Let's first talk about the games I currently play and how they were this year.

DOTA 2.: Big changes this year and for the better. The map is bigger, most stuff to do on the map, and great stuff all around

Marvel Snap: Also good updates for the UI for PC and the new cards made this fun to play all year for me again

Overwatch 2: Not enough changes since it came out. I don't care about the PV. Some reworks were okay not great and the battlepass and monotazation still sucks. I will say the heroes and the maps were generally good overall.

I wrote most of these reviews shortly after I played them with a few exceptions, but I wanted to do this so I got my thoughts right away as opposed to remembering at the end of the year. Now onto the list!

25.Sports Story

This game was just to ambitious for its own good and its just a lack luster game with neat ideas, but lacks overall polish and direction. I would give this game a pass if the golf was as good as the first game, however its not the case. The golf is more simplified taking out being able to spin the ball and alter the direction of the shot, which is a weird and bad decision, since one they already should have the engine/code for it and two makes it just super boring to play the golf. Not only that but every single golf course lacks any type of direction and just seems to be made from a course random generator with path and obstacles all over the place without any though put into them. The story is bland and the pay off of the ending is the more mundane unfulfilling ending of game I have ever seen. The positives of this game is that the music is still very good and the charm of the game is great. I liked running around these worlds and exploring, its just that the objectives are boring, bland and sometimes aren’t very clear what you are supposed to do. I can go on, and on with all the mistakes this game has, but to sum it all up is just it was very clearly rushed and is missing the finishing touches which makes it seem more like someone first attempt at making a video game and showing it to you with out one person reviewing the final product. Not an awful or even bad game overall, but the definition of a 5/10. Very disappointing.

24.Alone in the Dark The New Nightmare GBC

Play this on the NSO and its a neat and decent little game. Not every long or too difficult. Some really good sprit work in this for sure. Some of the puzzles can be a bit out there, and wondering around can be confusing. Also you can soft lock yourself from beating the game due to you lose when either you run not only out of health, but also ammo. That said if you have like an hour to an hour and a half to kill and you have NSO this is work checking out.

23.Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone PS1

Decided to replay this game after rewatching the movie as I haven’t done either in a while. And I don’t think I beat it and now I did. Its a short game, with some frustrating parts, like Gringots, the flying, and the drowsy troll.The game is okay, more for nostalgia for more and due to the length if you are a Potter fan and haven’t played this one then check it out.

22. The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker HD

I came in thinking that this Zelda would be my favorite since Phantom Hourglass was the first Zelda game that I played all the way through, and one of my favorites, however I was extremely disappointed by this. Zelda games continue to be overhyped which does add to the disappointment as well. I will start off with the positives. That I like the art style, charm, and humor of this game, however it basically stops there. The major issue that I have with this game is that is extremely boring and tedious to sail the ocean, pull out the windwaker, switch the the wind direction, only to sail to a single small island a tiny square. I am not going to fault the game due to the limitations of the gamecube, but those small islands are pretty unexciting and uninspired. The two dungeons where you have to control the partner also are just not fun for being tedious. I should have to pull out the windwaker, put in the directions everytime I need to swap to the other party member. This game really doesn’t do anything all that great for a Zelda game other than its style, which is why I have a hard time with people saying its their favorite or top one for reasons other than nostalgia.

21. Alan Wake

Played this game because I think Alan Wake 2 looks pretty good and wanted to check out the first one, and man this is the most 6/10 game. The combat would be good if the flashlight didn’t have ammo. I found it very annoying to keep reloading it even though I never got the point where the batteries matter. The drive sections feel awful to control and it also is not that fun and seems kinda pointless. The story is overly confusing and I still don’t understand it even after beating it. I am actually having a hard time as to why people like this game, maybe it was a time and place thing when it came out, but it didn’t hit the mark for me. Alan's voice is also very unnatural and contrasts with the other characters since he doesn’t seem like a good voice actor or even trying. I am still interested in the second game since it seems to be different than this one.

20. Cook, Serve, Delicious 3

This more of the same as the last 2 games. I like the level system in this and the upgrades as well. I do still need to play a bit more of this, but having a hard time going back to it because I just don’t like the aesthetic of this game at all. From the music to the design it seems pretty soulless. I still would much prefer some stages where they give you the menu like it the second game to mix it up instead of you choosing the menu every time. Not a terrible game by any means, just more of the same. Also I am playing on Switch and there is frame rate issues when playing on a TV that absolutely makes it almost unplayable.

19. Ys Origin

I got this game pretty much because I heard its a good starting point for the Ys franchise, even though I played a bit of Ys 8 and stopped playing after about 2 hours. None the less this is a fun little game. I played my first play through on Normal and the other two on easy just to beat the game. I will say Normal has a challenge, but glad I did it on easy due to you playing the same exact levels in each play though. This is the games fault, while I liked the different play styles of the characters the actual game doesn’t make it that way with each character instead you play the game doing the same levels and hearing the same music over and over again. Once I realized this on my second play through I was disappoint. The story was also pretty meh, decided to skip some it as well. Overall its am okay game.

18. Axiom Verge 2

I enjoy the first game quite a bit and was excited for the second yet when it came out not a lot of people were talking about it so I was skeptical and passed it on release. When I saw it on PS Plus for free decided to of course play it. This game is fantastic overall and more enjoyable than the first. There different visuals makes this game a joy to look at and the music is also great. This is more an an exploration type of game with no boss really and it is a quite easy game to play and just enjoy. Some of the backtracking did confuse me especially after I didn’t play it after a few days forgot some items I had and where certain things were. This game deserved to get more praise at the time and more people need to give the sequel a shot.

17.Goldeneye 007

Played this game as a kid at friends houses over the years since I never own and N64 and my thoughts were its fun, but its not great. And playing it fully through that is still the same. The controls are still super clunky even with the NSO version. The objects at times can also be unclear of what you are supposed to do and grab and where to go. Its a fun run and gun shooter and with multiplayer its still a decent time as well.

16.Omega Strikers

I really was digging this game for the first week! It was a ton of fun until it was like week 2 or 3. I played ranked and the ranked matches are way too long. It should be best 2 out of three instead of first to 3 wins. I also kept losing a lot of games from some reason and unranked too, which made the game very unenjoyable and I ultimately decided to stop playing.

15.Mario & Luigi’s: Bowser’s Inside Story

I never finished this game and always wanted to go back to it and now I have. I remember being super boring and long at the beginning of the game and that still stands true. There is a ton of dialogue and cutscene that slow down the pacing and the gameplay immensely. That and packed with not great music and only what seems like 5 music tracks in the whole game can make the game seem like you played for an hour when its been 5 mins. The controls during battles when countering attacks works but feels stiff sometimes. That being said overall as a whole this game is just okay. Its pretty easy, the minigames and stylus mechanics are meh, and there isn’t much variety when it comes to area, but thats due to playing both as Bowser walking around and Mario and Luigi visiting the areas inside him, but even the areas inside him never felt different enough to make them memorable. If you are a fan of these games I am sure you would enjoy this one.

14.Castlevania Dracula X

This is an okay Castlevania, the music is good, graphics are also good too for the snes. Where it lacks is the level design and that it is difficult. The placement of the enemies and their attacks and be a real pain and a turn off to make you quit fast. I started this last year got frustrated on the third level and stopped. I came back and brutally made my way through and would I play this one again, maybe? I would play the others one over it for sure. If this controlled like Castlevania 4 it would be a better game and its a disappointment that it does not.

13. Metroid Fusion

This game overall is pretty good. Its a fun short experience with great visuals and music for the GBA. I don’t have much to say about this, even though its short halfway through once I got the spider boss and after that I was pretty much done with the game. That boss and level design is really really bad. Not to mention the last boss section as well when it came to where the save point was, was annoying. I also find the shooting at the walls thing just dumb. Its not a challenge and its not a good puzzle.

12. The Coin Game

Definitely need to play more of this, but for the first few hours I have been enjoying it. I have been doing the survivor mode so the beginning grind for money is tedious, but awesome fun game with great nostalgic feeling.

11. Dying Light

I got the Switch version and I will say this game runs pretty well and also looks pretty good on the Switch! The game as a whole is pretty okay, it is pretty tough in the beginning and you do need to grind a bit. I never really crafted any weapons since I wasn’t sure if they would be better than the weapons I had, so I would have been nice to see the actual stats. Also when I did craft some weapons I wouldn’t have the items to repair it and it would have been nice to know which items I need to repair them. I will say once you get to the second area I had a lot more fun, the grappling hook was fun to use and made traversing easier and faster. I thought the combat was a bit sloppy and not well executed, but overall this was a fun game even though it is a bit dated with its gameplay mechanics.

10. Baulder’s Gate Dark Alliance HD

This game is pure nostalgia for me and I did get it when it was on sale even though I own a copy. This game is still pretty good. Overall its a solid dungeon crawler loot game and I think where this shines is the Coop. Now I didn’t play it co-op this time, I remember playing it with my brothers and having a blast. I played the Elf to make it more difficult and it sure was. You kind of have to cheat the game by running in circles to kill an enemy or keep going back to the save point after killing a certain amount and it gets tedious. The enemies in this game even on normal deal so much damage and sometimes out of no where and drop you from full health to third of a heal in one hit. If this is nostalgic to you and you want to play it again this is worth a pick up on sale, even if you never played it before grab a friend (to play couch coop because there is no online) its still a good time

9. Metroid Prime Remastered

The game starts off strong and was ultimately enjoying it for the most part until about a little over halfway when the game clearly shows that it was made in 2002. I think overall the game is exactly a metroid in first person and they pull it off for the most part, the puzzle and exploration overall is fun, but the overall back tracking is such a hassell and makes it not as enjoyable. The game would have really benefited from a fast travel, and I understand it is a remaster, but I feel like they still should have added it. Judging the game as a whole without it still hassell because traversing through the levels isn’t fun nor fast. The constant switching guns to unlock doors every time, the respawning enemies, and the morph ball is the fastest way to get around but its useless due to the platforming. The bosses are pretty boring as well as the shooting. Once again I think the nostalgia of people hyping this game up plays a part into this as well. Its by no means a disappointing game due to that its just a dated experience which I would hope Metroid Prime 4 would solve these issue, and I am glad that they did make this game available for the modern age.

8. Resident Evil 2

This game is very good and was quite surprised. I only played both A routes of the characters. The gameplay is challenging on normal, the story is fun too. The issue that I have and the reason why I am not playing the B routes at least at this time is because of the similarities between the Claire and Leon routes. They are pretty much 90% of the same game with very little changed which is not only disappointing, but repetitive. That said I am glad I was able to play this classic game.

7. Infernax

This a great little game. It feels good to play and is a spiritual successor to Simon’s Quest. It does start of tough at first, but the game is actually pretty easy to beat overall. I enjoy the choices and even not knowing when they were going to come on the first play through made the world seem more alive than it actually is. I like all the little secrets that it has from beating the game or by in the world itself. The only real issue that I have is that even with the fast travel spell, moving around the world is a bit slow would have like to see some faster traversal even if it was a code.

6. F-Zero 99

I really really liked this game when it was first out for the first two weeks. A lot of fun, controls great, and looks awesome. I got in this this one pretty hard and once I got my first win is when it started to peal off from it. It also didn’t help that they only had a set amount of tracks and it took too long for the new ones to come out. If the tracks came out weekly it would have have a more longevity to keep the player base. Still a great game, just disappointed how the overall package was handle when it came to the live service

5. Baulder’s Gate Dark Alliance2 HD

Also nostalgic as the first game, this surpasses the first game by a whole lot. The enemies are balanced this time, there are most heroes to chose from, and there is also a workshop to customize weapons and armor. There are a few side quest to do as well not a lot by any means, but its a nice addition from the first game. I played the Barbarian since I played these back to back and I just wanted to hack and slash through the game. Gone was the continuous saves was able to make it to the never save point mostly with no problem, less running around enemies to kill them as well. This game has more abilities to put skill points in than the first, and you also gain levels more easily and faster than the first so you feel like you can max out everything if needed. If you are gonna pick either this one or the first, honestly you can just get this and be fine. It was a great next step into the franchise that sadly didn’t continue after this, and one can only hope what that third game would be and what more iterations they would have added.

4. Vampire Survivors

This game is awesome. From the simple gameplay to all the secrets its a blast to play through and gives you excitement when a surprise comes up when you start making your way through the game and doing the achievements. The only issue that I have is the fact that I really don’t like some of the stuff that can cause seizures while it does effect me in that way it still can hurt my eyes and head to look at so I wish they could solve that issue.

3. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

This is truly an incredible game and a huge step up from Breath of the Wild. It basically fixes almost everything that wasn’t great in Breath of the Wild. The weapons breaking and the punishing early game is fixed,the shrines are better, and the overall systems and abilities are way more fun and much better. I will say the flaws that it does have is that the rewards for the quest and side missions aren't great. You often get a weapon that will break, food, or an item that you will barely use. I think some of the main quests when it comes to getting the armor to get into the area are pretty bad considering the mission is just buy it. That isn’t good nor fun, plus getting the rupees in the game is next to impossible. Overall the game is a lot of fun and is one of the best Zelda games and is the game that Breath of the Wild always wanted to be.

2. Resident Evil 4 HD

This has been on my radar for at least 10 years when I bought a PS2 copy and only played about and hour. I often tried to play it but a few times, but never got past the first hour or so mostly due to other things that came up to play instead. This time I decided to buy the HD version, due to being easier to play and easier to see since playing a PS2 on HD TV doesn’t look great. That said this is one of the best and complete games I have played and they hype around this game is justified. It is challenging, tense, and a fun experience with great level design. The flaws that I have are really just I feel like its a tad long. It does feel to drag in the castle section and by the time I got to the island I felt that it was time to be done. I also did try to play Separate Ways however it just seemed like enemies spawn without ending and I didn’t just want to run through it, plus I was pretty much over the game. Did play the first chapter of it, but was done playing at that point.

1. Dragon Quest XI

This essentially was my frist Dragon Quest game that I have played, besides a few hours in DQ4, and let me say this game is fantastic. The story and the characters are interesting a blast to learn about. The gameplay and turn base is quick and easy to understand what is going on at all times as well. I played on Switch and the game looks great as well. The only few issues that I have are, the crafting isn’t great and can be hard to understand. The side quest are also pretty lack luster as well. Other than that this game is a monster to play super long and lots to do. Even though I beat it for some reason I still wanna go back for more.

Honorable mention as always is DOTA 2 onto the lists!

Games I played before but beat/put more time into:

7..Spyro Enter the Dragonfly

Played as a kid went back to it, Pretty boring game its not the worst but its aint good, more fun to speed run

6.Simpsons Hit and Run

Played this one as a kid as well, this game continues to be over hyped and overrated. Yes, its awesome to see all the Simpsons content in the world, but its just a mediocre driving game with bad rubberbanding and tight time constraints.

5.Pokemon snap

Played as a kid at friends houses and beat before there. Enjoyed my time again with this

4. Cook, Serve, Delicious 2

Doubled my time in this game continues to be super fun wish gold medals weren’t 100% and you were given at least 1 or 2 mistakes to get

3.Castlevania

Always tried to beat and I finally did it. Once you know the tips and tricks getting to Dracula isn’t too bad, but ton of fun and a classic game

2. Stardew Valley

Double my time in this as well. Completed the rec center might go back to it again to build up a farm, but the farm work does get tedious at times.

1.Super Castlevania

Masterpiece of a game, pay it every Halloween

Games I haven’t played enough and how likely I am to return to them

6.Kingdoms of Amalor

I think if they made this game with another IP like LOTR this game would be a classic the combat is fun enough, but I don’t care about any of this lore and their crazy made up names.

5.Nioh

Will not go to this could really get past the actual first area

4.Shin Megami Sensi Strange Journey

Might go back to this enjoyed my time the difficulty is holding me back

3.Final Fantasy 7 remake

I would like to go back to this and I intend to, but not pulling my attention now.

2. Dragon Quest 11

Really want to play more of this one, just need time for it.

1.Warzone 2.0

Enjoyed the first one a lot reason its 1 over hades is that I play this with friends and excited to dive in a play more next year.

Games of the year

31. Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

This game is such a disappointment since I started the year playing Shovel Knight for the first time. My major complaint in this is that its not balanced for difficulty, and instead gives you the tools to change it and gives you extra lives, which is fine, but when the main game isn’t even balanced makes the game not fun because it feels like cheating.

30. Tiny Tina Assault on Dragons Keep

Was in the mood for more Borderlands and this is fine and gives you the perfect amount of time to enjoy one.

29. Super Mario Land

This game is very dated still fun to play, but the controls are really really bad for a Mario game

28. Rainbow Six N64

Started out as a joke to play a few years ago with my friend to try and beat, in which I played it byself this year and beat it. Its a lot of fun, but more fun Coop and a solid FPS on the N64

27. Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

This is my second to least favorite of the Zelda games. It was some of the worst dungeons, quests, and controls out of all of them. It starts off good and then falls flat halfway through.

26. Tomba!

This game always was a mystery to me as a kid. I could never get far enough nor understand the game so I never knew much about it. That said I finally beat it and its pretty meh. Its just a bunch of fetch quest with some platforming. This game is expensive now and not worth the price tag.

25. Demon Turf

I wanted to like this game a lot in which I did enjoy it has fun platforming, however the controls could have been tighter and the combat isn’t great.

24. Pokemon Violet

What a disappointment literally all they had to do was keep the same catching and battle mechanics of Arceus and put them in this world they made, but they didn’t do it. Its a pretty empty open world game where I questioned if I was having fun as I beat it.

23. Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

I did enjoy this one a lot more than Oracle of Ages. This is a solid game and a middle of the pack Zelda.

21. Banjo Kazooie Gruntys Revenge

I was in the mood for more Banjo and played this. Decent short little experience that isn’t too difficult.

21. Crash 4

Solid Platformer, I thought the levels were too long and once you realize its almost impossible to get everybox on the first run made it pointless to get them at all towards the end of the game

20. Castlevania Bloodlines

I really enjoy this Castlevanai one of the easier ones, only flaw is I found it baffling that if you die before at the boss and spawn in the boss room you cant get the full upgraded whip

19. Tony Hawk HD 1 +2

Classic games wish it was Tony Hawk 3, not a huge fan of these levels

18. Bayonetta

I really enjoyed Bayonetta super fun over the top game

17. Loop Hero

Really really liked Loop Hero only thing holding it back for me is the grinding for materials early on and nothing is super clear of what they do when you level up locations

16. Demons Crest

What a great game, solid platforming, good challenge

15. Banjo Kazooie

Played this as a kid at friends house finally got to 100% by myself still holds up, better than Mario 64

14. AI: The Nirvana Initiative

This is a better game than the first one, fun story and twist. This game also moves fast for a visual novel which I enjoy as well.

13. Bayonetta 2

Better than the first more Bayoneta

12. Shovel Knight Treasure Trove

First time playing the Shovel knight series really enjoyed them. I enjoyed playing the DLC campaigns more so than the original Shovel knight

11. Diablo 2

This game is loved by a lot of people I can see why. However for a game about loot, I rarely ever found anything above what I have. Also not telling you how to craft is a huge flaw. I also played as the Assassin which is probably the wrong choice on a first play through.

10. Resident evil 7

Awesome game, good scares makes you tense the whole time

9. Majoras Mask 3D

Once you get over the hurdle that the time mechanic isn’t much of a probably this game is way better than Ocarina. I think I just like linear Zelda games.

8.LInk to the Past

Instant classic one of my favorite Zelda games, but the Ice dungeon is one of the worst dungeons

7.KOTOR

This is still holds up and is mind blowing today. Had this as a kid never got past an hour of game play, was very happy to finally push through and beat it. Super fun, great writing, everyone should play it.

6.Psychonauts 2

This game would be much higher is the load times were super long what a bummer

5. Hades

Fantastic rogue like still enjoying my time with it wasn’t going to include it in this section but i played a decent amount of time and I even got to the final boss, or i think its the final boss

4. Overwatch 2

Was debating about putting this on the list or not since its the same game. However, 5v5 feels much better than 6v6. The shooting feels slightly better too. Just wish there was a progression system and items that you can get for free.

3.Tunic

Mind blowing game, every surprise in this keeps the game going and interesting. I didn’t have too much of a problem with the combat as everyone else. But the shortcuts in this game are always impressive.

2.Pokemon Legends Arceus

Hands down the best Pokemone game and one that would have blew my mind as a kid. Pokemon games need this catching mechanic. YOu need to be able to throw the pokeball at them with out battling. This game speeds up catch and battle which is the best addition at they can do, as well as focusing on catching pokemon rather than battling item since, they have had the same battle system from the start. I appreciate that they tried to change it up with the agile and strong style to once again speed up the game.

1. Marvel Snap

Great card game, quick andeasy to learn. Quick games and that it takes the stress out of deck building by having 12 cards, no repeats and no item cards.

As always honorable mentions, DOTA 2, they didn't add any thing super interesting this year just solid DOTA overall. COD: Warzone probably my actual game of the year but I had it last year still paying it and liking the new map a lot. The ones on this list that aren't very descriptive I played at the beginning on the year and don't remember too too much about. Enjoy.

31.Ni no Kun: Wrath of the White Witch

I really wanted to like Ni No Kuni and I did for about 20 hours. I put up with the early game grinding once the game opened up. I got to the Pig City tried the boss and said I am done. Majority of the reason is the grind and also that the AI teammates are completely useless and you are just doing all the work. I would have more tolerance for the grinding if I didn’t do so much leading up to that point. The reason why its on this list is because of the amount of hours I sank into it.

30. Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2

I fee like this game does have some aspects better than the first, I think the combat is slightly more fast paced and fun in this game, but ultimately the game is just below average and the stealth parts aren’t fun or engaging.

29. Band Hero DS

I really only bought this because I lost my guitar grip for On Tour, that said, its still a fun game, however the song selection isn’t great in terms of the songs themselves and the tabs are just way too hard for playing on the DS with the guitar.

28. Halo ODST

I don’t remember much of this game, just an average shooter.

27. Halo Reach

Also don’t remember much of this lol I like how they started to finally change the Halo formula this by adding the different abilities even if i just kept the sprint the whole time

26. Halo 4

Halo 4 is my favorite and the last Halo campaigned I played. The series finally adds a new much needed arsenal of weapons and keeps the sprint and other items from Reach.

25. Rise of the Tomb Raider

Not much to say about this, I enjoyed my time but I think the first one was better.

24. Red Dead Redemption

Let me first say that I did play this game back in the day and play maybe 8-10 hours doing both stories and side activities then my save got deleted. I tried to go back and play again a few years later, but the beginning of the game is still a slog to get through and I stopped playing. This year I said I am going to push myself to finish the game. I did not do any side missions or activities I just stuck with the story missions. I will say this, that is not the way to play this game.

Playing just the story mission goes like this. Ride to the mission and start it. Now the mission tells you to ride across the map to the location of the objective. DO the objective complete mission. Now travel back across the map to get the next mission from them and then do it again and again and again. The mission struck in this game in terms of travel is god awful. You ride on your horse too often to a location to even just start shooting people or race or whatever, only for the mission to end on the other side of map. The story I found was pretty lack luster and riding the horses and mechanic to not whip the horse too much is out dated and seems completely useless. That I said i think if i did do some side missions and hunt, etc. would have made this a more enjoyable experience and when i first got the game i did that and enjoyed it until the save disappeared. I think people who love the game should play it again to find the baffling flaws that it has.

23. Castlevania Lords of Shadow

I liked this one better than the second game, pretty fun third person action game, though I did not care for any of the end game puzzles.

22.X-Men Legends

I played this alone so it was very repetitive. I think with 3 other people would be a lot more fun.

21. Danganronpa 2

I really enjoyed the story and twist and turns with this. I did cheat and look up the answers to the trials because those in themselves take a long time to do and personally I did not like them in the first game and made this more enjoyable.

20. Zelda 2 Adventure of Link

This game is very very underrated Zelda game. This game is awesome. Its difficult yes, but every time I died in the dungeon i made it further every time. Grinding was an issue, but its not that bad. The music is great and overall people should give this another shot.

19. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond

Pokemon Diamond might be my favorite in the serious and that is this game. The underground area is the best part by seeing the Pokemon walk around. This game however is still very easy and mindless. You just spam the A button and wait for battles to finish.

18. Axiom Verge

Really fun game enjoyed it a lot. I think some of the music is too much as well as there is just too much red in the game that felt like it was hurting my eyes

17. Ittle Dew

Finally got around to playing this one highly recommend it if you are looking for a short puzzle game that doesn’t overstay its welcome and has one of the most clever boss fights in a video game.

16. Resident Evil DS

First time playing Resident Evil and man what a great game that surprised me. Loved the puzzles the combat once you get used to it, its totally fine. There are touch green mini games in this that it can do without, but there is a mode where it does have that.

15. Halo Infinite (Multiplayer)

First time I actually played a Halo game where the multiplayer is new, and wow a lot a fun and solid shooting. Sorry, I don’t know its also pretty generic first person shooting.

14. Stardew Valley

A game that I do need to go back to and play but I did have a good time with it, I do have to be in the mood to play one of these. ( I know these are very descriptive this year)

13. Crash Bandicoot Trilogy

I originally have and play Crash 2 and 3 when I was a kid but never played crash 1. This overall is a great package of games, now lets break it down. The games do get better with each sequel. Better level design, better controls and abilities. Crash 1 is a basic platformer that feels its only hard because of the camera. Crash 2 is my favorite solid level design the control is better but its just not tight enough as Crash 3. Crash 3 has the best control the new abilities keeps it fresh, but any of the non platforming levels aren’t great and are only there to add “variety” that it doesn’t need.

12. Ittle Dew 2

This game is fantastic and highly recommended. Takes the ideas from the first game and fleshes it out completely. Great puzzles, another clever boss fight, and the music absolutely kicks ass. Just about every song is catchy and memorable. I am talking about you, Star Woods.

11. Dicey Dungeons

Another game that I would like to go back and play more/finish. Great concept, really fun and clever, though having luck as the main mechanic isn’t always that fun.

10. Pokemon Unite

As someone who enjoys MOBAs I really have a good time with this and will still pop in from time to time. Does it have issues like the pay to win stuff, yes, but you can look past it if you play casually and I do find as the abilities are happen it can be really hard to see what is going on.

9. AVGN 1 & 2 Deluxe

I have been a huge fan of the show, picked up the first one on steam years ago however no controller support so I never played much. That said I think 2 is better than 1. This has great platforming, its tough but fair, and while yes there are a lot of AVGN references, I would recommend to anyone who likes a challenging 2-D side scroller its made really well.

8. Donkey Kong Country

I played this one at a friends house while we drank and took turns, but this time I finally beat it on my own (yes still having beers) but you all know it is a terrific platformer with great music.

7. Astros Playroom

First time playing a PS5 and that controller blew me away. I thought it was super cool and the game itself is fun, I could only beat it, due to it was at my brothers house and would enjoy collecting everything once I get a PS5 down the road.

6. Castlevania Advanced Collection

What a collection of games. They are all very similar, but with slightly different mechanics in each. I think the games do progressively get better and I have to grind a lot in Circle of the Moon. I hope they make the DS collection since though games are now stupidly expensive for no reason. I didn’t play much of Dracula X but I do intend on trying to beat it one day.

5. Super Metroid

I thought the internet was going to be wrong with Super Metroid as they are with most nostalgic Nintendo games, but they were absolutely correct on this. Fantastic class game. The only downside is that this game is pretty playable to figure out not too cryptic but there was on place I did have to look up to continue that I wish it did a better job presenting.

4. Skyward Sword HD

This game has the best combat in any Zelda..Hear me out. Every Zelda game is either a top down and press A or side step awkwardly and swing the sword. While yes most enemies in this game you can just wiggle the sword back and forth, and yes it doesn’t always work like its supposed to and can get frustrating, but when the sword is working like you want to work its works incredible well and you do feel like like swinging the sword and dueling the enemies. The fact that this game was on the Wii and also has BOTW elements blows my mind. This game has great dungeons, fun exploration, and fantastic music. Please do not listen to the people who have this game on the bottom of the Zelda list since its probably closer to the top of mine and above Ocarina, try it out and see for yourself.

3. Control

This game is super and has one of the coolest moments in a video that I have not experienced in a long time. Super fun to play, super cool story and universe. I will say I wish the game wasn't so grey and also wish it ran better on PS4.

2. Bioshock Infinite/Burial at Sea HD

I wasn’t sure if I was going to put this on the list due to I played and beat both when they came out. My ultimate decision with putting it on is that its my first time replaying the game since I first played it back in 2013. I also replay the original Bioshock every couple of years, but never chose this because while I did like it, I didn’t hit me like the first one ( i wrote a review on this website about the game). Replaying that completely changed that opinion. The I forgot most of the story and even some of the twist which made it all super enjoyable and exciting again. Columbia is also an awesome place to explore much like Rapture. I also even enjoyed the combat more the second time around and while I didn’t use the sky rail too much, I did have more fun with it overall. I remember when the game came out people who liked it all of a sudden quickly turned on it and I think now enough time has passed for those people to replay it if they haven’t already. Burial at Sea is also super cool, going back to Rapture and even seeing it live and well even for a little bit is something I always wanted. The DLC wraps it all up in a short package and add unique mechanics that separate the 2 parts and makes them their own. This game did change my original mind on the game which I rated it 4 starts but I would but this at a 5 out of 5 now.

1.Immortals Fynx Rising

This game is extremely underrated and deserved better. I remember every person was shitting on the voice cast and script and while yes it isn’t very good its not the worst. Plus I played as the female character whos voice acting is way better than the male. But that is all everyone could talk about was the glaring negative and comparing it to BOTW to which I would think is very unfair because it does stand out on its own due to the combat being way more fun and engaging than in BOTW. The “shires” in this game I also found way more satisfying and interesting than the ones in BOTW and you didn’t mind about the combat shrines in this because the combat is so fun. I enjoyed the side activities and puzzles as well. While yes, I wish there was a little more to find when exploring I think if they get a second crack at this game it would be really good. This is the one game that i constantly still think about and will occasionally picked up and play do a few of the side stuff and put back down and I do intend to try and do everything in this game at some point ( I did get this on Switch and perfect for that). This game is also really cheap now, so pick it up when you can, but everything that everyone said negatively about it behind and enjoy the game for what it is and make up your own opinions on it.

Honorable mentions go to Bioshock, Bioshock 2, and Fallout 3 because I have played those games before and beat. Except Fallout 3 which I finally beat this year, after losing my save over 10 years ago. Also played Minerva's Den for the first time really liked it, now on to the list!

28. Halo

Halo’s campaign starts off strong and I thought it would remain open and nonlinear like the early levels, however that was not the case. The level design is very dated and seeing the same environments/rooms was annoying. The controls in vehicles is also terrible. I get why people would like this for the multiplayer but the campaign is lack luster in this one. The flood also sucks.

27. Epic Mickey

I picked this one up from my old save and completed the game. I enjoyed the levels and the creativity however the controls are awkward with the wiimote and going through the side scroller levels everytime was unnecessary and just needed a fast travel to go back and forth.

26. Halo 2

Halo 2 is so much better than the first game. The levels are way better, you can duel wield, play as the covenant, but once again the campaign is still an average experience overall.

25. Halo 3

Yeah I am not a big fan of these games. Once again think it is better than the second game but this has to ruin it by bringing the flood back and it is the same in every game it doesn’t change or add anything new to the experience. I think the shooter in these games are great and the multiplayer i am sure is a lot of fun, but the campaigns are just so mediocre which is why they are low on the list.

24. Donut County

Very much enjoyed this game for a weekend liked it a lot wish there was more.

23. Inside

I had fun with this one and like the fact that it tells the story with no dialoge. I think some of the puzzles get repetitive like run to the right, now run to left, now go back to the right shows up often.

22.The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks

This it not a bad Zelda game and doesn’t deserve the shit it gets. The levels and the dungeons are very good the only thing that really slows down this game is the train aspect it just takes way to long to move around to the different areas.

21. Moonlighter

This game i need to play more off since i only ever made it to the first boss a few times, but never beat him. I will say early on seems tough everything is expensive, I hope the games curve for valuable items ramps up as it goes on.

20. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum and Fun

I bought the game with the official controller for the Switch and really like it ton, but it is low on the list because the official controller is not sensitive enough and often doesn’t register the hits.

19. Daxter

Daxter is a solid platformer and has great levels and gameplay, it also has some great music

18. Cook, Serve, Delicious 2

I really like this game and the first one. This one expands on the first and I even enjoy the different restaurants they put in to get the gold medals. I just wish they did something for your specific restaurant rather than just using it as a quick play.

17. Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair

Really fun platformer with great level design, music, and secrets.

16. The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D

I think this game it very good, but not the masterpiece people make this out to be. I think the game is too cryptic in spots and the combat is really clunky. That being said everything else about this game is really good. Also the water temple isn’t that bad guys.

15. Super Mario 64

This game like Ocarina people enjoy for nostalgia. I got all 120 stars and had a lot of fun playing the game for the first time. That being said the levels and overall design is dated from the controls and the camera. And guys there are a lot of bad levels in this game, my god.

14. Super Mario Sunshine

I really don’t think this game is as bad as people make it out to be. All the frustrating levels that people talk about I didn’t really have a problem with. I actually like the jetpack and it makes Mario a lot of fun to control. The early levels and shines in the games are better than the later ones. I would like to do a whole of review of this game since people make this game out to be the worst Mario game when its actually not and I would play this over 64 any day.

13. Super Mario Galaxy

Yes these 3 games are good just not my favorite. I think Galaxy is the best of the 3 in terms of level design and gameplay. The only issue I had was the controls at times can get in the way and the motion parts while there are few of them aren’t great.

12. Yoku’s Island Express

This game is fantastic! Love the puzzles, and the gameplay. Such a neat idea for a game and executes it very well.

11. Shadow Complex

I had a lot of fun with this one solid Metroidvania style game

10. Forager

Yup was a addicted to this one for a few weeks very simple game and does a great job making you want to see what is the next piece of land you are going to add to your island.

9. Planet Coaster

Got this game at the beginning of the lockdown and one that I want to go back and play. I got addict to it for only a week, but making my small little Pirate theme park was a blast, so many customization options and looking at tutorials was a lot of fun. Definitely will go back had to delete off my laptop due space issues.

8. Castlevania Symphony of the Night

This game really is as great as everyone says it is and lived up to my expectations unlike Mario 64, Halo and Ocarina of Time. A lot of fun to roam around the castle, level up, and find the secrets. Only issue I have is it is very tedious roaming around the castle when you are back tracking the movement is a tad slow.

7. Golf Story

What a great game! Simple golf game with great writing and gameplay. I am excited to see what they do with Sports story. I think the game is just a tad too long.

6. Super Mario RPG

Great RPG game that started it all. Thought that it would be dated like some of the other games on this list, but it totally wasn’t! I definitely had some hard fights but overall a fun RPG.

5. The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild

So, spoilers but this isn’t the best Zelda game I played this year nor do I think it is the best Zelda ever. This game is a really good game, but not a good Zelda game. I did not like the combat it is very clunky. Every said that they loved the exploration, but I found most of the world to just be dead and a lot of empty space. Having he 4 core dungeons the same aesthetic was also just a poor choice and disappointing. But why do I like the game, because it is a lot of fun to play overall and had a great time with it even with the flaws.

4. Animal Crossing New Horizons

I really like this game played it almost every day this year. It a joy and pleasure to look at and experience. I wish the game was faster with everything you did and I really with the awards you get for completing parts of the museum were actually worth while and they just felt like a slap in the face.

3. The Last of Us Part 2

This game is really really good guys. The core gameplay is better than the first game and a lot more fun to play. I enjoyed the story a whole lot as well and not to mention the visuals in this game are phenomenal. I do think it does overstay is welcome a bit and find it insane that the fanbase of the first game turned on this game without a bat of the eye.

2. The Legend of Zelda Minish Cap

This is the best Zelda game and everyone should play it. The dungeons and levels are fantastic in this game, the gameplay for 2D is perfect and there is a ton of side activities to do and explore if you chose to do so.

1. Call of Duty Warzone

Warzone picked up where Apex Legends left off for me. The core Call of Duty shooting is already great and added great ideas onto the battle royal Genre. The fact that there is a shop and you can keep buying your teammates back and the gulag are excellent additions. I also play this game with my friends where as in Apex I played solo queue and my friends and i are still having a blast playing this game and getting our first win felt sooo good. The only thing that they need to do to make this better is make the ping system better and easy to read as well as making it easier to read and see there your teammates are.

I am going to rank the games that I have beat this year as well as the games you can't beat (it will make sense). Couple of honorary games first, DOTA 2 new patch came out having fun with it, Borderlands 1 and 2, went back and beat both of them I like 1 more than 2.

15. Links Awakening DX

I wanted to play the original before the new one came out, and my god did it turn me off of me playing the remake for a while. The DX version I understand is for GB and they are limited to the hardware but the constant switching your items to jump, run etc. is just terrible. The constant not know where to go and getting lost is also frustrating. I just didn't enjoy this one not much else to say.

14. Trigger Happy Havoc

I enjoy the 999 series quite a lot and decided to take a stab at this one. Really enjoyed the story and getting to know the characters that you wanted to know. It falls flat with the actual trial portion of the game not bad but not good either.

13. AI: The Somnium Files

I enjoyed this one more than Trigger Happy Havoc, I enjoyed the story and the characters more in this. The game flaws is the sexual jokes are way to much in this. A few can be fine but this game just keeps going with them and doesn't stop seems out of place at times.

12. Spiderman

The web swinging is a lot of fun, the city looks great, the story is interesting. Where the game falls flat is the combat. Its repetative and while it does give you options to use your powers, theres really no need nor does it tell or show you how to use everything at your disposal. Also this game just makes you wish the combat was more tight like the batman games. The side missions and things to do are also not interesting either.

11. Assassin's Creed: Origins

Really enjoyed this one from start to finish. It is fun to explore the world, combat is fun, side missions have interesting stories with them. Only really downside is there is a lot to do and feels very over whelming.

10. The Legend of Zelda (NES)

Played this game with using the manual and the map that the game with to try and have the authentic experience and it works quite well. Did have to look up one or two things but found most of the secrets by myself. Classic game a lot of fun. Only downside is i don't understand when you die it doesn't give you the full health so you have to go back to the fairy and heal.

9. Uncharted Lost Legacy

This game is way better than Uncharted 4 on every level. Less climbing more action and better characters.

8. Bloodstained Ritual of the Night

Bloodstained is fantastic have a great time with it, only downside is the load times are awful and constantly dying and have to deal with it is frustrating.

7. Call of Duty Modern Warfare

First Call of Duty game I have really got back into since Black Ops 3. Excellent shooting, love the free maps idea, fun modes. The campaign isn't great though.

6. Pokemon Sword

Its a Pokemon game, you know what you are getting into. Love the idea of catching the rarer and the pokemone that don't evolve until extremely late levels are catchable so there is less grinding. The bad, extremely poor story, no voice acting, and the game is way too easy never lost a battle.

5. Luigi's Mansion 3

Tons of fun once you wrap your head around the controls. Excellent level design and great visuals. One of the basement levels has a section where you control a raft and it is just awful its bad. Also wish collecting the collectables actually did something.

4. Mario Odyssey

First 3D Mario game that I have beaten (never had a Nintendo console growing up). Really really fun game, like the hidden secrets and exploring the levels. Downside its too easy, but maybe the post game content is move challenging.

3. Kingdom Hearts 3

Was worth the wait. Love seeing that the worlds actually feel like living worlds with NPCs walking around in them. The combat is fun and fun to watch. The story wraps up perfectly as I wanted it to. I just wish that there was more of worlds to explore and more challenging. Yet another game that was pretty easy to beat didn't die until the final boss.

2. Crash Team Racing Nitro- Fueled

Absolutely love the first game and this plays exactly the same and adds more. Them putting out a new course every month for free and new characters is awesome. I know how to play the game so the difficulty was just right for me. The online multiplayer has also been a good time. Only downsides are the load times and the way in which you earn the coins to unlock characters and costumes isn't great. You can only earn the most while playing multiplayer which is fine, but if you play any offline mode or don't have internet, you earn almost nothing and it feels unfair.

1. Apex Legends

This is the first battle royal game that I got into. The shooting is excellent, the speed in which you get into the next game when you die is perfect and honestly makes the game for me. Tons of fun to slide around and great movement overall. Of course the battlepass and cosmetics are the downside to this game, but this is a game that is and will be in my regular rotation of games for years to come.

Overwatch, DOTA 2, and Rock Band 4, are the three games I constantly play all year and are my favorite games that never get boring.

1. The Lego Movie (PS VITA)

Did it for the platinum trophy, the game was included with my PS TV I got back a while ago, meant to platinum it then, but got bored and finally got it and deleted it off my VITA. Its a bad lego game with annoying music and mechanics.

2. Deadly Tower of Monsters (PS4)

This game was fun once again got the platinum. Its okay its not difficult by any means and has standard gameplay. Love the look of it with the stop motion.

3. Plants Vs. Zombies (VITA)

Once again did it to get the platinum 5 years later. After replaying the game for like the 20th time, it got boring fast. Its a slow start to the base building and when you have a good base going its just becomes and idle game after that.

4. Minit (PS4)

Got the platinum. Great fun little game for $10 super cool when you realized you can beat the game in less than 15mins if not faster than that.

5. The World Ends with You (DS)

Having fun with this one haven't beaten it yet, I don't really use the duel mechanic started too but couldn't manage it but still enjoying it and having fun with the touch screen.

6. God of War (PS4)

4th Platinum game this year. Hell of a game its awesome everyone knows that. A few flaws being the end game back tracking of collectibles isn't good. One area the boat doesn't spawn where you want to and you have to back track out the whole level. Also the combat has a flow with the roll when it dodges some attacks but not others.

7. Ratchet and Clack (PS4)

5th Platinum. Was a lot of fun too play and to play it twice was fun. It looks great too. The Clank parts are the weakest segments of the game and slows it down.

If we look at sports and see how people act like a team they are very kind to one another and are very encouraging. Their teammates often do not let bad plays or errors get the best of them. They will often say "don't worry about it, you'll get it next time" or "shake it off you are doing fine". Even if you play a pick up sport with people you do not know in person, whether that's you go to a graduation party and play with your friends family members, or you invite some friends to play with other friends who don't know each other very well, you will still often seen a team dynamic in which people are encouraging and sympathetic.

DOTA 2 is a team focused game in which you have to coordinate attacks and setup ganks, and essentially make plays with your teammates. They can workout well or they can fail. If they fail then you can for the most part all take part in the fail and agree together that it was a bad choice, or that the other team played it better. But what does occur more often than not in DOTA is finger pointing out the bad players from themselves. They would often get harassed and call them a noob or even just saying that they suck. Now it is fine for the other team to do this since who doesn't like to smack talk a team they are playing to get inside their heads, but when their own teammates do it it doesn't help one bit.

When you start to harass someone who is a bad player they sometimes will do better to show them that they are not, but that is once in a blue moon and instead they will continue to do bad and even do worse. I have never played a game where someone did something bad or forgot to do a skill and someone says "just shake it off man you'll get it next time". I have played games where I am that person who does forget and I use my mic and explain to them what happened and some people were okay with it and did say "it happens", but this is more of an issue with the players who do not use their mic or do and start shit talking back to their teammate and then there is constant fighting between them the whole game. When your team starts to fight, you start to do really really bad, and before you know it the game is over. When you are nice to one another you will see yourselves do better or in the end notice what you guys did wrong as a team and move on to the next one.

Obviously I am not talking about your buddies getting together and playing a game, I am talking about the matchmaking games where you go in by yourself and hope to get lucky to have good players. The problem with this whole situation that is pretty obvious that sets itself from playing sports as a team in real life is that you aren't physically with each other so you feel obligated to say whatever you want with no repercussions. That is something that will not change as long as people can't get along.

If your team starts to harass you in a game you should leave and say I am not taking any shit from people I don't know so good luck without me. The problem with this is that people will report you for leaving the game, that is if they didn't report you for being a bad player already which is a problem within itself because those players who are good or think they are good, weren't you a bad player yourself once when you first started?

The point I am trying to make here is that just about no one who plays DOTA 2 understands what it means to be a team, even if it is just for an hour or less than that. There are rare occasions where you will land on a team who is nice and you will win a game and then party up after that to play a few more, that does happen. But there is no remorse in DOTA for the bad players, and I should mention that bad players also goes for the people who are just having a bad game or even a bad day.

yeah whats the difference besides on the go im just wondering    just so you know i am getting the ps3 version

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