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23Oct

By Olivia HoultonNo Comments

Just Dance 2025 Edition – Switch Review

Do you enjoy dancing your heart out? Then, Just Dance 2025 may be the game for you! Developed and published by Ubisoft, it is the sixteenth instalment in the main Just Dance series. Just Dance 2025 is already out on Switch, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S as of the 15th. Get your dancing shoes on! As the name of the game suggests, you just need to dance. Whether good or bad at dancing, the game caters to your ability. Have you played any of the Just Dance series games? Let me know in the comments how Just Dance 2025 compares to the rest of the 16 instalments. Gameplay Just Dance 2025 follows the same pattern as its predecessor, with the addition of several new enhancements. It continues to expand on being a light hearted gameplayer experience. Making exercise fun, whilst also enabling the ab...

22Oct

By Alex CrooksNo Comments

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FAITH – Nintendo Switch Review

What you are about to do is not approved by the Vatican. FAITH by Airdorf Games launched on PC in 2022 and has finally come to Nintendo Switch. The closest I've ever got to 2D VHS horror is Five Night at Freddy's so this was a whole new horror adventure for me. Before downloading the Switch release of FAITH, I hadn't interacted with the game at all. For this review I am flying blind with only my own gameplay to guide me! I need an old priest and a young priest... and maybe a guide. Gameplay Unfolding through the 1980s 'Satanic Panic', you are Father John Ward, a priest traumatised after a failed exorcism. You follow him through his slow descent into the occult and the supernatural world that surrounds you. FAITH consists of three chapters, each retelling a significant moment in Fathe...

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – Switch Review

18Oct

By StuartNo Comments

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The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – Switch Review

Here at Thumb Culture, we covered the news of the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom last month. Since then I've been taking my time with the game to make sure I give it a fair review. Why? Well, because I am not a Legend of Zelda fan. Now, don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Link's Awakening back in 1993 on my Gameboy, but I haven't really touched a Zelda game since. No time like the present I guess! Here Come The Girls You can buy a copy of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom right now on the Nintendo Store. Simple, you don't even need Navi to guide you! Gameplay As mentioned above, I've never been a massive Legend of Zelda fan, I've always dipped my toe in and tried the games just in case my feelings changed. Well, I can honestly say that after playing Echoes of Wisdom, I...

17Sep

By JoeNo Comments

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Caravan SandWitch – Switch Review

The Caravan SandWitch is an indie adventure game that was released for PC, PlayStation, and Switch on the 12th September 2024. Developed by French studio Plane Toast, and published by Dear Villagers. Caravan SandWitch’s gentle approach to exploration, beautiful world, and mysterious plot draw players into a sweet experience - even if the Switch sometimes struggles to keep up. Caravan SandWitch – A Cosy Drive Across the Dunes I started playing Caravan SandWitch as a particularly grey weekend set in over Southern England. As clouds rolled in and rain beat down on my roof, I rode across deserts inspired by Provence, and uncovered mysteries that hooked me. So, let’s take a closer look at why. If you’ve driven your van across the sands in Caravan SandWitch tell us your thoughts in the comm...

26Aug

By Tyler DenyerNo Comments

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Across The Obelisk – Switch Review

Across the Obelisk, developed by Dreamsite Games and published by Paradox Interactive, is a roguelike deckbuilding game that pulls players into a world of card-based strategy. In this fantasy adventure, you'll craft powerful decks, make crucial decisions, and lead a party of heroes through a turmoil-filled realm. The game's blend of strategic depth, replayability, and cooperative elements offers an engaging experience that can be enjoyed solo or with friends. They didn't just make it Across the Obelisk. They smashed it. The mix of strategic deckbuilding and a rogue-lite element hooked me from the start. Like Darkest Dungeon, but with cards, Across the Obelisk offers tactical depth and beautiful hand-drawn art, but with the added excitement of crafting powerful decks and making impactfu...

21Aug

By JoeNo Comments

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Phantom Spark – Switch Review

Phantom Spark is an indie racing game that released for the PC and Consoles on the 15th August 2024. Developed by Icelandic studio Ghosts and published by Coatsink (Thunderful Group), Phantom Spark’s quick restarts, smooth controls, and smoother soundtrack make for a chill time-trial racer that makes you ache for one more run. Phantom Spark – A Ghost of Racers Past? One of the ever-present games in my faithful PSP’s disc slot growing up was Wipeout Pure. I was terrible at it, of course (I was eight, to be fair). But! The feeling of speeding around those wide curves stuck with me. So when Phantom Spark seemed like I might be able to scratch that itch (and maybe redeem myself along the way), I was in. Gameplay Phantom Spark is made up of three Domains, each with 10 paths to speed your Sp...

12Aug

By Ruddy CelestialNo Comments

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Cattie – Switch Review

Cattie is a Retro Action Platforming game developed by Vergiu Games. The game was originally released on Steam on Nov 14th, 2023. Now thanks to EastAsiaSoft and their porting wizardry, the game is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and the PlayStation 4/PlayStation 5. Time to be paw-ful of where you pounce Gameplay Cattie is your normal platformer except you play as Cattie the cat. You may ask: why is Cattie surrounded by death and peril? I honestly don't know. The game itself is linear with no story. But this fact is actually a positive in my opinion. Anyone can make up an epic backstory for Cattie. And no one will be wrong. Throughout my playthrough I came up with two narratives. My first being that Cattie is stuck in a VR testing facility. And the second is that curiosi...

16Jul

By JasonNo Comments

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Let’s School – Nintendo Switch Review

Let's School by devs Pathea takes players into the unique world of school management, offering a blend of simulation and strategy. The game invites players to build and run their own school, focusing on both the academic and extracurricular development of students. As a fan of simulation games such as Two Point Campus, I was eager to see how Let's School would stack up on the Nintendo Switch. School's Out For Summer! Will this be a summertime handheld game to put on your wishlist? Gameplay The core of Let's School revolves around managing various aspects of a school, from constructing classrooms and hiring teachers to organizing events and ensuring the well-being of students. There is a career mode and a sandbox mode, each with a choice of 3 maps. You can customize the game spee...

29May

By Alex CrooksNo Comments

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Biomutant – Switch Review

Three years after its initial release, Biomutant has finally made its way to the Nintendo Switch! Marketed as an open post-apocalyptic RPG, Experiment 101's 2021 introduces new players and makes a call out to old fans as an invitation to restore the Tree of Life and rid the land of World Enders. As a game plagued with mixed reviews, I have never picked up Biomutant. With the new Switch release I thought it was finally time to see whether it lived up to the hype or played down to the critics. Saving the world from one World Ender at a time... Gameplay On the surface, Biomutant is an RPG with a very simplistic plot and a black and white choice system. Unlike games like Life is Strange or any release from Quantic Dream, deciding whether you side with 'light' or 'dark' doesn't feel lik...

25Apr

By JasonNo Comments

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Botany Manor – Switch Review

Botany Manor is a delightful single-player casual puzzle game set in 19th-century England. Developed by Devon-based Balloon Studios, it is out now on PC, Xbox (including game pass) and Nintendo Switch. I have had the pleasure of reviewing a copy for the Switch. Horticulture made fun! Playing as Arabella Greene, a retired botanist, the game is in first-person and set in the grounds of a beautiful stately home. Do you have what it takes to solve puzzles, grow plants, and reveal more about your life and career? Gameplay You begin the game in a typical old-fashioned English greenhouse, surrounded by windows, low brick walls, gardening paraphernalia and items to interact with. The controls are a simple twin-stick operation that you would expect to find with a first-person-style game....