by themasterds
This is the eighth part of my collection. It is split into multiple list due to list length restrictions. This covers the period from 2018 to the release of the Xbox Series X in November 2020.
I make a habit of putting a number (1/5 to 5/5) and about a paragraph on each game. A heart (<3) means I love the game and it's one of my all time favorites.
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Switch (November 1st, 2020) - 5/5 - A great rerelease of a great game! I enjoyed it more this time than the two times I played the original, in part because there's a number of quality of life improvements that make the Pikmin a lot easier to use for more complicated tasks. There's also new modes, which are also really fun in their own way! This is a great package, you should buy it whether or not you played it originally.
Switch (October 17th, 2020) - 5/5 - Really good pack this year, I would go so far as to say there aren't any bad games in there, and some of the new games are extremely good. I hope the next one has Drawful 3 though! Been too long since Drawful got a sequel.
Switch (October 1st, 2020) - 3/5 - It's a neat novelty, but I think it has some pretty severe design flaws which prevent it from being incredible. To start, the physics are based on the original game, which is a shame since they're not very good compared to that of Super Mario Maker. Secondly, so long as you have a fire flower you can deal with anything the game throws at you, so it just feels like the winner comes down to whoever doesn't die of avoidable mistakes first and can take far too long. Ideally you'd like the junk to play a role.
Switch (October 1st, 2020) - 5/5 <3 - This is a complete version! Everything is here, and that's good. While this version lacks the workshop support the PC version has, everything it does have rules and it will be getting a small taste of the workshop in 2022. All the characters in this game are fun to play, and I enjoy idly messing around with them a lot. It's a great game for when I want to kill time.
Switch (September 19th, 2020) - 5/5 <3 - In a typical roguelite as you make runs, your character progresses making it easier to beat it over time. In this, as you make runs the plot progresses instead, and as that progresses they introduce fun complications that keep things interesting. Weapons, mechanics, progression systems, and more keep being introduced just when you've gotten everything down pat. It's remarkable, and feels like a step forward for the genre. Also, worth noting, the gameplay is super fun and it's really satisfying to cobble together a powerful and unique loadout each run. Cannot say enough good things about this game.
Switch (September 18th, 2020) - 4/5 - It's good to have these games on Switch, but they could've really used some work unfortunately. All three games could've benefited from importing Odyssey's modern camera control sensibilities, and Mario 64 could've used some major handling overhauls. Personally I didn't really like 64, but Sunshine and Galaxy still hold up and if you want to replay them this is kind of the only option besides original hardware.
Xbox One (September 3rd, 2020) - 4/5 - It's great that Tony Hawk is good again. This game feels right, and plays well. My only issue is I'm not a big fan of any of the 1 or 2 levels and they also I found a lot of the objectives to be more annoying than fun. Still, I like to skate around a lot, and if they use this as a base and get levels from 3, 4, THUG1, THUG2 and Wasteland in here, I would absolutely love that.
Steam (August 20th, 2020) - N/A - The game is too early to judge. It has some fun ideas, but the new classes aren't very fun to play yet, and it doesn't too long before you've bought everything and there's nothing left to do. Maybe wait until release?
(Hop's Iconic Hat DLC) Steam (August 9th, 2020) - 4/5 - Pretty good hat, though I don't like the genres in this hat as much as the genres in the original hat.
Steam (August 4th, 2020) - 4/5 - Incredible fun idea that's really well executed, only real problem for me is it didn't really hook me so I didn't spent all that much time with it. Additionally while I think the obstacle courses are really fun, the ball minigames are total garbage. Maybe will play more of this as it updates, wish I could've spent more time with it this year.