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Okay, yeah, we know we’re a little late with the May eShop Selects, but hey, it wasn’t E3 season! However, we are once again bringing together the best deals of the month; Sure, it was relatively quiet for the most part, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t rough diamonds (we could even have been a little cheeky and included one or two sets of cash this month, eh, it was quiet, okay ?!).
So let’s crack then! Well, first pick up some honorable mentions that haven’t become our top three, but it’s worth seeing anyway.
In the meantime, of course, be sure to check out the April eShop Selects while you’re there!
Honorable mentions
3. OPUS: Echo of Starsong – Full Bloom Edition (Switch eShop)
Publisher: Sigono / Developer: Sigono
Release Date: May 11, 2022 (US) / May 11, 2022 (UK / EU)
In third place is the wonderful OPUS narrative title: Echo of Starsong. We called it “an emotional adventure that represents the pinnacle of the series so far and easily one of the best story-based games on Switch” in our review, highlighting the incredible atmosphere shown and the emotional weight of the story.
Read Stuart Gipp’s full review of the title here.
2. PAC-MAN MUSEUM + (change)
Publisher: Bandai Namco / Developer: Bandai Namco
Release Date: May 27, 2022 (US) / May 27, 2022 (UK / EU)
With the silver medal this month is PAC-MAN MUSEUM +, a delicious selection of some of the most important releases of the iconic character over the years. It has a lot to offer, with online leaderboards and missions to complete, and we loved how solid the emulation was for each game. There may have been some missing the content there, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that this compilation includes some of the best games of all time.
See Tom Massey’s full review of the game right here.
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1. Citizen Sleeper (Switch eShop)
Publisher: Fellow Traveler / Developer: Jump Over The Age
Release Date: May 5, 2022 (USA) / May 5, 2022 (UK / EU)
And first this month is Citizen Sleeper, a game that many of our employees have unanimously enjoyed. His strong narrative and writing can be compared to the amazing Elysium Disco, and we especially liked the beautiful artistic style shown along with the fantastic synthesizer wave soundtrack. Definitely one to buy if you like strong role-playing games!
See full Mitch Vogel game review here.
How we decide our eShop Select the top three: As we get to the end of the month, Nintendo Life staff vote on their favorite titles from a list of games selected by the editorial team. To qualify for this list, these games must have been released as a Nintendo Switch eShop only digital title during that particular month and must have been reviewed in Nintendo Life; we select the ranking games based on their review scores.
Staff are then asked to vote on three games they believe deserve to be at the top of this list; the first option gets 3 points, the second option gets 2 points and the third option gets 1 point. These votes are then counted to create a list of the top three, with the overall winner winning that month’s top prize.