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The Best New Rock + Metal Songs of the Week (Feb. 17)
All in one convenient playlist, updated every Friday. Continue reading

https://loudwire.com/best-new-rock-metal-songs-weekly-playlist/

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FUCK THIS GAME

Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
Beaten
Absolutely beautiful. Stunning. Really. I spent like, five minutes when I played this in May and stared at the rain falling on a plastic table for like, five minutes. 20 minutes in I knew the end would bum me out. I was right. NOT the game to play during quarantine. Glad I finished it, but fuck this game.
Wonder what they’ll make next.

#videogames #BESTOF2020 #everybodysgonetotherapture #fuckthis

Tacoma
Beaten
Not...sure if this was 2020. But a fantastic first person adventure. Really get a feel for the space station and the world its in. Hoping for more.

#videogames #BESTOF2020 #tacoma

Star Trek Online
STO is an old MMO, but a fun one. The ground combat is alright, but space is the place. Plus it’s the first place I expressed myself in a character that looks like me as a woman. Pretty cool.

Star Wars Battlefront 2
Beaten
Got it free with PS+. Enjoyed the single player, which got me to buy JFO. Try it out if you got it for free.

#videogames #BESTOF2020 #startrek #starwars

Destiny: Beyond Light
D2Y4(Y7) is a return to enjoyable content. Shadowkeep was not my thing and it’s seasons didn’t appeal to me. Elise, Varkis and Crow interest me far more than Eris and (sadly for me) Saint-14. Its gooooood shootin’.

Celeste
Reminds me of Super Meat Boy, but fun. Trans woman climbing a mountain is more interesting to me than...whatever SMB’s plot was. Got it on Itch.io BLM bundle, which I was more than happy to support.

#videogames #BESTOF2020 #destiny #celeste #itchio

Gravity Rush 2
Got this on a whim. Very different movement style with a third person action RPG rounding it out. Would have been interesting on a Vita, but its good on the PS4.

Mass Effect Andromeda
When I felt the need for a shooter and Destiny wasn’t of interest, MEA was suggested to me. I love the Trekkier feel. How it sidestepped the end of ME3 is interesting too.

#videogames #BESTOF2020 #gravityrush #masseffect #masseffectandromeda

Honorable Mentions

Spider-Man 2018
I understand what everyone was talking about in ‘18. Best superhero game since Arkham City. Wanna play the new one when I get a PS5.
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Control
A game with phenomenal worldbuilding and fun gameplay. Heard it looks awesome with a new PC too. I really need to play more of this.

#videogames #BESTOF2020 #spiderman #control

5.) Luigi’s Mansion 3
I would not have guessed that this would be such a good format, but Luigi+ghosts+vacuum is perfect. The open world of 3 adds further to it. Luigi’s fearfulness gives great sight gags of him being frightened by all kinds of things. Kids might get scared, but for me his reactions are the fun part.

#videogames #BESTOF2020 #nintendo #luigismansion

4.) Dad of Boy
Still not finished but the new gameplay style and new setting are both great for a continuation of this series. I suggest reading Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman with it because boy howdy does GoW take liberty with the mythos.

#videogames #BESTOF2020 #godofwar #dadofboy #NeilGaiman #norse

3.) Dragon Quest Builders 2
Who knew that what I needed to get back into Minecraft was a plotline? A very Dragon Quest storyline with some fun characters and a decent third person building system. Seriously, check this one out if any of this sounds good. On Switch if possible. Makes me want DQ XI.

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2.) Alice: Madness Returns
Beaten
Gotta give credit to (bird site)MattMcMuscles for playing this game and reminding me of it. Broke out my 360 to play it. Reignited my enjoyment for Gothic Lolita and overly edgy plots. Looks great and felt good to play in spite of being nine years old. Did not guess the ending, but glad it happened. Hope American McGee is finally allowed to make #3.

#videogames #BESTOF2020 #americanmcgee #aliceinwonderland

1.) Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order
Beaten
A game that has me actually considering other Souls-Like games. Excellent gameplay with a satisfying easy mode, (no way was I going to play it on regular.) It looks good and does a great job is selling a regular-ass Jedi. Unlike Force Awakening’s OP OC.

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Hmm...20 games I've played in 2020. Going to be a thread.

1. Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order
2. Alice: Madness Returns
3. Dragon Quest Builders 2
4. God of War (Dad of Boy)
5. Luigi's Mansion 3

Honorable Mentions
Spider-Man 2018
Control
Gravity Rush 2
Mass Effect Andromeda
Destiny 2: Beyond Light
Celeste
Star Trek Online
Star Wars Battlefront 2
Tacoma

Fuck that Game:
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

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