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Finally!!!!!!!

Time for you guys to put your money where your mouth is. I'm willing to play these games for a good buck.

Two big classic RPGs that I've never played.

Episodes From Liberty City was released on disc for the 360 in 2009 and ported to the pc/ps3 in 2010 so for sure it is not eligible for 2010.

Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super Metroid
Super Mario Bros 3
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Ratchet & Clank 3
Metal Gear Solid 3
Persona 3
Resistance 3
Rainbow Six 3
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Duke Nukem 3D
Halo 3
Sonic 3
Devil May Cry 3
Dragon Quest III

All of these are my favorite in their series. Maybe I'm still forgetting some.

Happy new years everybody!

What are some of your favorite non-2021 games you discovered or rediscovered in 2021.
You don't need to make a top 10. Do this in whatever format you like.

These are my top 10 older games I played and finished for the first time in 2021:

10. Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (2001) (Played on Switch)

Everyone always says this is the black sheep of the franchise but I actually really liked. I like the gameplay more than the 2D games. Though in terms of atmosphere and art design it is quite bland compared to the previous games.

9. Shining Force CD (1995) (Played on Mega CD)

While not quite as good as the Mega Drive Shining Force games, it is still a great game. For me the Shining Force games are some of the most enjoyable games in the genre.

8. ActRaiser 2 (1993) (Played on SNES)

I never had any real interest on ever playing this game because it lacks the sim elements from the original. I'm glad I did finally play it this year because it's an excellent side scrolling action game.

7. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (2004) (Played on GC)

This is a really great puzzle game. It has that classic Nintendo level design where every level introduces a new gimmick that makes all the levels feel very different from eachother.

6. Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 (2020) (Played on Switch)

This is a love letter to Castlevania III. It has excellent level design is is hard as balls but satisfying to complete.

5. Nier (2010) (Played on PS4)

It's hard to shortly explain what makes Nier so amazing but it's a game that will leave a lasting impression on you and after finishing it I couldn't play any other video for a week or so because Nier had to "sink in".

4. Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne (2004) (Played on Switch)

I really like the Persona games and it was finally time for me to play a mainline SMT game and I was not disappointed. Great dungeon design, amazing soundtrack, great roster of demons and a great story.

3. System Shock 2 (1999) (Played on PC)

People hype up this game a lot and it lived up to it's hype. It's a well aging classic.

2. Fallout 2 (1998) (Played on PC)

Another PC classic. I think the beginning and the end is somewhat weak but the middle portion is incredible. CRPGs don't get much better than this.

1. Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) (Played on PS5)

This game came as a complete surprise to me. I'm not a big Final Fantasy VII fan, I Don't even like Final Fantasy THAT much but I loved pretty much everything about FFVIII Remake. The combat, the bosses, the story, the characters, the graphics, the music,...
I can't wait what is next for Final Fantasy VII and the franchise as a whole.

The "nostalgia goggles" argument. Thinking an old game is only good because of nostalgia.

I played through Final Fantasy X for the first time (PS4 version).

Pros:

• Battle system is fantastic
• I like how every character (except for maybe Kimahri) is very useful in battle
• It's one of the few Final Fantasy games in which I liked summons
• Boss fights are great
• The soundtrack is great

Cons:

• Tidus
• Sphere Grid is pointless busy work, what's wrong with just leveling up through XP? The Sphere Grid does allows you to customize your characters and multiclass but other FF games have done that in much more interesting ways than this.
• Linear level design
• Tidus
• You only get an airship when the game is pretty much finished
• Even without doing sidequests and without any extra grinding you can get really overpowered near the end of the game, mostly because of the customizable weapons
• Tidus

Some games I purchased in the last few weeks

I really love Crash 4's soundtrack.

It doesn't rely too much on nostalgia but when it does remixes of the old games it does it pretty great.

Youtube Video

This game is like the DKC: Tropical Freeze of Crash games =D

Sekiro.

The difficulty is all over the place with this game. Especially the gab in difficulty between the boss fights and everything else in the game. Like, it's pretty "easy" for the most part and then you do 30 times on one boss.

I'm going to redesign my game room this winter because it's a mess.
I will make pictures again after I finished :)

My PS4 and Switch are in the living room.

I remember

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I'm pretty excited for that Kirby game!

Limited Run Games: having a lot of great titles and making them less of a pain to get. Nowadays you always have a month time to purschase a game.

Guilty Gear Strive: it's just an amazing fighting game and probably my goty.

Some excellent remasters that introduced me to new franchises like Nier and Shin Megami Tensei.

Bowser's Fury: it's really one of the best Mario experiences.

Video gaming in general being very good nowadays.

Souls/Bloodborne: No pause button.