Tunic is great, and Escape Academy was a very nice surprise this year for me. I think the main problem with the social simulator side of Midnight Suns is that there is sooo much of it. It needs editing!
Good list! I really wanted to like Metal Hellsinger more than I did. I think it has a lot of really great touches, but something about it dragged in the back half such that I liked it less the more I played. But the way it uses its music is so good!!
Good list and good write-ups! I'm happy to see Tunic on more lists, I found that to be pretty special. And I should probably try Nobody Saves the World, I've seen it on a number of lists at this point!
Great write-ups and fun list! Tunic really does capture that magical feeling of digging into a mysterious game, with only the manual to help you (if you avoid looking up answers online of course haha). It really clicked with me too.
It really was a crazy year for tactics games. I played at least 4-5 myself, all of them good, and can think of another 4-5 that came out and I didn't play but are probably also good! This is a great idea for a blog series, looking forward to what you cover next!
Tunic really is an odd game, but I found myself falling in love with the mystery of it. And also the audiovisual presentation. I can definitely see how it could rub some people the wrong way, but I was all in.
Great write-up! It really was the year of tactics, the trio of Triangle Strategy, Sparks of Hope, and Midnight Suns all also made my list! And there were so many other tactics games too haha.
@undeadpool: Thanks! And it is such a weird game. Even with its clear faults there's definitely something endearing about it, or maybe I'm just a sucker for a good tactics game where you chill with everyone back at base between missions...
Good write-ups! Part of me wants to try XC3, as I do like many of the things I hear about it. But I bounced off the first one on the Wii about 20 hours in... and these games are Very Long. Do you think if I didn't like the first Xenoblade Chronicles there's any chance I'd like this one?
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