![]() ![]() The game is about going into individuals’ brains and solving their anxieties. What was so brilliant about it is not only how it deals with mental illness, but how well those matters are incorporated into the gameplay and storytelling. Ironically, in a year with so many delays, a game myself and many other people never thought would happen was finally released. If I had to pick my favorite game that I played this year, it would be Psychonauts 2. Edith Finch would have made the list, but our own Christian Haines has already written about it. First, Ikenfell, which will be getting its own write-up in the near future. that there’s simply no reasonable way for me to rank the stories.īefore I begin, I’d like to note two “honorable mentions”. So much is in play, between the writing, visuals, dialogue, voice acting, audio design, etc. ![]() I’m presenting these games without ranking and in no particular order, because I’m of the opinion that it is difficult to comparatively evaluate story in a medium like video games. So instead of writing a “Top 5” list for 2021, I want to present five games that had stories that absolutely made me feel things despite my baseball-induced apathy. With that said, there were a few games that had enough pull to disrupt my desire to constantly play a baseball video game. Of course, I would rather a game be delayed than released in an unfinished state, particularly with the current working conditions in the industry. I felt like this was one of the weakest years for new releases in a long time, no thanks to the numerous delays. 2021 was a weird year for everyone, not to mention it being a weird year for the gaming industry. Saying baseball, particularly in the form of a video game in which you can collect cards of players surrounded by the mystique of the sport, is a comfort to me would be an understatement. I played MLB The Show 21 for 532 hours this year. ![]()
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