Great games of 2021
Games I loved in 2021. Likely includes older games.
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Lot of fun playing this with my kid.
The assist mode options to turn off Oops let him play with less anxiety. The characters and dialogue were enjoyable and he loved the boss battles.
It was a bit long, but I think it did well to shake things up.
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This is the first plot-free card battler that got me hooked. It's not that hard to "win", but then you can layer on all kinds of additional challenge. So instead of being pummeled with loss after loss like other run based games, you get to enjoy some wins as you learn about card combos.
My kid loves it too -- great boss battles.
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Fun story with a simple but evolving mechanic. Played it myself and played it through again with my kid.
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Haven't finished, but I'm really loving it. So tense. This is the closest to a horror game that I can enjoy. I'm really reluctant to get alien powers because I like my turrets.
Ended up falling off. Too much horror that it's hard to come back.
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Fun shooter with some good characters. Hated the final boss, but dropping it down to easy and playing predator to take him down was fun if disappointing.
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The first time I've enjoyed a "tend and befriend" game. There's enough gameplay to keep me interested, but a bit too many quests you can do and it became a bit of a slog towards the end. I was glad I could finish without taking care of all of my passengers, but I really enjoyed my time with many of them. (Not Mickey.)
Regardless of my complaints, the game is beautiful art and story and it was wonderful to play through it co-op with my son.
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I found the puzzles in Path of Giants boring at first. I only kept with it because it captured the imagination of my son. He solved some of the levels (either in part or in whole) and fully solved many of the pipe dream level end puzzles.
Once the game got to the paired suspended platforms (one goes up and the other down), the puzzles were finally interesting for me and a bit hard for him (but he still made progress!).
A surprise hit. This game was wonderful father-son time. The final puzzle was good, but the story bit at the end was very disappointing. The Winterland extra content was surprisingly deep.
Started late 2020, but finished in 2021
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Great pikmin like game with cute characters and a sensitive story. One of the buggier games I've played lately, but only in superficial ways.
The climax was touching and exciting.
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Started in 2021 and fell off.
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Started in 2020 and fell off.
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Started in 2021 and fell off.
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Eggplant podcast had a series on this and I got back into it, but it's melancholy in a way that drive me away. Not sure if I'll finish it.
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Great and very challenging puzzles. Still haven't finished -- I'm playing without looking up any hints and was trying to 100%. I was surprised how quickly I got seriously stuck on the extras. I think each time I come back, I get a bit further, so I need to try again.
I hear this spoiler-free hint guide is great: https://www.keyofw.com/baba-is-hint
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The first half of this game is a fantastic time loop adventure. You push through the next quarter to see it through and you trudge through the last quarter in hopes of a good resolution. The amount of repetition made it especially hard to want to keep playing.
The "Groundhog Day" achievement (if you haven't hit the terrible turn yet) could make a more satisfying end to the game and I'd recommend turning off the game there.
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I didn't enjoy The Ascent. Even after finally triumphing over the first boss, the next death made me uninstall.
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I think this game is incredibly charming but the characters are far more chaotic than I expected.
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Haven't finished, but great fun so far.
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Haven't finished, but great fun so far.
"Cinematics" are a bit unintelligible: the dialog isn't properly spoke and the subtitles are very small.
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Great aesthetic, but the gameplay didn't engage me. Stopped after the third world or so.
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Seemed okay, but didn't grab me. The creepy bird is quite the look, but there's not enough lore to hook me to come back.
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