Chris’ Top 10 Games of 2023
2023 has been a terribly great year for games.
Read moreIf 2023 was anything, it was the year of sequels. Sequels that had been long anticipated, sequels that were announced fairly recently but still expected, and some that simply came out of nowhere. Pretty much all of the major games…
Read moreI easily spent five hundred hours playing new video games this year. In that time, I discovered many personal favorites, some potential all-time favorites, and found myself invested in genres I had reflexively avoided in the past. Despite this, I’m…
Read moreThis year saw the release of many landmark titles. It also saw a declining interest in big AAA games from myself and several others. That’s not to say there weren’t any that I didn’t enjoy. There were a few that…
Read moreAs many have said, 2023 will go down as one of the greatest years in the history of video games. There were plenty of stinkers, some surprises, numerous remakes and remasters, new entries into beloved long-lived franchises, and plenty of…
Read moreWhile it’s aged in some spots, Super Mario RPG is an exquisite look at one of the weirdest yet most memorable experiences in Mario history.
Read moreDoes Spider-Man 2 reinvent the game or the genre? No, but did it have to? Also no. It continues a lot of what we loved from the first game and doubles down on it while also introducing some clever new gameplay.
Read moreThe gameplay is as tight as it is soothing, you can’t die, and the game is a very reasonable five hours long depending on the amount of time you take to solve some of the game’s puzzles, but if there’s anything this game teaches you–there’s nowhere to go but up.
Read moreThis is easily the most fun I’ve had with a 2D Mario platformer since Super Mario Bros. 3, undoubtedly making it not only of the best games of the year but one of the best games on the Switch.
Read moreThe game doesn’t do anything jaw dropping, but the political story in addition to the way the game presents familiar content in new ways really makes Long Gone Days a title to give real consideration despite all the other gaming options available at this point of the year.
Read moreArmored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is a welcome addition in FromSoftwares mech combat franchise for returning players and newcomers alike.
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