Decide for yourself – May is over, the Big Gaming Summer is here and it’s the eShop Pick the time again. Time passes fast!
To say May is crazy is an understatement. Nintendo may have had two big releases with The endless ocean shines And Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorBut have you? watched indies this month? We are almost drowning. But as always, we have work to do — our staff and contributors vote for their top three eShop games from the list of games we’ve reviewed, and we’ll award them you winning games (and best games not rather top)
But we can’t enter May without celebrating April 2024 Readers’ Choice Winner – sew.! The adorable sewing game was announced in an unexpected and extremely charming Indie World.
That’s right, it’s time to check how your backlog stacks up.
honorable mention
This is probably our biggest eShop Picks month ever – 13 eShop exclusive games scored at least 7/10, making for a bumper turnout. But there are some very clear favorites. Here are the gems that didn’t make our top three.
Honorable mentions by Nintendo Life
That’s Braid. What else can we say? One of the famous indie games of the 2000s, Braided, Anniversary Edition gives the beautiful puzzle platformer a new lease of life, with refreshed graphics and music as well as a great commentary track that delves into the theme, art, development and everything in between of the game.
We gave this remaster of Braid a score of 9/10proving it can stand the test of time with ease.
It may not be our best-reviewed game of the month, but it seems like no one can say no to a big-city kitten. Little cat, big city is a short, extremely engaging and character-filled adventure. Even if you don’t love cats, it’s hard to resist this little mischief as it explores the big city. Plus, those silly hats. Come on, there’s nothing better than funny hats, right?
We gave it a 7/10 at Nintendo Lifebut for many of our writers here, a cat has more than nine lives.
We’ll be honest here – it’s not even close. Animal well ran away with the votes, with every participating employee voting for it, and with all but two voting for it in first place. Oh my God. Why? Yes, it’s absolutely amazing.
Animal Well is weird and wonderful in more ways than one: a puzzle-box version of a Metroidvania that never holds your hand but also never feels impossible. It encourages exploration without any dialogue, satisfying the curiosity of any budding explorer. And the secrets go so deep. It’s NL 10/10, pure and simple. Great, brilliant stuff from Billy Basso.
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eShop Readers’ Choice (May 2024)
Once again, we’d like you lovely readers to tell us about a game we might have missed this month. Yes, it’s possible, given how awesome May was! 1000xRESIST has surprised many with its storytelling. umbrella proving that kittens are dominating today. Detective Duck are in the case. The feeling is contagious Bread & Fred fell down the mountain. Those are just four titles we missed, so there are plenty more, but why don’t you tell us what your favorites are.
And of course, you can also vote for your favorite among our picks.
How We Decide Our eShop Top Three Placements: As we reach the end of each month, Nintendo Life staff will vote on their favorites from a list of games selected by the editorial team. To qualify for this list, these games must have been released as digital-only Nintendo Switch eShop titles during that specific month and must have been rated on Nintendo Life; We select eligible games based on their review scores.
Staff were then asked to vote on three games they thought deserved to be at the top of that list; The first choice gets 3 points, the second choice gets 2 points and the third choice gets 1 point. These votes are then compiled to create a top three list, with the overall winner taking that month’s top prize.
