Star Fox Command
Star Fox Command is by no means a low-effort game, but it is misguided beyond belief.
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Minish Cap is simply a pretty good installment with some room for improvement.
Metroid Dread
Dread mostly takes existing franchise hallmarks and alters all of them slightly with only minor flaws, so the end product is consistently solid but unexceptional.
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
Button mashing in Hyrule Warriors doesn’t just grind the standard combat into a fine paste; it devours all of the adjacent mechanics.
Pikmin 3 Deluxe
The Deluxe rerelease adds so many improvements to Pikmin 3’s improvements that I’m confident in calling it at least better than the first game.
Pokémon Trozei!
Trozei is a decent matching-tile puzzler with a Pokémon coat of paint, and that’s all.
Elite Beat Agents
If the gameplay could be cleaned up, this could be an outstanding franchise.
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Partners in Time contains the strong foundation of the Mario RPGs, but it ends up being underwhelming nevertheless.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Captain Toad is distinctly charming, but that’s all it is.
Luigi’s Mansion 3
By many of the usual metrics for game quality, Luigi’s Mansion 3 isn’t great, but it shines in other ways.