Soapbox: Game Genres Are Broken
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If your mum asked you if you wanted to watch a romantic period drama with her for Mother s Day, you d know what to expect. Two hours of unrelenting pining between two extremely good-looking people in silly outfits, kept apart by some ridiculous social convention, at least one
ludicrously sexy scene where one of the good-looking people falls in a lake, or gets shot and has to take their top off, and then they get married at the end.
If your dad requested a movie night with a bunch of 80s action movies, again, you d already know quite a few of the tropes. Bruce Willis, Tom Cruise, and Sylvester Stallone try to break into an underground wrestling crime ring run by the German Mafia to rescue their daughter, wife, and best friend from a plane crash before the President finds out. And then, at the end, they all turn out to be androids!
Wholesome Snack Direct Features A Whole Bunch Of Chill Indies, Lots Of Cats
Farming, cooking, and selling your wares to the locals. What was once a typical day in the life of a peasant in the Middle Ages is now a welcome respite from the technologically-dominated life of a modern citizen of the internet. It used to be that making bread was a way to stay alive; now it s a hobby that you take up when you re bored of eating the bread other people made for you.
Wholesome Games is dedicated to showcasing the games that make us feel all toasty inside when the real world leaves us cold and sad. Although there was a full-size Wholesome Games Direct back in May, we just had what the team is calling a Wholesome Snack : a smaller teaser of upcoming indie games just in time for the holidays. Here are all of the games featured that will be coming to the Nintendo Switch: