Every game I played in 2023 Ranked

Every game I played in 2023

Mamiya: DoomsDayDreams
Mamiya: DoomsDayDreams
This game had me needing answers for all the mind fuckery it throws at you in the second act for the entire year. The fact this game was written, programmed, and all the art was drawn by one person is completely mind boggling to me. Never played a VN that has managed to make me fall in love with every single character and just want them to be safe and happy. Covers some pretty dark topics but is handled masterfully and the twists and foreshadowing done in this story are 10/10.

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Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru
Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru
The second half of a complete mind breaking VN that makes you question everything.

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Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Umineko no Naku Koro ni
The first half of a complete mind breaking VN that makes you question everything.

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie
Conclusion to the Crossbell and Cold Steel ark. Combat is even more broken, don't mind me making Emma into a magical nuke.

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Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk DX
Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk DX
The only Atelier game with a stroy but my god is everything about this game beautiful.

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Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky DX
Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky DX
Introduces some amazing QoL features that make foraging even easier.

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Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland DX
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland DX
Making more meth and bombs but now we also develop a village. Also tons of reoccurring characters appear to control again.

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Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland DX
Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland DX
No story but cooking meth and making bombs is so much fun!

8

Hitman 3
Hitman 3
I love murdering people. Also the replayability of the game is insane. The story was unexpectedly really good as well.

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Octopath Traveler II
Octopath Traveler II
A very safe but marvellous JRPG that you can sink 100 hours into.

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Muse Dash
Muse Dash
Highly addictive rhythm game with 500+ songs to play.

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Scene Investigators
Scene Investigators
A game that truly challenges your logic and reasoning and make you feel like a real detective by taking notes of everything you find in crime scenes.

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Ys: The Oath in Felghana
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
One of the best Ys games, love the fighting just wish the OST was better.

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Crypt of the NecroDancer
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Crazy addictive but Jesus christ does it get difficult, also fuck you Monk!

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Slay the Spire
Slay the Spire
Amazing deck builder.

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Ys Seven
Ys Seven
Really great especially was the first to introduce the party formation, just wish the graphics were better.

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Ys: Memories of Celceta
Ys: Memories of Celceta
The game is great but the ending felt super abrupt.

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The House of Da Vinci 3
The House of Da Vinci 3
Finale in the series and damn it didn't disappoint, some of the most fun puzzles in the series.

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The House of Da Vinci 2
The House of Da Vinci 2
Second in the series and the story starts to get good and introduces a new mechanic to make it stand out.

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The House of Da Vinci
The House of Da Vinci
The first in the series and it's really good but does imitate the room series a bit too much.

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The Sexy Brutale
The Sexy Brutale
Really good puzzle game but had expectations a bit too high.

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Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea DX
Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea DX
I did enjoy this Atelier game but ended up rushing it and not getting that deep into the alchemey, will defo need to return to it.

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Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
A good Ys game but damn this has to be the hardest, also stupid fucking dash jump.

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The Symbiant
The Symbiant
Decent VN where you fall in love with alien boy.

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Roundguard
Roundguard
Pretty fun game that mixes Peggle and a rouge like.

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Fear & Hunger
Fear & Hunger
Probably the hardest game I played but damn does it have some amazing atmosphere.

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Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Pretty interesting story but felt too short and underutilized certain features.

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Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure
Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure
Pretty cute and fun casual RPG but 100%ing is a nightmare.

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Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland DX
Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland DX
It's alright but got fucked over by lack of QoL features and also omfg use a guide or you are screwed.

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The Past Within
The Past Within
Short escape room to play with a friend to practise communication skills.

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AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative
AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative
I generally don't remember anything about the story and also stupid puzzles.

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Start Again
Start Again
Short VN but felt like a Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V of Virtues Last Reward.

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Ys II
Ys II
Still hard but there's magic but omfg I got lost even while using a guide

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Ys
Ys
Old games were ruthless ;-;.

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Haunt the House: Terrortown
Haunt the House: Terrortown
Cute spooky ghost game for Halloween.

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Death and Taxes
Death and Taxes
good premise which can get philosophical but gets boring after your first run.

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My Suika: Watermelon Game
My Suika: Watermelon Game
cute mindless fruit game.

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Sudocats
Sudocats
sudoku but with kitties :D.

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Dear Monster
Dear Monster
monster porn.

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Mister Furry
Mister Furry
Silly furry porn game that had 100 easy achievements.

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Inescapable: No Rules. No Rescue
Inescapable: No Rules. No Rescue
Biggest disappointment of the year, wrote a 5,000 critique breaking down everything wrong with this game.

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