The recommendation: Have you heard of Return of the Obra Dinn? Wonderful detective game (possibly the best yet), and a wonderful style and OST. Couldn't praise it enough. The rest: You're my favourite smaller content creator, you deserve more views. Can't wait for your 2024 videos!
I've noticed how TH-cam has started recommending smaller channels and I have to say that when I got into the video I didn't realize the size of the channel until I looked at the views. The way you explain the games, your way of speaking and the recommendations are good and varied (maybe it would be good to have background music?) great video, greetings from Spain :)
Truly the cosiest gaming channel! Wishlited three games from this list. I only finished Spyro the Dragon and Fable 2 in 2023, although I almost finished the second Spyro game as well. Brilliant and very calming games. Perfect for when I've been sick. If anyone has any cosy adventure, RPG or town-building games, feel free to holler! I absolutely adore that Fable 2 atmosphere and i cant quite find it elsewhere. Genre is so important, but that cosy feeling is.
My game of this year is definitely Tunic, but Grotto is at a very close second place xd I think I'll give Okami a second chance this year, as I wouldn't say I liked its first hour of gameplay (it also works a bit weird on my laptop for some reason). P.S.: comment to help the channel
You inspired me to keep a Game Journal for everything I played in 2023! My favorites were probably Deathbulge : Battle of the Bands -- This is a really funny and surprisingly gripping RPG with a very unique and fun music-based combat system. Clash : Artifacts of Chaos -- A very alien world with lots of fighting and a touching personal narrative, definitely a fun world to just explore and look at. Case of the Golden Idol -- Quirky puzzle game centered around a mysterious, magical idol. Has some neat DLC, too!
So glad to hear about your Game Journal! Out of these three I've only played Case of the Golden Idol but I'm definitely adding the other two to the list (￣ω￣)
@@shetanislair I play a lot of video games with friends, too, so it was also proved to be a creative way to look back at time spent together! Deathbulge and Artifacts of Chaos are both really unlike most other games, I think I enjoyed them for being so uniquely novel and confident.
I very seldom play games at launch nowadays so I enjoy seeing some older games on a list like this! I have played Baldur's Gate and BG2 since release, and my hours in those games are probably in the four digits combined. I played BG3 this past year, but my greatest gaming experience was playing the original saga (BG, BG2 + Throne of Bhaal) multiplayer with a friend who is super into BG3 but hadn't played the old games because she's a decade younger than me. It was like a chance to play them all for the first time again, seeing them through her eyes. Amazing to have a story I've been familiar with for a quarter of a century hit me in the feels again!
my game of the year was armored core 6 but i’ve gone back and played so many older series i’ve never touched, like the metal gear games and a highlight was silent hill 2, have you ever played it and are you interested in any horror games?
I've never played Silent HIll 2 (◕‿◕) I am interested in horror games but since most of them are first person, I usually watch letsplays or streams because I get too scared if I play myself (っ˘̩╭╮˘̩)っ
my game of the year was definetly Sea of Stars. I waited for it's release ever since I played The Messenger and I was not disappointed. I love the artstyle, the beautiful story, the combat, just everything about it and I highly recommend it to anyone that hasn't played it yet. But yeah Lies of P an totk were pretty awesome too :)
My favorite game this year was Pikmin 4. Been a fan since the original GameCube release and hopefully the success means 5 won’t take another 10 years. Other highlights were Haiku the Robot, a cute Metroidvania with great level design and Xenoblade Chronicles so I can catch up with the series. My biggest disappointment was Baldo, an indie with a beautiful art style and world that managed to fumble almost everything else. Another was sadly The Messenger. I had high hopes given the acclaim but the controls were uncomfortable and many sections were more frustrating than fun. Hopefully Sea of Stars will be better.
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The recommendation:
Have you heard of Return of the Obra Dinn? Wonderful detective game (possibly the best yet), and a wonderful style and OST. Couldn't praise it enough.
The rest:
You're my favourite smaller content creator, you deserve more views. Can't wait for your 2024 videos!
I've been meaning to play Obra Dinn for ages! 2024 is the year (っ˘ω˘ς ) And thank you for your kind words! (.❛ ᴗ ❛.)
I've noticed how TH-cam has started recommending smaller channels and I have to say that when I got into the video I didn't realize the size of the channel until I looked at the views. The way you explain the games, your way of speaking and the recommendations are good and varied (maybe it would be good to have background music?) great video, greetings from Spain :)
Truly the cosiest gaming channel! Wishlited three games from this list.
I only finished Spyro the Dragon and Fable 2 in 2023, although I almost finished the second Spyro game as well. Brilliant and very calming games. Perfect for when I've been sick.
If anyone has any cosy adventure, RPG or town-building games, feel free to holler! I absolutely adore that Fable 2 atmosphere and i cant quite find it elsewhere. Genre is so important, but that cosy feeling is.
My game of this year is definitely Tunic, but Grotto is at a very close second place xd
I think I'll give Okami a second chance this year, as I wouldn't say I liked its first hour of gameplay (it also works a bit weird on my laptop for some reason).
P.S.: comment to help the channel
You inspired me to keep a Game Journal for everything I played in 2023!
My favorites were probably
Deathbulge : Battle of the Bands -- This is a really funny and surprisingly gripping RPG with a very unique and fun music-based combat system.
Clash : Artifacts of Chaos -- A very alien world with lots of fighting and a touching personal narrative, definitely a fun world to just explore and look at.
Case of the Golden Idol -- Quirky puzzle game centered around a mysterious, magical idol. Has some neat DLC, too!
So glad to hear about your Game Journal! Out of these three I've only played Case of the Golden Idol but I'm definitely adding the other two to the list (￣ω￣)
@@shetanislair I play a lot of video games with friends, too, so it was also proved to be a creative way to look back at time spent together!
Deathbulge and Artifacts of Chaos are both really unlike most other games, I think I enjoyed them for being so uniquely novel and confident.
Very cool video, I'm glad it got reccomended to me. Could I suggest putting some background music next time?
Small Saga looks mighty good, will give it a try when time allows!
PS An obligatory Rogue Legacy 2 recommendation
Ive only played lies of p and totk in this list and I really enjoyed them
Really nice recommendations Shetani!
I very seldom play games at launch nowadays so I enjoy seeing some older games on a list like this! I have played Baldur's Gate and BG2 since release, and my hours in those games are probably in the four digits combined. I played BG3 this past year, but my greatest gaming experience was playing the original saga (BG, BG2 + Throne of Bhaal) multiplayer with a friend who is super into BG3 but hadn't played the old games because she's a decade younger than me. It was like a chance to play them all for the first time again, seeing them through her eyes. Amazing to have a story I've been familiar with for a quarter of a century hit me in the feels again!
This is so sweet! I want to replay BG and BG2 this year (and Neverwinter Nights while I am at it), really looking forward to it (っ˘ω˘ς )
my game of the year was armored core 6 but i’ve gone back and played so many older series i’ve never touched, like the metal gear games and a highlight was silent hill 2, have you ever played it and are you interested in any horror games?
I've never played Silent HIll 2 (◕‿◕) I am interested in horror games but since most of them are first person, I usually watch letsplays or streams because I get too scared if I play myself (っ˘̩╭╮˘̩)っ
@@shetanislair AWE silent hill 2 would be very good to watch a let’s play i think but horror games r so fun i love being scared !
my game of the year was definetly Sea of Stars. I waited for it's release ever since I played The Messenger and I was not disappointed. I love the artstyle, the beautiful story, the combat, just everything about it and I highly recommend it to anyone that hasn't played it yet. But yeah Lies of P an totk were pretty awesome too :)
Haven't played Sea of Stars yet but I really want to!
My favorite game this year was Pikmin 4. Been a fan since the original GameCube release and hopefully the success means 5 won’t take another 10 years. Other highlights were Haiku the Robot, a cute Metroidvania with great level design and Xenoblade Chronicles so I can catch up with the series.
My biggest disappointment was Baldo, an indie with a beautiful art style and world that managed to fumble almost everything else. Another was sadly The Messenger. I had high hopes given the acclaim but the controls were uncomfortable and many sections were more frustrating than fun. Hopefully Sea of Stars will be better.
I tried The Messenger a year or two ago and also didn't like the controls o(〒﹏〒)o
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