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Beast of Reincarnation is an impressive new action RPG from Fictions and Game Freak that shows that the Pokémon developers are capable of creating great and memorable RPGs outside the world renowned franchise. The game's soul-searching narrative, challenging but rewarding combat system, and optimized PC performance makes it a standout title of 2026.

Ultimately, Lies of P: Complete Edition is a great game. It checks all the boxes for me when it comes to Soulslikes, and it’s now one of my favorites in the genre. On top of that, this has become one of my favorite adaptations of Pinocchio. The Nintendo Switch 2 port is pretty good for the most part, aside from its few issues. I do think it needed a bit more time in the oven. Fortunately, these are issues that can be fixed, and with the day-one 60FPS handheld performance mode update, I can see this becoming the best way to play the game. I still loved Lies of P: Complete Edition and can recommend it despite the few hiccups, and I can’t wait for the sequel.

Splatoon Raiders is the Splatoon gameplay experience perfected. While the narrative and visuals take a backseat, and there are moments where it does not feel like a Nintendo Switch 2 game, the emphasis on character work, charm, customization, satisfying combat, and replayability more than make up for these shortcomings. Even if Raiders does not recapture the magic that I felt with the very first Splatoon, if this is the foundation that future entries will build on, then Splatoon 4 is in great hands.

Blue Reflection Quartet is a magical girl JRPG collection focused on friendship, personal growth, and heartfelt storytelling. It's an easy recommendation for fans of slice-of-life, magical girls, and JRPGs.

The Relic: First Guardian is an engaging new action game that takes cues from the Soulslike genre while incorporation medieval and Korean folklore into the mix. With its enjoyable combat mechanics and difficult but fair boss fights, The Relic: First Guardian offers many systems that will make Souls fans happy. However, its technical issues take away from the beautiful vision that the game sets out to achieve.

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition is one of the best RPGs available across Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition shockingly adds voiced Heart-to-Hearts and a vehicle to the game, though the latter can break scale and exploration for newcomers. Despite the small new additions, it's hard to stay excited with the constant frame rate dips that occur throughout the Bionis. A patch is desperately needed to bring the performance up to standard with other games on the platform.

By the time the credits rolled on Denshattack! I had the biggest smile on my face; this is easily one of my favorite games of this year as well as one of my favorite experiences on Nintendo Switch 2. This is definitely a game worth checking out, so be prepared to hop on board and head towards a future worth fighting for.

Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster on Nintendo Switch 2 is largely the same 2014 remaster, retaining both the excellent International content and its flawed high-quality face models. However, with up to 4K resolution, full-HD portable play, and PC-style boosters such as speed-up, encounter controls, and max gil, this is the definitive way to play on console.

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game will likely disappoint fans of the show and fail to ease a new audience into the genre. At the same time, it's also a very good and refreshing fighting game. Instead of bringing Avatar fans into the FGC, this game is likely to make a sizeable portion of the FGC into Avatar fans.

Gurei is a 2D action boss rush game that is a lot of fun. While I wish the narrative, world, and characters were more fleshed out, the core combat is still solid. The boss fights are a good time and can be a real challenge too. Sadly, a few game-breaking bugs are holding it back right now. Still, this is a fun game I keep coming back to, bugs and all.