Ape Escape is still the best.

The closest thing to a true Symphony of the Night sequel. Absolutely wonderful game. Hopefully the DS titles are of this quality!

haven’t touched the handheld Castlevania titles, so I decided to start with this one! An Iga game through and through. Can’t wait to play Aria of Sorrow!

An extremely solid metroidvania! Ignored this game for a while because the trailers made it seem like more of an action platformer than a metroidvania, so if it wasn’t for the most recent PSN sale, I would’ve totally not picked this up at all!

What a way to start the year off! I went in with ridiculously high expectations because of all the praise the game was getting, and it actually managed to deliver! Incredible game.

Cool little VN that gives a pretty realistic glimpse at the not-so-far future!

Absolutely incredible gunplay, meh everything else. Good podcast game!

I have no idea how I missed this last year! This game was a giant surprise and not what I expected at all. Made me miss Hotline Miami even more!

Heard a ton about this game around when the Switch launched, it was touted as a hidden gem if I remember correctly. It was...fine? It’s fun, but very short and incredibly forgettable. Fun time-waster, I guess.

I...did not like this at all. I thought the story was extremely predictable, and found the characters extremely boring. The only positives are the art style (which comes off as a poor man’s Device 6 to be honest, but it’s still cool) and the music. Disappointed.

This was fun! It felt kind of like an older Zelda game at times, and the art style is absolutely gorgeous!

I mean, what is there left to say about Bayonetta that hasn’t been said already? One of the greats and a fantastic choice for my first replay of the year!

This was a nice little 3D platformer! Easily one of the best from the revival era!

As good as everyone has said it was. Incredible game.

First newly-released game of the year! The game takes very heavy inspiration from VA-11 HALL-A, but I think it does a few things even better than it. Really enjoyed my time with this one!