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John Bush

John Bush is a freelance pop culture journalist who chose the path of the nerd early in life, and those close to him have regretted it ever since. He has been an avid console gamer and sometime PC gamer for years. In between reviewing games for the Switch Effect for free, he manages a comic store for marginally more than free. When he’s not doing either of those things, he’s probably sleeping.

The Switch Effect •

[Review] Cat Café Manager - Nintendo Switch

Cat cafes are places to unwind and play around with some furry feline friends. Could a video game about one be any less? Cat Café Manager for the Nintendo Switch certainly isn’t. It’s a comfy-cozy management sim about running a cat café in Caterwaul, a small town fallen on hard times. Conveniently, the player character (I named mine Mittens), has just moved back to take over his grandmother’s business. Which has been completely demolished.
The Switch Effect •

[Review] Dexter Stardust: Adventures in Outer Space - Nintendo Switch

Developed By: Dexter Team Games

Published By: Flynn’s Arcade

Category: Point and Click Adventure, Puzzle

Release Date: 03.3.22

Composers: Jeremy Fryc

If you’re ready for Monkey Island in space, you’re ready for Dexter Stardust: Adventures in Outer Space. I mean, the stories don’t have a lot of parallels, but the tight adventure game mechanics and tongue-in-cheek approach to storytelling are dead on. And that’s what’s really important, right? Right.
The Switch Effect •

[Review] Castle Morihisa - Nintendo Switch

Castle Morihisa is a roguelike deck building game that manages to hit that sweet spot between easy to understand and challenging to conquer. The story is pretty light; there’s just kind of a vague reference to investigating Nobunaga Oda’s castle. Overall, though, this is in no way a narrative-driven game. So if that’s what you look for in a game, you might look elsewhere. However, if you’re looking for tight, engaging gameplay, read on.
JP'S SWITCHMANIA •

Game Review #540: Megadimension Neptunia VII (Nintendo Switch)

Buy Megadimension Neptunia VII from the Nintendo Switch eShop here.

I’ve said it before, but my greatest fear when picking up a long-running series for the first time is feeling completely lost by the games’ recurring characters, storylines, or in-jokes. The Hyperdimension Neptunia series launched on the PS3, and technically only has four games in the main series. It also has over a dozen spinoffs and remakes which feature many of the same characters, so it seems a little daunting at first glan
WMQ Comics •

The Double-Page Spreads of Nextwave #11: A Definitive Ranking

Everyone knows that Marvel’s “Nextwave” #11 is the greatest third-best single issue of all time because of its brilliant tribute to the greatest comic book storytelling tool of all time, the double-page spread.

Brought to us by the immaculate creative team of Warren “words man” Ellis, Stuart “picture-drawer guy” Immonen, Wade “make your own tracer joke” von Grawbadger, Dave “palette punk” McCaig and Joe “the letterer” Caramagna, the issue starts off like an average great issue of a great book;
JP'S SWITCHMANIA •

Video Review #002: Pong Quest (Nintendo Switch)

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We’re back with our second video review! Today’s victim – er, subject – is Pong Quest from Chequered Ink and Atari. It introduces Pong to RPG elements and it works better than it has any right to. That’s not to say it doesn’t have its issues, but I have to say it’s surprisingly addictive overall. Check out the video above, and feel free to leave comments here or on YouTube!