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2021 Top 10 + (Work in Progress + Anticipated Games)

1st Year of Next Gen (9th generation)

Great year for First Person Shooters (Halo, CoD, Battlefield etc.)

Left & Back 4 Co-Op

Time loops again and again

Cross gen craziness

EA Originals doing work

Remasters Reloaded

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Resident Evil Village

1. Resident Evil Village

PS4 Pro Positives: + Very pretty and stable on PS4 Pro (Small size too) + Controls well, gameplay feels alright + Great looking interiors + Good atmosphere + Some of the characters look really good as well. + Set in Romania (extra point from me there), and seems to be fairly authentic at times. Also, has sarmale and mici. + The one super scary level (feels Silent Hill) + Major Resident evil 4 vibes (though overall not as good) + All sorts of secrets to be discovered and backtrack to + Glad they went back to Chris's older face + It's a fun video game ass video game that kept me engaged from start to finish. + Model viewers and concept art for unlocking at the end which is always a cool extra Negatives: - Wished the soundtrack was a bit more unique, should have leaned into some more traditional Romanian instruments and sounds. - This series always goes off the rails towards the end and this entry is no different (I did like it more then 7's later half) - The story and writing is not particularly good - Sacrifices A LOT of believably, really "jumps the shark" in this entry...or should I say "chops the hand" - Wished some of the areas were a bit more fleshed out and slightly expanded. - The boss fights were just ok and always felt like they were so cramped with so very little space to maneuver.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition

2. Mass Effect Legendary Edition

(in progress) PS4 Pro Positives: + A great package: 3 good games with all their DLC's included (100's of hours of content) + Some of the better remasters out there, all 3 games look and run great still to this day + Carry on your character through all 3 games is such a good fit here + Has a good recap comic to help others get up to speed and make choices if they want to play the sequels + Added some quality of life improvements in mass effect 1 Negatives: - Some of the cutscenes had weird frame drops, probably tied to the fact that they were prerecorded - Some low quality audio in Mass Effect 1 - Mass Effect 1 still is pretty weak in the gameplay department, but any more changes and it would have to be a remake.

Outriders

3. Outriders

PS4 Pro Positives: + Neat set up for the story and world + The acting isn't half bad + I actually liked the character I created + The characters you meet are more interesting then I expected + Environments can look quite pretty at times Negatives: - Framerate isn't so great on PS4 Pro - Interface is slow - Always a small pause before and after a cutscene, which really ruins the fluidity - Fairly repetitive gameplay loop (recommend playing with others) - Matchmaking didn't work as well as in other games of the like (Destiny, Division etc.) - Encountered the same enemy types a few to many times - Audio implementation didn't feel so great - Soundtrack didn't do much for me (though the main theme can be a bit catchy)

Knockout City

4. Knockout City

Positives: + No guns or killing + Neat style and presentation + Fast fun matches + Easy to pick up and play, tough to master + Turning yourself into a ball + Better then I thought it would be + Good performance Negatives:

NieR Replicant

5. NieR Replicant

(in progress) Positives: + That damned soundtrack, man. + Plays and looks well on PS4 + Voice acting is solid + Some neat boss designs + Interesting story, characters and world Negatives: - Some amateurish game design at times - The gameplay just isn't very engaging - Feels like a chore at times

Little Nightmares II

6. Little Nightmares II

(unfinished)

Neo: The World Ends with You

7. Neo: The World Ends with You

(unfinished)

Scarlet Nexus

8. Scarlet Nexus

(unfinished)

Chivalry II

9. Chivalry II

(unfinished)

Guilty Gear -Strive-

10. Guilty Gear -Strive-

(unfinished)

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