CandleJakk

God Damnit, my boy Crabrawler better in this version.

I've enjoyed TownScaper as a time filler, for sure. As a complete inverse to you though, @rorie is I've dumped 50 hours into Spelunky 2. Met Olmec 4(?) times, and not beaten him once. Spelunky 2 may become my white whale.

@alex You don't need to apologise or justify your sadness at the loss of Thelma & Baron. I had a similar year (in regards to pets, at least), losing my dog of some 12 years. They're a family member, whether they speak the same language or not. Pet people understand this. I had a feeling from what you'd said over 2020, this list, like Spiritfarer, would be affecting to me as well. But here I am, sobbing at a GOTY list.

You have my sympathies, my empathy, and my platonic love, duder.

Paradise Killer is phenomenal. I've just not time to play enough of it to justify a place in my top ten. But it's engrossing and visually stunning.

Remember when Quick Looks were this quick?

I adore Monolith, and almost instantly thought of that on seeing this play. Gonna have to get my PC working tomorrow.

"Blood Sausage", which is properly called Black Pudding, is absolutely bloody delicious. I urge everyone to try it, preferably from a butchers.

Heard 'Double Fine' and almost switched off immediately. One publisher that has consistently done nothing for me.

Can't wait to delve into this at the weekend. The original is one of my favourite PC games ever.

Really enjoyed the first Darksiders (until you got the portal gun, and it kinda ruined the whole vibe for me). I did miss the second one; but I'm almost certainly passing on this one. It's gone from a "mature" Zelda game to a "mature" Zelda type game, with Dante's Inferno premise and an in-vogue Dark Souls twist thrown in.

Looks like it's trying too hard to do too many things. Shame.