i've been an Animal Crossing fan since the OG gamecube game, but i think that, overall, New
Horizons is my favorite installment in the series
i do miss how much personality and Unique
Dialogue the villagers had in New Leaf, but i've had a LOT of fun with all the customization
options and obsessively decorating my house in this game. it takes a lot of what made the
older games good while being a fresh, distinct entry into a series that had some previous issues
with being kinda stale (looking at you City Folk)
Can You Tell That I Grew Up With The N64
Banjo-Kazooie is THE Nostalgic Childhood Game for me, i've replayed it more times that i can
count.
i grew up playing a Few 3D platformers, but this game was the one that i religiously came
back to above all else. i love its cheeky personality! the worlds are so charming! my brain gives me
serotonin when i collect things! i also really like Banjo-Tooie, but
i'll admit that the world designs in this game are more finely crafted than the huge giant
monstrosities in Tooie
you may look at screenshots of this and think "wow that's a crusty N64/PS1 tank battle
game" but it's actually aged surprisingly well!
i played this game a ton growing up and it's still super
fun to boot up the campaign mode every once in a while and blow up every building in
sight. i also managed to find some fun glitches as a kid, there's ways to launch yourself out
into The Void and go on a leisurely drive
okay so i haven't actually played this game myself, but i recognize art when i see it.
Mr. SWERY watched the entirety of Twin Peaks and told himself "i am going to make the most
legally distinct video game of all time." the gameplay looks miserable, the graphics suck shit,
the audio mixing is a nightmare, but whenever i see York whip out his inhuman shark smile
i can't help but dreamily sigh and think to myself Yes.... This Is What Gaming Should Be
gaming is an experience, and this game is certainly the experience of all time
biggest crime of the century that this game is so underrated, and NO i don't care that the G*me
Gr*mps played it. i am a big fan of aquatic aminals so having a whole game where you can swim
around with fishies was a dream come true as a kid
and this game genuinely improved upon the
formula of the first game! it added so much more Actual Gameplay and Environment Variety to the
Scuba Experience, and actually the first game is so much funnier in retrospect bc like, while this game
will have dangerous animals actually be a threat, the first game would let you swim right up to a
great white shark and pet it like it was your beloved family dog. anyways this game rocks please play it
first Fire Emblem game i ever played babey!! i am an RPG Enjoyer and this game sure enables me
to overthink every single move i make bc hey stop dying stop dying why is everyone dying UGGGHHH
i have to restart this map AGAIN. i think this and Three Houses are the only TRPGs i've played??
i really like how important Positional Movement is in this game, adds a hellish amount of
methodical planning to the RPG formula
also making this game half dating sim is what saved this franchise you cannot change my mind
i wanted to play this game for YEARS, but a deadly combo of I Like Owning Physical Games and DS
Prices Go To Hell meant that i never got around to it until i laid my grubby hands on the
remaster
every single Ghost Trick fan is right, the game is GOOD and also we can't tell you a
single detail about it. it's a compelling mystery that keeps up a snappy pace, constantly
feeding you enlightening info that simultaneously opens up more questions. and the puzzles are
fun!! the game does a good job of keeping the Rube Goldberg-esque puzzles fresh and varied, and
i really enjoyed them even when they made me feel like an idiot a couple times :^)
also: Missile ๐งก
most succinct way to describe this game is
Amogus Time Loop Visual Novel
honestly this is a hard game to recommend bc i can easily see it being way too boring and
frustrating for some people. you're stuck in a time loop where you have to do these Among
Us/Werewolf-style debates with NPCs over and over and there's not exactly too much to the plot.
the focus of the game is more on learning about these different interesting Sci-Fi Characters--i
had fun with the core gameplay and i liked the characters, so that's what made the game good for
me!
LOVE THIS GAME LOVE THIS GAME LOVE THIS GAME RIPS OFF MY SHIRT AND YELLS!!!!
the gameplay speaks to me on a primal level, i am a Huge Fan of fast-paced melee
combat and Hades gives me exactly what i crave (adamant rail fans do NOT interact i am in a
committed relationship with the fists). i haven't played too many rougelikes in my time but
like, the formula in this game Works for me. there's so much room to experiment with different
builds and you can get some really busted/funny combos. plus it's fun chatting with the fifty
billion different characters!
also Jen Zee is an art goddess im perpetually in awe of her power
hamha!!! it's Hamtaro Time!!! i loved Hamtaro as a kid, too bad his series flopped super mega
hard in the west ๐ but! we thankfully got one of the most adorable games ever created! that
stinker Spat is going around ruining the love of ham-hams all over the ham-ham world, so
Hamtaro and Bijou are off to save the day! i believe in them!!
the main gameplay loop is running around and learning random new ham-chats to later
utilize in various ham-situations, which is a mechanic that all good video games should
incorporate
i cannot emphasize enough how much i unironically adore this game
sure, yes, this
is the funny pigeon dating sim where you woo actual birds, but it's a parody that takes itself
quite seriously when needed. the character writing is surprisingly nuanced, lowering your
guard with its kooky concept and birdie shenanigans, but then you're growing genuinely attached
to these birds and holy shit that route actually made me really sad and oh my god there's
a story mode? and it's making me cry?? im crying over a bird dating game???
can't believe it took me five whole years to finally get around to this game bc Holy Shit y'all
weren't lying, That Game Sure Can Good. it's like!! super fun!!!! just like Breath of the Wild,
it activates the part of my brain that loves to poke my schnoz into every single corner of the
map, but then i gotta eventually look up a guide and be like "wait that was also hiding
there??"
also LOVE the combat, fast-paced melee is one of my great true loves. and i
never got salty from a boss battle :^) or any of the platforming :^) plus this is all wrapped
together in such an aesthetically melancholy bug world... an old sadness saturates the very
ground you walk upon
a gothic drama that loves to dig its claws into the Drama and Trauma of its
characters. while it can definitely linger on some genuinely heavy topics, it never felt like
the story got melodramatic or wallowed in suffering porn, thanks in large part to how much
empathy the narrative extends to every single character. there are some abhorrent people
here, but everyone is so fleshed out that, even if you despise what they've done, you come to
understand what twisted them into such monsters.
the darkness is also balanced out with authentic hope; these are broken people, but
with the support of each other they desperately strive to carve out their own happiness
WARNING: the first chapter is UNGODLY boring
haven't actually played this game myself (yet), but i really liked what i saw! you basically
walk around these PS1-style dream worlds, all of which have their own distinct vibes and various
dream citizens you can interact with
some worlds are peaceful and calming, others unsettling,
and there's one world in particular that sticks out in my mind bc it had maybe one of the best
horror atmospheres i've seen in a game in a while (I Was Spooked)
Ib my beloved...... this is one of the games that came out during the heyday of RPG Maker Horror
Games™ and also happens to be one of my favorites!
it's got a lovely spooky
haunted art gallery setting and some of the best atmosphere i've experienced in a game. pixel
games
leave more up to your imagination so it's like, spookier and stuff y'know?
also i love Garry and Ib they have such a cute brother/sister type relationship ๐ญ
who woulda thought that a Horror Deckbuilder Roguelike would work so well but hey! it does!
this game gets up to some Shenanigans (can't say more without spoiling the fun), but i had a lot
of fun with the actual card gameplay! i also got my ass stomped more times than i can count but
that's like, part of the experience babey!! sometimes the RNG goes right for your jugular and
other times you stumble into the most busted Power To Kill God deck of your lifetime
it took me TOO LONG to play Katamari!! ๐ฉ love to be just a little guy rolling up a big ball of
Stuff and definitely Not a menace to humanity
there's such a simple joy in scampering
around and finding bigger and bigger stuff to add to your ever-growing katamari. and by
simple joy i mean the pure rush of unhinged power going to my head as i amass an Unstoppable
All-Consuming Giant Abomination To Surpass Metal Gear
watch out!! kirby's got a car!!
another multiplayer game i played a TON growing up, loved playing the city trial over
and
over and over again. there's something addicting about having only a few minutes to scramble
together as many power ups as possible while thinking to yourself "well that Stadium Hint was
CLEARLY alluding to that one racetrack so i'll grab THIS car and THESE power ups" and then you
get to the stadium event and it's actually a demolition derby. why did the stadium hints
actively lie to you
every kirby game i've played is fun but this one has always been my favorite ๐ค
it introduced
THE best kirby mechanic of all time: combining abilities. but APPARENTLY no other kirby game
since has truly embraced this super fun and exciting and awesome mechanic bc??? the devs are
bullying me personally i guess. just let kirby be a fridge again this is all i want in life
the game's also like, cute and stuff. i guess. whatever. you cannot begin to imagine how hung up
i am on Fridge Kirby
i didn't grow up playing Zelda games, so im really glad that im finally getting to some as an
adult.
and hoowee wowie zowie this sure is a stellar game to have as one of my first Zeldo
Experiences (my very first Zelda game was Spirit Tracks so y'know. a bit of a step up)
this
game aggressively activates the part of my brain that must explore every single corner
of the map, so you can imagine the lucrative levels of serotonin injected directly into
my system. i do wish that the combat was more fun long-term (this game really needs more enemy
diversity), but that doesn't stop this game from being one of my favorites of all time
this game took everything good about the first Luigi's Mansion and made it even better!
i've never played Dark Moon so idk how the transition between that game was, but playing this
game made me nostalgic for the first one while also being like "wow this is all the fun and zany
personality that the first one was going for!" love that they did whatever the hell they wanted
for the designs of each floor of the hotel, it adds some very welcome variety to the Vibes and
gameplay
the controls can feel kinda clunky but like, the way the game functions is inherently
clunky so they truly did their best to make the core gameplay as enjoyable as
possible. everything is elevated by Luigi being a scared little twunk protagonist
this game's more of an enigma for me than anything bc like, growing up i assumed that Other
People knew about this game bc i learned about it from a childhood friend. but
no, nobody i know has heard of this game, there's minimal online discussions or videos of
it, the only speedrun i can find is a partially documented one that was run during a charity
event?? why is this game such a cryptid???
the gameplay was chemically engineered to appeal to my Child Artist brain bc it's like,
similar to Pokemon but you draw your own critters!! it's so cool!!
why does nobody know about it!!!
oh yeah babey i grew up playing lots of Mario Kart, and you better believe that I'm Using Tilt
Controls!!
i also played a bit of Mario Kart 64 and Double Dash growing up, but i played Mario
Kart Wii to death (also both older games didn't age the best, please don't yell at me about
Double Dash that game feels so slippery now). and now Mario Kart is like, the only game where i
have a weird sense of competitive pride lmao, im super not a competitive person normally and im
not even That Good at the game but i need to be the best Mario Kart player in the room. horrible
RNG game to invest your competitive pride into
you think im above recommending Minecraft?
a CLASSIC???
look, we don't talk about N***h but we Can talk about the stellar sandbox experience. the world
is
quite literally your oyster to do with as you please, making it both a perfect single player and
multiplayer experience. playing with friends, you can make a commune where everyone
naturally goes off and does whatever silly tasks they enjoy the most. playing alone, i can tell
myself i'll finally make a nice house this time and then inevitably spend all my time doing my
Favorite Minecraft Activity: clearcutting forests. my friends always bully me for being a menace
against nature but they just don't understand how relaxing it is :(((
another member of the RPG Maker Horror Era and one of my top Aesthetic Favs
love the art! love
the simple yet atmospheric world designs! love that banger ost! it is a flavor of Surreal
Metaphorical Storytelling that my pretentious sensibilites simply cannot resist. definitely a
game that you should experience for yourself if you haven't already, the mood is what really
sells it
i grew up loving the OG Paper Mario, so when i finally got around to playing The Thousand-Year
Door in highschool i was pleasantly surprised by how well it expanded upon the gameplay and
concepts in the first game. charming aesthetic, charming characters, really cool world designs,
fun battles: it's got it all! both games are so comfy to replay u,w,u
also the badge system is one of my favorite things in any game, it's such a neat way to
strategize what moves and skills you wanna use in specific areas and encounters (Hollow Knight's
also got a similar mechanic and when i first saw it i was like :O!!! Just Like Paper Mario!!!!)
so far the Only Ace Attorney game i've played, which is a shame bc i really like this
game!
you snuffle around for clues to solve Wacky and Zany court cases with a Loveable
Cast of Characters!
i don't really have much specific to say bc i haven't played this game in a
While, but i remember the court cases being fun and goodness gracious someone out there needs to
help Edgeworth with his Unnecessary Feelings
im sure that a lot of us who grew up playing Pokemon dreamed of one day running around in the world with
our funny little dudes. while Sword and Shield were the first step in that direction, Legends: Arceus is
where i first actually felt like i was exploring the world with my guys. sure the graphics Aren't Great,
but that never really impeded how much fun i had exploring all the different areas, even if i sometimes
paused to be like "haha miserable pop in"
also, while it's a relatively minor change, i appreciated the addition of Strong and
Agile moves. Pokemon's battle system has stayed pretty fuckin unchanged all these years, usually
only slapping on a random gimmick each generation, but this actually felt like a fundamental
shake up to battle strategy
PMD: Red Rescue Team was my (surprisingly kinda grueling) introduction to roguelikes, so my
childhood had a decent amount of getting jumped by monster houses and miserably failing to
recruit legendaries
i didn't play Explorers of Sky until much later, but i was very excited
when i finally got my hands on it since Everyone says it's the best PMD game. and guess what!
the game's GOOD. love crawling around those dungeons with my crew and wow! it's a Pokemon game
with some actual story!
Grovyle we all love and support you ๐ซก
first Pokemon game where you could see these little stinkers existing in their natural habitats,
it was VERY cool back in the day. very fun to toss an apple directly at a Pokemon's head and
quickly snap them being Pretty Cranky
and after playing New Pokemon Snap, i still feel more
fondly towards this game--one specific aspect that i love about this game is the (admittedly pretty
limited) wonder-instilling exploration as you unlock new areas of the map. it's a relatively simple
mechanic, but it's completely missing in the new game and that was one of the things i really
wanted to see fleshed out and expanded upon ๐ New Pokemon Snap is still good but they didn't cater it
to ME
by this point you can probably tell that i popped out of the womb obsessed with Pokemon. the
series may be extremely stale but its formula does, in fact, just WORK for me. i love running
around a new region and collecting funny little dudes who'll be my best friends forever!! i am
simply not immune!!
out of all the generations, i'd say that gen 5 was the most polished and
fully realized point in the series.
it had charming and lively spritework, the closest
attempt to an actual story, and the overall gameplay, while not really bringing any new
innovations, was Very Solid Pokemon
HOOUUUGGGHHHUUGHGHHHHH <-- me thinking with portals
one of the best puzzle games out there babey!! launching yourself thru portals at mach
speeds is one of the simple joys in gamer life. single player campaign rips, multiplayer
campaign rips, characters are great, humor still holds up well, we love to see it!!
im sure Portal 3 is just around the corner :'^)
hey why does it feel like nobody ever talks about this game?? people like Rayman but i like
NEVER see any discussions or nostalgic reminiscing about this specific game. am i not in
the right circles??
anyways this is another Classic 3D Platformer from my childhood, out of all
the platformers i've played i think this one has my favorite atmosphere. the game's like....
Creepy. kinda spooky, kinda depressing. the cave of bad dreams terrified me as a kid but i was
so strong and brave about it.
regrettably i played the N64 version so the fuckin banger of a
soundtrack was MIDIfied to hell and back
perhaps my favorite game that i've never played myself
this is the only Silent Hill that i've experienced in its entirety (i do plan on
watching play thrus of the other games Eventually™) but i easily see why this one
specifically is held in such high regard. it's a finely crafted psychological horror
narrative, an oppressive foggy Silent Hill serving as the stage for James to be a healthy and
well-adjusted person who has nothing in particular he needs to work thru. it's great symbolic
storytelling! i slurp that shit up!
hands you some blood. hands you some blood. hands you some blood. hands y
join Philip and Leg Horse on a mission thru a land of Many Bleeding Objects and Huge
Banger
OST.
tbh i haven't played this game in forever so my recollection's a bit fuzzy, but i remember
Charming Characters, Fun Aesthetic, Blood. it's a good game okay just trust me on this one
Splatoon is the ONLY shooter that i've ever actively enjoyed. most shooters easily bore me bc
the endless cycle of Click Heads And Take Cover gets real repetitive real fast, but
Splatoon has a big focus on movement and turf control that i find really engaging and fun. you
have to focus on more than Just getting kills to have a big impact on the match! what a concept!
my favorite mode is Salmon Run bc i want to go to hell before i die :^)
YES im a girl. YES i play farm sims. we exist :/
honestly the only other farm sim experience i had before this game was Harvest Moon: A
Wonderful Life which, if you haven't played that game before uh, i remember it being kinda frustrating!
so Stardew Valley was definitely a huge step up for my Farming Gamer Career,
where i could get to know all these romanceable neighbors and customize my farm how i want to and not
die of starvation after watering two crops. it takes that farm sim formula and polishes it into
something that's Pretty Dang Fun!
i grew up playing Quite A Bit of Mario, so i sat back and thought over which mainline Mario game
was my favorite. im an outspoken Sunshine enjoyer. 3D World was also pretty good.
Odyssey was fun, but im not much for tons of post-game content. i played quite a bit of SM64,
but that game did Not age well
out of everything, Galaxy has stuck with me the most. playing this game as a kid felt almost
magical--orbiting around tiny planets, star bits showering down, the endless expanse of the cosmos,
the quiet melancholy of Rosalina... it rests in a comfortable corner of my brain
how many people grew up playing this series?? i don't see people discuss it much, but every once
in a while i'll see someone bring it up on online and a few other people will chime
in like "oh yeah i loved that game as a kid!" there are perhaps dozens of us *googles* WAIT THE
FIRST GAME SOLD OVER ONE MILLION COPIES?? WHERE ARE YOU PEOPLE HIDING
okay anyways i've played the first three games (apparently there's a fourth one??) and i
remember Enjoying Them! i'll admit this series doesn't stick in my brain as much as other childhood 3D
platformers, but slinging around sicknasty boomerangs was fun
Toby Fox is honestly such a huge inspiration for me. you can tell he put so much of himself and what he enjoys into this game--it oozes his distinct personality. there's all these wildly different charming characters, banger songs, and goofy but genuine writing, all switching to solemn seriousness when needed. playing Undertale, awashing myself in Toby's playful enthusiam, it recenters me, reminding me why i love the the humble joy of Creating Things
obscenely potent game for a yoshi-obsessed child
couldn't tell you how well this game aged
bc the nostalgia lenses are too strong. every yoshi sound is recorded in my brain, poochy's bark
Activates me, I Will Collect Every Single Melon (not really i was terrible at that as a baby
child lmao)
discovering secret yoshi colors was SO exciting and the terror of trying not to die
in the trek thru a difficult stage to successfully unlock them was simply too much of an adrenaline rush
for my developing brain
i've played the whole Zero Escape series and they're definitely all fun games, but 999 will
always be my fav in the trilogy. it deftly builds up an oppressive horror atmosphere, where you're
waiting for someone to snap before the whole ship sinks and takes everyone down with it
oh, but
suddenly you're stuck in a freezer with your grade school crush and she's charging up to launch into an
hour long monologue about some pseudoscience bullshit and HELL yeah now THAT'S what the game's
about babey!! bewildering rants spiralling into the most bonkers plot twists this world has ever
seen!!