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Oh, wait

I forgot that before I get into the list proper I was going to do this list:

GAMES FROM 2020-2021 THAT I DIDN'T PLAY BUT WISH I DID (OR FEEL LIKE I SHOULD APOLOGIZE FOR)

I tried to play pretty much everything I wanted to play but some things still slipped through the cracks, either because they were out of my budget, or I ran out of time, or I'm waiting for a better time to play them. This is a very non-exhaustive list, partially because I want to preserve the mystery of what IS on the list, and partially because I don't want to list every game I didn't play.

Life is Strange: True Colors

If it's even half as good as people have said then it would probably be on the list, so just assume that it's on the list somewhere. Normally I play the LIS games with Dels but we haven't gotten to LIS2 yet, let alone this. I'm content to sit on this and wait but it does mean it doesn't get a spot on this list.

Darkest Dungeon 2

I don't really have a sensible excuse for why I didn't play this - I'm perfectly aware that 'oh, it's only on the Epic store and I don't have an account' is kind of a dumb excuse at this point. I've heard sort of mixed things about DD2 that imply that it's maybe not as good as the first? But DD was one of my darling games of the last decade so I should play this at some point. I'm not sure if this is in early access or not, if it is I can always review it later.

Rogue Legacy 2

Similar situation to the above except it's on Steam - I heard mixed things about it during its early access phase, decided to sleep on it because Rogue Legacy wasn't one of my favorite games of the last decade although I did enjoy it well enough, but now it sounds like it's pretty good actually? It came out of early access in 2022, so it could be on a 2022 GOTY list instead.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

I still haven't played the first one, for completely stupid reasons, so I didn't get around to playing the second one either. There's almost no doubt that I'd really like this game so it's stupid that I haven't played it.

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

Okay, look, this one isn't even my fault. I live in a Nintendo household with a 13-year-old brother, so we own all the latest Nintendo games, but this one got lost somewhere and we don't know where it is and I've never even gotten a chance to play it. Those damn Switch cartridges are small so it probably got hopelessly lost in a couch cushion somewhere. This one isn't a big deal - I already talked about SM3DW in the previous decade list, and I'm sure Bowser's Fury is fun but do you really need my take on a Mario game? It's a Mario game, of course it's good.

Kentucky Route Zero

This game has been coming out since 2013 but its final episode was in like 2020 or whatever so it would have been eligible. I keep hearing about how great it is but I still know literally nothing about it. At some point maybe I'll be in the mood to see what this one's all about.

Toem

If I took one more chance on a random cute little indie that looks like its up my alley, I would have selected Toem, which looks like a lovely little photography adventure that can be completed in a few hours. I didn't get around to it, but I might next time a sale goes up.

It Takes Two

Something by the director of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is automatically worth my attention, and this looks like a fun little game, although I AM aware of THAT SCENE, and THAT SCENE makes me suspicious of this entire game at the same time. I'd play it if I had someone to play with, assuming they can stomach THE SCENE. I am fascinatined by the fact that this won best game at The Game Awards, but didn't even scratch Polygon's top 50. Maybe it was THE SCENE.

Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World

If you've ever seen my avatar on Discord and you recognize where it's from you know I'm a big fan of Monster World IV, so I was pretty excited for the fact that there was a remake of it coming, as any acknowledgement that this game ever even existed felt like a pretty big deal. Early trailers made the game look absolutely terrible though, and the final version still didn't look as charming as the Wonder Boy III remake, so I skipped it, especially at the price point they were asking.

Mad Rat Dead

I'm mostly listing this as an apology to Ermine, who probably thinks I'm making a huge mistake not playing this game, but I just didn't get around to it, sorry! It looks like some kinda neat rhythm game thing but I never saw it on sale at a price point I wanted to take a chance on. The fact that it's only on consoles and not on PC hurts - I do most of my gaming on PC.

World of Horror

This weird retro horror RPG thing looks really cool, but I have no idea if it's for me or not - it kind of runs into that problem of bleak, scary worlds that I was talking about where I don't get very invested in them. But I've heard good things! I'll probably take a flier on it at some point.

Subnautica: Below Zero

I have started playing the original Subnautica and I really like it, but it'll take some time for me to play through it all and get to its sequel.

Escape Simulator

Looks fun - I'm a big fan of escape rooms. I need people to play it with. I'm bad at rallying people to play games with me.

Operation: Tango

Similar problem to above - cool looking game that involves coordinating with another person to solve tasks, but I need to rally someone to play it with me. It sounded like the game was really short for its price tag which is disappointing.

Tales of Arise

I haven't actually played a Tales game in a while, but I really liked Symphonia and Abyss so I wonder if I should be paying more attention to this series. Was Arise good? I don't know if I have the patience for another long RPG right now.

Silicon Dreams

I didn't play this, but I'm listing it here because I feel like someone probably should? Looks like a Papers Please-esque kind of thing where you have to interview androids under the watchful eye of an authoritarian robot dictator, deciding if they should be decommissioned or not while avoiding such a fate yourself. I think it might be pretty cool, but I wasn't in the mood for dystopia by the time I discovered this one.

One Hand Clapping

This is a game where you control your character with the pitch of your voice. I am absolutely fascinated by what this must play like, but I chickened out of giving it a try.

Beast Breaker

Normally I'd be all over any neat strategy game with really cute animal characters like this one, but not being on the Steam store proved one small barrier of entry that made me too lazy to pick this one up. It's on my list of stuff to look at in the future. Someone else should play this and tell me if it's good, because it's obscure.

Tell Me Why

It was literally free. I have it in my Steam library. I didn't play it. lol.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Returnal

Oh, of course, yeah. Yeah, no problem, if you want to hear my opinions on these games all you need to do is donate to my buy-me-a-PS5 fund.

Half-Life: Alyx

...And my buy-me-a-VR-headset fund. This game looks cool as hell but yeah I don't have a VR headset.

Genshin Impact

NO. okay we're done here