Many thanks to Horror, chadskin, Clive and others who made these threads what they are for many months. I've kept the old format, but will be adding a few choice quotes about games that people shared their thoughts on, so don't be shy to discuss what you played.
Last month was a double tie! The most played games were Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and Unpacking, both beaten by 11 people. Second place was Forza Horizon 5 and Shin Megami Tensei V with 6 plays each.
Previous top monthly games:
Hardcore Gamer of the Month was AniHawk with 20 games beaten! Second place was drinkrust with 19 titles, and coming in third was Palazzo with 10.
Here are some highlights from November 2021's thread:
Last month was a double tie! The most played games were Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and Unpacking, both beaten by 11 people. Second place was Forza Horizon 5 and Shin Megami Tensei V with 6 plays each.
Previous top monthly games:
August 2020: Ghost of Tsushima
September 2020: Mario 64
November 2020: Hades and 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
December 2020: Spider-Man: Miles Morales
January 2021: Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Cyberpunk 2077
February 2021: Donut County
March 2021: Super Mario 3D World
April 2021: Monster Hunter Rise
May 2021: Returnal
June 2021: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
July 2021: Death's Door
August 2021: Psychonauts 2
September 2021: Psychonauts 2
October 2021: Metroid Dread
September 2020: Mario 64
November 2020: Hades and 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
December 2020: Spider-Man: Miles Morales
January 2021: Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Cyberpunk 2077
February 2021: Donut County
March 2021: Super Mario 3D World
April 2021: Monster Hunter Rise
May 2021: Returnal
June 2021: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
July 2021: Death's Door
August 2021: Psychonauts 2
September 2021: Psychonauts 2
October 2021: Metroid Dread
Hardcore Gamer of the Month was AniHawk with 20 games beaten! Second place was drinkrust with 19 titles, and coming in third was Palazzo with 10.
August 2020: KOfLegend
September 2020: KOfLegend
October 2020: fanboy
November 2020: KOfLegend
December 2020: KOfLegend
January 2021: KOfLegend
February 2021: fanboy and Zolbrod
March 2021: fanboy
April 2021: AniHawk
May 2021: AniHawk
June 2021: JhOnNY_HD
July 2021: KOfLegend
August 2021: sweetmini
September 2021: tvpivva
October 2021: KOfLegend
September 2020: KOfLegend
October 2020: fanboy
November 2020: KOfLegend
December 2020: KOfLegend
January 2021: KOfLegend
February 2021: fanboy and Zolbrod
March 2021: fanboy
April 2021: AniHawk
May 2021: AniHawk
June 2021: JhOnNY_HD
July 2021: KOfLegend
August 2021: sweetmini
September 2021: tvpivva
October 2021: KOfLegend
Here are some highlights from November 2021's thread:
Disco Elysium is one of the best games I've ever played, and almost certainly the best writing I've come across in a game. I've gradually come to the point where I basically never care about the ostensible subject of a game, so I was surprised that in this one I was carried along so well, and generally felt what it seemed like I was supposed to be feeling. I love the way the developers adapted tabletop stats to something other than combat, and also the new way they found to represent moments of tension within the dialogue/skill check system. Fantastic, GOTY.cx 2019 and 2021.
Friday the 13th (NES) - 4/5
Sidescrolling action game where you fight off Jason while arming your six counselors and protecting the camp. Had always assumed that this was junk shovelware, but was very pleasantly surprised. Though the action is a little basic, it has a pretty interesting strategic layer on top that keeps team management fun and exciting. Only real downside are the nonsensical forest mazes, which basically demand outside help, but despite that I really loved this game and would just about put it in my NES top ten. Beaten with no deaths.
The Ascent - my favorite game to come out this year. Certainly not the best but the one that brought me the most joy. With the most beautiful cyberpunk world in a game yet, It is like a dream come true.
Umurangi Generation, finished it on 1.Nov - basically a searching game where you have to take pictures of the right objects based on some hints and each level is a small sandbox. Great game done despite clearly not much of an high budget. The movement is like "taken from the Unity/Unreal presets"-level but the high amount of options for your photos and the well-working "find the right spot to take a pic of the object(s)" mechanic made it fun. It also has an amazing soundtrack.
I also love how everything about the story is purely "show, not tell" until the very last cutscene of the bonus DLC. And for that it still manages to land some heavy mood swings and gut punches, which is really impressive.