Games I played in 2022 ranked
New year, same old set up with new games and looser restrictions. Only requirement is that I have to have a good feel for them and see what the primary gameplay loop is about.
123 Games
A realistic portrayal of anxiety shows that just because it's annoying most of the time, it is trying to help you and wants to be tamed.
Yet another grand game from Alike Game Studios; this studio just has a nice solid track record for phone games.
Almost impossible to not see it as a meme game at this point, but hey at least it's still fun.
A better game was just in arms reach, but alas...
What a nice story with nice characters. I hope the developer of the game isn't involved in any controversies that would make talking about this game hard to do...
Yeah, I put Balan Wonderworld above Crumble. I genuinely like this game. It's definitely a victim of being rushed out with some parts needing to be better implemented, but it's still a fun time in my opinion. The art, music, and even the gameplay with the costumes still put a smile on my face.
You can tell this game was made to be reacted to and screamed at.
A fun game, this Banjo-Kazooie, but rate it too high up, it can't be! Sure I love the Monster Mansion and Freezy Peak, but there is more here that I managed to seek. With Rusty Buckets and the Cavern of Clanker, makes me curse out and my feelings feel danker. Add in a camera that makes aiming a chore, and I can't see just why this game is so widely adored. Nice to see Banjo and his friend make it to smash, but another go on this game so soon is one I'll pass.
Still a solid 7/10, just wanted to voice some criticisms that I never saw for this game.
Still a solid 7/10, just wanted to voice some criticisms that I never saw for this game.
Definitely the peak of tower defense games. I'm not a big fan of how they block off abilities until you use towers enough times, but I can see that being an interesting design choice to incentivize people into trying out different towers.
This was actively boring to play through. It just feels so mindless.
Goddamn Alike Studios is so underrated it isn't funny.
Thank you Nintendo for giving this game away for free for a week with NSO membership. The game is actually pretty fun, even if annoying with some of the bonus objectives.
At least it didn't involve any inhumane working conditions.
Oh yeah, this game exists.
Better than the road version, but can still wear out its welcome if you try to play it all at once.
Step 1: Slingshot yourself with your tongue.
Step 2: Go fast.
Step 3: ???
Step 4: PROFIT!
Step 2: Go fast.
Step 3: ???
Step 4: PROFIT!
Showed me just how fun town building can be, especially if the roguelite element of the game is rather lackluster.
This game has no right to be this game 5 years later. The best boss rush type of game I have played with some of the smoothest controls and best animations I have ever seen.
Definitely a bit shorter than the original Cuphead, but damn if it isn't just as fun! If I packaged Cuphead with it's DLC, it definitely would be a bit higher up on my favorite games of all time's list!
The anime that saved the video game...is way better. 9/10. Watch that instead of this game and watch the final boss of the anime get killed on youtube.
A nice little tribute to the fighting side-scrolling games of the past.
Totally Reliable Delivery Service exists. This game is just that, and it's lucky it came out first. Still doesn't mean I rather play this than that.
Oh, so a perfectly ok game...THAT'S where Joshscorcher got his name "Firebrand" from!
At least Crash 4's rehased levels were optional...
An interesting spin on the original Dig-Dug formula, and managing to get all the enemies to fall into the ocean is always a blast.
Where.
The fuck.
IS RAPUNZEL?!?
The fuck.
IS RAPUNZEL?!?
Yeah, still have no idea why Gadget got hitched to Zipper. Still a decently fun platformer.
The superior Mini Motorways, topped off with each character in the game having a unique and insane plot with a overarching theme about time travel.
I ordered a donut and all I got was a lousy hole. Took about 90 minutes to breeze through; not really a lot of replay value, if any, but still fun for a go around or two.
The superior game about donuts.
The fact that none of the other Rocket Slime games made it overseas is a shame.
I have gained a newfound respect for people who master Puyo Puyo-type games.
One of the more unique and fun platformers of the olden days of console wars.
Too overly ambitious and trying to do the "LOL RANDOM=FUNNY" thing for its own good.
Doesn't really ring out any positive emotions from me.
What was once a fun and enjoyable paid experience has been reduced to a Free To Play game with a terrible in-game shop that makes Fortnite's shop look charitable in comparison.
Definitely a more unique idea on the "walking simulator" type game, but it's still a boring drag to play, even with the whole machine aspect.
Mario Kart and Crash Team Racing spoiled me
Just like the actual games they come from, Cuphead's songs were an absolute bop, Sans's songs were half middles and half very highs, and Bendy's songs were utter trash with only one good song that was revealed to us in the demo, meaning we didn't need to play the game for anything better from Bendy.
This is just a charming idea let down heavily by just how boring the game is and how terrible the controls can be.
F-ZERO OUTTA 10! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH, actually more like 4 outta 10.
The multiplayer really is the true highlight of these games.
I really wish I was a Metroidvania fan. I remember beating it twice; getting the bad ending than the good ending, and just thinking it was a 7/10. Replaying it now, it was a 7 or 8 out of 10 till I got to the Deepnest, when it became a 6/10. The Deepnest changes a person.
This looks like a PS2 game with a PS1 camera and bland repetitive gameplay a la the worst shooters from the PS3 that I was able to play on the PS5 in the year 2022 when it came out in 2019 on the PS4.
Basically, it's bad.
Basically, it's bad.
Simplistic and easy to understand score attack game with slippery controls making it feel like you're on ice.
Okay, that's the point, but it's still not enjoyable.
Okay, that's the point, but it's still not enjoyable.
Yeah, I tried to play it during the Steam Sale, but man it just wasn't fun. Maybe I'm too small brain for card games, but even when I was winning I wasn't having fun.
Edit: Tried it out again, and it was better than I thought, but man, I just really find the card deck aspect to be utterly boring.
Edit: Tried it out again, and it was better than I thought, but man, I just really find the card deck aspect to be utterly boring.
Holy shit FNF corruption real
A perfect re-enactment of how I go around killing bugs that I know entered my home. Just less deadly and more cursing.
Combining abilities was fun. Trying to figure out what abilities I needed for 100% was not.
As soon as I heard that intro song I knew I was in for a fun time.
Now, this is the kind of game that can benefit from Nintendo's post-launch add-ons while still not being that bad on its own for $15.
ANON GET OUT!
Not as stunning as the original, and the shortcomings of the original are a bit more prominent here, but it's still a charming game worth at least one trip.
Beaten in the Reverie collection. Definitely a cute and charming game, albeit one with controls that just feel a bit too slippery for me. And that wind bullet keeps feeling a bit too short and unreliable at times.
Consider the trilogy defeated.
Abby was right.
Oh, so THIS is what mid is; completely fine, but with no incentive to come back and try to get better at the game.
I'm jealous of this game's dedication to making a joke at the Witness's expense.
The world is undergoing a roundabout, and it feels just as repetitive as it sounds.
I don’t believe it. All the others games I played this year…lost to an app.
Seriously though, Love You To Bits is just one of the most charming games I ever played. Even after picking it up after so long it still makes me smile ear to ear. Sure some of the puzzles can make my blood boil a bit, but when a game is having me laugh at just how much of an adorable dork Kosmo is and making me feel smart for solving these puzzles while making me marvel at just how much you can interact in a point and click game without saying any words, I think the game has more than earned a 10/10.
Seriously though, Love You To Bits is just one of the most charming games I ever played. Even after picking it up after so long it still makes me smile ear to ear. Sure some of the puzzles can make my blood boil a bit, but when a game is having me laugh at just how much of an adorable dork Kosmo is and making me feel smart for solving these puzzles while making me marvel at just how much you can interact in a point and click game without saying any words, I think the game has more than earned a 10/10.
Now this is a certified childhood classic.
Mappy was always nostalgic for me in a way, being one of the first games I really played, so I can't help but smile at this cute little twist of the formula.
The best in the series, with the most unique characters, the largest and most funtrack selection, and a proper battle mode.
Good premise brought down by shady micro-transactions littering the place.
The fact that this idea works as well as it does is amazing.
The Rabbids can talk with text boxes and voice acting now. Everyone take cover...which is easier to do with the gameplay change from the first game being superior—leading to an even more fun and creative game.
Still has the same problems the other sports game have, but also has its own unique strengths to make up for it. One step forward, one step back. Still better than the two steps back Tennis and Golf got, and the step into the wood chipper Switch Sports got.
Great gameplay with music than can feel repetitive with amusing characters for a good story that doesn't stay too long. If I was more into hack and slash games and this game had a better camera, it could probably be an easy 8/10.
A pretty good and solid arcade game.
TAKE THE HIGHWAY YOU STUPID CARS!
A monument to an actually pretty good phone game.
The superior Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. The inferior Smash game. The worst in-game shop.
Just stick the comic, and check this out if it's on sale and you like the comic.
One of the easiest 3D platformers I played, but also one of the most charming.
I can see Nintendo's idea of keeping a game alive with free updates. Maybe if we didn't have two games that felt similar to one another, it could have worked better. Unfortunately, Wii Sports Resort is still the superior game.
A very cheesy and fun platformer with one terrible shoot 'em up level.
This game reminds me of a disappointing sequel to Star Wars!
6 points.
6 points.
You did not deserve to go out like that.
How the heck is the online play worse than Splatoon 3? At least I didn't have to worry about DDoS attacks for a game that shouldn't even exist.
Edit: They finally got their shit together and now it's basically just Overwatch one with a worse marketplace. Yaaay...
Edit: They finally got their shit together and now it's basically just Overwatch one with a worse marketplace. Yaaay...
Way more complex than an arcade machine was thought to be at the time.
Yeah, I got Pac-Man fever! PAC! MAN! FEVER!
Bring back the world games, you cowards!
Edit: Oh, well I'll be damned.
Bring back the world games, you cowards!
Edit: Oh, well I'll be damned.
Absolute childhood classic from a very good series that needs to have the remaster for the next two games ready!
They just watched NitroRad's video and fixed all his critiques; there's no other possible explanation.
The combat really isn't my cup of tea, nor is the badge system. I would take permanent upgrades and level everything up at once over those annoying badge points and leveling only one stat at a time any day of the week.
Edit: Bumping this up to 7/10 because of the Toad that cheated on his girlfriend.
Edit: Bumping this up to 7/10 because of the Toad that cheated on his girlfriend.
I like Super Paper Mario. That is my response to the question of why this is so low.
Unique presentation that gives way to unique puzzles.
Yeah, I played it again. Still a banger.
It's mini golf and it's extremely limited. At least the title is true.
More like Legends ArceSUS!!!
It's actually pretty damn fun, better than the original style, don't @ me.
It's actually pretty damn fun, better than the original style, don't @ me.
I already forgot about it even after playing it 5 minutes ago.
A nice quick little puzzle game that is easy to breeze through in an afternoon.
Honestly had more fun with the sequel than the original. A more challenging puzzle game, a funnier game, and a more rewarding time.
Also, Want You Gone is better than Still Alive.
Also, Want You Gone is better than Still Alive.
This made me realize I like the Layton-style puzzles and that I wasn't a Phoenix Wright fan.
Fun game for the moment, but it really doesn't have much to it to incentivize replays.
Definitely a bit better when I didn't try to do it all at once. Still repetitive. Definitely more focused on the multiplayer aspect.
This game popped up right the heck out of nowhere with its charm and music. If you like Parappa, you'll like this as well.
I really wanted to like this game, but the fact that I was bored by slaying Colossus beings says it all.
I don't really dig it.
It can be quite annoying at times, but there is something good here that keeps me coming back. Black Knight and the freeze axe is OP.
The lore and characters in this game are this game's strongest suit. If this game can expand without Mike Z, I would love to see comics and TV shows about these characters. Peacock deserves her own Black and White cartoon show.
Tonycrossbow
1 year ago