Games I Played in 2021 ranked
The Omoris, the Meat Boy Forevers, and the Florences in between. So I don't get too scorched, I'll only be adding games I played at least till the halfway point, or if it's a special case, like a multiplayer online game or Bubsy. Still a bad list for metroidvania fans, sorry.
125 Games
It feels like a dream for a game to be this good. Amazing side content, some of the best fighting in any rpg, a gripping overall mystery that I wanted to solve, writing that can be serious or humorous when the mood calls for it, great written characters, and it stars the MVP, Kel. Can’t recommend this highly enough.
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A game that I can 100% any time, any place. Some of the smoothest 3D movements I have ever saw, with a fun gimmick in the form of Cappy, and fan service in the form of all the costumes and Pauline returning. This is easily the best switch game, period.
2
I went into this game wanting to just replay the main story. Ended up getting all the cousins, presents, and beat Katamari Drive mode. It’s that addicting.
3
The best of the series, and a great way to promote the series on the switch.
4
The peak of Shovel Knight, with fun gameplay moves, a surprisingly engaging love story, and basically being Shovel Knight but betters makes this an absolute blast.
5
Raise a toast and take a sip for one of the most challenging and fun boss rush styled games ever.
6
The superior rhythm game; sorry FNF. Maybe when you’re fully out.
7
This pretty much fixed up all the problems of the predecessor and gave us some the best boss fights ever saw.
8
Neku’s character is one of the best I ever saw in fiction; if not that, then THE best.
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The fact that I got a PS5 just for this game should say it all. The fact that it’s worth says more than enough.
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Not as rich in gameplay as I like, but makes up for it more than enough with great writing.
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The most lighthearted and comedic Shovel Knight adventure, with great gameplay and disappointing your mother.
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A unique and fresh new gameplay style with a clever story about how to overcome your obstacles in life.
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Definitely the most depressing of the Shovel Knight Treasure Trove stories, but still great fun.
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Now is your chance to be a [BRAND NEW MEME!]
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Bowser stubs his toe at 3AM and gets angry.
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A nice shinier coat for a nice and shiny PS2 game that deserved a rerelease. Now we just need the rest of the series.
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Kind of bug and kind of snack! Your friends are never coming back!
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The gold standard of the WarioWare series. One of the best games for the 3DS to go out on.
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Ah, now THIS is what Super Meat Boy is all about! Precise, challenging yet fair and fun platforming.
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What a colorful world with a heartfelt story.
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The best of laid plans can be messed up by a tree giving you an extra roll.
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Oh yeah, this title screamed for Multiplayer fun.
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The best museum I have ever been to.
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Medi-actually pretty damn good.
25
There was a game. Someone had to say it.
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Chaos! Chaos!
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Week 7 singlehandedly brought this game up to this high up.
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The love child of Plague Of Shadows and Rhythm Thief.
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Now this is a game that deserves a encore!
30
The peak of the pencil meets the peak of the series.
31
The very definition of a childhood classic.
32
Now, this is a COOL 2D Platformer!
...Ok, too obvious.
...Ok, too obvious.
33
When you need to test out a new peripheral, the WarioWare crew is there to help you.
34
The birth of one of the quirkiest series ever.
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I was having a ball with this game, even if some of the levels did make me go bananas.
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My camera is filled! Stop with the camera games!
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One of the best “walking simulator” games I ever saw that manages to do some cool and unique stuff with its gameplay and story-telling.
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The best Zelda game, and it's not even traditionally a Zelda game.
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Poker Night with the Indies; Sunny, Zagreus, Hat Kid, Peacock, with Crow as the dealer. Make it happen.
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Oh hey, speaking of which.
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Definitely the worst Katamari game, but it's still a Katamari game. It's like saying that Shovel Knight's campaign is the worst part of the Treasure Trove saga.
42
Your watch shift is finally over.
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Congratulations Nephews! Hope you had fun with your first Kirby game, even if I carried the ending finale. Hopefully, Kirby Star Allies is easier for the three of you.
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Pochi carried this game, hard.
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Definitely leagues better than the other platforming Fairy Oddparents game.
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Another blast from the past. Rugrats games shouldn't be this unironically good.
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This is a certified crib classic!
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Oh, the village of shadows was foreshadowing the events of the game. Clever.
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One of the better beat 'em up games I played this year.
50
The best demon now cooks apple pies. Her might is limitless.
51
A worthy and easy title in order to help get your feet wet in the pool of VR.
52
Hades at home be like:
53
Definitely loses its allure with the pandemic being dealt with more and more.
54
Ah, now this is the true Toree 3D killer!
55
The fact that a new animated series in in development is amazing.
56
I really need to play a better port of this game.
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A charming little story about the value of knowing when enough is enough and saying no!
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This is the true neighborhood horror game Hello Neighbor wished it was.
59
Proud of Matthew getting his game on Nintendo hardware. Shame the game is not that interesting.
60
Forget tarot readings; who was your Miitopia team?
61
It was fun while it lasted, but I don't see myself paying for it again with NSO unless Nintendo gives up a new expansion pass as free DLC for it.
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Stops just as it picks up.
63
This meme game has no right to be this good.
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Smooth moves moves smoothly
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Kind of soaked in too much praise, but it's still a fun platformer.
66
Needs a bit more polishing, but I still like it.
67
I only managed to beat this by sheer luck thanks to Plague Knight.
68
Never forget the champion known as Pappy Van Poodle
69
A definite improvement over the original. Tropical Freeze still did it better.
70
The only Metroid game I can see myself replaying with a smile on my face.
71
Seriously, the camera roll is getting too big.
72
More like punching up to your enemies.
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Gamer>Taxi>Shutter>Arrow>Kung Fu>Ashley>>>Ski>Pirates>>>>>>>>Design>Patchwork
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Dodgeball but with more pain and having to rely on teammates actually being decent.
75
The hit-or-miss nature of the gyro controls really hindered it.
76
Had it been made with better duct tape, it could have been higher.
77
Problems really start to rise when I tried out the 3rd acts. The biggest problem for me was that I actually still had a fun time.
78
If a literal walking corpse can get a girlfriend, so can you.
79
Are you SURE there wasn't painful fluff that could have been removed?
80
Yeah, with Bowser's Fury and Mario Odyssey in the mix, this game looks more and more inferior by the second.
81
Sonic colors in the coding for this game and ruins a remake.
82
Look, guys! Look! It's the birth of one of history's greatest achievements, Wario!
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I would have been on the Nintendo side of the console wars.
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Definitely puts the PS Vita to work with all its features.
85
I wish I grew up on the SNES era...
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A cute game for only $1 and can be beaten in an hour. This was made for speedrunning.
87
The open-world and entry fees killed this game for me
88
So this is the true power of the Gangster's paradise.
89
What is a gas car, and why is it mad?
90
Yeah, I can see why this series became a cult classic.
91
Nice little park management game with guilt over not being able to fix a ship.
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This game has that fill in the box game; making it a good game.
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The first of the SNES trilogy, and a pretty decent time.
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It was literally for free and a decent game; a good combo.
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Finally, best boy Hop is here!
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There's a zombie, on your gameshow...
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Still not a Metroid fan, sorry.
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As I kid I would have loved this.
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Mario Golf Super Rushed out and weaker than the 3DS and Gamecube game.
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