Bahnsen Knights Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

by Jim Smale · March 1, 2024

For this Bahnsen Knights Review, it’s 1986, Tornado Alley, USA… We go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend.

Bahnsen Knights Review Pros:

Beautiful cyber-punk-looking pixel art graphics.
218MB download size.
9 save slots.
Game settings – message speed slider, and auto delay slider.
The gallery shows off all unlocked art.
Such a cool color palette that is just pure eye candy.
Visual novel gameplay.
At any time you can recap what has been said and see all text as a rolling text screen.
You can have the text play itself.
Aside from the art showing what’s going on, you get little image pop-ups.
Very engrossing story.
Multiple choice encounters.
They add in little interacted points just so you are not reading constantly.
Save when you want.
A really good well well-integrated soundtrack.
You can fail or sie at certain parts but still get to try again from a pre-determined checkpoint or your save.
Fun little mini-games.
An excellent game to put headphones on and just have fun with.
Has some replay value.

Bahnsen Knights Review Cons:

Never know when a checkpoint is hit or where you will restart.
Slow starter.
At times you can fail a section and not always understand why.
No voicework.
For some choices, it’s a case of one is right and one is wrong and doesn’t offer any deviation or branching path.