When I first saw Lynked: Banner of the Spark on the Nintendo Direct, I was immediately pulled in by the fact that it was a roguelike. No surprises there. While I was intrigued by the base-building aspects of the game, I know myself well enough to know that isn’t what’s going to keep me playing.

Fortunately, after some time with the game, I can confidently say that, much like the Eagles’ offense, while some things can be cleaned up, it still gets the job done.

LYNKED WASTES NO TIME GETTING YOU INTO THE FLOW

The game features both online and offline modes, which I’ll discuss later. But once you make your choice, you’re taken into the character creator. And I have to say, it’s pretty good.

I was able to create a fairly realistic version of myself to bring into the game. It was cool. The g

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