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Not bad. Mid graphics, but many games that aren't unenjoyable. Not like Switch Sports.

Boring Boring Boring. Good Design. No interest in Story built up. Spamming mid movement.

A memorable Smash game with a strong soundtrack, an excellent roster and the ambitious Subspace Emissary campaign. Its slower movement, random tripping mechanic and weaker competitive balance hold it back compared with later entries.

Extremely simple, but almost anyone can understand and enjoy it immediately. Bowling and tennis are still great with friends, although the small number of sports and limited depth make it feel more like a brilliant introduction than a complete sports game.

An incredible sequel with some of the most flexible mechanics ever put into an open-world game. Building vehicles and experimenting with abilities makes exploration constantly surprising. The reused map and familiar structure stop it from feeling as revolutionary as Breath of the Wild.

Smooth, accessible football with strong presentation and plenty of modes. It feels heavily iterative, while Ultimate Team and inconsistent gameplay reduce its overall quality.

A brilliant social game built around suspicion, lying and group behaviour. It depends heavily on the people you play with and offers limited depth without good communication.

One of the purest and most timeless game designs ever created. It has almost perfect mechanical simplicity, although the exact quality depends on the specific version.

A highly polished, creative multiplayer game that constantly reinvents itself. Its shifting identity and progression systems. Right now it's not worth downloading.

A major expansion of the original idea, offering deeper creation tools and almost unlimited levels. The interface can feel awkward, and quality control remains dependent on players.

Creative, polished and consistently fun, with some of Mario’s best compact levels. Its fixed camera and multiplayer chaos occasionally work against precise platforming.

An enormous celebration of gaming with excellent combat, a massive roster and unmatched multiplayer value. The online experience and overwhelming balance complexity are its main flaws.

Strong traditional platforming made much more chaotic by four-player multiplayer. The level design is reliable, but its art style and ideas feel overly safe.

A funny and charming open-world LEGO game with plenty of variety. Repetitive missions, basic combat and technical problems prevent it from reaching the best LEGO games.

The most refined version of Splatoon, with stronger content and excellent movement. It improves almost everything, but feels more evolutionary than revolutionary.

Few games offer this much freedom, creativity and replayability. Its basic combat and limited guidance are weaknesses, but its influence and possibilities are enormous.

A brilliant creation tool that lets ordinary players understand Mario level design. Discovering genuinely good community levels can be difficult.

A simple idea with enormous mechanical depth. It is easy to understand, difficult to master and extremely satisfying, although repetition is part of the experience.

An incredibly detailed open world with strong characters, sharp humour and plenty to do. The missions are often more restrictive than the world itself suggests.

Colourful, original and mechanically satisfying, with a smart focus on controlling territory. Limited map rotations and some restrictive online systems hurt it.

The most complete Mario Kart, with excellent tracks, smooth controls and endless multiplayer value. Item randomness can still make competitive races feel unfair.

A huge, atmospheric world with excellent combat, memorable bosses and incredible value. Navigation can become frustrating, but the sense of discovery is outstanding.

Mario Kart Wii is chaotic, unbalanced and sometimes completely unfair, but that is also part of why it is so fun. The tracks are memorable, the controls feel great once you get used to them, and the multiplayer can keep you entertained for hours. Bikes and certain characters are clearly stronger than everything else, but few racing games are this much fun with friends.

Super Mario Odyssey is pure fun from beginning to end. Mario controls perfectly, every kingdom is full of creative ideas, and Cappy adds much more variety than I expected. Some moons are too easy or repetitive, and the main story is fairly short, but exploring and mastering the movement stayed enjoyable long after the credits. One of the best 3D platformers ever made.

Splatoon made online shooters feel fresh again. Focusing on covering the map instead of simply getting the most kills was a brilliant idea, and swimming through your own ink makes every match fast and satisfying. The music, weapons and colourful style give the game a lot of personality. It was lacking content at launch and the map rotation could be annoying.

The movement feels fast and smooth, the world is beautiful, and the boss fights are challenging without feeling unfair. Some areas can be frustrating to navigate but it was better than in the Original Hollow Knight and I was hooked the whole way through. Not perfect, but still an amazing sequel. It was a bit too easy if you only do the main path.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 completely surprised me. The story, music and art direction are incredible, and the turn-based combat feels much more active than I expected. Some areas can feel a little confusing to navigate, but the characters and emotional moments kept me hooked until the end. Easily one of the best RPGs.

Breath of the Wild is one of the few open-world games where I genuinely wanted to explore every hill, ruin and hidden path. The freedom is incredible, and experimenting with the physics never gets old. Weapon durability can be annoying and the story is a bit thin, but the sense of adventure easily makes up for it. A game I’ll always remember. 10/10.