New Games in 2023
My list for games released in 2023 that I played, completed and ranked by my overall enjoyment. This also includes remasters and ports that were released this year like Metroid Prime Remastered and Persona 3 Portable. Don't expect to play anything else new by the end of this year but who knows...maybe LaD Gaiden if I get to it this month?
18 Games
5 Comments
@Detectivefail That’s wonderful to hear! AC6 was a huge surprise since I expected it to go much like From’s other games for me but the staying power is crazy. I’ve definitely been missing out.
And yeah Engage lol. Still need to play the rest of the FE games since I’ve only played Three Houses and some of Awakening, but Engage was really tough to get through. I didn’t even think of getting it at first until the gameplay pulled me in.
Alan Wake II is really awesome and I have no doubt you’ll have a great time when you get to it. I wasn’t much of a fan of the first game and Control grabbed me a bit more for awhile, but AW2 just really works and feels like the culmination of what Remedy’s been crafting over the years and it’s great to see the elements of those games present and utilized in a fascinating way. I think just playing AW1 would be fine since I went in with that and like half of Control, and watched a retrospective on Remedy’s games since AW1 to be caught up and in the know on other things.
Hate that I’ve bounced off FF16 so much recently as it was in my top 3 when I first finished it, but I’ll leave that for when I do my next log on it and Final Fantasy mode in a few weeks. Your excellent review and many others on this site have been pretty helpful in grappling with my conflicted thoughts on 16 and what works and doesn’t work for me now lol
And yeah Engage lol. Still need to play the rest of the FE games since I’ve only played Three Houses and some of Awakening, but Engage was really tough to get through. I didn’t even think of getting it at first until the gameplay pulled me in.
Alan Wake II is really awesome and I have no doubt you’ll have a great time when you get to it. I wasn’t much of a fan of the first game and Control grabbed me a bit more for awhile, but AW2 just really works and feels like the culmination of what Remedy’s been crafting over the years and it’s great to see the elements of those games present and utilized in a fascinating way. I think just playing AW1 would be fine since I went in with that and like half of Control, and watched a retrospective on Remedy’s games since AW1 to be caught up and in the know on other things.
Hate that I’ve bounced off FF16 so much recently as it was in my top 3 when I first finished it, but I’ll leave that for when I do my next log on it and Final Fantasy mode in a few weeks. Your excellent review and many others on this site have been pretty helpful in grappling with my conflicted thoughts on 16 and what works and doesn’t work for me now lol
Great list, sad to see Tears Of The Kingdom wasn't quite for you as I absolutely loved it, but also really glad to see Armored Core 6 and Alan Wake 2 in the top 3! Alan Wake was absolutely stunning in every way, would not mind if it came in and swooped the game of the year award from BG3 and TOTK tbh lmaoo
@LunchboxLars Thanks! I wish I liked Tears more since Breath of the wild was huge for me when it came out. Alan Wake II would be great to see win the award but I'm expecting BG3 to get it lol
Yeah, ACVI was a different ballpark from the usual fromsoft formula, like the story department surprised me. Sure its not the most compelling out of the rest of Fromsoft's library, but its a hell of a lot easier to digest and keep up I feel. You're in for a good time with the other AC games lol. there's several gems I'm quite fond of.
Nice! FE3H I really love. Awakening was my gateway into the franchise. Haven't played much in the series either. But still want to try more. And yea the gameplay is the only thing i'll give for Engage well engaging me lol.
Ooh thats interesting to hear, I might take a similar approach so i'm not too burned out. playing back to back on Remedy games. All my other friends have been giving super stellar praise for AW2. So i'm really curious what happens over there. Solid review btw on writing about AW2, your thoughts on it definitely intrigued me to give the series a higher priority on my backlog.
All good for what you think of FF16. Thats one of the great things about this site is seeing other perspectives. Despite what I said in my piece, I feel those who score it less. hold credibility. Since at the end of the day that's their experience right off the bat. I've discussed it at length with some friends of mine and the games shortcomings do hold true. Regardless, I think it's still in my personal top 5 for FF's and for others it's not and that's perfectly fine.
Nice! FE3H I really love. Awakening was my gateway into the franchise. Haven't played much in the series either. But still want to try more. And yea the gameplay is the only thing i'll give for Engage well engaging me lol.
Ooh thats interesting to hear, I might take a similar approach so i'm not too burned out. playing back to back on Remedy games. All my other friends have been giving super stellar praise for AW2. So i'm really curious what happens over there. Solid review btw on writing about AW2, your thoughts on it definitely intrigued me to give the series a higher priority on my backlog.
All good for what you think of FF16. Thats one of the great things about this site is seeing other perspectives. Despite what I said in my piece, I feel those who score it less. hold credibility. Since at the end of the day that's their experience right off the bat. I've discussed it at length with some friends of mine and the games shortcomings do hold true. Regardless, I think it's still in my personal top 5 for FF's and for others it's not and that's perfectly fine.
Detectivefail
6 months ago
The rest in your list I haven't played(barring several titles), but awesome to read your thoughts on them. Alan Wake II I really want to play, but I need to start from the beginning lol. #17 especially I agree hard.