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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 27th, 2024. Holiday? What holiday? Shaun never stops! And that’s a good thing, because neither does the eShop. I’ve got a couple short reviews for you today, looking at NecroBouncer and the latest EGGCONSOLE release Golvellius. After that, we have two new releases to check out. We wrap things up in our usual fashion, with a look at the lists of the latest sales and expiring discounts for the day. Let’s get to it!
Reviews & Mini-Views
NecroBouncer ($13.99)
I found myself teetering on the line of what score to assign this game, and ultimately I’ve decided to lean towards the positive side of that line. I’m doing so because after seriously questioning myself as to what didn’t work for me with NecroBouncer, the biggest thing I could come up with is that I’ve played too many games like it before. Not exactly the same, of course. This is the only one where I’ve played as an underworld bouncer, for starters. But broadly speaking this sort of top-down twin-stick attack-and-roll roguelite comes a dime a dozen on the Nintendo Switch, and NecroBouncer doesn’t strike any meaningful new ground.
With that said, it doesn’t do a whole lot wrong either. I think the attacks could use more oomph. I don’t like bosses with lengthy invincible stages in their patterns, and this game loves them. It takes a little longer than it ideally should to properly get cooking, but that’s getting to be a genre-wide issue of late. Otherwise, it’s fine. It plays well, the presentation is interesting, and once you start unlocking things it opens up really well. You can have a really good time playing this game.
NecroBouncer has an interesting premise that it doesn’t do as much with as you might like, but it’s a perfectly adequate take on the somewhat well-worn roguelite action genre. My time with it was largely enjoyable, even if I don’t know that I’ll remember much about it in the long run. If you’re looking for a cheeky little roguelite to pass a few days with, this will certainly fit the bill.
SwitchArcade Score: 4/5
EGGCONSOLE Shin Maou Golvellius MSX2 ($6.49)
I really appreciate these releases, but I can’t help but wish that D4Enterprise would localize them. I always have to include a caveat in these reviews, because while I think even someone who can’t read a single kana could probably brute force their way through something like Golvellius with enough persistence, a lot of people aren’t going to enjoy that. And that’s a shame, because it should be an exciting occas
