Best & Worst Games I Played in 2021
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
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2021 was... a year.
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Mayo, please review Outer Wilds icluding the DLC. Wanna hear your opinion.
I love DOOM, thank you for recommending it.
@@justrandomstuff6828 *Yes*
@GreatSlayer Respect!
It didn’t come out in 2021, but the best game I played in 2021 was without a doubt Deep Rock Galactic. If you are into coop shooters with alien bugs, funny dwarves and tons of beer, DRG is for you
How would you compare it with gtfo? I ask because gtfo, while hard to get into if you don't have a good lobby or friends to play with, is extremely frustrating but if you do get friends to play with, is such a great cooperative experience.
@@bruhder5854 it's always fun. Solo, with friends, with randoms, it's got a great gameplay loop and has a lot of charm.
ROCK AND STONE!
ROCK AND STONE
Free of ps plus this month. Can't wait to try it
If you ever do get a Switch, you really should try Metroid Dread. I know you're not a huge fan of Metroidvanias, but Dread really does reward exploration, out-of-the-box thinking, and combat mastery in a way I haven't seen in other games in the genre. Even if you don't end up enjoying it, I'd still love to hear your thoughts.
He only likes doom eternal, remember.
@@ronthorn3 no, he just likes what he likes
"Exploration"
@@MaledictusXCII dude is really being ironic with the exploration part of a metroid game...
Does exploration even exist in Dread!? The maps are very small and the moment you unlock the map info (which is usually very early in an area) you know too much about your surrounding. For example, the map shows you the rooms that still have hidden items or paths which really takes the exploration experience out of the game. Also, even without getting the extra hidden missiles you are usually overpowered enough and almost all bosses die before you finish half of your missiles, so there is no real point to get all of them. The worst thing is that there is no risk for exploration because there are so many checkpoints everywhere that you can just explore each new location without even getting worried to die. I think for the same reason that Mayo didn't like RE8, he is not going to like Metroid Dread.
Blasphemous. The wounds of eventide dlc is baller and to top it off it’s free. It also changes everything in the game, new voice lines new stories, new npcs, new map, fixed bugs/glitches. Been a great time and I got it for only $8 on PS4 Christmas sale.
Is it worth a replay if you finished Blasphemous in the past?
I really wanna play Blasphemous.
@@underthemayo
It's a pretty good game blasphemous, with good level design/art. Also fron someone who loves classical survival horror. You should try Darkwood.
@@BertHeymans definitely, I played it on a friend's system, loved it. And replayed it again last year and it has seen some really great changes and not to mention all the elobrate and neatly woven expansion dlcs
@@underthemayo Please play Blasphemous. Even if for the art style alone, it's incredible. The gameplay is really tight too & it's great at holding the player accountable. IMO I don't think I encountered any moments which made me go "that's bullshit" aside from an occasionally unfortunate overlapping unit path.
Only points against it (which some might consider a positive) is that exploring some zones triggers in-game events without it necessarily being clear to the player. Also some in-game systems & mechanics are a little obfuscated & not immediately obvious eg. the most convenient version of the fast travel system (between save points) needs to be unlocked with a large amount of in-game currency
Also it's a metroidvania, which you really seem to dislike. And some progression & unlocks do require some backtracking. But 'generally' speaking, each zone still plays somewhat like a level.
What’s crazy is how close you get to npcs in desthloop without being seen is crazy to me, I just got platinum on it and I could never get that close even with the aether ability. 10/10, hell no, I’d give it a 7/10.
They updated the ai somewhat recently to be less stupid, and i think its for the better. Maybe needs a bit more tweaking but i’d rather they notice me a bit too much than me be able to walk up to a group of two people standing side by side and not have one notice when i kill the other.
@@Withums That would make much more sense if true, I just platinumed it a few days ago after starting a week ago. I had a lot of fun with the game TBH, and I normally don’t care much for FPS games.
deathloop is a 4/10 for me. to me it is below average. it is worse than some of the recent ubisoft games i have played.
Mayo's best game of 2021: Doom Eternal's HORDE MODE.
I guess you can classify devil daggers as an arcade, a game that has a simple gameplay loop and the goal is to get a high score as opposed to a clear objective
Best game is easily Doom Et- Oh wait, a lot of people already ran this joke to the ground.
Mayo Eternal.
My personal favorite game this year was the Forgotten City. Its insane how the game was originally a mod for Skyrim, then became its own game. Highly recommend it.
For me, the best game that I’ve played in 2021 is without a doubt, Doom Eternal.
I started playing it in late January on my Brother’s Xbox One through Game Pass and I’ve had the time of my life.
Now I’ve been playing the game daily on PS4, learning every new trick while also mastering the game, playing from “I’m too young to die” to “Ultra-Violence”.
It has also now become my favourite video game of all time and I’m so happy that I finally got the chance to play it.
Playing it again on pc will make it feel like a brand new game if you ever get the chance, I switched from ps4 to pc after already beating the game twice and I ended up playing even more on pc than I did on console
Doom eternal is tied with Metro Exodus for me. The games are opposites in terms of gameplay and story but they’re both soooo fun.👏
This is an exact quote I would of made last year, it's so sick going from being an absolute mess on ITYTD to mastering the game on ultra violence
Play Doom 2016 it’s an even better game imo
@@lemontonk I have but I still love Eternal way more. Still a great game.
AKA games that are Doom Eternal VS games that aren't Doom Eternal
Yh lol
Seriously he's kind of grating with that. Has he critiqued Resident Evil 1 for not having active health regen or incentivizing avoiding combat?
He didn't mention doom eternal once in this video.
@@حسنحيدرحازم he said he would like Bayonetta more if it had an active health regen system. He doesn't have to explicitly say Doom Eternal. Ever since that game, every game has to incentives aggressive combat or its bad.
@@alastor8091 He is right every game that doesn't incentive aggressive combat is bad.
Not sure if you have played this game, but Vermintide 2 sounds like something you would enjoy, and i would enjoy watching you review it.
mayo on vermintide 2 " this is terrible, I cant double jump and I cant hold ALL the weapons at ALL the time, I hate having to reload and these enemies are not... how can I say it... doom like enough"
Vermintide 2 really isn't anything special beyond the spectacle of mawing down hordes. And it requires competent team, since playing it below hard is pointless.
I haven't played it but let me stick my recommandation of deep rock galactic in there. Same genre but I feel like it's much better (I'm biased, I know). It's very praised anyway.
@@KosmataBradva Almost every good horde shooter requires a competent team lmao. What's the point of emphasizing teamplay if you don't depend on others from time to time? Also it's totally possible to do true solo cataclysm runs.
@@evrimenustun9548 I don't like recommendations towards a single person that involve cooperative play.
Nor factoring 30+ hours of actual investement to negate the coop element, if one wishes to solo.
Therefore, I don't find Vermintide 2 a good recommendation for the content Mayo puts out, so I tell the guy so.
There was this horror game called "Rule of rose". One of the eeriest and unforgettable experience I have ever had. I couldn't finish it because I was young and it got too creepy for me. In case if you like PS1 era horror genre, do check it out. You might like it :)
Incoming "rule of rose is mediocre" video from mayo
@@t-wave3161 lol, pretty much
Saw Nitro Dad's video on it. Amazing story, painful gameplay. Just like a rose.
@@t-wave3161 😂
I forgot how fun the Lego games are. The fact that during the Christmas Steam Sale most of the games were 5 to 10 dollars is insane for how good they are.
Have you tried or looked into the colony management/sim genre like rimworld, oxygen not included, dwarf fortress or so? I know it's unconventional but getting into those games was such a wild experience because of how deep the mechanics were for me and i think it's worth a shot for anyone that's into deep mechanics
he specifically stated that he is not a fan of strategy and the deepest he went was loop hero, lmao. I don't think he will ever go as deep as even rimworld.
Have you heard of Darkwood? You should give it a try, it's an amazing survival horror, and genuinely terrifying.
Wow! I'm glad to see a person who knows this beautiful game! :)
I understand you like Doom Eternal but screaming Hugo Martin can pound me from behind for 20 mins isn't a video Mayo
You got it all wrong, it's not Hugo Martin he's attracted to, it's the tentacles.
@@erykzysk3330 lmao
The two games that have lingered on my mind for the year must have been Golden Light and Cruelty Squad. Absolute absurd and surreal games made by geniuses or meth heads
Detto!
As someone who loves Arkane's games to death, I was really disappointed with Deathloop. It had some good in it, but overall it just felt like dollar store Dishonored to me.
This is interesting, because almost everything I’ve seen on Deathloop has been positive (except as it relates to DRM). I’m of the mindset that if basically everyone I respect says something is good then there must be something good about it, but I can’t square that with Mayo’s review. It’s not my kind of game so I’m not sure I’ll play it myself, but I’m curious just to see for myself.
I’ve been watching since your first Marauder video. I feel like I understand what you like and don’t like in a video game, yet I’m still wondering if I should recommend this game to you because you will either like it or hate it, no in-between. Well, here goes: I’d like to see your take on the hitman franchise, more specifically the latest trilogy. If you’re like me, you’ll play it, understand it, master it, and love it. Personally I am in love with this franchise because it encourages replayability. That’s the name of the game, the solid base of it. You learn the beautiful level design, you learn your target’s routes and habits, and you find opportunities to strike. There are so many different ways to kill your target. So many. Doing so will complete “challenges”, the game’s way of giving you exp points. But challenges don’t just have to be about murder, there are many challenges that are simply about messing around in every map and discovering new things. I have over 300 hours into the new trilogy and I still didn’t 100% it. If you’re not like me, then you’ll think of this game as a very boring shooter, or a walking simulator (yes, people have really said that in reviews). Now of course there are flaws. No game is flawless and no game will ever be. The main problems are the always-online connection to earn progression, the very confusing marketing strategy, and the occasional bugs in the latest installment, hitman 3. If you are interested in buying the trilogy, you first have to understand all the different ways to purchase the games, because the best way to experience it is to play the entire trilogy all inside hitman 3. It’s a cool idea, to have all missions under one roof, all using the same engine, practically “remastering” the first two games. But sadly it wasn’t executed very well. That’s that, I’m too tired to continue, I’m gonna go sleep hoping you see this comment. Oh and one more thing, the games are on sale almost all the time, so if you feel it’s too pricey, wait for the next sale.
I was thinking something similar but I don't know about the newer hitman games. Admittedly I haven't played them though, just heard some things.
I played silent assassin, contracts, and blood money and I thought they were great. Focusing on completing every level with the best rating possible really forced me to figure out the best plan and then execute it near perfectly. The open ended design of how to get through each mission is the key to how great the games are. It was a lot of fun and quite challenging.
@@abstractdaddy1384 100% agreed. I’m honestly surprised someone read this. Thank you
I gotta ask, what does Mayo like in a game?
Not sure why I am even subscribed to him, whenever I watch him he seems to have an air of superiority and the feeling he should stick to DOOM Eternal and nothing else.
@@blackjacka.5097 he has many more tastes other than doom. Doesn’t this video prove that? Anyway, to answer you question (I’ll try my best to, but it’s not like I’m a friend of his) : he seems to like games that have a solid foundation focused on good gameplay, and keep expanding upon it, slowly introducing new ideas and giving time for the player to master it. And if it has a good story then that’s the cherry on top
@@PanMan47 True, he does, but he seems to bring the same attitude to them.
Anyway, thank you for the answer.
great video mayo, keep em coming, btw this RE8 segment you talked about was the best !
I am a RE fan and THANK YOU for putting village in its place. If the franchise is going that direction, then it's not for me anymore.
It'd be interesting to look at Village's analytics and see how many people played past Lady D's part. :D
Among the highest completion rates of games released this year IIRC. Was some news article bringing up how unusually high the completion rate was.
@@Malefication Interesting. Maybe they were hoping she would return later in the game? (I'm just projecting at this point. Don't take this seriously lol)
I almost plating Village. For me, it's an amazing game although the puzzles were very dumb and easy.
@@meiyami93 don't call them puzzles bro
People are going to laugh at me but I played Skyrim for the first time last year and it's my favourite of 2021 even though it didn't come out at that time but it did receive an anniversary addition. It's probably my most played game out of my collection
Mate, I've never played Skrym before but I want to! But I'm añso a cheapstaker.
In short, don't feel dumb, lol
I've only played Skyrim on console, which had a lot of problems. Skyrim on PC with mods and community patches seems so damn good, but I won't be getting a computer anytime soon.
I played it 2 years ago and it was an eye opener for me because it made me realize that I really didn't enjoy rpgs
@@bruhder5854 Skyrim is barely an RPG to be honest.
@@bruhder5854 RPGs are an incredibly broad genre of experience & you definitely shouldn't write it off because one game burned you. All Diablo & Disco Elysium have in common is an isometric perspective & character stats existing.
It'd be like writing off first person shooters because you didn't enjoy Battlefield 5
Mayo be like: best game of 2021 doom eternal hands down
Mayo in 2030:
@@dreenarmookington2240 I know some people think that joke is an insult but it’s just so funny. I hope Mayo never lives it down lmao.
Speaking of old school survival horror, have you looked into tormented souls?
Own it. Haven't played yet
@@underthemayo hope you can play it someday. Even though it has some optimization issues since it's an indie made by a small studio from my country (Chile) it's a pretty good inmersion into the old style games such as RE, SH, Alone in the dark and clock tower ❤️
the best games I played in 2021:
metal gear solid 1, 2 and 3
the worst games I played in 2021:
metal gear solid 1, 2 and 3
For anyone else who was ever tricked like Mayo was: never finish games you hate playing. Don't make yourself miserable. As Reggie Fils-Aimé once said: "If it's not fun, why bother?" You can tell you're enjoying a game very quickly. You can also tell when you're not impressed or actually hate a game really quickly too. As a writer, it is the responsibility of the artist to make your work engaging from start to finish. If it's failing at that, the player/reader has every right to move on. The work is not owed ANYONE's time, it is the duty of the artist to MAKE it worth peoples' time.
you're 100% right and I've learned to do this recently. games are ultimately meant to be fun and satisfying on way or another.
I mean yeah that is cool and all but if you’re not gonna finish it, don’t make a video or write an article reviewing it. The critic must know about every aspect of it before making a verdict whether a game is good or bad
Still love Mayo, though. I’m just speaking facts here
@@ericdesjardins1854 that is why he played deathloop again.
I love how you operate. You don’t have to finish a game to know it’s quality and I’m glad someone realizes that
Hey!
Just to clarify, deathloop was not done by the devs of prey, because arkane studio is actualy two studios. Where Arkane Austin made prey and i think wolfenstein, Arkane Lyon made dishonored and deathloop.
It is still a letdown by a great studio, but it wasnt done by the parents of our beloved prey.
Really good video by the way.
Lyon and Austin both worked on Dishonored, D2 was only Lyon.
The Wolfenstein fps games were was made by ID software and MachineGames, not Arkane Studios.
@@na1s479 my bad, thx for the correction ^^
@@CannibalSodom just checked and your right, except for youngblood (im wikipedia% sure thats true)
It ofc didnt come out in 2021 (and thats how i found this channel) but for me it was Doom Eternal, heck id even say its the best game ive played.
I used to remember those insane moment in games where as a kid, i had certain boss fights or even normal enemies sometimes that made my heart pump like crazy, and the joy when i would finally get over them, my hands would literally be shaking after those. In Doom Eternal the whole frickin game is like that, i didnt know that was possible. The combat, the fast pace decision making, the music, the badass lore, it all feels so fckin good, and after i found out that we had so many different weapon combos, quick switching, faltering tactics (thanks mayo for all these), i knew this was the first game that i could say that id wanna play forever.
i know im late and praise for this game feels kinda dated at this point, but this game changed my perspective on why/how i enjoy and appreciate games, that i wanted to get it out at least once, and apparently YT hasnt forgotten either coz it thinks this video is about Doom eternal lol.
My favourite game that I played this year was Outer Wilds. I highly recommend anyone that hasn't played it to at least check it out, because if it's your kind of game then I guarantee you'll love it. I also played Hades, Terraria, Celeste and Hollow Knight for the first time this year, and they are all stellar games as well.
Agree with all the above, except hades is the most overrated game of all time. Even beyond last of us 2. Good game but nothing more.
Same here. Outer Wilds and the Echoes of the Eye DLC - definitely the best game I've played in 2021. Just beautiful.
Outer Wilds has to be one of the greatest games of all time.
Holy crap when I got other wilds I thought it would be a cute cartoons space sim. Instead it was terrifying getting sucked through a black hole and shot out into space while my O2 runs out.
@@botep5529 Then you should try Echoes of the Eye when you have the chance 🙂
I played God of War (2005) for the first time in 2021 and enjoyed it thanks to your vids ripping on God of War (2018).
2 and 3 are even better
I'd define Devil Daggers as a first-person SHMUP, similar vein to Tyrian or Geometry Wars, but presented as a first person shooter with a Z axis to worry about.
Best: Doom Eternal. I bought it in November and beat my first run within a week, I enjoyed it that much. During Christmas I bought the Ancient Gods DLCs, but I have yet to play them.
Honorable mentions: Pistol Whip, Hitman, Vermintide 2 and War Selection
Worst: Nothing bad came up in 2021, but one game that left a sour taste in my mouth from 2020 is Starbound. I went in with my expectations decently high since my friends had been enjoying the game. However, it never really clicked with me. Not really sure why, I will say I like the artstyle though.
Disappointment is worse than anger cuz you just feel deflated afterwards. I had a least 3 disappointments this year and all were on this list. (Didn't play outriders cuz I could see that shitshow a mile away)
Yup, I had 2 in 2021: RE Village and Aliens Fireteam Elite. Outright disasters like BF 2042, Outriders, CoD Vanguard, etc? I just completely ignored or avoided.
AAA FPS games in 2021 overall were pretty underwhelming.
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I find this to be rather shitty of some people. Life is short, so if you don't enjoy something enough to push through to the end, then it's best to just drop it and move on to something you enjoy. Just doing research on the later parts is enough to get a more full perspective.
Of course, we live in a world where people feel obligated to continue experiencing what they dislike due to their own fault and wasting hours of their lives, so I'm not surprised if they make such petty criticisms like this.
That is like doing a book review and only getting 1/3 through it, then using spark notes to get the summary of the final chapters. Giving a presentation as if you've experienced the whole book would be a joke, just leave it at your initial impressions that you legitimately experienced if one's goal is to be genuine.
@KalebSDay
I find books to be different. They're stories, so doing research on the later parts just for a basic summary of what happens after results in spoiling it and ruining the story. With games, the main focus is the gameplay, so it's not exactly a spoiler to find out if the game gets better or worse from standpoints like design, mechanical evolution, difficulty curve, etc. Sure it's not the same as actually playing the whole thing, but if what comes later doesn't look like it will address the problems then dropping out for good is fine and makes logical sense.
I respectfully disagree. Like if you want to drop the game and continue with your life, you are free to do it of course, but just dont review it. If he was gonna review the game its better if he finishes it. But thats my opinion
@Micael Santos
I'm subscribed to a content creator, called Farlands Design Den, and he has reviewed several games he couldn't finish, like Zelda 2 on NES. He does a bit of research to look up if he might be missing something that would justify continuing the game, and if there isn't anything then the game playing stops as such. As long as the review is good, then I don't care if they're unable to finish it.
I've played some games to completion that I heavily regret in retrospect. Tomb Raider Chronicles on PS1, for example, is a game I wanted to stop playing after slowly slogging through the final few levels thanks to unbearable pacing, as well as several points of save corrupting bugs. I only finished it just to say I finally finished all the PS1 games, and nowadays the only ones I bother replaying are 1 and 3. Another game I'm trying to finish is Donkey Kong 64, and it's such a boring game with so much back and forth wandering around and repetitive gameplay. I'm most likely just going to drop it, and I've played Bubsy 3D to 100% five times in the past, which I didn't mind much despite its glaring flaws.
If you haven’t finished a game feel free to review it, but I’m also free to discount your review based on how much you played.
Re8 had a attractive female, and that's all it takes to get praise
The pacing of plague tale seems fitting for its hardship to the player. Slow methodolgy is appreciated there. Same as if you edited half-life with CS:GO damage values.
Only when one is able to soak up the standard amount of video game damage and the game communicates so much movement potential they cant use will a player feel bored.
Editing damage values in a game is simple yet very fun to do, it's really addicting to me personally.
I know i'll probably get a lot of shit from angry people in the comment section for this possible hot take, but i personally don't think that this year was that bad in terms of games. And my opinons on games in 2021 were very different from Mayo's videos: I really liked Deathloop, and i am interested in replaying it(by the way, i love previous games from Arkane, like DIshonored and Prey 2017); i really enjoyed Halo Infinite, and i really, really loved RE Village, and i believe it to be the best game of 2021
it's the graphics and concept of re8 tricking you. Every other resident evil game has much more gameplay than re8. Re8 is just walking with enemies after every 30 minutes
@@TheDisturbingPanda I've played RE 4(amazing game, even though i've never beaten it),5(good, and it's still one of the best co-op games out there),6(decent, but way too long for it's own good, and too ridiculous at times),7(great return to form), remakes of 2(amazing, and probably one of the best remakes ever) and 3(good, and honestly, i don't think it was as bad as some people make it out to be), and Village was still very enjoyable and a great game for me. What i don't understand is why do people(including Mayo in this video)think that if you like the old RE titles, you can't enjoy this one?
Deathloop got a 10/10 because of woke reviewers giving it a perfect score because both main characters are black. It's literally just that. Don't be afraid to say this. Doesn't make you a racist.
Sorry but that's a racist take... maybe they just enjoyed it? No need to jump on the race bandwagon with no proof, cmon...
@@kostasspirou1010
What did I say was racist please tell me?
What proof do you want? Secret recorded tape deep from within IGN and Kotaku? A peer reviewed study? We live in a racially charged time much of which is pushed by the media. This is a subpar game getting 10/10 reviews all across the board and is one of the few ever AAA titles where the protagonist and antagonist is black and one is a woman. It's obvious why this was given high scores.
Believe me you are part of the problem too accusing me of racism when I said nothing racist. I didn't say the game was bad because the characters were black. I am pointing out why other would blow up the score and show favoritism due to that. It doesn't matter what the race and gender are of those characters, the game is bad regardless but the game got a bonus score for featuring the two characters that it did in a AAA title.
Or maybe people like the game? You sound exactly like sjw people who use race as an excuse lmfao
@@Goropemax You can like the game and give it a 7/10. There is a difference between like and perfection.
Yes dude I am totally like SJWs. The people that force identity politics into games as much as they can and at times ruining it and ruining the artist's vision are just as bad as the people who say "Maybe you shouldn't do that". Totally dude. I love these BS false comparisons LOL.
I cannot believe RE Village is getting nominated for awards, even on Steam. One of the most mediocre RE games I've ever played.
As an FPS, it's real bad. There are horror FPS games from the 2000s that have better gunplay, physics, and gore/dismemberment than Village.
Village's sales and "overwhelming positive" reviews have likely done permanent damage to the franchise. I really don't care for what happens anymore in RE9. Should've ended with RE5 with the death of Wesker and Spencer.
It's a business, so they're going to keep making sequels. At the very least, you can just drop out for good and stick with the better instalments.
@Ultra Irrelevant Nobody, Capcom is a corporate AAA company, so yeah, their no better than EA or most greasy AAA gaming companies.
Between Village and RE3 Remake 2020, I haven't liked a new RE since RE2 Remake and that too had some lame cuts and changes unlike the excellent RE1 Remake 2002.
I'll reserve final judgement for when the next big RE releases. Otherwise, I just want an RE starring Hunk or a great Dino Crisis or Onimusha remake.
Eh I enjoyed Village. Second favourite RE game actually. I can get why people dislike it but I thoroughly enjoyed it
It's still better than RE0
@Foji San
Nah.
didn't really play any bad games in 2021 so I'll list some of the good games I played:
1. dead cells. a fun rogue-lite that's easy to pick up but hard to master and complete on higher difficulties and the higher the difficulty the more content you get
2. dark souls. I mean... do I need to explain?
3. Halo infinite. didn't buy the campaign but the multiplayer is really fun especially with friends
4. fall guys. yeah a lot of people call this a dead game but I disagree, it's a ton of fun and it's a very chill game you'll get some really good laughs with friends
How's dead cells now? I played ages ago upto 2 bc but got bored with how repetitive it got.
@@bruhder5854 well there have been 3 DLCs one of them is free and another one coming soon so there are more biomes enemies weapons and bosses even if you don't pay extra for the DLCs
I played prey, 3 Wolfenstein games, Dishonored, and Dishonored 2. They were all a treat to play!
Still disagree with REVillage, but I can get behind with the rest, especially with the mentions of indie games like Loop Hero, The Messenger, Celeste, Unmetal, & SoR4.
Even if you like village the points he’s bringing up are correct
While I can say much praise for Metroid Dread after the awful Other M...
I really did enjoy Death's Door. A bit simplistic in its combat design, much more interesting than Zelda on front.
It's an isometric exploration-action game, you're a crow... some sort of reaper. There are times I had to pause the game because I was genuinely laughing. There was something comforting about this game as well. It's a bit on the short side, but it's polished and crafted with love.
Others games I enjoyed: Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon (I love good puzzle games), Kaze and the Wild Masks (I grew up with Donkey Kong Country) and I've yet to finish Kena: Bridge of Spirits.
I replayed Cuphead and finally got through Hollow Knight. I know you didn't like the twist in The Messenger, but if I were to recommend one game of this genre for your channel, it would be Hollow Knight.
Resident evil village was such a wierd game. Really short. Felt like the game thought i was dumb.
And it got so much praise.
Many people loved it. I didn't really like it.
It wasn’t short for a mostly linear horror game
It's crazy man. I think it's the worst Resident Evil game I've ever played, but I can't even bring up the reasons why without being attacked by RE fans. And I've never had anyone actually refute my points as to why it's bad.
@@emrefifty5281 it was. I think i haven't even hit the 3 hour mark when i finished the game. And paying 70 euro's for it...Damn. i wish i hadn't
@@skeletalearth yeah it's up there. Somehow resident evil fans forgot what made the originals good.
But i don't want to attack them. Everybody has their own taste.
But yeah. I agree with you
@@skeletalearth Still better than 6.
(in order of mention)
1. Loop Hero
2. The Messenger
3. Aliens: Fireteam Elite
4. Celeste
5. Alisa
6. Bayonetta
7. Devil Daggers
8. SuperHot VR
9. Resident Evil 4 VR
10. Severed Steel
11. UnMetal
12. A Plague Tale: Innocence
13. Streets of Rage 4 (GOTY)
You should try Shovel Knight, Rayman Legends and Shantae, I'm sure you'll love them. Each level in Rayman Legends has unique stuff happening during the gameplay, it's awesome.
Shovel knight is a must play for platforms 👏
Metroid Dread is actually easy to emulate. I recommend it even if you dont like Metroidvanias, its very action focused and the backtracking is streamlined without feeling patronizing.
Wa wa wa. All the flavors in the rainbow and you choose to be salty.
Play Pong: You don't have to worry about Enemy AI, inventory control, health regeneration, your crap graphics card, or story.
You would have NEVER survived the 80's.
Funny cause I did.
Tormented Souls was probably the best game I played to come out in 2021. Classic survival horror done right. Fixed cameras, limited saves/resources and lots of puzzles. Oh boy the puzzles. They were probably a little too cryptic at times. One even required a little biblical knowledge. I'll have to check out Alisa though, I haven't even heard of it until now!
You have no idea how glad I am to see someone mentioning Tormented Souls! That game was easily my favorite game released in 2021. Such a great homage to old school survival horror genre, with one of the best puzzles I've ever seen in video games! As you said, some of those puzzles are so well designed that you will actually need some "out of the box" thinking to be able to solve them. I really think Mayo should check this game out, he'll be so in love with it :)
Near the end of 2021, I finally got around to the original Max Payne. Haven't beaten it yet, but I'm enjoying it.
I think I've played through re8 at least 10 times. I've played every numbered RE game and honestly I think it's my 3rd favorite behind re5 and re2 remake. The RE series is in a weird spot where everyone likes different parts of the series cause of how drastically different some of the games are. so one game comes off as terrible to some but amazing to to others. It's kinda crazy just how drastic opinions on the games differ from person to person.
Waow bludbern
Guy plays it like it's DOOM with that gigantic FOV and had to be an elitist asshole calling others babies.
Totally agree on this. I really liked village too. Actually, it's my top 4 from the RE franchise.
@@blackjacka.5097 my mans was weapon combo switching 😹😹
Yeah ok but re8 doesn't came close to RE5 or RE2.
After you made the video on Celeste i fell in love with the game. i already have many hours in the game and am near completion. I really appreciate the music of Celeste in the background of the video too
I hope Celeste will go down in history as one of the best indie games ever and wont be forgotten any time soon
Makes me so happy to see devil daggers getting more attention
For me, the best game I've ever played in 2021 is Yakuza 0. I regret that I didn't play it sooner.
Amazing game. Yakuza series in general is great.
Ready or Not is my game of the year. Oh how I missed slow paced tactical shooters. Moving slowly and methodically through a meth house or else you mess up and your team members face is now a pile of mush from a shotgun blast some druggie fired and it’s your fault. I needed this game. No regenerating health, no magical energy shields, no esports gamification.
RE4 VR was my personal highlight without a doubt.
For the guys that love the RE2 remake and own VR Hardware: Go try the VR mod! It came out a few days ago and i'm having insane amounts of fun with it. Just make sure you don't get motion sick easy and have a beefy rig to run it.
I gotta look into this.
I really agree with your take on RE8. Although I liked it, anyone can like it. It was created so that literally anyone would like it, no matter what genre of game you prefer. It feels like if Ubisoft made a survival horror game. Just noncommittal to things like the inventory, health, and horror, in order to make sure everyone can speed through it not thinking. The only part that legitimately stuck out was the giant baby section which kept it from being totally mediocre.
I always end up sounding like a corporate shill for Aliens Fireteam Elite, but you honestly have to give the hardest mode another shot. It incentivizes strategy and communication. It also requires you to make solid team compositions. Trust me when I tell you it's extremely satisfying to beat the Insane mode playthrough. You really have to plan out resources, and really call out when who is using what cooldown. If you go at it from the perspective of "We need to act like a real fireteam", I promise the experience will be better.
I get it, but the team strategies are dealing with super spongy enemies so I'm not interested. I played it plenty to not be interested in taking it further. If the difficulty were based on different factors like the appearance of different threats and especially higher numbers, I would be super into focusing on team strategies for higher difficulties. But as it stands now, it's way too tedious to deal with.
@@underthemayo There are actually in some spawn areas the potential to get stronger/more enemies on Insane. For example, when crossing the bridge in 2-1, we encountered a praetorian at the same time as two warriors, when typically the encounter is two warriors. It's not much, but I feel like when experienced as intended, it can be a thoroughly enjoyable experience. It almost feels like progressing through raid content in an mmo. You have to work in every element of the game and execute perfectly. It's a bit cheap to just increase the HP of the enemies, and it necessitates certain builds to conserve ammo, however it is certainly better than any horde shorter I can think of in recent memory. Rest in piss Gears horde mode.
If I had to recommend a game I'd definitely recommend disco elysium the final cut, I haven't finished it yet but it's definitely got me hooked
I loved resident evil 8
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You calling me a loser just because my opinion
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I played Back 4 Blood this year and it made me appreciate how good L4D is, hell it's funnier to play L4D with bots than B4B with a full squad, game is buggy, dull, unnecessarily loot-based and as atmospheric as subway-station monochromatic tiles. Halo Infinite was meh, they obviously spent more time tunning the multiplayer, even though Big Team Battle matchmaking is still not working and the game crashes on me at least once a day. Crappy game overall, but it's Halo I guess it's still fun to play with friends.
I heard somebody really important up there left Arkane to form his own studio. Can’t remember his name, but it sounded like he was the talent and it left Arkane along with him.
You should look into Weird West, which is going to be the first game from the new studio. It comes out in a week, actually
Yep that is correct. The creative leads left the studio to make games more in their style in the indie scene. Triple A stuff heavily discourages experimentation and tries to play it safe because the risks of failing are too high and tons of people would lose their jobs if it fails. Understandable tbh
My best games: Psychonauts 2, cuphead, crash bandicoot 4, ori and the will of the wisps
My worst games: Far cry 6 and Outriders
Cuphead was amazing
Can the narrative stop that RE5 and 6 are "bad" games and made the series "sillier". The series was always stupid and Code Veronica is where it became a parody of itself. That Wesker vs. Alexia fight makes me roll on the floor laughing for how terrible it is. And Alfred Ashford's voice acting is laughably terrible. RE5 and 6 have more personality than RE8 at the very least.
CV isn't a core line series so I'm not counting it. Things were pretty silly with RE0 and I'm not counting that either. RE5 is when things just started getting way over exaggerated with wesker teleporting and people backflipping off motorcycles and chris punching boulders. So yes, if we're talking mainline numbered resident evil games, 5 and 6 is when things got really silly.
I would love to see a video on why you dislike the Prometheus sequels? Prometheus is my 3rd favorite movie in the franchise and I think it’s great.
I discuss it a bit in my Aliens Fireteam video.
Severed Steel was one of my favorites too -- I think it's the most underrated game of the year. For some reason the big FPS channels on UA-cam ignored the full release after reviewing demo. It's an absolute blast. From what I can tell from its sales rankings during sales on Steam and GOG, it hasn't nearly reached the audience it should have.
It's what happens when demos or early access versions come out. People forget it when it's actually done.
Is Severed Steel still coming to consoles? I recall seeing a trailer for PS4/PS5, but nothing on the PSN store so far.
Do you know Trepang2? I hope that one finally releases in 2022.
Honestly. Im born 81 and Robocop was indeed the shit back then...But if you Think about it if you rewatch it Robocop is a crap hero, every Homeless could rip him apart.
You made it more than 10 hours in Deathloop!? Hats off to you. I got about 4 hours in and had the feeling I’d seen everything the game had to offer.
Mayo, If you haven't played the free Not a Hero DLC for Resident evil 7 you absolutely should! It basically combines the classic re experience with the action oriented re 4 and blends something very interesting I would like to know your opinion on it
I am not in retro games, pixelated. But, your analogy on the others, spot on. Good stuff!
was anything here retro? They were all newer titles that I saw
You should check out Rage 2… it’s interesting to see early ideas that clearly got tries in preparation for doom
While it's only a DLC, the best thing I played this year was Outer Wilds DLC Echoes Of The Eye.
Please review GTFO, it's one of the best coop games i've ever played. You might really like the dark and horrific atmosphere.
I don’t know how I ended up subscribed here…I have never disagreed/hated someones list so much 😂
I feel you about RE8, I fear the worst for what's gonna come next. I just want to be wrong. RE2 remake showed that you could still make a true Survival Horror and sale it like crazy today.
RE4 remake looks like it's going to be amazing, I totally agree with mayo that RE8 was a steaming pile of dogshit though
@@Numenorean921 RE Village went downhill after the castle section. The only interesting boss is Lady D and she was a pushover. Shame on Capcom.
@@itszhim it picks up a bit at the factory, I think thats a cool area. A good third of the game is a boring slog though, beneviento and moreau areas suck bad. I'd rather do the RE7 boat section than the beneviento house again
@@Numenorean921 I personally didn't like the factory part at all. I really hated Heisenberg and the fight against him. He wasn't scary all or interesting. He was annoying and corny. I wish they had switched the castle and factory sections making the castle section the last part of the game before you fight Miranda. Also wish they gave us a HUGE map and a non linear experience. Kind of like the castle section in RE4 with so many things to do or explore.
@@itszhim castle section in RE4 was pretty linear too, it was just more interesting, had way better combat encounters, interesting puzzles, etc
If capcom dumbs down Monster Hunter 6 like what they did to RE8 I’d be so disappointed so I can get your frustration with that series and that game.
Some one who agrees with me that Deathloop and RE8 weren't as good as people think!! To be honest RE8 reminded me of RE Survivor for some reason!! I didn't like it for pretty much reason you mentioned! Even tough I finished it in every difficulty and almost platinumed it I still find it very weak as an RE game and from it's after credit scene I don't have high hopes for the sequel... That's if CAPCOM doesn't try to reboot the series again!
Honestly, I can't disagree about RE8.
I didn't necessarily dislike it, but I didn't really like it either.
It was just an "ok" game.
I think you’d enjoy Inscryption. It’s atmospheric and scary as hell, and the card play is super interesting.
I 100% agree with you, it’s mechanics are pretty basic, but the ability to move sigils onto other cards, combined with woodcarver totems (looking at you undead squirrels) allows pretty wacky and fun combos. Combine everything I said with the dealer’s immersion using props, creates like you said, an atmospheric and scary experience. I’ve beaten the game so just curious, have you taken a picture of the opponent?
@@finempra8730 I haven't beaten the game yet, sadly, but I think Inscryption is one of those games where you can tell how good it is just by playing the first few hours.
For real if you get a switch you have to play Metroid dread I know the game awards is bs but Metroid dread deserves the praise
Metroid Dread did horror better than RE 8 in my opinion, despite not being a horror game. I actually terrified with the EMMIs more than anything in RE 8.
Metroid Dread was one of the very few AAA games worth buying in 2021. Definitely better than RE Village and Halo Infinite, two games I did hope would be awesome but sadly weren't.
So why would someone play the sequel to a game they passionately hated for their own subjective reasons knowing they would hate it too because its the same formula?
I thought people play games for fun not to just tell others they knew they would dislike it but still played it just to prove a point.
But i guess some people just have a hateful mentality when they feel their preferences are somewhat ''offended'' by developers
Which game are you referring to?
Gets upset because other people liked a game he dislikes
boo hoo somebody disliked a game i liked
You mentioned game difficulty a few times in this video. It's an interesting topic. Sounds like you might have some hot takes on it. 🔥
The best game I played in 2021 was Furi. It's a twin stick isometric game focused solely around boss fighting. Each boss is fun and unique, the soundtrack is exceptional, and your character's moveset is precise and satisfying to use. The only real criticism is the games length. If you just play the standard difficulty, the game is extremely short. Even if you also play the higher difficulty you can still blast through this game in a relatively short period of time. Despite this, Furi's engaging combat system is unlike anything else I have ever seen in a videogame, making it well worth the price.
I'm really hyped to try severed steel, I thought about buying it before but wasnt sure. However if mayo recommends it I'm sure I'll like it😅
It's basically Titanfall mixed with Doom and the old feel of games like Doom and Duke Nukem.
my personal favorite of 2021 was Halo Infinite
I'm sure there's plenty who feel that way. Wasn't good enough to make the list but certainly not a bad game.
hey mayo,village won goty 2021 steam awards
Yaaaaaay.
@@underthemayo lol
Best game I played; RDR2. I finally got to it and I couldn’t be happier. It has amazing gameplay, amazing story, amazing graphics, amazing side content, amazing dialogue, amazing EVERYTHING.
I'm surprised you liked the gameplay... I'm not complaining though, it's one of my favorite games of all time, but I expected it to be a bit slow and clunky for newcomers. 😂
Great video man, your channel is great and your reviews are awesome. Excited for your severed steel video, and I'm happy you got VR. Hoping you'd play boneworks at some point! It's my top vr game of all time.
Ur painfully close to 100K I’ll think this vid will get u those subs
If you gotta quest 2 and use pcvr, you should definantly try the vr game BONEWORKS. Celeste and boneworks is my favourite games of the year by far.
SAME.
Boneworks is the reason I wish I had a vr setup.
Haven't played many new games in 2021, and even the ones I've played are old. Dusk was among them, and it's one of the best FPS ever. Others were Bayonetta, which is good, but DMC is better, and Metal Gear Rising, which is okay.
Also played the DMC reboot, and it's dull. Guess it's the worst of the bunch.
Maybe you would like the Cyber Shadow in case you haven't heard about it already. It's a great throwback to NES Ninja Gaiden, but still a modern take on it. Great music as well.
Yeah, CyberShadow is great recommendation. (May be a bit easy/boring at first levels, but towards the end it's freaking nightmare.)
Fun fact: it loads gameplay in FOUR seconds after you clicked the game icon. Very convenient.
Simply megaman crossed with ninja gaiden
I hear RE 9 is taking heavy inspiration from the silent hill games, so I hope to fucking god it lives up and we get a somewhat spiritual successor to silent hill
I don't even know what to think about that. The majority of the silent hill games are bad.
@@underthemayo I’m assuming RE 9 is just gonna take inspiration from the setting, and atmosphere. All that’s been said (in leaks) is that it takes place in a silent-hill-like ghost town with wendigos and other folklore monsters. RE gameplay + silent hill’s tone, atmosphere, and story would be my dream horror game.
For RE: Village, and other AAA titles, I feel like story-based games have devolved into a playable movie, with little thought going into game play mechanics, and all the focus being cinematic moments and storyline. It should always be a healthy medium.
The games I played in 2021 was definitely Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3
I’ve dumped a lot of hours into those games and they easily became one of the best games I’ve ever played
I’ve thought about dipping my toes into Dark Souls 1, but lately I’ve been hearing that folks may be more into DSIII. Would you recommend starting with that one?
@@jamescunningham8092 having started the series with ds 1 myself 2 years ago, I can say that ds 1, ds 2 and demon's souls are terrible entry into the genre. They're just not refined and have a lot of questionable design decisions.
I recommend bloodborne if you have a ps. It's hands down their best game to date. If you don't have ps, ds 3 would be the best option. Sekiro is VERY different from the traditional souls games so not a entry point either. Elden ring will be most akin to ds 3 from what we've seen so far.
I literally started Bloodborne last month and finished it 4 days ago, fantastic game for sure, and it was my first Souls game, just bought DS3 and I'll play it one day, but I feel exhausted right now.
So glad you're the only who fells this way about resident evil village because what you are saying about it simply isn't true.
Gonna cry