Review: Picross Lord Of The Nazarick (Switch) - Solid Puzzling With A Shoehorned Story
Jupiter’s Picross series has remained a reliable fixture in Nintendo’s digital release schedule for several years now, delivering a steady and ever-improving stream of addictive nonogram puzzles for fans to solve. Over those years, the series has dabbled in a few crossover releases as well—featuring franchises such as The Legend of Zelda and Pokémon—which occasionally introduced some new and interesting mechanics in this typically stagnant series. Now, after three standard releases on the Switch in the ‘S’ sub-series, we find ourselves faced with the left-field existence of Picross: Lord of the Nazarick, a crossover between Picross and the Overlord anime/manga series. To be frank, it’s an incredibly odd mixture, but the tried and true Picross gameplay is still just as strong as ever, and there’s even some new additions to the formula to keep things interesting.Picross games have always been known for their stripped down, minimalist approach to puzzling, but Picross: Lord of the Nazaric...