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Untitled Goose Game
2019
Metal Gear Solid
1998
I don't believe anyone who claims they finished this game in under 50 hours without consulting a guide. Most of the puzzles rely either on extreme trial and error or intuiting leaps of ludicrous moon logic. The boss fights range from kind of silly and gimmicky yet entertaining to infuriating garbage.
Otherwise it's still a pretty swell little stealth game with some great 80s B-movie vibes and a highly memorable intro sequence.
Otherwise it's still a pretty swell little stealth game with some great 80s B-movie vibes and a highly memorable intro sequence.
Gorogoa
2017
NieR: Automata
2017
A Way Out
2018
Outer Wilds
2019
Every now and then, a game comes along that changes your perception of what games can and could be. Outer Wilds is one of those. A masterpiece of tone whose mechanics of solar system-sized exploration meld beautifully, perfectly with the story the player discovers by engaging with them.
The end result is sublime enough it sent shivers down my spine. Game of the Year 2019; please go experience Outer Wilds.
The end result is sublime enough it sent shivers down my spine. Game of the Year 2019; please go experience Outer Wilds.
Persona 5
2016
Psychonauts
2005
This game changed my life, in that it inspired me move to San Francisco from the east coast to begin happily working at Double Fine for most of my adult life. Once there, I located a wife and a corgi, the former of which teamed up with me to spawn a son. Psychonauts is the butterfly wing flap that I can trace most of the great things in my life back to. I can't think of another game that has had such an impact. Seems worth a 5 star rating.
Undertale
2015
Gone Home
2013
The Witness
2016
Hitman 2
2018
Hitman 2 consumed my thoughts in a way that few games ever have. It wasn't just that I played so much of it, but my time spent not playing was often spent turning about each level in my mind, trying to conjure up new routes or ideas for contracts. It shows the relative lack of resources IO had to work with at times, but still provides more than enough content to satisfy players.