2023 First Time Plays Ranked

Alright. Thats it. Roll credits. Interesting year in life for me rebuilding myself into an adult man. Not so interesting in games. Katamari was the highlight fr fr. Started getting into some crpgs, game passed on a whim, more indie games which were often mid, and game passed around.

Heres about three sentences about every game i played for the first time this year. There are some games floating around that I started or continued this year that I didn't feel confident in writing on yet so those will show up in a future list. Have a good year folks!

Brave Fencer Musashi
Brave Fencer Musashi
Maybe I'm becoming an aRPG purist? This shit controls like you're trying to roll a log through mud by yourself. I dig a lot of the stuff going on with day/night etc. but it's just not enjoyable to play moment to moment.
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Kirby's Dream Land 3
So saccharine I'm gonna vomit. I can enjoy some cutesy stuff like the rest of the homies, but this is too much for me. Elsewise it's kirby. It's fine.
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
A competent 90s western fighting game for moderate prices. Satisfactory!
NBA Jam Tournament Edition
NBA Jam Tournament Edition
Yeah I don't vibe with this. Very of it's time but it doesn't do anything I'd want out of a sports game. I find it hard to get excited in a two button game ig. Also never look into Karl Malone and John Stocktons politics, big yikes there
Snatcher
Snatcher
Wow asthetically cool! What a great soundtrack! My first Kojima game! God this guy is a dork, like the way he writes women is just uncomfortable af. This story is very mid, like yeah it's blade runner but without any of the humanity of bladerunner, some low key copaganda.
Magical Chase
Magical Chase
An absolute joy of a starter shmup for me. It's very easy but my ass still got beat at first haha. I love theres an easy mode to try out the first 3 levels out with before moving on to the main game! It's taught me a lot about what to look for in controls for these games and how to follow bullet patterns, so I look forward to playing more shmups!

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