2021 Ranked
An ongoing ranked list of games I've played (so far) from 2021.
I'm limiting this to games I've actually played a finished release version of (insert New World joke here).
I'm limiting this to games I've actually played a finished release version of (insert New World joke here).
70 Games
Pitch-perfect narrative that reveals character through the belongings of a person as they move in to new lodgings at various times of their life. It made me feel wistful and a bit nostalgic, so the ideas hit emotionally. It's also a bit of an ironic shell - the idea that we could be summed up by the stuff we put in boxes when we move is gently satirical. It's a light, thoughtful, amusing delight.
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New World has had its teething problems for a core gamer audience, who expect a game they can return to every day. But for me the experience was nigh on perfect - a wonderful immersive world, the right level of challenge, a bunch of interesting systems, some stunning visuals and incredible sound design - I loved most of my time with it and was happy to move on once I'd had my fill.
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Simple concept of linking planets to build supply routes, but the game has a huge amount of depth and variety within that - I feel on every run I get a little wiser. Love the incidental music too!
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A perfect tone, length, level of complexity - a light narrative tale with heavy undertones. There were tears, and I wouldn't change a frame of it.
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