Publisher Double Fine and developer Boneloaf have been hard at work for “Gang Beasts” for years. If it feels like it’s been forever since it’s been on Steam Early Access, that’s because it first arrived there over three years ago.

I shall tell you now, StreetPulse reader, that you will not find the Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild odes that just about every other year-end list rhapsodizes. That is not my way. (Also, I don’t have a Nintendo Switch yet.)

What does it mean to be blissfully ignorant versus painfully aware? Ultimately, that’s the main theme of “Life is Strange: Before the Storm.” Beyond working as a love story, the main question that Square Enix and Deck Nine Games put forward is whether it’s better to live a wonderful life built on lies or live in misery knowing the truth.

The most infuriating thing about downloadable content is that it is not created equal.

“Wolfenstein: The New Order” was a bold attempt to reinvent the first-person shooter that kickstarted the genre. Taking place in an alternate history where the Nazis won the war, protagonist B.J. Blazkowicz tried to take back the world with the help of resistance fighters hiding in the sewers of Berlin.

As we continue our deep dive into the murky seas of downloadable content, we run into a great beast of the deep: the loot box.

“Resident Evil” has made its Nintendo Switch debut, and though that’s something we’d normally be very excited about, in this case the Switch’s reputation as a port machine is holding up true. “Resident Evil Revelations,” both games 1 and 2, are enhanced versions of the titles that landed on the Nintendo 3DS in 2012 (in the case of the original “Revelations”) and the episodic “Revelations 2” adventures that graced various consoles 2015.

Heralded strategy franchise Civilization will see a big expansion in February in Civilization VI: Rise and Fall, which promises new additions like governors, city loyalty, Dark Ages, stronger alliances, world emergencies and more. It all sounds very fun and complex and kind of overwhelming.

Nintendo Switch continues its amazing launch year with a great parade of amazing third party titles. Later this month, we will see Rocket League release on the convergence device.

I know I say this every time, but this time, this time for really real, I think Nintendo has hit a home run with its latest mobile incarnation of a hallowed franchise.