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About me:

Uh, you know me. Well, if you're on Discord you know me because I'm the one who spams Zelda randomizer stuff. I made a Mega Man music list that one time too (I promise this list will go faster).

I do not own a PS5 or an Xbox series whatever. I'm strictly a PC and Switch gamer these days, at least as far as gaming in the 20's is concerned (RIP 3DS). All of the games on my list are available on either PC or Switch. Sorry if that upsets you, but it's okay, there's only like five exclusives on either of these consoles so it's kinda whatever.

I am really cheap and rarely play games if they cost more than 30 dollars. I'm pretty good for knowing about weird, obscure indie gems, and I am basically not tapped into mainstream gaming culture at all.

STUFF THAT I TEND TO LIKE WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE ON THE LIST:

- Games with cute characters and colorful, fun worlds. I'm a big softy. I like my games warm and fuzzy. If it can make me cry that's worth double points!

- Anything with really bright colors and stylized visuals.

- Games that are replayable over and over again, such as roguelikes. I love to waste time playing games while also wasting time watching youtube videos - it's basically my favorite hobby.

- Anything that reminds me of something I played in the 90's. I am trapped in the 90's, both emotionally, and in terms of my gaming tastes.

- Games with novel or interesting stories.

- Games with novel strategic game mechanics that I can sink my teeth into.

- Games with really good soundtracks. Good music keeps me coming back.

- Games that are challenging, but not overly so. "Easy to learn, difficult to master" is my preference.

- Platformers, puzzle games, rhythm games, any sort of strategy/RPG things tend to be my primary genres, but I'm pretty eclectic and will play almost anything.

STUFF I TEND TO AVOID WHICH IS LESS LIKELY TO BE ON THE LIST (but exceptions do exist):

- "AAA" games. I hate using this term, but it's a pretty good shorthand. I've been sort of alienated from mainstream gaming culture since the mid-00's or so, and nowadays I tend not to play 59.99 MSRP stuff put out by the major publishers, especially the western ones. I tend to prefer 'abstract' games over 'realistic' ones, shorter and more intimate games over huge worlds with a grand scale, and games that are more personal and stylized over ones designed by a large committee.

- 3D action games. Kinda goes hand in hand with AAA, since this is an ascendant genre right now. Whether it's the faster character action games like DMC or GoW, or the slower, more deliberate ones like the Soulsbornes, I just don't really get into these at all - don't know why. I'll give them a try on occasion but it's not what I seek out.

- Games with really bleak and dark settings. Exceptions exist, but I usually tend to bounce off of these - I like to escape into worlds that are nice and pleasant, not shitty and depressing. There's definitely a place in the medium for this sort of thing but it's just not for me.

- Similarly, I tend to avoid games that are visually dark - I find them hard to 'read'.

- Anything really grindy, like MMORPGs, or that have a lot of gacha or FOMO mechanics. I'm just really trying to cut these out of my diet as a general rule because I think they're bad for my mental health, and I'm not sure I ever enjoyed them much anyway. I'll make room for like, maybe one online RPG in my life at a time but that's it.

Here was the top 25 of my 2010-2019 list, for an idea:

1. Crypt of the NecroDancer
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
3. Undertale
4. The Witness
5. SpyParty
6. CrossCode
7. Mega Man 10
8. Darkest Dungeon
9. FTL: Faster Than Light
10. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice
11. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
12. Night in the Woods
13. Rhythm Heaven Fever
14. Slay The Spire
15. Baba Is You
16. Virtue's Last Reward
17. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
18. Super Mario Maker
19. Jackbox Party Packs 1-6
20. Cadence of Hyrule
21. Portal 2
22. Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
23. Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
24. Miles Edgeworth: Ace Attorney Investigations 2 - Prosecutor's Path
25. Mass Effect 2

This is a pretty good idea of what I'm about - indies with the occasional Nintendo game peppered in. Expect more of the same. I'm predictable. That said, my list does run the gamut of different genres and levels of obscurity.