What y'all got? Mine is Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart. Such a beautiful game and really fun levels. FF7R Intergrade is a close runner up though (I know it came out last year but the 60fps patch and the intermission made it feel new for me)
so far its SNKRX. I wanted people to take the features of autochess and do something interesting with it and this is it. its a roguelike snake game with classes and synergies and abilities. its only 3$ too
One that could surpass it for me but i'm still early on is Wildermyth. Its a ttrpg like rpg with lots of random events that make each character gain a life of their own. Its like if a game like FTL or XCOM leaned into the random events that influence things.
Between Hitman 3 and Monster Hunter Rise for me. 3D World + Bowser's Fury as well if ports count. I'm almost finished with Ratchet and don't see it coming close to my top three.
Ender Lilies. Absolutely fantastic metroidvania. Might be my 2nd-favorite now after Hollow Knight. Fantastic soundtrack by Mili. Great art. Tons of versatility in combat due to lots of weapons and sub-weapons you unlock over the course of the game. Loved exploring and trying to find everything in the game.
Other than MH Rise it's been a very slow 2021 for me, though it's going to heat up pretty quick over the next few months. I'll probably grab Resident Evil whenever I get a PS5 and love it, but that'll be awhile away.
Returnal is looking good right now. Rift Apart was fantastic but essentially more of the same. If we get to count PS5 patches then maybe Ghost of Tsushima? Outriders is finally in good enough to shape to be a contender in my book.
I haven't played RE8 yet as I refuse to play it till its in VR.