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#90. Monument Valley

It's kind of obvious by looking at it, but this game is so picturesque and serene. The mechanical structures unwind in the most delightful ways and you just feel good. I come back to this every few years and forget how all of it works and get to experience the joy once again.

#89. Into the Breach

This run-based strategy RPG hit mobile this year (by way of Netflix??) and reminded me of just how good it is. I spend so much time trying to plan out my moves and wonder how it's even possible to handle battles without taking damage. I have to assume that there's a way but my dumb brain isn't good enough for it. Most SRPGs feel like, well, RPGs but this thing feels like chess, and there's no better game in the world than chess. It also makes me feel dumb sometimes. Oh well.

#88. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

It wouldn't be one of my lists without this game sneaking into the back half. Punch Out is the most playable damn game and I can take out Tyson even without playing it for years. The muscle memory is just part of my being and it feels good to do it each time.

#87. Etrian Odyssey 5

I kind of hate the Switch because it killed the concept of the DS game. Ace Attorney is pretty close to dead and Etrian Odyssey never had a chance. This game is where they added a lot of quality of life changes to the franchise. It isn't as good as 4, but it's a really good game. Someday I'm going to pull out my DS and grind my way back through again.

#86. Persona 4 Golden

I dunno. It's good? Maybe really good? P4's in this weird spot where it probably deserves to be a lot higher but there are other Persona games I could play. I don't know when I'll say "hey, what if I played the third best Persona game again?" since, y'know, they're all pretty much the same thing but with different scenes (and yet they feel somehow still the same). I bet I'll get there in like 10 years when I'm feeling nostalgic for... lots of yellow? Sure!