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As always the presentation is polished, and the controls are generally responsive and sound. You’ll quickly get the hang of coloring in pixels, marking them with an X, and even switching between colors (and the new color mode also provides multiple control schemes so you can find the one that suits you). While the physical controls are well-implemented, as with previous versions of Picross on Switch there is still no touchscreen support, which is a bit of a shame, but thankfully the physical controls are intuitive and quick so it’s hardly a crippling loss. As always there’s an abundance of content to work through, so it’ll be a nice and slow zen-like burn to get through it all, with 300 shared regular and mega puzzles, another 150 for Clip Picross, and a humble 30 puzzles for the new Color Picross mode. Yes, I’d love to have some more in the new flavor but I’m still happy to see their inclusion, especially since in this case the Picross series is playing catch-up with the competition. Which Picross variant you choose will likely come down to taste, with S3 being the least garish and carrying a sense of refinement its competition lacks. Always good for getting yourself into a zen-like calm, Picross S3 continues the series strong representation on Switch and yet again has stepped up its game to keep pace in what’s actually a pretty competitive space.
Justin Nation, Score:Nindie Choice! [8.5]