

A point-and-click interactive story that genuinely makes you think about the choices you make, The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood challenges you to consider deep existential ideas. Through the story of an …
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Review: Smushi Come Home (Nintendo Switch)
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10 months ago

Review: Smushi Come Home (Nintendo Switch)

Cute and cosy, Smushi Come Home is set in the undergrowth of a soft fantasy world. You play as a tiny, sentient mushroom, beginning the game on the little island …
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