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Harrow posted:Do you need to play the first game first or are they not direct sequels I highly ecommend not playing the first game cause it sucks it's a continuation of the same universe but I wouldn't describe it as a sequel in any meaningful sense
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Jay Rust posted:Post your favourite 2021 game music! Lake - Lower Down the Bridge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68u08kw7JNE Road 96 - The Road https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr8tcS-G5G4 Streets of Rage 4 - Spotlight Summersault https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXRNq3bhmDk Blue Reflection: Second Light - Wishful Thinking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0ArjCS80gQ Life is Strange: True Colors - When You Call https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USHQLqkU9sA
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Real hurthling! posted:Anybody got some good category goty's to tide us over until the results? Best Platformer: Psychonauts 2 Best Action Game: Death's Door Best Story Game: Lacuna Best Point'n'Click Adventure: If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers Best JRPG: Undernauts (only because I didn't play SMTV or Blue Reflection 2 yet) Best FPS: uhh I guess there's bow and arrow shooting in The Forgotten City Best Chill and Relax Game: TOEM Best Art Direction: Psychonauts 2 Best Music: Unbeatable (Cyber Shadow is close though) Game I Regret Not Getting To in Time: Chicory (Sable runner-up) Since I covered universally 2021 releases, now some awards for non-2021 games I played this year... Worst Genre: Indie Horror. It's always Indie Horror. The big releases in the past year+ were Visage and The Medium and they both were awful. Visage was yet another PT knockoff that had no charm or unique vision, and The Medium was a loving joke. I will say that Devotion is a fantastic story, although as a horror game it's not 100% a success, but at least that's SOMETHING, good for Red Candle for being able to save it. Uh another one I played this year was The Beast Inside? That was half interesting half regurgitated slop. I still have Amnesia Rebirth to play and I'm hoping that at least is competent. There are just too many indie horror games that rely on cheap jumpscares, creepypasta, flashlights with the world's worst batteries, and looping hallways. All the best stuff on the Haunted PS1 Demo Disc this past year were the more out there and strange titles and not the horror ones (though I did like the aesthetic of Chasing Static). I'm hoping that 2022 will break the curse. Best Mobile Game: The one I ended up playing the most was Taiko no Tatsujin Tap Pop Beat; basically a port of the console Taiko to Apple Arcade with several dozen songs including Cruel Angel's Thesis and Babymetal. Apple Arcade was kind of underwhelming this year compared to the past couple of years-- the biggest release (Fantasian) was the worst 2021 game I finished this year, and games like Baldo were clearly not ready for primetime with massive bugs and softlocks. It looks like Apple is trying to swing the service in a "no-ads version of games" direction now so I don't know if my subscription will survive 2022. The best non-2021 is Katrielle Layton which I have not finished yet, but like someone else mentioned in this thread, it's nice for bite-sized puzzling. Most Obscure Game I Played This Year: Besides the ones I listed on my HM and top 69, probably Pear Potion. It was basically a Hero Core style game about gay witches that ran for only an hour and was like two bucks. It was fine but didn't really stand out in any way so that's why I didn't place it. Willy Jetman would probably be the other, a platformer with a jetpack and shmup-like weapons that definitely feels inspired by Speccy games but without the adventure elements. Biggest Bundle Surprise: Family Man... came in a Humble Choice bundle, and is a lot better than the art style made it seem. You basically are in debt to the mob and have to find a way to pay up each day to keep your family alive, while also taking care of your family and spending time with them. You might have to spend the night out doing dirty work, or you can be a beachcomber and sell all sorts of junk and recyclables, or you can get a part-time job, or help people out with sidequests to make some money. It's a bit amateur in its art and presentation but it was pretty addictive. Favorite VR Game: I had gotten an HP Reverb G2 so I played through a lot of Viveport stuff. I mentioned Vertigo Remastered and The Room VR in my honorable mentions. I'll also give a shout out to A Fisherman's Tale (which I think got ported to Quest recently) and Down the Rabbit Hole. Down the Rabbit Hole is maybe more an all-ages game, but it's a fun take on Alice in Wonderland where you are basically in the rabbit hole as dioramas are cut into the walls where the characters interact... and you climb up/down plant roots and rotate around to follow the action. I also thought FORM was neat, a The Room like game but more sci-fi and abstract. Most Anticipated 2022 Game: NORCO. I think it has the potential to be the next Kentucky Route Zero -- not in terms of its gameplay (which is more in line with ICOM style adventure games), but just the magical realism and earnest near-future depiction of a real American setting (a factory town in Louisiana). Word I Use Most In My Game Descriptions: Basically The 7th Guest fucked around with this message at 18:22 on Jan 1, 2022 |
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Jay Rust posted:Post your favourite 2021 game music! Every single track in GAA.
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GAA2 spoilers but the moment this played I had to grab my good headphones just so I could hear it better. GAA2 Spoilers hatty fucked around with this message at 19:23 on Jan 1, 2022 |
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I posted about it before but if you like character writing, Caligula Effect 2 had my favorite cast of characters in any game last year, and it was up against serious competition.
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Herlock Sholmes is the Sherlock Holmes of the year
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Waffleman_ posted:Herlock Sholmes is the Sherlock Holmes of the year Terrible result for Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
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Jay Rust posted:Post your favourite 2021 game music! https://youtu.be/YVjDqUYIdww https://youtu.be/qJqB_x5AQLM hatty posted:GAA spoilers but the moment this played I had to grab my good headphones just so I could hear it better. maybe specify it's a GAA2 spoiler (my fault for clicking)
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Jay Rust posted:Post your favourite 2021 game music! Instrumental: Welcome to the Jail Freedom Buzz Dance Songs w/ Lyrics: Counter Strike Daredevil What You Wish For Rivers in the Desert Remix
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Jay Rust posted:Post your favourite 2021 game music! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh8HmYBCVL4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0ArjCS80gQ Sakurazuka fucked around with this message at 19:20 on Jan 1, 2022 |
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wuggles posted:https://youtu.be/YVjDqUYIdww Oh man I’m so sorry I consider them one game and kinda messed up
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hatty posted:Oh man I’m so sorry nah you're good, I should have been more careful without context I'm also not sure how big of a spoiler the title is but it seems significant
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Jay Rust posted:Post your favourite 2021 game music! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GxHTcYITnY Linking this again cause I'm unashamed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8hi-G3zOJE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpuqZSUNelA
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Real hurthling! posted:Chicory owns
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Jay Rust posted:Post your favourite 2021 game music! Pick a random track from streets of rage 4
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Posting rhythm game tracks might be cheating, but these own too much: https://youtu.be/Jkr5l2rg55w https://youtu.be/QJzFPOFo8Ek https://youtu.be/aqOiOAG_XJU AFancyQuestionMark fucked around with this message at 20:33 on Jan 1, 2022 |
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Jay Rust posted:Post your favourite 2021 game music! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPPM7YNsiO8 
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This is the track that made me cry my eyes out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZxK58tPU4I
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I ended up not posting my list as I got halfway through it and felt like I was cobbling it together when I had forgotten half of the games I wanted to write about, but I really enjoyed reading this thread and it has inspired me to keep better track of my gaming habit and write reviews of the games I play after I finish them! Picked up a lot of new titles to play from everyone's lists.
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If I even think about that track from Outer Wilds, I start crying. That was the tune from this whole year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR_wIb_n4ZU
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Jay Rust posted:Post your favourite 2021 game music! okay my top ten in OSTs: 10. FF14: Heavensward: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl43jXjn2Ys the whole ost is great but this track is a heck of a thing. the high note seems like a goof at first but the more you listen to it the more it works. 9. Persona 5: Strikers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ucIdYj42sM gota masuoka seizes the reigns of the astounding Persona Band and hits a home run. meguro is still the goat, but this is unexpectedly great poo poo 8. Atelier Rorona https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgCtJlvP0Fo the whole ost is pleasant and relaxing and i always let the intro music play whenever i start it up because it's unexpectedly prog. 7. Metroid Dread https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbJj4_NCRRc just loving genius. much like the game it quotes its past while doing lots of cool new poo poo. 6. Psychonauts 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFL7KVANyug i think the first game's ost might be more memorable overall, but you can't be mad at this 5. Undertale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5daGZ96QGU what, you thought i was gonna post a deep cut, some synth vibe? no, it's the meme song and you're gonna click on it and listen to it again and you're gonna like it because it's great. 4. Metal Gear Solid 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgaYe4ZYYyY presented without comment 3. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0OEsYSPV-8&t=1695s I was too wrapped up in the story to appreciate the OST as much as I did when I listened to it on its own. It's brilliant. 2. Anodyne 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-kAxs5JmKA this is the number 1 OST of my gaming year and needs to be experienced in context. why haven't you played this game yet? what's going on, bud? 1. Bloodborne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTN5x0M9Qmo it's a from ost. it's atmospheric and cool. it's not particularly memorable except that it fits the game perfectly when you're playing it.
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a character from blue reflection 1 is in blue reflection 2 (and a couple others make cameos) but you can mostly describe them as 'were characters in a previous jrpg' and everything about their characters makes sense. the core cast are all original to br2, the br1 character is just supporting. same with the couple of characters from the anime, they're supporting characters narratively and you can understand their deal by just 'were characters in a previous magical girl anime.' anything relevant to their characters is given a quick explanation, and you don't really need to know the specific details.
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Jay Rust posted:Post your favourite 2021 game music! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czx7l9J6oUY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OI4gLy7SlI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ2LfW-DWDc
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Dr. Fishopolis posted:
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My gotys werent very musically oriented but two standout that are seared into my brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAsIefETSBI And https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzASEnOGMMY Listening to disco elysiums soundtrack again is making me think i should've ranked it higher :|
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Songs of the year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G1ob5jnuSo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UsZM2k9_dQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uLxzHOje5o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApQJl8tmmLc
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VideoGames posted:If I even think about that track from Outer Wilds, I start crying. That was the tune from this whole year: 
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(Current 8-Man Raid Spoilers for XIV Endwalker) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxt4zFjYnQc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGOmsZfSJuw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ03NY1Onrs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weT8_6nqaCE In no particular order and mostly just stuff that comes to mind immediately but here's some stuff that definitely ended up on repeat this year.
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1. BOTW Hyrule Castle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g3gWQ5XN30 2. FFXIV Boss theme, no spoilers, it's just that image throughout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcMgKBXxnE0 3. A Link Between Worlds - Hyrule Castle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g75HDyL2BGc Barreft fucked around with this message at 22:45 on Jan 1, 2022 |
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