Game of the (I played this) Year 2021
This list is not just 2021 releases, but games that I played/finished/did something with this year. Fuck requirements, this is what feels right.
Honorable Mentions:
-The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
This year was certainly not the first time I played it but this year I got really into the ALttP Randomizer mod, and this ended up being my most played game of the year. I participated in a tournament for newer players and placed 13th out of 64, learned a ton about the game and had a lot of fun with it. In a way it's my game of the year.
-Last Epoch
Excluded from the list because it's still in Early Access, but I put around 70 hours into this game this year, it's now my favorite ARPG (a genre I play a lot of), and will probably place highly if not at the top of my yearly list whenever it's "complete".
-Ultrakill
Similar to the above, a game still in Early Access where I had a great time with what's there so far. This game kicks ass and is unquestionably my favorite so far of the new wave of retro-styled shooters.
-Eviternity
A set of modded levels for Doom which I started this year but didn't finish in time for this list, it will likely be on my list next year as I think it's already my favorite Doom mod ever, and I fucking love that game. It features a completely new set of textures which look gorgeous, and some of the coolest level design I've ever seen in an FPS.
Honorable Mentions:
-The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
This year was certainly not the first time I played it but this year I got really into the ALttP Randomizer mod, and this ended up being my most played game of the year. I participated in a tournament for newer players and placed 13th out of 64, learned a ton about the game and had a lot of fun with it. In a way it's my game of the year.
-Last Epoch
Excluded from the list because it's still in Early Access, but I put around 70 hours into this game this year, it's now my favorite ARPG (a genre I play a lot of), and will probably place highly if not at the top of my yearly list whenever it's "complete".
-Ultrakill
Similar to the above, a game still in Early Access where I had a great time with what's there so far. This game kicks ass and is unquestionably my favorite so far of the new wave of retro-styled shooters.
-Eviternity
A set of modded levels for Doom which I started this year but didn't finish in time for this list, it will likely be on my list next year as I think it's already my favorite Doom mod ever, and I fucking love that game. It features a completely new set of textures which look gorgeous, and some of the coolest level design I've ever seen in an FPS.
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