GOTOYS 2022
My favorite games I played in 2022...not released in 2022.
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I have friends who consider dragon quest "too simple" for their elite gamer brains. Well, they're just missing out on one of the loveliest rpgs. This was my first dragon quest, and I fell in love with its simple excellence. The highly detailed towns, the auto option for random encounters, the twists and turns of the story, and the characters made this game a favorite. And I just haven't stopped thinking about it.
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Really good! I had such a fun time with it. But in the months afterwards, I'm left with some sour feelings regarding the valorization/glorifying of the military. I still love this game, but I am troubled by some of its theming/implications. Like, I'm supposed to care about space cops (see also, the dragon age games expecting me to suddenly like Cullen).
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