Perhaps I’m old fashioned, but growing up in an era where too many dollars were spent on games with great box art but lousy play, I really firmly hold onto the concept that there should be truth in advertising. I understand that people are out to sell games, and perhaps the dull reality of simple budget titles are hard to put into words that won’t sink sales, but this feels like an experience that has been woefully oversold.

While there is absolutely poker involved, though only Texas Hold ‘em, and no other variations, nothing about this title is grand, nor does it provide much of a casino experience. You could just as easily be playing at your buddy’s table that he breaks out for company, since outside of the table and chips there’s nothing else elevating the experience to a higher level. The shame is, remembering casino RPGs and other oddities back in the SNES days, I had some high hopes based on the name, just to be underwhelmed.

Yes, you’ll be able to play against up to 4 AI opponents, and they do appear to use different betting strategies, though overall I wouldn’t consider any of it terribly complex. You could, in theory, learn some of the nuances of how the game is played, but that would simply be through experience, as there’s no in-game explanation of everything that’s going on, so that’s also a potential selling point lost. I’ll credit its look being clean and helping you to clearly know what your active hand would be off to the lower-left corner, but you could just as easily be playing this on a tablet or even your phone and nothing would be lost in translation. If you’re really hard up for some Hold ‘em on your Switch, it will give you that, but keep in mind it’s only that, with little more to offer.