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ArbitraryWater's Favorite Video Games of 2021 (that didn't come out in 2021)

by arbitrarywater

List is not final until the blog comes out, because this one is difficult. But hey, in case you were wondering, played some absolute bangers this year. Limiting this down to 10 is gonna be an ordeal, and I'm not even counting replays.

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Blood

1. Blood

unironically my favorite old-school shooter in years

Xenosaga: Episode I - Der Wille zur Macht

2. Xenosaga: Episode I - Der Wille zur Macht

Raw JRPG excess and audacity. Also putting this as high as it is will make ZombiePie mad, so extra points.

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

3. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Finally, Mimimi is here to try and single-handedly revive the entire weird subgenre of "Commandos-likes" If you like shadows, and tactics, and a game that makes you feel very good when your stupid plans come to fruition, highly recommend.

God of War II

4. God of War II

Angry Man Murders Greek Mythology And Sometimes Pushes Blocks II continues the trend of the Angry Man Murdering Mythology series of being very good if you would like to see an Angry Man Murder Greek Mythology and Sometimes Push Blocks.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade

5. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade

someone please go back in time and give this game to my 12-year-old self. He'd greatly appreciate it.

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

6. Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

Like, hey, the video game part of Blood Omen is profoundly mediocre, but the part where it's a bunch of vampires delivering over-the-top soliloquy is A++

Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast

7. Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast

Darth Platformer may be my nemesis, but Raven Software will always live in my heart. No, seriously, I played like four Raven Software games this year and can say with some assurance that their hell existence making Warzone is a poor fate for them.

Silent Hill 2

8. Silent Hill 2

Finally got around to it this year; was not disappointed. Resident Evil is still a better survival horror.

Tales of Berseria

9. Tales of Berseria

A Tales game where your party of morally ambiguous scallywags very much causes problems for the Lawful Neutral Assholes who have saved the world.

Grandia II

10. Grandia II

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