The "2023 Games Played In 2023" tier list

Will be updated as/if/when I play more 2023 games

Easy GOTY but it's funny how I thought this would help me ease into older AC and then I played 2 for a bit and got rinsed by floating stationary turrets. I Am Not Aiming Up And Down With The Shoulder Buttons.
This is cheating but damn you guys don't have any idea how fucked up it is to play a version of a Wily Wars style game without all the things about Wily Wars that suck. The presentation, the remixes, the new characters - it's all phenomenal. And I don't even like 4 that much!
SF6 THE FIGHTER

It's good, it's DAMN good, it's easily the new series' best, and the only reason I haven't given it more time is because getting plowed by lobby randos scares me. I guess I also don't really care for the roster, like I haven't found one single character that screams 'me' yet.

Also fuck these microtransactions holy shit fuck you Capcom, irredeemable slimebag behavior
They don't make games like this anymore (they started making games like this again)
Some random twitter weirdo gave me shit for talking positive about this cause I worked on it, but like, 1) get wrecked fucking idiot and 2) my involvement was limited to doing art I assigned me to. I went into this script 80% blind.

And I'm damn glad I did, it's real, it's mysterious, it's formatted brilliantly. Very special work right here.
A blessing. Sonic series needs more character-centric stuff again from oddball side-teams. Do this again in a genre that has more gameplay than this please (this isn't a knock against VNs this just has like the most baby-shaped version of PW:AA gameplay imaginable)
Psychotic and malicious, but it delivered on the fun side character gameplay that I wanted and brought some really goofy new platforming challenges for sonic. If it weren't balanced like a Minecraft parkour server, it'd be up there with AC and SF6
C_F, buddy-ol-pal-ol friend, this is the coolest romhack I've played in years.

But C_F, buddy-ol-pal-ol-chum-ol-friend-ol-pal, I'm not a pro gamer. I cannot beat two Armored Armadillos.
Got so used to seeing bugs after I moved out I forgot the sensation of having your skin crawl with uneasiness
Winner of the 'I wish I liked this'-of-the-year award.

1/3rd damn solid, 2/3rds Sonic 4 Episode 3.
flavorless corporate re-hash of an unreplicable lightning-in-a-bottle classic, but hey at least it flows decently
SF6 THE WORLD TOUR

This shit is 4 hours of delightful moments pasted between 40+ hours of the most soul-wrenching grind-infested sludge I've ever seen. I paid you the 60 dollars already Capcom!! This was complete overkill!!!
Some great ideas in this single player that are destined to die because there's negative money here. Would probably be more positive about it if there were any active online community to play the multiplayer with.
Mad Libs: The pokemon company should

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7 months ago

Astounds me that I still haven't played Sequel Wars, I'm the fakest Mega Man fan in existence.

7 months ago

Sequel Wars more like SWEEPuel Wars
Might I rec trying the older ACs with the true analog hacks btw? I believe all of them are on github
also thanks again 8)


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