Bustafellows

Bustafellows (Nintendo Switch)

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars


The audio is in Japanese, however, there are English subtitles, so it's not difficult to play. I often play without volume at all, so it isn't really a hinderance for me. The game itself is RPG style, but very linear. It's hard to tell on first play through, but there are various results that you can get as a result of your choices in the game, like most RPG or data sims (because there is a dating element hidden in there). It also has a bit of memory recall like puzzle games, so pay attention when you're working on a case. You never know when you might need to recall something to make a choice - complete with ticking timer to make that choice in. 

Pokemon: Violet

Pokemon: Violet (Nintendo Switch)

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This was an unexpected Christmas gift (it was on the kid's wish list, but not my own, though I had considered trying it after hearing about a tie in with it to Pokemon Go). Not far into it yet, but have to say I've been pleasantly surprised by the number of different challenges and the game play to collect the different pokemon. A lot of early release news listed a lot of complaints about the game play and lag issues, but other than the occasional odd rendering (most often with an odd angle for a battle to start, especially near a cliff or with the little water floaters popping out for battles in the water), there haven't been many, if any, glitches to speak of in my play so far, and what I have noticed has mostly been amusing and not a blocker in any way to continuing game play. Overall, this story so far has been more enjoyable than Let's Go, Eevee, which is the only other Switch game I've really played at this point. My daughter has commented several times that she likes the style of this game watching me play it and that it looks a lot more fun to her than the battle play she's used to in Shining Pearl.

Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee

Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee (Nintendo Switch)

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars


Admittedly, I ended up playing this more for the pokemon transfer storage and the mystery boxes for Pokemon Go to get Meltan to spawn. Initially, the set up was interesting, and could someday see wanting to play through more of the story as I do enjoy some of the challenges and collecting the various pokemon, especially when one of the long time favorites pops up on screen. The overall style fits well with my preferred RPG style game as well as combining with a story and characters that I'm familiar with that make it more fun to pick up once in awhile when time allows and would rather game than read.