Another Excellent video! I'm glad to see you back! I didn't even know that blaster master had sequels going to buy both of them today! I love Tales of Arise but still does not beat Vesperia but its high up there! Always love you videos and your voice is just that delicious cherry on top!
If I had to share my top 10 games of 2021 they are 10. New Pokemon Snap 9. Scott Pilgrim vs the world game 8. Touhou Luna Nights 7. Deltarune Chapter 2 6. Super Monkey Ball banana mania 5. Metroid Dread 4. Nier Replicant 3. Scarlet Nexus 2. Neo the World Ends with you 1. Tales of Arise
I cannot explain to you how hard I laughed when Yuito’s team in Scarlet Nexus went to visit Togetsu along with the “twist” that was revealed. I digress but, awesome video dude.
As a lifelong Metroid fan, hearing that you hit Zero Mission and Dread so hard fills me with joy. One more Metroid fan to add to the couple thousand of us! :p (That was hyperbole, but prior to Dread, Metroid games never sold well, so it often feels like there are sadly very few of us. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard someone say they know about Samus mostly from Smash and have never played a Metroid game. Fortunately, it’s amazing how many people have started jumping on the train with Dread!) As a warning, most people will tell you that Super Metroid is the best, but be prepared to have some major whiplash after coming off of Zero Mission and Samus Returns. It’s from the SNES era and has never been given an updated rerelease, so it will feel very slow and outdated. The controls for aiming diagonally and switching weapons especially will take some time to get used to. I personally only got around to finishing it the day before Dread came out, so I can speak from experience. But it’s worth sticking it out, and don’t be afraid to use a guide or look up a video when you get lost! Fusion is more in line with Zero Mission, although it runs a bit slower and is much more linear and story-focused.
After stopping gaming when I reached my teenage years,I got back into it because of the story of a game but last year made me quite appreciate gameplay.
I didn’t leave comments the first time I watched this so I’m circling around again. Great vid man. I really like the games you picked, and you explained your choices with a lot of humor and charm.
Bamco nailed last year with 2 banger titles. Still haven't played Arise but I went out of my way to play Scarlet Nexus, to the point that I even got the platinum for it. In general my list of last year was kinda short due to me focusing a lot on playing RPGs recently but I will still make it here. 1- Scarlet Nexus: Also my surprise of last year, the demo was nice but I wasn't expecting the gameplay to be THAT GOOD, also too many best girls, can't choose one) 2- CrossCode: As a .hack fan I was curious about this title being a sort of MMO simulation. Loved everything about it. I still need to play the DLC chapter but just like with Scarlet, I went out of my way to get the platinum for this game. It meant a lot for me. 3- Psychonauts 2: I was waiting for this game since the crowdfunding campaign was created. Played it, loved every single minute of it 4- Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure: Since 2019 I started playing the Trails series alternating it with other games and this year (and a couple of days of 2022 because of my job) I managed to finally play and finish the Crossbell duology. They are very solid games and even with a couple of things that bugged me I still had a great time with both of them. I can't wait for the official western release of Zero (hopefully it's still on Fall of this year) 5- Sakura Wars: Not really a great experience but still enjoyable, the new chara design worked fine. Maybe the whole story was a but too short but still an ok experience. 6- Under Night In-Birth: probably the game I've played less in this list due to me not being good with competitive/cooperative stuff and being a very bad fighting game player, I still enjoyed what I've played as an Akatsuki main. This year I'm trying to find time to try the new game created by the developer of this (Melty Blood Type Lumina) but I'm kinda busy with other stuff......
Fantastic vid! ^_^ Loved seeing the number 1 pick, NEO TWEWY is also my game of the year, and your high praise of Scarlet Nexus makes me wanna check it out. I let it pass me by earlier this year, but it sounds like a super promising time. :) Top 5 that I played in 2021: 5. Gonna cheat and say the FFXIII trilogy. No one game stood out to me as EXCELLENT in its own right, and yet, the characters, world, gameplay and stories from all 3 games really have stuck with me. I wouldn't by any stretch call them masterpieces, but it was still a very wonderful time for me. 4. Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart. Thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish it. If game feel and how much I was obsessed with a game while I was playing it were my main criteria, this might be my number 1; such fantastic gameplay, story, characters, graphics, the whole shebang. It hasn't quite stuck with me the same way the other games have on the list have though; don't think about it much nowadays now that I've beat it, though I'd be there day 1 for the next entry. Very solid experience. 3. Metroid Dread. Gameplay was less exciting and moment-to-moment action packed then Rift Apart. But, I enjoyed exploring the environments more, Samus felt better to control, bosses gave me a fun challenge and I loved seeing the conclusion to the 2D games. Great stuff. 2. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. While it had its slow moments, the story and characters generally had me gripped from beginning to end in both games. Even though I'd already played GTAA 1 through a fan translation, the quality of the localization and having an awesome upscale to the graphics, presentation and soundtrack made such a difference and allowed me to re-immerse myself quite easily. Instantly became my new favorite entry in one of my all-time favorite series, and I really hope Capcom gives us more in this vein going forward ^_^ 1. Neo TWEWY. Don't know if I can say it any better than you did Zaffre. Long-awaited sequel, wasn't sure it's match the original and much to my surprise, it absolutely surpassed it in almost every regard. Soundtrack is a banger, entire cast is pretty awesome, the writing is so sharp, gameplay is addicting... it was just a thrill ride from beginning to end :) Bar maybe the Scramble Slams. Really looking to continuing my replay of this game; beat it on Switch, now doing the same on PS5.
Nice to hear some love for FFXIII! I was never able to beat the final boss of 13-2, so I never really moved on to Lightning Returns, but for the most part I really enjoyed my time with the first two games, especially as far as the characters go. I’d love to see some iteration of the super unique battle system return in a future FF game too, as I loved class-switching in the middle of combat to adjust my lineup to match phases of battles. It’s also great to continue seeing love for Great Ace Attorney! I’m a relatively recent fan of the series, only starting it after Dual Destinies came out, but it quickly became one of my favorite series of all time. I’m finishing up Spirit of Justice right now, just having started the DLC case, and I’ve been SO hyped to get to GAA! Spirit of Justice feels like the weakest entry of the series for me, so hearing people continue to praise the two new games gives me that drive to keep going!
@@Road_to_Dawn Glad to find another FFXIII fan ^_^ Completely understand not being able to beat the final boss to XIII-2; that was HARD. I had to go back, go find some monsters, grind a bit, then try another 2 or 3 times to finally beat it. Great battle system though, and it'd be fun to see it's return in some way shape or form 🙂 Also glad to meet someone else who appreciates the greatness of the Ace Attorney franchise 😁 spirit of justice was fantastic; enjoy the rest of the DLC case and TGAA, when you get around to it. 🙂 What's your favorite game in the series so far?
@@GentlemanGamer94 Yeah! Even if I think Spirit of Justice is the weakest, it's still a great game, and there are no bad games in the series. I've actually forgotten a lot about each of the games because it's been a few years now since I started and my memory is absolutely terrible (I'm looking forward to replaying them sometime!), but the final case that sticks out in my mind the most was the final case in Justice for All. That said, as for games as a whole, Trials and Tribulations was incredible the whole way through and might be my favorite, but it's really neck-and-neck with Dual Destinies. And Apollo Justice had an amazing ending too. All of the games have great final cases, really! I'd say Trails and Tribulations might be my favorite, with Dual Destinies right behind. What about you? And yeah, I had such a hard time with XIII-2 lol. Each attempt at the final boss literally took me half an hour. I want to go back and try the whole game again sometime; I've seen people recommend using a chocobo for the final boss, so I may have to go out of my way to work on that and make sure I'm ready lol
Somehow I'm not surprised AT ALL that Shoka is is your favorite character in NEO TWEWY, she just has that insane Zaffrecore vibe. 20:27 also the size of this spit caused some serious moisture damage to my house. the bill is coming later.
shoka gave me the zaffrecore vibes too lmaooooo i knew she'd be my favorite and here we are. also that statement you pointed out is double now since i just replayed monkey ball 2 again. those cutscenes were so good bro why couldn't they make the cut T_T
7:40 That’s me! I kinda want the DR collection now. I was already thinking it’s be really convenient to have the trilogy on Switch, but now you got me interested in this side mode.
Risk of Rain 2 is by far one of me and my friends favorite games to play together or alone. Definitly a fun game to sink time into, learning the items and different characters in the game is super fun.
my man its fucking uncanny, we almost played the exact same games this year, i also marathoned blaster master games, metroids and kingdom hearts games because you sang the praises of the first and last one, glad to see you back and im super excited for what you come up next
I'm still playing catch-up with the games of 2021, but the number 1 on your list is one I knew I couldn't miss, and I adored pretty much every minute of it. Some other ones on my list are Tales of Arise, Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Disgaea 6 and, a game that definitely did not come out in 2021, Wild ARMs 5
I am excited for Cogen: Sword of Rewind and Gunvolt iX2. I might get Blaster Master Zero 3 someday since I already have the other 2 games. Also, my top 10 games that I played this year are: 1. G Darius - this game is the most atmospheric boss fights I have ever seen. The capturing and alpha beam mechanic on this game is very satisfying. 2. Trouble Witches - this game is my official first 1 credit clear of a shoot em up genre. The emphasis of meter management on this game made it very manageable for new comers. 3. Blaster Master Zero 2 - I wanna replay this game so bad again. I really dont know what kind of magic Inti Creates put on this series but it somehow connected to me very well. I also played this game before the first game. 4. Devil Survivor Overclocked - technically, I wanted to disqualify this game since I mostly played it on 2022 but my short time for this game during 2021 had been very awesome. The story, replayability and freedom easily made me love this masterpiece. 5. Sora - another game that should be disqualified since I started playing this game during very late 2020 but I mostly played it in 2021. This game is what I will always consider the best game I have ever played. Describing this game is way too difficult for me. The game is tough as balls like most shmups 6. Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold - this game is very very fun but also a total mess in terms of proper balance as a dungeon crawler. The fact that you got tons of ways to customize your party and bosses are just a bunch of hp sponges, it somehow provided you a very nice target practice for your stupid team builds. Something you wont be able to do in most rpg. 7. "QP Shooting Dangerous" and "Blue Revolver" - I had to rank both of these vertical shmup because they are equally fun for me. 8. Battle Bakraid - kamakazee!!!! 9. Deathsmiles - a well made Halloween themed bullet hell. Dodging big floating balls feel satisfying on this game. 10. Bloodstained:Curse of the Moon - game is fantastic.
FEELINGS DEEP INSIDE YOUR OCEAN SEARCHING FOR THE AIR TO BREATHE IN Glad to see NEO TWEWY end up winning the Game of the Year. Even on my third playthrough of the game, I’m still finding new pin combinations and story details to enrich the experience even more. I honestly can’t decide whether I prefer it or the original’s combat system because they’re both really damn good.
i was holding off on going back into it for the secret reports so i could finish this video but now that it's done, i can't WAIT to get as close to 100%ing this game as i want, and maybe even starting a fresh file. this game is so damn good
Glad you got into Metroid. Zero Mission is the perfect starting point and a masterpiece of a game. Even if it lacks in the difficulty and completion side.
odd..I liked the later stages of Arise because of the story setup from prior every story beat paying off later was so satisfying with how they revealed the info, imo.
I wouldn't say that I'm surprised by Arise being on the list but not number 1 mainly because Vesperia is your favorite game by a clear mile. :D Arise was a very successful game, but it's different from past entries in enough ways that it'll never hit the same target. If Vesperia's your perfect Tales game, then Arise will only hit somewhere high on the list. I'm glad you at least liked the deviation because I definitely want more of it too. :) The reason it's my all-time favorite is because the past games were less perfect for me, so Arise hit way closer to that target. :D I really do love the main part of the story and its themes and (how it actually changed my life a bit), and while the second season was less organized, well... taking inventory of most of the Tales games I've played I actually find it hard to come across one that doesn't... take some hits for some part of the story near the end. They seem to have at least some trouble with that on a regular basis. XD (more on that later) What I wasn't expecting was you getting around to Scarlet Nexus. I knew you wanted to play it, but didn't think you had yet. :D It's my second favorite game now, and definitely way up there on pure gameplay. On the more story-centric side, I found the characters to be the bigger draw, with all of their stories relating to life in a permanently connected world, tying in with the whole 'red strings' thing the game is named after. Some, especially were incredibly relatable, others were things people may need to think about more than we do. As with the Tales games, I tend to have more interest in what these characters do next and what they think moreso than the main plot details. I love these guys. :) (For reference, if you don't have them yet, the DLC events largely center around combinations of character interactions you haven't seen as much of in the main game.) It might also be interesting to see a video relating to skits in Arise and the similarly formatted scenes in Scarlet Nexus since there are a lot of differing opinions on them, and being somewhere in the middle myself, I think it's mainly because it's a new idea that needed more time to perfect before it made its way into the games. I think the reason both stories had their issues was because Namco has a tendency toward strong 'Point A - to Point B' writing. They know what they want to say and what they want to happen at certain points, but tend to fill in the blanks between those points with whatever the hell needs to happen to segue into that next objective, and that clearly doesn't always...often... work. XD Whether they need to fill in a big gap in knowledge toward the end of the story, or hit 27 different main plot events and revelations in just a couple of chapters, it really is a case of needing to let the plot grow naturally and maybe even ditch some choices or goals in favor of focusing on others.
It's great you got to play Metroid this year especially starting out with my favourite Metroid game. Neo The World Ends With You is a fantastic game & I agree that a sequel doesn't necessarily have to top the original but to just to be a good follow-up. I enjoy your number transitions here. They quick & snappy & flow nicely to the next segment. ^_^
glad you liked the transitions, i thought they were kinda neat haha. and you KNOW i had to give neo twewy that love, absolutely adored the game to pieces
Though I personally don't mind, I can understand why people may have a problem with the skit system of Tales of Arise. Instead of having anime models of the characters like previous games, Arise instead uses the 3d models from the game and use a comic-book style. 3D models can only have so much emotional range and body expression as opposed to the anime artstyle. However, I think the reason why they decided to take that style is because they would've had to make six skit models for Alphen: 1. The ragged clothes he wore at the prologue of the game 2. His ocean blue battle garb (with the full mask) 3. The ocean blue battle garb (with the broken mask) 4. His main outfit: the Sincleaver Armor 5. The armor without his mask 6. And finally, his Sovereign outfit This can also apply to Shionne and maybe Law but with less costumes. This is only a situation near the end of the game when the party obtains the spaceship and head to Rena after the events of Lenegis, when more sidequests have been accessable on Dahna. If the player wants to, they can head back to Dahna and clear up the sidequests even though storywise, the party has little to no reason to head back to Dahna. However, the game can't be sure whenever customes the characters at a specific point. There are also optional skits, mainly for cooking, camp conversations, and certain sidequests, which the game can't be certain whenever they take place. Anyway, the point that I was trying to make is that they would have to make two choices: either they would take the Tales of Zestiria route and change certain skits depending on the certain situation, such as character changes, and there is a hefty amount of optional skits, or the route they took and have the skits display 3D models, where the game can be more flexible with the costumes. Though, it's not perfect since depending on the costumes, it can cause some clipping issues or obscure certain panels. (For example, the wing accessories) However, that's my opinion and I was just speculating. Also, sorry about spoilers for those who haven't played Tales of Arise.
Always excited for your input. Can’t wait for this year’s videos. Keep up the Awesomeness. And if your playing Risk of Rain on PS4. I would love to be able to play it with some one.
Also sharing my top 8 games of 2021 I haven't played Neo world end with you or Blaster master 2 or 3 but they are on my must list to play! 8. Metroid Dread 7. It takes two 6. Resident evil Village 5. Guardians of the Galaxy 4. Tales of Arise 3. Scarlet Nexus 2. Psychonauts 2 1. Persona 5 Strikers
Honestly I'm really tempted to play some of these games on the list. My game of the year is either miitopia or The megaman zero collection. Another great list. -Gunvolt 2 is number 0 and Ineedtofinishmy backlog-
Glad to see NEO TWEWY get love this year, feels like it didn't get the attention it deserved, and even some that played and enjoyed it have moved on from it. It's in my top five this year for sure. Funny story, after I'd beat the final boss (on Switch) my game crashed between the cutscenes, meaning I'd effectively lost my progress and didn't reach the endgame... but honestly I didn't care because I knew I'd eventually double dip and get the ps4 version too, which I'm playing through right now. I'm probably going to get its platinum too because it's just that enjoyable.
I played NEO TWEWY for about 10 hours and it didn't pull me in as I hoped. Should I continue or will the gameplay loop remain the same? I just wish I understood why people like it SO much.
I would say that if you don’t want to be ruined by a game and have a story that doesn’t waste your time I honestly recommend trails series a series that is really under rated more then tales and it is very heavy with good world building and character development but, if that isn’t your style then I wouldn’t recommend it cause that is it the combat is decent and it does get better the further you go into the series. what really make the series good is the story and that the series is 10 games in already and it’s all connected to everything and I mean everything.
Surprised to see Arise that low, but also at the same time...not that surprised? Curious to see if you're ever gonna do more in-depth review of it, because yeah, the second half did take a lot of score from me too.
Nice list for me I think if I had to point down my top 5 list it would be Monster hunter rise, Monster hunter stories two, SMT4 Apocalypse, Octopath Traveler and my game of the year SMT5 which by the way I can definitely recommend it. I also got a game that got into my hall of fame as being one of my 3 favourite games of all time "the world ends with you".
i'm gonna try to get reviews for all three games out this year, so i'll answer that question then, and i'm gonna play the original when reviewing the first bmz!
honestly they just don't hold as much weight as they used to - my top priority is gameplay and replay value at this point. no particular reason, it's just the kinda guy i'm becoming
Depends what he played. I think, based on his preferences (loving Persona and also favoring gameplay) that he'll get to it at some point. I really think I'm going to like Ys IX, but haven't gotten around to that yet.
I wish tales of arise was in my top 10 of 2021... On another note my bf is enjoying Danganronpa summercamp a lot and ive started Danganronpa 1 in 2021 and im loving it. I know the 3 games will be among my favourites of 2022!
Calling people trash over their favorite games isn't right no matter what the game is. A game doesn't have to be terrible in everyone else's eyes for you to hate it. I dislike some really popular and excellent games.
Another Excellent video! I'm glad to see you back! I didn't even know that blaster master had sequels going to buy both of them today! I love Tales of Arise but still does not beat Vesperia but its high up there! Always love you videos and your voice is just that delicious cherry on top!
glad you enjoyed the video! blaster master zero ended up being a fantastic trilogy, so here's hoping you like them - i know i did
If I had to share my top 10 games of 2021 they are
10. New Pokemon Snap
9. Scott Pilgrim vs the world game
8. Touhou Luna Nights
7. Deltarune Chapter 2
6. Super Monkey Ball banana mania
5. Metroid Dread
4. Nier Replicant
3. Scarlet Nexus
2. Neo the World Ends with you
1. Tales of Arise
I cannot explain to you how hard I laughed when Yuito’s team in Scarlet Nexus went to visit Togetsu along with the “twist” that was revealed. I digress but, awesome video dude.
scarlet nexus' story got a few laughs out of me too hahaha. game's fire, but bruh
As a lifelong Metroid fan, hearing that you hit Zero Mission and Dread so hard fills me with joy. One more Metroid fan to add to the couple thousand of us! :p
(That was hyperbole, but prior to Dread, Metroid games never sold well, so it often feels like there are sadly very few of us. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard someone say they know about Samus mostly from Smash and have never played a Metroid game. Fortunately, it’s amazing how many people have started jumping on the train with Dread!)
As a warning, most people will tell you that Super Metroid is the best, but be prepared to have some major whiplash after coming off of Zero Mission and Samus Returns. It’s from the SNES era and has never been given an updated rerelease, so it will feel very slow and outdated. The controls for aiming diagonally and switching weapons especially will take some time to get used to. I personally only got around to finishing it the day before Dread came out, so I can speak from experience. But it’s worth sticking it out, and don’t be afraid to use a guide or look up a video when you get lost! Fusion is more in line with Zero Mission, although it runs a bit slower and is much more linear and story-focused.
After stopping gaming when I reached my teenage years,I got back into it because of the story of a game but last year made me quite appreciate gameplay.
6:55 - Rest in peace to my 500+ hours in Tales of Crestoria
I didn’t leave comments the first time I watched this so I’m circling around again. Great vid man. I really like the games you picked, and you explained your choices with a lot of humor and charm.
Bamco nailed last year with 2 banger titles.
Still haven't played Arise but I went out of my way to play Scarlet Nexus, to the point that I even got the platinum for it.
In general my list of last year was kinda short due to me focusing a lot on playing RPGs recently but I will still make it here.
1- Scarlet Nexus: Also my surprise of last year, the demo was nice but I wasn't expecting the gameplay to be THAT GOOD, also too many best girls, can't choose one)
2- CrossCode: As a .hack fan I was curious about this title being a sort of MMO simulation. Loved everything about it. I still need to play the DLC chapter but just like with Scarlet, I went out of my way to get the platinum for this game. It meant a lot for me.
3- Psychonauts 2: I was waiting for this game since the crowdfunding campaign was created. Played it, loved every single minute of it
4- Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure: Since 2019 I started playing the Trails series alternating it with other games and this year (and a couple of days of 2022 because of my job) I managed to finally play and finish the Crossbell duology. They are very solid games and even with a couple of things that bugged me I still had a great time with both of them. I can't wait for the official western release of Zero (hopefully it's still on Fall of this year)
5- Sakura Wars: Not really a great experience but still enjoyable, the new chara design worked fine. Maybe the whole story was a but too short but still an ok experience.
6- Under Night In-Birth: probably the game I've played less in this list due to me not being good with competitive/cooperative stuff and being a very bad fighting game player, I still enjoyed what I've played as an Akatsuki main. This year I'm trying to find time to try the new game created by the developer of this (Melty Blood Type Lumina) but I'm kinda busy with other stuff......
actually planning on playing the original sakura wars this year! been wanting to play it for a while, i'm pretty excited and hope i like it
Fantastic vid! ^_^ Loved seeing the number 1 pick, NEO TWEWY is also my game of the year, and your high praise of Scarlet Nexus makes me wanna check it out. I let it pass me by earlier this year, but it sounds like a super promising time. :)
Top 5 that I played in 2021:
5. Gonna cheat and say the FFXIII trilogy. No one game stood out to me as EXCELLENT in its own right, and yet, the characters, world, gameplay and stories from all 3 games really have stuck with me. I wouldn't by any stretch call them masterpieces, but it was still a very wonderful time for me.
4. Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart. Thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish it. If game feel and how much I was obsessed with a game while I was playing it were my main criteria, this might be my number 1; such fantastic gameplay, story, characters, graphics, the whole shebang. It hasn't quite stuck with me the same way the other games have on the list have though; don't think about it much nowadays now that I've beat it, though I'd be there day 1 for the next entry. Very solid experience.
3. Metroid Dread. Gameplay was less exciting and moment-to-moment action packed then Rift Apart. But, I enjoyed exploring the environments more, Samus felt better to control, bosses gave me a fun challenge and I loved seeing the conclusion to the 2D games. Great stuff.
2. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. While it had its slow moments, the story and characters generally had me gripped from beginning to end in both games. Even though I'd already played GTAA 1 through a fan translation, the quality of the localization and having an awesome upscale to the graphics, presentation and soundtrack made such a difference and allowed me to re-immerse myself quite easily. Instantly became my new favorite entry in one of my all-time favorite series, and I really hope Capcom gives us more in this vein going forward ^_^
1. Neo TWEWY. Don't know if I can say it any better than you did Zaffre. Long-awaited sequel, wasn't sure it's match the original and much to my surprise, it absolutely surpassed it in almost every regard. Soundtrack is a banger, entire cast is pretty awesome, the writing is so sharp, gameplay is addicting... it was just a thrill ride from beginning to end :) Bar maybe the Scramble Slams. Really looking to continuing my replay of this game; beat it on Switch, now doing the same on PS5.
Nice to hear some love for FFXIII! I was never able to beat the final boss of 13-2, so I never really moved on to Lightning Returns, but for the most part I really enjoyed my time with the first two games, especially as far as the characters go. I’d love to see some iteration of the super unique battle system return in a future FF game too, as I loved class-switching in the middle of combat to adjust my lineup to match phases of battles.
It’s also great to continue seeing love for Great Ace Attorney! I’m a relatively recent fan of the series, only starting it after Dual Destinies came out, but it quickly became one of my favorite series of all time. I’m finishing up Spirit of Justice right now, just having started the DLC case, and I’ve been SO hyped to get to GAA! Spirit of Justice feels like the weakest entry of the series for me, so hearing people continue to praise the two new games gives me that drive to keep going!
@@Road_to_Dawn Glad to find another FFXIII fan ^_^ Completely understand not being able to beat the final boss to XIII-2; that was HARD. I had to go back, go find some monsters, grind a bit, then try another 2 or 3 times to finally beat it. Great battle system though, and it'd be fun to see it's return in some way shape or form 🙂
Also glad to meet someone else who appreciates the greatness of the Ace Attorney franchise 😁 spirit of justice was fantastic; enjoy the rest of the DLC case and TGAA, when you get around to it. 🙂 What's your favorite game in the series so far?
@@GentlemanGamer94 Yeah! Even if I think Spirit of Justice is the weakest, it's still a great game, and there are no bad games in the series. I've actually forgotten a lot about each of the games because it's been a few years now since I started and my memory is absolutely terrible (I'm looking forward to replaying them sometime!), but the final case that sticks out in my mind the most was the final case in Justice for All. That said, as for games as a whole, Trials and Tribulations was incredible the whole way through and might be my favorite, but it's really neck-and-neck with Dual Destinies. And Apollo Justice had an amazing ending too. All of the games have great final cases, really! I'd say Trails and Tribulations might be my favorite, with Dual Destinies right behind. What about you?
And yeah, I had such a hard time with XIII-2 lol. Each attempt at the final boss literally took me half an hour. I want to go back and try the whole game again sometime; I've seen people recommend using a chocobo for the final boss, so I may have to go out of my way to work on that and make sure I'm ready lol
Somehow I'm not surprised AT ALL that Shoka is is your favorite character in NEO TWEWY, she just has that insane Zaffrecore vibe.
20:27 also the size of this spit caused some serious moisture damage to my house. the bill is coming later.
shoka gave me the zaffrecore vibes too lmaooooo i knew she'd be my favorite and here we are. also that statement you pointed out is double now since i just replayed monkey ball 2 again. those cutscenes were so good bro why couldn't they make the cut T_T
7:40 That’s me!
I kinda want the DR collection now. I was already thinking it’s be really convenient to have the trilogy on Switch, but now you got me interested in this side mode.
Risk of Rain 2 is by far one of me and my friends favorite games to play together or alone. Definitly a fun game to sink time into, learning the items and different characters in the game is super fun.
my man its fucking uncanny, we almost played the exact same games this year, i also marathoned blaster master games, metroids and kingdom hearts games because you sang the praises of the first and last one, glad to see you back and im super excited for what you come up next
I'm still playing catch-up with the games of 2021, but the number 1 on your list is one I knew I couldn't miss, and I adored pretty much every minute of it.
Some other ones on my list are Tales of Arise, Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Disgaea 6 and, a game that definitely did not come out in 2021, Wild ARMs 5
I am excited for Cogen: Sword of Rewind and Gunvolt iX2. I might get Blaster Master Zero 3 someday since I already have the other 2 games.
Also, my top 10 games that I played this year are:
1. G Darius - this game is the most atmospheric boss fights I have ever seen. The capturing and alpha beam mechanic on this game is very satisfying.
2. Trouble Witches - this game is my official first 1 credit clear of a shoot em up genre. The emphasis of meter management on this game made it very manageable for new comers.
3. Blaster Master Zero 2 - I wanna replay this game so bad again. I really dont know what kind of magic Inti Creates put on this series but it somehow connected to me very well. I also played this game before the first game.
4. Devil Survivor Overclocked - technically, I wanted to disqualify this game since I mostly played it on 2022 but my short time for this game during 2021 had been very awesome. The story, replayability and freedom easily made me love this masterpiece.
5. Sora - another game that should be disqualified since I started playing this game during very late 2020 but I mostly played it in 2021. This game is what I will always consider the best game I have ever played. Describing this game is way too difficult for me. The game is tough as balls like most shmups
6. Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold - this game is very very fun but also a total mess in terms of proper balance as a dungeon crawler. The fact that you got tons of ways to customize your party and bosses are just a bunch of hp sponges, it somehow provided you a very nice target practice for your stupid team builds. Something you wont be able to do in most rpg.
7. "QP Shooting Dangerous" and "Blue Revolver" - I had to rank both of these vertical shmup because they are equally fun for me.
8. Battle Bakraid - kamakazee!!!!
9. Deathsmiles - a well made Halloween themed bullet hell. Dodging big floating balls feel satisfying on this game.
10. Bloodstained:Curse of the Moon - game is fantastic.
I was wondering when you’d upload your next video, glad you’re back!
FEELINGS DEEP INSIDE YOUR OCEAN
SEARCHING FOR THE AIR TO BREATHE IN
Glad to see NEO TWEWY end up winning the Game of the Year. Even on my third playthrough of the game, I’m still finding new pin combinations and story details to enrich the experience even more. I honestly can’t decide whether I prefer it or the original’s combat system because they’re both really damn good.
i was holding off on going back into it for the secret reports so i could finish this video but now that it's done, i can't WAIT to get as close to 100%ing this game as i want, and maybe even starting a fresh file. this game is so damn good
Glad you got into Metroid. Zero Mission is the perfect starting point and a masterpiece of a game. Even if it lacks in the difficulty and completion side.
really excited to play the next ones, they look great!
odd..I liked the later stages of Arise because of the story setup from prior
every story beat paying off later was so satisfying with how they revealed the info, imo.
Glad to see such a varied list. Good seeing an upload from you again, I hope to see some more videos soon :)
don't you worry, i'm SUPER ahead on videos so this year won't be lacking. year of the revolution, let's go
@@ZaffreRevolution awesome! I look forward to it
Do you plan on eventually reviewing NEO more in depth like you did with the og TWEWY?
I wouldn't say that I'm surprised by Arise being on the list but not number 1 mainly because Vesperia is your favorite game by a clear mile. :D Arise was a very successful game, but it's different from past entries in enough ways that it'll never hit the same target. If Vesperia's your perfect Tales game, then Arise will only hit somewhere high on the list. I'm glad you at least liked the deviation because I definitely want more of it too. :) The reason it's my all-time favorite is because the past games were less perfect for me, so Arise hit way closer to that target. :D I really do love the main part of the story and its themes and (how it actually changed my life a bit), and while the second season was less organized, well... taking inventory of most of the Tales games I've played I actually find it hard to come across one that doesn't... take some hits for some part of the story near the end. They seem to have at least some trouble with that on a regular basis. XD (more on that later)
What I wasn't expecting was you getting around to Scarlet Nexus. I knew you wanted to play it, but didn't think you had yet. :D It's my second favorite game now, and definitely way up there on pure gameplay. On the more story-centric side, I found the characters to be the bigger draw, with all of their stories relating to life in a permanently connected world, tying in with the whole 'red strings' thing the game is named after. Some, especially were incredibly relatable, others were things people may need to think about more than we do. As with the Tales games, I tend to have more interest in what these characters do next and what they think moreso than the main plot details. I love these guys. :) (For reference, if you don't have them yet, the DLC events largely center around combinations of character interactions you haven't seen as much of in the main game.) It might also be interesting to see a video relating to skits in Arise and the similarly formatted scenes in Scarlet Nexus since there are a lot of differing opinions on them, and being somewhere in the middle myself, I think it's mainly because it's a new idea that needed more time to perfect before it made its way into the games.
I think the reason both stories had their issues was because Namco has a tendency toward strong 'Point A - to Point B' writing. They know what they want to say and what they want to happen at certain points, but tend to fill in the blanks between those points with whatever the hell needs to happen to segue into that next objective, and that clearly doesn't always...often... work. XD Whether they need to fill in a big gap in knowledge toward the end of the story, or hit 27 different main plot events and revelations in just a couple of chapters, it really is a case of needing to let the plot grow naturally and maybe even ditch some choices or goals in favor of focusing on others.
y'all see that end of video transition into credits? smooth AF 😎 im blooshin over here boss uwu
NTWEWY as number one? That's an instant sub for me. A great sequel to one of the best games ever made
It's great you got to play Metroid this year especially starting out with my favourite Metroid game. Neo The World Ends With You is a fantastic game & I agree that a sequel doesn't necessarily have to top the original but to just to be a good follow-up. I enjoy your number transitions here. They quick & snappy & flow nicely to the next segment. ^_^
glad you liked the transitions, i thought they were kinda neat haha. and you KNOW i had to give neo twewy that love, absolutely adored the game to pieces
@@ZaffreRevolution certainly going to do some level 1 & hard mode runs in the future.
Though I personally don't mind, I can understand why people may have a problem with the skit system of Tales of Arise. Instead of having anime models of the characters like previous games, Arise instead uses the 3d models from the game and use a comic-book style. 3D models can only have so much emotional range and body expression as opposed to the anime artstyle.
However, I think the reason why they decided to take that style is because they would've had to make six skit models for Alphen:
1. The ragged clothes he wore at the prologue of the game
2. His ocean blue battle garb (with the full mask)
3. The ocean blue battle garb (with the broken mask)
4. His main outfit: the Sincleaver Armor
5. The armor without his mask
6. And finally, his Sovereign outfit
This can also apply to Shionne and maybe Law but with less costumes.
This is only a situation near the end of the game when the party obtains the spaceship and head to Rena after the events of Lenegis, when more sidequests have been accessable on Dahna. If the player wants to, they can head back to Dahna and clear up the sidequests even though storywise, the party has little to no reason to head back to Dahna. However, the game can't be sure whenever customes the characters at a specific point. There are also optional skits, mainly for cooking, camp conversations, and certain sidequests, which the game can't be certain whenever they take place.
Anyway, the point that I was trying to make is that they would have to make two choices: either they would take the Tales of Zestiria route and change certain skits depending on the certain situation, such as character changes, and there is a hefty amount of optional skits, or the route they took and have the skits display 3D models, where the game can be more flexible with the costumes. Though, it's not perfect since depending on the costumes, it can cause some clipping issues or obscure certain panels. (For example, the wing accessories)
However, that's my opinion and I was just speculating. Also, sorry about spoilers for those who haven't played Tales of Arise.
For the record, I also preferring the anime-styled, 2D skits from the previous Tales games.
Always excited for your input. Can’t wait for this year’s videos. Keep up the Awesomeness. And if your playing Risk of Rain on PS4. I would love to be able to play it with some one.
i actually play through steam! keyboard and mouse is just too good
Also sharing my top 8 games of 2021 I haven't played Neo world end with you or Blaster master 2 or 3 but they are on my must list to play!
8. Metroid Dread
7. It takes two
6. Resident evil Village
5. Guardians of the Galaxy
4. Tales of Arise
3. Scarlet Nexus
2. Psychonauts 2
1. Persona 5 Strikers
thanks for the shilling boss! heres to another great year! 🎉 (but 2020 didnt end, it just takes a nap, then BAM)
Honestly I'm really tempted to play some of these games on the list.
My game of the year is either miitopia or The megaman zero collection.
Another great list.
-Gunvolt 2 is number 0 and Ineedtofinishmy backlog-
Those puns are hilarious.
Monkey, rinwell and cris
the zero collection was fantastic! replayed the zero quadrilogy when it came out and had such a great time
Glad to see NEO TWEWY get love this year, feels like it didn't get the attention it deserved, and even some that played and enjoyed it have moved on from it. It's in my top five this year for sure. Funny story, after I'd beat the final boss (on Switch) my game crashed between the cutscenes, meaning I'd effectively lost my progress and didn't reach the endgame... but honestly I didn't care because I knew I'd eventually double dip and get the ps4 version too, which I'm playing through right now. I'm probably going to get its platinum too because it's just that enjoyable.
I played NEO TWEWY for about 10 hours and it didn't pull me in as I hoped. Should I continue or will the gameplay loop remain the same?
I just wish I understood why people like it SO much.
My top 3 were
1. Persona 5 Strikers
2. Ys 9
3. Tales of Arise
I would say that if you don’t want to be ruined by a game and have a story that doesn’t waste your time I honestly recommend trails series a series that is really under rated more then tales and it is very heavy with good world building and character development but, if that isn’t your style then I wouldn’t recommend it cause that is it the combat is decent and it does get better the further you go into the series. what really make the series good is the story and that the series is 10 games in already and it’s all connected to everything and I mean everything.
Surprised to see Arise that low, but also at the same time...not that surprised? Curious to see if you're ever gonna do more in-depth review of it, because yeah, the second half did take a lot of score from me too.
maybe one day, but i'm not really feeling it at the moment. game's great though!
@@ZaffreRevolution Yeah, I figured out as much.
My boi is back babyyyyyy!!
Nice list for me I think if I had to point down my top 5 list it would be Monster hunter rise, Monster hunter stories two, SMT4 Apocalypse, Octopath Traveler and my game of the year SMT5 which by the way I can definitely recommend it. I also got a game that got into my hall of fame as being one of my 3 favourite games of all time "the world ends with you".
I like your vid~
My 2021
1. Returnal
2. Tales of arise
3. Diablo2 re
Just curious but how would rank the blaster master zero trilogy?! Also have you ever played the original Nes Blaster Master?!
i'm gonna try to get reviews for all three games out this year, so i'll answer that question then, and i'm gonna play the original when reviewing the first bmz!
The king is back!!!
Kinda disappointed my game of the year isn't on this list at all being "The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles".
haven't played ANY ace attorney game yet! sometime in the future tho, i have the trilogy on switch
If you want to play Metroid Dread, I really recommend reading the Metroid Manga before, an English fan translation should be easy enough to find.
might just do that!
NEO has no right to be as good as it is, it's scary how good it is. And that OST is even better than Final Remix!
Personally my game of the year is Lost Judgment. Mainly because everything else I played was older. :/
I'm surprised that Tales Of Arise isn't your game of the year.
had to catch em off guard
@@ZaffreRevolution Tbh iwas expecting it to be at least number 1 or number 2.
I already knew what #1 was before it was shown lol
what game did Tose make that you consider the greatest game ever?
I need to replay TWEWY (has been saying that for 6 years)
bro do it!! that game's incredible
I recommand you a lot Everhood if you liked Undertale/Deltarune. :)
Hey man ! Great video ! I'm just kinda shocked that you don't care much about game stories anymore, man, what happened ? 8|
honestly they just don't hold as much weight as they used to - my top priority is gameplay and replay value at this point. no particular reason, it's just the kinda guy i'm becoming
@@ZaffreRevolution I see, that makes sense. As long as you can still enjoy your games, that's all that matters =)
Wait arise wasn’t first wow
Where tf is metroid dread and SMTV
Depends what he played. I think, based on his preferences (loving Persona and also favoring gameplay) that he'll get to it at some point. I really think I'm going to like Ys IX, but haven't gotten around to that yet.
hey bestie can i come over so we can play some mario party
i'll be waiting ;)
I wish tales of arise was in my top 10 of 2021... On another note my bf is enjoying Danganronpa summercamp a lot and ive started Danganronpa 1 in 2021 and im loving it. I know the 3 games will be among my favourites of 2022!
And leaving a dislike just for that jab at Danganronpa 3. Yes liked that anime and felt it was a better conclusion than V3.
How come nobody cares about story anymore 😅
Arise not in top 3? I guess you're not complete Tales trash.
Arise has great gameplay with meh story and cast. It only made my top 3 by 2021 year lacking much titles I could rank above it besides P5S and Ys9
Calling people trash over their favorite games isn't right no matter what the game is.
A game doesn't have to be terrible in everyone else's eyes for you to hate it. I dislike some really popular and excellent games.
@@theoaremevano3227 nah they're right i AM tales trash haha
@@ZaffreRevolution : Ha. XD Well, that's true in that sense. I didn't read it that way though.
Yeah tales but not smtv??? Very sad
Undertale is so overrated I played that game and it was one of the most boring games I have ever played.
Danganronpa S was ass
nah man that game popped off
@@ZaffreRevolution lol def not, it was so bad. Still got decadence for the other games tho