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<b>#15: Rocket League
Released on 7/7/2015
Steam</b>
(written in 2017)

Monster Truck Madness meets soccer and jetpacks. This is Rocket League.

It doesnt matter if its your first match or youre nailing alley-ooped aerials: every touch on the ball feels like a big deal. I find myself constantly leaning in all sorts of directions in the same way I used to play games as a kid. You just really look forward to making the impact.

I also liked that you can go from 1vs1 to 4vs4 matches, even though 3vs3 is the default. It all depends on the level of chaos you want in your multi-player action. 1vs1 is good for learning ball control on the ground and understanding one opponent at a time. The more people you involve in the game, the more you realize aerial shots are valuable to get above the vehicular melee on the field. You also see people shift into certain responsibilities: goalie, goalie destroyer, mid-field opportunist, who goes for the ball first after each score...lots of little positions get spread between teammates.

Online matchmaking gets some credit too -- it felt like they usually paired me up with people of equal skill. When I was just learning how to dribble the ball, so were other opponents (outside of the occasional all-star who probably just made their first Steam account or something). As I was getting better with my cars jumps, they were too. Im figuring out aerials as other people are taking to the sky, and the list goes on. Not to say that blow-outs couldnt happen, but I didnt often feel like I was outclassed or outclassing the other players.

The soundtracks great too! Underwater.....

NOW IN 2020: I find that bringing this game up among strangers is a good way to make enemies for five minutes and make friends afterward. It feels so good -- even when you're bad, it feels good.

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