The GOTY Of 2021, RE: Village trapezes the game series’ horror/survival origins while injecting new freshness w. combat-heavy adrenaline in a breathtaking snowy transylvanian nightmare disneyworld of zombies, gargoyles, werewolves, etc. 9/10.
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Category: Videogames
It Takes Two (2021)
Hazelight & TGA’s GOTY: the perfect neutralizing antitoxin to gender wars/divide: bringing together the sexes to show power of love & synergism in a co-op fantasy odyssey w. rich characterization, clever marriage parallels, epic imagination. 8.5/10.
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Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (2021)
The cancerous tourbillion of past ~5+ years climaxes in BDSP: lazy, basic, effortless, corporatized portovers failing the legacy of HGSS, ORAS, & LGPE w. bad chibi style, mixed textures, QOL reversion, challenge-dilution, no mega-evol., no natdex. 3/10.
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Cyberpunk 2077
A revolutionary avant-garde scifi open-world freeform structure RPG w. a beautiful retro-futuristic worldbuild, FPS combat mechanization, nuanced customizability of experience, & Keanu Reeves.. oh, and [killjoy] bugs on alt systems except PC. 8.7/10.
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Metroid Dread (2021)
A viral pop-culture shock-progression and possible conclusion to the storyline ~20 years later, MD proves the game-devs behind the galaxy’s blonde, epic boss-battle, side-scrollable platform-explorer still reigns one of the supremes of its genre. 8/10.
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Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (2021)
Though its textures, combos, roster-choices, soundtrack, vocal-performances, and fandom-service are ~mixed, NASB – mechanic-differentiated, fast-paced, nostalgic brawlfest: less polished than Smash Bros, but punching hard where matters. 6.5/10.
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Marvel’s Avengers: The Game (2020)
The ugly cousin of the MCU & textural joke of a game that looks, plays, and feels 10+ years outdated on its 2020 release – wasting the groundbreaking introduction of Kamala Khan & decent storyline, this Avengers feels like a fan-fiction game. 3.2/10.
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Ghost Of Tsushima (2020)
One Of The Greatest Video Games Of The 21st Century; a breathtaking odyssey by feudal japanese shoin-zukuri w. kurosawan aestheticization, historical importance, remarkable challenge, mixed stealth/AI, nationalism, god-tier combat blade. 9.8/10.
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Pokémon: Sword/Shield (2019)
A storybook feel achieved through plush tracking visuals, rich England-themed terrain, Dynamax kaijuism, perfect gym redesign, & best starters + new PKMN since G/S/C, but mixed textures/legendaries & no NatDex: inexcusable omission. 7.5/10.
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Spider-Man: Miles Morales PS5 (2020)
Though we wish it hadn’t ~shortchanged on classic villains and boasted more of a textural upgrade beyond FPS, SMMM enhances previous mechanization w. a richly-crafted narrative for Miles that feels remarkably fresh/new of an experience. 8/10.
[category:video-games,date:2020-11-07,rate:8,type:videogames]
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