This game is surprisingly good. I only like some strategy games and wasn't sure if I'd like this one. But it is really good and fun. I recommend this game!

The Rogue Prince of Persia (Nintendo Switch 2)

This title received a physical release on April 10, and a review code was provided for the purpose of this review.

The Rogue Prince of Persia delivers a stylish and mechanically solid roguelike experience, though it struggles to maintain long-term engagement due to pacing and balance issues.

Visually, the game leans into a hand-drawn aesthetic that is undeniably appealing. While it doesn’t push boundaries, the art direction is cohesive and pleasant throughout. Where the presentation truly shines is in its audio design, the soundtrack and sound effects stand out as some of the game’s strongest elements, elevating the overall atmosphere and moment-to-moment gameplay.

At its core, this is a roguelike, very much in the vein of Dead Cells. You’re expected to die frequently, gradually improving your abilities and gear across repeated runs. The loop itself works, but the progression feels noticeably slow. After about four to five hours, the experience begins to feel repetitive, revisiting the same levels repeatedly just to reach a boss encounter, only to fall short and start over again.

Difficulty is another sticking point. Success often feels tied to near-perfect runs, and smaller enemies deal what feels like disproportionately high damage. This can make experimentation or exploration feel overly punishing rather than rewarding.

The platforming and parkour mechanics are enjoyable and responsive, capturing the spirit of the series well. However, the harsher difficulty spikes discourage taking risks. Environmental hazards, in particular, feel overly punishing—taking damage from traversal mistakes can quickly snowball into a failed run, which undermines the freedom that the movement system otherwise encourages.

Performance on the Nintendo Switch 2 is generally solid, with smooth gameplay overall. That said, loading times, especially after death, feel longer than they should, interrupting the game’s intended fast-paced retry loop.

One major drawback is the requirement to create a Ubisoft account just to play. The account creation process is frustrating, particularly since it doesn’t function reliably on the console or across some browsers. It’s an unnecessary barrier that detracts from the experience before you even begin.

Overall, if you’re a fan of roguelikes like Dead Cells, there’s a good chance you’ll find something to enjoy here. The Rogue Prince of Persia has strong fundamentals, especially in its presentation and movement systems, but repetitive progression, steep difficulty, and some design frustrations hold it back from reaching its full potential.

Balatro is so addictive, once you get going, it's hard to put it down. This game is a rogue like poker game. Each game you play is a challenge. Completing the challenge allows you to play another game which are progressively more challenging. Joker cards provide buffs and are randomly available each play thru. Cards in your deck can also have buffs. And you can upgrade hands to get better scores when playing them. With luck you can have hands that score millions of points. Though, there is an art to playing the game and it's not just getting lucky each run.

The way the graphics are in this game makes it hard to read text on the small screen when playing handheld. That'd be my only complaint with the game.

Recommended 🃏

The Legend of Zelda is a series near and dear to my heart. Thus when they remade the classic Gameboy Color game, I was thrilled. Hesitant though, as sometimes remakes ruin the original story and things like that. This remained faithful to the original content and had nice Quality of Life type updates to it. The dungeon maker feature was interesting... i don't remember it in the original. Maybe I'm wrong, but the Gold Dungeon challenges allow you to customize your play and give a nice prize. Fully 100% the game is not terribly difficult and lots of fun. I would definitely say this is one of the best Zelda games out there and you should try it! 

Nostalgic feelings when I played this game.

Very fun game. Spent many hours on this game.

Solid outing from Retro Studios. Takes about 15 hrs. to 100% the game. It doesn't do justice to the Prime series. There are no Metroids or a prime force to defeat. Samus is not the hero of the little story there is. She gets saved over and over by NPCs. The game looks good and makes for a good shooter, but really lacking as a Prime game. I played the series thru 2025 getting ready for this entry, completing Prime 3 Corruption about 2 months before Prime 4 released. I had fun with the game, but disappointing. 

I actually stopped playing the game after entering the last dungeon and played ~50 hrs. of Cyberpunk 2077 on Switch 2 before going back to complete this one. I guess I really wasn't that into it.

Not missing anything on Switch 2

Played thru the game twice with different paths and didn't skip a beat. The game is excellent. ♥️. Graphics and performance are good on Switch 2, no need for fancy gear to have fun and enjoy this game.

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This is a fun game, all of us had great fun playing this game.

The fact that these games are on Switch is awesome. I personally enjoyed Portal (1) more than the sequel. It is straight forward puzzles without fluff. Portal 2 adds many sections outside puzzle rooms and is more focused on the story which I didn't care about and the puzzles didn't evolve. Though, is still plenty fun.

Performance and graphics are good on the handheld. These are classics and I'm glad they're here!

Really enjoyed playing this game. I never played the original version. Playing this version was a treat. Played on Switch 2 so, performance wasn't an issue. The game looks amazing. The dungeons were medium to easy. I got stuck twice but found my way around after a bit. If you haven't played any of the top down Zelda games, I think this is an approachable one to start with.

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