2021 favs
fav stuff i played this year! extra thoughts in notes <3
15 Games
well and truly artistically inspiring to me in every way, set a benchmark for cinematography in games that resonates with me so well, just a legit masterpiece all around, i love u suda
1
it really is just that good!! not the game on this list that made me cry the most but definitely the one that cut the deepest, a bizarre, heartbreaking, terrifyingly stark meditation on loss and grief that i wouldn't change a single thing about
2
THE best action game i've played in forever - would seriously go right next to bayonetta on my list of genre favs
3
this one validated a lot of the thoughts i have about game design, in a way? it represents a lot of the weird artsy things i like in games taken to their logical extremes, finishing it was like a weird kind of confirmation that i'm not just posturing and overthinking things LOL, i found it incredibly engrossing all the way through and really would consider it a small masterpiece
4
pure pastoral bliss in old game form - i'm weirdly drawn to LADX's world and i'm not entirely sure why! it's just comfy, prairie and beach land >>>> generic nondescript zelda overworld fare any day
5
the actual game here that made me cry the most. perfectly builds on a literal decade's worth of story material imo
6
literally just the most fun classicvania by a WIDE margin imo, i had a blast with it
7
perfect "me" game, visually and tonally exactly what i love, and the kind of thing i wish i was creative and confident enough to make
8
on here just barely bc i have watched a playthrough before, but playing nier properly for the first time was so nice! still adore the cast & soundtrack, but what i really think is under appreciated is its atmosphere. one of surprisingly few game worlds that manage to feel genuinely summery and warm to me, very comfy!
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