A MOST AGREEABLE PASTIME
Video Games, Victorian Style
Author: Matthew H. Mason
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Everybody do the dinosaur.
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Who needs official teams when you have such abundant charm?
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Contra III reborn.
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What is a Metroidvania? [flings his wine glass aside] A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk! Have at you!
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Forget the Final Fantasy VII remake, let’s keep it old school.
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This WiiWare classic is back and better than ever on Switch.
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Hold on, haven’t I played this before?
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Feather may very well be the ultimate chillout game.
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The N64 game, despite its crude polygons, holds up surprisingly well in this Switch port from Nightdive Studios.
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Review is this. Puzzler is good. Confused is reader. Game is genius. Baba is brilliant.
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A puzzler with hidden depths – but perhaps an offputting level of initial complexity.
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A short but charming suburban adventure based on New Zealand folklore.
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The fourth in the underrated Momodora series from Brazilian developer Bombservice is packed with satisfying exploration.
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Forget bridge-building games – ski-gondola construction is far more fun. And hilarious.
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A compelling Metroidvania that’s also a love letter to the NES games of yore.
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Sundered makes its debut on Switch with a ton of new features. But how does it compare with its wonderful predecessor, Jotun?
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This spiritual successor to the venerable Wonder Boy series manages to massively improve on the games that inspired it.
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Twisted Pixel’s Xbox Live Arcade classic gets a new lease of life on Nintendo Switch.
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A celebration of the Game Boy in glorious monochrome.
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To celebrate the company’s birthday, here’s a classy collection of SNK classics with beautifully polished presentation.
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TowerFall makes it to the Switch with all of the content from the previous two games, as well as some cracking multiplayer options.
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The conclusion of Stoic’s Banner Saga is breathtaking – and also difficult to write about without dropping spoilers.
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The Gardens Between is bloomin’ marvellous. Buy it now!
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A minimalist puzzle game that’s perfect for playing on the subway. Or bus. Or plane. Or train. Or…
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This classic-style JRPG has an excellent battle system – and invites favourable comparisons with Chrono Trigger.
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Yep, it’s a duck-based, film noir Punch-Out. Holy quack!
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Don’t let its cutesy looks fool you – Bomber Crew is a hard-as-nails wartime experience.
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It’s hockey crossed with Zelda and a dash of Street Fighter II – and it’s a lot of fun with a friend.
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The Banner Saga 2 improves on the battles of the previous game, but like the first one, it’s really all about the story.
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Pode is a co-op Nintendo Switch game with a cutesy looks but fiendishly difficult puzzles. And you can hold hands. Awww.
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Comedy stick-figure RPG West of Loathing has made its way over to Switch, with all the funny walks and googly-eyed horses intact. And it’s a absolute beaut.
A MOST AGREEABLE PASTIME 