The Rhythm Game Tier List

List · linksocarina

Blight Club

List · sammonice

Control Resonant

To improve on a game as incredible as Control (2019) to this degree is kind of unbelievable, but unbelievable is what Remedy does best. Control Resonant swaps the floaty, physics-ridden third-person shooter formula of the first game for a floaty, stylish, ability based combat system, to largely great effect. Though the first act was too easy (I played post-day-one patch), the diversity of both weaponry and…

Review · BigKrispy · 2 likes

Spelunky 2

This is not a game for 95% of people and/or gamers. It is for the sickos and freaks who can live with constant, consistent failures. People who enjoy the journey, no matter the pain it causes. It will take most people hundreds if not thousands of tries to get a win. It may take a lot more than that to get to the true ending- and even more than that for the game's truest final challenges. In terms of rogue-like…

Review · meepismurder · 3 likes

Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie

Constant stream of simple puzzles mean you never get stuck but always have something to do, and the environment feels pleasantly physical. Steady pace of set pieces, decent in-game play storytelling, graphics and atmosphere that hold up shockingly well even on the PS2 version let alone the 360 upgrade, companions to worry about which means the pacing stays deliberate and measured - as long as you don't mind the fact…

Review · jmcaddledmind · 3 likes

Tunic

Brilliant sense of discovery. Filling out the manual as you go is a great mechanic. Loses a half-star for frustrating/underwhelming combat and some eyebrow-raising late-game puzzles. Watched someone meticulously translate the in-game language during their playthrough and may never been as impressed.

Review · sjables · 3 likes