Charlie Wacholz

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Charlie Wacholz·Oct 22, 2025

Critic90/100

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The best the series has been since the PlayStation 2 era.

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Charlie Wacholz·Sep 8, 2025

Critic50/100

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Lost Soul Aside’s repetitive story, derivative characters, and bland level design take turns setting up rakes for its excellent combat to step on. This game would be much better without trying to be an RPG.

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Charlie Wacholz·Jun 27, 2025

Critic70/100

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A formula that has proven itself across four generations of Nintendo consoles.

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Charlie Wacholz·May 22, 2025

Critic70/100

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A fun, if barebones, tactics game reminiscent of TMNT's arcade classics.

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Charlie Wacholz·Apr 30, 2025

Critic80/100

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Using firearms to fly through the air is a total blast.

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Charlie Wacholz·Jan 29, 2025

Critic80/100

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A more traditional rhythm game that innovates on some of the genre’s best ideas.

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Charlie Wacholz·Nov 5, 2024

Critic80/100

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A well-oiled tactics game with an incredible sense of style.

Game Informer

Charlie Wacholz·May 29, 2024

Critic60/100

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XDefiant’s core modes offer temporarily fun stabs at the competitive multiplayer arena shooter, but Ubisoft’s latest attempt at carving out a slice of the lucrative esports pie feels half-baked.

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Charlie Wacholz·May 9, 2024

Critic90/100

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Teeming with life, secrets, and charm that surprise and delight, Animal Well held my full, undivided attention.

Nintendo Life

Charlie Wacholz·Apr 25, 2024

Critic40/100

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We wish we liked Library of Ruina more than we do; its world and characters touch on clever themes and storytelling devices, but never fully lean into its potential. Slapdash pacing coupled with sluggish, nerve-wracking menus makes playing Library of Ruina an exercise in courting digital whiplash as you cycle between rushed, truncated story beats and glacially-paced menus. If it had more engaging combat and a more efficient narrative setup, Library of Ruina would have really impressed us. Sadly, we don't feel very compelled to see it through to completion.

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Charlie Wacholz·Feb 16, 2024

Critic60/100

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Foamstars is a fun competitive shooter surrounded by red flags.

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Charlie Wacholz·Nov 17, 2023

Critic50/100

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Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections may have the flashiest graphics in the series, but there’s almost nothing else here to make me seek it out over past entries with basically the same fighting system and better single-player stories.

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Charlie Wacholz·Nov 7, 2023

Critic90/100

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This sequel is an all-star platform fighter that finally lives up to that name.

Nintendo Life

Charlie Wacholz·Oct 27, 2023

Critic90/100

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In a year dominated by titanic, big-budget releases like Tears of the Kingdom and Mario Wonder, Dave the Diver steps up to the plate and knocks the ball clear of the park with a heaving swing. Its charming animations and writing supplement a mechanically dense experience that never stops dangling a new carrot to chase. It's one of the few games to come out this year that rivals Mario Wonder's all-out density and charm while doing something almost completely new. You owe it to yourself to pick up this outstandingly funny, enthralling, and weird gem.

Nintendo Life

Charlie Wacholz·Oct 26, 2023

Critic50/100

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It's deeply disappointing to play Gordian Quest and encounter the amount of UI-driven issues that permeate its menus, because it has some really cool stuff going on beneath its bristly, frustrating outer shell. It's decidedly easier to pick up than most other deckbuilders, and combat has a good flow to it, with lots of combinations and deck variations to explore. Unfortunately, it's a horrendous Switch port that makes even simple things difficult. It's worth your time, just maybe not on the Switch.