Review: Bad North (Nintendo Switch)

Review by Matt S.

Bad North's description: "minimalistic, real-time tactics roguelite," sounds like it's the latest in the ongoing irritating habit that indie developers have to throw every buzzword they can think of into their descriptions. It's almost always a desperate bid to try and make their game stand out from the deluge of other games doing exactly the same thing. With every buzzword I read, my trepidation in playing that indie title escalates just that little bit more, and I've generally come to the realisation that in most cases those buzzwords are used to hide a startling lack of original thought and inspiration. Thankfully, I'm more than happy to report that Bad North is one of the rare gems.

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