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What are the hidden gems of 2020?
- Thread starter FolderBrad
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Moon, A Short Hike, and I haven't played much but so far loving Sakuna
Man this thread is great so far. As if I needed to build my backlog.
For those mentioning Umurangi Generation, is it just like... Jet Set Radio but as a photographer? Is there any conflict/storyline or do you just wander and take photos?
Ah! That's the one that adds gameplay to World of Sand/Sandspiel type mechanics, right? I have been very curious about it.
Oh damn, by the Minit team? Maybe I'll check it out. Minit is in my top 10 GOAT, I'd say.
Man this thread is great so far. As if I needed to build my backlog.
Wow this looks amazing, never heard of it, even trawling through the eShop regularly!
I had some fun with this one too. Got burnt out but I was playing alone.
For those mentioning Umurangi Generation, is it just like... Jet Set Radio but as a photographer? Is there any conflict/storyline or do you just wander and take photos?
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Though it released last year, I'd also agree with A Short Hike. A really fun and nice little title that's also quite relaxing to play.
I bought this game and played for about 45 minutes but nothing ever happened. I just wandered around a house and opened doors.
It sounds cool but maybe I am missing something. It was literally just walking around and turning lights on in rooms until I quit.
Wait, what? I was under the impression it was just a mediocre scripted shooter, but you've peaked my interest now. How immersive sim-y are we talking, on a scale from Wolfenstein "a bit of light stealth until detected then all-out shooting" to Prey "building a ladder up a wall with my Gloo gun to get somewhere I'm not supposed to reach yet"?
We're talking bout grabbing materials to upgrade guns and craft supplies and find notes that flesh out lore as you explore decently sized open levels with a degree of interactivity and secondary objectives to discover. I'd say more along the lines of Bioshock and Metro - you know locked doors and safe codes situations. So Wolfenstein is fairly apt. But dear God don't go into it thinking you're gonna get Wolfenstein. Its legit good. I loved every minute of it
Okay, I need to play this. Looks like exactly the kind of thing I need atm
13 Sentinels
Dreams
The Pathless
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Spritfarer
Those off the top of my head. All of them are great
Dreams
The Pathless
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Spritfarer
Those off the top of my head. All of them are great
I am actually having fun with Kandagawa Jet Girls
Robotic;Rotes is also very good
Thank you for bringing up Kandagawa Jet Girls. I *almost* bought it when it was released because it looked like neat fun. The Day 1 edition is down to $29.99 on Amazon so I ordered it just now. Thanks!
I think it's an Apple production so for now yes. But I'm sure it will be released in the usual platforms soon.
Umurangi Generation is one cyberpunk game you don't want to miss. Especially if you're fiending for more political discourse in this genre of games. It's not just Jet Set Radio as a photographer. It's by a solo Maori game developer, Naphtali Faulkner and incorporates "respectful design" which is different from the traditional western colonialist and individualist game design. This is getting GOTY talk right now.
www.indiegamewebsite.com
Talking Climate Change And Maōri Culture With Umurangi Generation - The Indie Game Website
We got to have a good chat with the creators of Umrangi Generation about culture, the beginnings of the game, and much more.
www.indiegamewebsite.com
in what universe does half-life count as a "hidden gem", lol. VR is the barrier to entry, not the game itself.
One of the games that changed my mind on roguelites as a whole (other than Hades and another game I will mention)! It's a fast, fluid, action packed roguelite in a small package (the maps are close quarters). Also available on Switch.
Since I'm on roguelites, don't sleep on:
Iit's in early access, slated to come out late this year in full on Steam and Switch. I bought it on a whim and enjoyed it so much, that it opened me up to giving roguelites another go (that Hades and SB later cemented). It's another pixelate, side-scrolling, fast and fluid, action roguelit like SB, but with far more open stages and I want to say more customizable options. Coming to Switch too, not sure about Xbox and PS4.
If you like fun, action oriented metroidvanias, try this one. Also has a prequel called Alwa's Awakening, though Legacy has more area's and power ups. On Switch too, coming to Xbox and PS4 soon.
Sorta like if Shovel Knight were a metroidvania. The bosses can be a bit hard (to slightly unfair) though. Coming soon to Switch.
Other games already mentioned but agree with:
Bloodstained: CotM 2 - As a fan of classic Castlevania titles and particularly CV 3, I have to recommend it. It's fun, challenging, has local co-op and rewards multiple playthroughs. It has up to 8 playable characters, multiple difficulty modes, varying paths, and a good boy in a steampunk train mecha. Play for fun, stay for the Corgi.
Kunai - Fun, action paced ninja metroidvania. Deserves a lot more attention than it got.
Panzer Paladin - It's Mega Man sprinkled with Blaster Master, with breakable weapons that you can turn into temporary power ups. Plus you can make your own weapons that will appear in the game as a drop. It's got a bunch of stages, remix mode, and just added some more free dlc recently. Soundtrack is pretty spiffy too!
Does the Switch version run this well and is it worth the upcharge. Seems like its made to be portable.
Here's my choices:
- Cook, Serve, Delicious 3: An extremely addicting cooking sim where you cook in a food truck that has an amazing OST and a nice sense of RPG like progression as you upgrade your truck.
- Them's Fightin' Herds: A fighting game starring cute undulate animals that has an inventive story Mode that combines RPG exploration with Fighting Game combat and platforming. It also has incredible online and is frankly the best fighting game of 2020.
- Murder By Numbers: A really neat hybrid of Visual Novel/Phoenix Wright style detective gameplay with Picross puzzles. It's also secretly Mediatonic's best 2020 game.
- Spiritfarer: Little hesitant to throw this on here because it feels like the most well known game of the ones I listed. However I definitely think this game is worth trying as it's a very easy going sim of you managing spirits across a really nice take on The River Styx while hearing about these spirits' emotional backstories.
I played it on PS4 but I've read that it performs without issue on Switch, reviews i read said solid 60fps.
It's a shame. I would have liked to have owned a copy of it on disc, but I didn't preorder and it seemed to sell out immediately. I bought the digital version at full price because physical copies were already going for exorbitant amounts of money.
Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia was a very fun SRPG. The Brigandine series has a relatively unique structure, where battles are turn-based on a hexagonal grid (similar to FFT/TO/FE), and outside of battles you organize and command your squadrons in a grand strategy-esque bid to conquer the continent's other nations.
My favorite thing about the game was probably the ability to play as any of the six nations, each with a different cast, theme, starting boundaries/circumstances, etc.
The main problem with the game was the snowballing effect, where you'd defeat a nation's primary force in battle -- killing or capturing their most powerful monsters -- and then... they would have nothing really to fight you with. There's supposed to be a major update in just a few days, though, so hopefully the dev team will find some way to alleviate that issue.
My favorite thing about the game was probably the ability to play as any of the six nations, each with a different cast, theme, starting boundaries/circumstances, etc.
The main problem with the game was the snowballing effect, where you'd defeat a nation's primary force in battle -- killing or capturing their most powerful monsters -- and then... they would have nothing really to fight you with. There's supposed to be a major update in just a few days, though, so hopefully the dev team will find some way to alleviate that issue.
I played this and I agree. Great characters and music. The art is a little wonky but the interesting cinematography helps it out immensely.
Also, it's pretty short! That's a plus as far as I'm concerned.
Ooh, can't believe I forgot this one. Mega Man Battle Network plus roguelike is a great combination.
