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Erecting buildings is simple enough with the controls given, and construction doesnвЂ™t require a level of precision that leaves you wanting for a mouse. Directional and shoulder buttons are used to navigate and select menus, left stick to move the visual window, and right stick to act as cursor. Thankfully, that tool set works well on Switch. Other than getting stuck in a few spots where the instruction was unclear, it worked as intended and is a good introduction to the systems and tool set.

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The mode effectively uses scenarios such as quelling riots and managing fires for going through how to make infrastructure, managing different personnel, and uses for each. Each include snippets of story played out in Polaroid photos with scenes and dialogue surprisingly graphic compared to the simple, cartoony top-down look. After begrudgingly signing up for their newsletter, I started with the five-chapter story mode, meant to act as a tutorial for first-time players. Think of Wardens like choosing your profession in Oregon Trail вЂ“ they give you a trait or skill as you build and run the prison. I was immediately greeted with an invitation to sign up for their newsletter in exchange for two additional wardens, which came off as withholding content.

First impressions of Prison Architect, published and developed on Switch by Double Eleven, werenвЂ™t positive.

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