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1 | Game | Notes | Griffin | Justin | Chris | Russ | Audience/Guest | Platforms | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Episode 9 | ||||
2 | 1-2 Switch | Switch | 4/7/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | 10,000,000 | An addictive puzzle action RPG with a ton of unlocks and upgrades. | TRUE | TRUE | 8/10/2012 | 7/31/2012 | |||||||||||||||
4 | 1001 Spikes | Looks and controls like an NES game. Very punishing. | Steam, 3DS, PS4, Vita, Wii U, XB1 | 7/8/2014 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim | 2020 Nominee: Ro16 It's enjoyable even if you don't typically like RTS or VN games. You control 13 characters, but you see their stories one at a time, so you are constantly seeing new pieces of the greater whole, almost like the TV show LOST. The game has a lot to say about popular culture and what it means to us. | TRUE | PS4 | 3/26/2021 | 12/11/2020 | 11/12/2020 | 11/5/2020 | 10/29/2020 | ||||||||||||
6 | 2064: Read Only Memories | TRUE | 6/18/2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | A Dark Room | Browser, Android, iOS, Switch | 5/9/2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | A Kiss When Boss is Not Watching | Rub her hair to please her and shake the device to see bust animation. It has a unique poker slot machine, kiss system, mission system, lots of customization. | iOS | 4/27/2012 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | A Mortician's Tale | TRUE | 6/18/2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | A Short Hike | 2019 Nominee: Ro12 Don't be fooled into thinking it's twee or pretentious. It's kind of like an actual short hike; the platforming controls, the dialogue, and the tone just feel good in all ways. | TRUE | Steam, Switch | 6/18/2020 | 12/13/2019 | 12/5/2019 | ||||||||||||||
11 | A Way Out | A 2-player co-op game. You can play Connect 4. | 3/26/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Absolver | Steam, PS4, XB1 | 9/15/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | Action Henk | The Sonic /Mirror's Edge game we've always wanted. Full of personality, humor, and fun. | Steam, XB1, PS4 | 8/6/2014 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | ActRaiser | TRUE | TRUE | SNES | 3/5/2021 | 8/6/2014 | |||||||||||||||
15 | Agent | Vaporware | n/a | 1/17/2020 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Agents of Mayhem | Steam, PS4, XB1 | 9/15/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | AI Dungeon | Browser | 1/31/2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ‎Alba: A Wildlife Adventure | A game where you run around an island and take photos of animals. It's like Pokemon Snap but not as on-rails. | TRUE | 5/7/2021 | 3/26/2021 | ||||||||||||||||
19 | Almost a Hero | iOS, Android | 3/7/2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | Alto's Odyssey | iOS, Android, PS4, XB1, Switch, PC | 4/9/2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | AM2R (Another Metroid 2 Remake) | A fanmade reimagining of Metroid 2. | TRUE | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | Amnesia: Rebirth | Your character's motivation and the world are interesting. There aren't a ton of jumpscares, it's more about tension and maintaining a light source. | TRUE | Steam, PS4 | 10/22/2020 | ||||||||||||||||
23 | Among Us | 2020 Nominee: Semi-Finalist The most competent and approachable hidden role game on the market. It became a very important game in a dark time, and it didn't become such a phenomenon just out of sheer luck. | TRUE | TRUE | Steam, iOS, Android, Switch, XB1, XBSX | 12/18/2020 | 12/11/2020 | ||||||||||||||
24 | Angry Birds Space | Angry Birds in space. The celestial bodies in the game and their different gravitational pulls lend more of a strategy element compared to previous entries. | TRUE | TRUE | iOS, Android | 3/23/2012 | |||||||||||||||
25 | Angry Birds Star Wars | iOS | 11/9/2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
26 | Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer | It focuses on the design aspects of Animal Crossing and loses a lot of the enjoyment of the core gameplay loops. | FALSE | FALSE | 3/27/2020 | ||||||||||||||||
27 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 2020 Nominee: Finalist The game synthesizes some ideas from previous games that weren't great as a whole (Happy Home Designer, Pocket Camp) and adds a few new ones. It almost always has something new for you to do every day when you log in. It's a very important video game for how it provided a sense of normalcy during a global pandemic. The online multiplayer is terrible. | TRUE | TRUE | TRUE | TRUE | Switch | 12/18/2020 | 12/11/2020 | 11/5/2020 | 10/15/2020 | 7/30/2020 | 5/21/2020 | 4/23/2020 | 3/27/2020 | 2/7/2020 | 1/3/2020 | ||||
28 | Animal Crossing: New Leaf | 3DS | 7/19/2013 | 6/7/2013 | |||||||||||||||||
29 | Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp | FALSE | iOS, Android | 3/27/2020 | 12/14/2017 | 11/9/2017 | |||||||||||||||
30 | Anomaly: Warzone Earth | A good tower defense with active abilities. | TRUE | 7/20/2012 | |||||||||||||||||
31 | Another World (Out of This World) | Despite being 30 years old, it still has a real sense of mystery, adventure, danger. However, you may find the controls difficult to adapt to if you're used to modern games. | TRUE | TRUE | Steam, 3DS, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, XB1, Switch, GBA | 7/30/2020 | 6/22/2012 | ||||||||||||||
32 | Anthem | The movement and Iron Man-like abilities are really cool, but the game itself is not great. | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | 8/6/2020 | |||||||||||||||
33 | Antichamber | Steam | 2/1/2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura | One of the few CRPGs that has really gripped Griffin. | TRUE | Steam | 8/27/2020 | ||||||||||||||||
35 | Arms | Switch | 7/10/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Ashen | 2018 Honorable Mention Like Dark Souls, but with fewer rough edges and specific missions to do. It also has some neat things to do with companion characters and progression in your home base. | TRUE | Steam, Switch, PS4, XB1 | 12/25/2018 | ||||||||||||||||
37 | Assassin's Creed | Boring. Assassin's Creed 2 beats the shit out of it. It gets a little bit of credit for sticking the landing well enough to be a landmark in gaming, but that's kind of it. | FALSE | FALSE | 6/4/2021 | 5/21/2020 | 5/14/2020 | 4/23/2020 | |||||||||||||
38 | Assassin's Creed 3 | Steam, PS3, PS4, XB360, XB1, Wii U, Switch | 2/7/2020 | 11/9/2012 | 11/2/2012 | ||||||||||||||||
39 | Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag | 2013 Nominee | Steam, PS3, PS4, XB360, XB1, Wii U, Switch | 12/30/2013 | 11/27/2013 | ||||||||||||||||
40 | Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2018 Nominee: Ro12 Very fun, it builds on the back on Assassin's Creed: Origins, finally breaking free of the legacy Assassin's Creed lore and systems. Cassandra is the best protagonist the series has ever had. | TRUE | TRUE | TRUE | Steam, PS4, XB1, Switch, Stadia | 12/5/2019 | 12/25/2018 | |||||||||||||
41 | Assassin's Creed Unity | One of the biggest disappointments of 2014. A technical nightmare with tons of systems that add nothing, in-game purchases, an app that actually makes the game worse. | Steam, PS4, XB1 | 12/22/2014 | |||||||||||||||||
42 | Assassin's Creed Valhalla | It's very much an iteration on the previous Assassin's Creed games; what this one does particularly well is improving the combat system and encouraging you to play in a more proactive way, but the upgrade system is frustrating. The main story is a bunch of tropey nonsense, but a lot of the side missions are interesting. It's a good game for people who enjoy doing side quests and getting super overpowered, and especially for people who enjoy the entire Assassin's Creed franchise. | Mixed | Mixed | TRUE | Mixed | Epic, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBSX | 11/26/2020 | 11/12/2020 | ||||||||||||
43 | Assassin’s Creed Origins | TRUE | Steam, PS4, XB1, Stadia | 6/18/2020 | 11/9/2017 | ||||||||||||||||
44 | Astral Chain | 2019 Nominee: Ro12 | FALSE | TRUE | Switch | 12/13/2019 | |||||||||||||||
45 | Astro Bot Rescue Mission | 2018 Honorable Mention A fun top-down platformer that makes fantastic use of the VR headset. Sometimes you'll need to move around to see better or physically interact with the world yourself; the game has so many ways of immersing you in the world through the use of VR. | TRUE | TRUE | PS4 | 12/25/2018 | |||||||||||||||
46 | Astro Boy: Omega Factor | The pixel art is unbelievably beautiful, the combat is inspired, and the world feels very big for a GBA game. | TRUE | TRUE | 3/5/2021 | ||||||||||||||||
47 | Astro's Playroom | 2020 Nominee: Ro16 It is undoubtedly a very cool museum showcase of Sony history. Your mileage will vary as to whether the platforming element is a noteworthy game or simply a tech demo for the PS5 controller. | TRUE | TRUE | TRUE | PS5 | 12/11/2020 | 11/19/2020 | 10/29/2020 | ||||||||||||
48 | Astroneer | Kind of like a simplified No Man's Sky. As you unlock new tools, more tasks become automated and you can expand your scope. It's very modular, allowing you can combine tools in creative ways. | TRUE | Steam, PS4, XB1 | 11/26/2020 | 2/9/2017 | |||||||||||||||
49 | Astronot | A very lo-fi Metroidvania game. | TRUE | PC, iOS | 6/22/2012 | ||||||||||||||||
50 | At Dead Of Night | An FMV horror game that makes use of the creepiness that's inherent to having footage of real people in a CGI world. | TRUE | Steam | 2/12/2021 | ||||||||||||||||
51 | Attack of the Friday Monsters | A sort-of narrative adventure game that is incredibly weird and charming. | TRUE | 3DS | 5/28/2021 | 7/26/2013 | |||||||||||||||
52 | Attack on Titan | 2016 Honorable Mention You play as Spider-Man with a sword. | TRUE | TRUE | Steam, PS3, PS4, Vita, XB1 | 12/13/2016 | |||||||||||||||
53 | Awesomenauts | A side-scrolling MOBA game that is less complex and easier to get into than DotA, LoL, etc. | Steam, PS3, PS4, XB360, XB1 | 5/11/2012 | |||||||||||||||||
54 | AZT:Teleporter HD | You teleport behind unsuspecting people, murder them, and then raise them from the dead to do your bidding. | TRUE | iOS | 4/27/2012 | ||||||||||||||||
55 | Baba is You | 2019 Nominee: Ro12 A clever game that you may prefer to watch. The first ~50 levels are enjoyable to everyone; after that, difficulty ramps up astronomically and some interactions are annoying to learn. | TRUE | Steam, Switch | 12/20/2019 | ||||||||||||||||
56 | Baldur's Gate | 4/23/2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | Baldur's Gate 3 | (Early Access) It has some system issues that might be hard to iron out, but it's from the people behind Divinity Original Sin, and the game already offers a lot of freedom, so expect great things. | TRUE | Steam, Stadia | 10/15/2020 | 8/27/2020 | |||||||||||||||
58 | Banished | A very clever take on a SimCity-type game. | Steam | 3/7/2014 | |||||||||||||||||
59 | Barkley 2 | Vaporware | n/a | 1/17/2020 | |||||||||||||||||
60 | Batman: Arkham Asylum | TRUE | 4/23/2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
61 | Batman: Arkham City | Mixed | TRUE | TRUE | 4/23/2020 | ||||||||||||||||
62 | Batman: Arkham Knight | 2015 Nominee Great storytelling centered around Batman and Joker's relationship, but some of the extra side-quests required to see "the good stuff" makes the game feel somewhat bloated. | Steam, PS4, XB1 | 12/28/2015 | |||||||||||||||||
63 | Battle Chef Brigade | Steam, Switch, PS4 | 12/14/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
64 | BattleBlock Theater | Steam, XB360 | 4/12/2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
65 | Battlefield 1 | 2016 Nominee: Ro16 A flashy blockbuster where everything from the story to the multiplayer actually works. The best flight mechanics in the franchise to date. Full of tiny, polished details. | Steam, PS4, XB1 | 12/13/2016 | |||||||||||||||||
66 | Battlefield Vietnam | 4/23/2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | Battleheart Legacy | Steam, iOS, Android | 6/5/2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
68 | Bayonetta 2 | 2014 Nominee: Ro16 | Wii U, Switch | 3/7/2018 | 12/22/2014 | ||||||||||||||||
69 | Beat Saber | Lots of fun, a decent way to stay active, and if you figure out how to load in custom song maps, that's pretty neat. | TRUE | Steam, PS4, Oculus | 2/5/2021 | 2/21/2020 | |||||||||||||||
70 | Bejeweled 2 | 4/23/2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
71 | Beyond Good and Evil 2 | Vaporware | n/a | 1/17/2020 | |||||||||||||||||
72 | Beyond: Two Souls | Steam, PS3, PS4 | 10/11/2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
73 | BioShock | It made a huge impact for its unique aesthetic, environmental storytelling, and the way its setting is a discourse on The Fountainhead. Parts of it have aged poorly in the face of all of the newer games that were influenced by this game. The plot twist is not timed as well as it could have been, and the question it raises about player choice isnt't taken far enough to make a strong point. | TRUE | TRUE | TRUE | Steam, XB360, XB1, PS3, PS4, iOS, Switch | 5/14/2020 | 4/23/2020 | 2/7/2020 | ||||||||||||
74 | BioShock 2 | It's great and unrecognized. | TRUE | TRUE | TRUE | TRUE | 1/15/2021 | 5/14/2020 | |||||||||||||
75 | BioShock 2: Minerva's Den | "The best stand-alone BioShock story." - Russ | TRUE | 5/14/2020 | |||||||||||||||||
76 | BioShock Infinite | 2013 Nominee Great setting. | TRUE | FALSE | Steam, PS3, XB360 | 5/14/2020 | 4/16/2020 | 12/30/2013 | 4/12/2013 | ||||||||||||
77 | BioShock Infinite: Burial At Sea | Steam, PS3, XB360 | 11/15/2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
78 | BioShock Remastered | Crashes all the time. Play the original. | FALSE | 5/21/2020 | 5/14/2020 | ||||||||||||||||
79 | Bit.Trip Runner 2 | Steam, Wii U, XB360, PS3, PS4, Vita, iOS | 2/22/2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
80 | Black Mesa | A reimagining of the original Half-Life. The Xen chapters, especially, do a lot to improve on the original, but it's missing some of the narrative chops of the original game and the puzzles of Half-Life 2. | Steam | 1/17/2020 | |||||||||||||||||
81 | Blaseball | 2020 Nominee: Ro16 Cheeky, fun, and incredible in the burgeoning fan culture that formed around it. It is incredibly difficult to get into. | Mixed | Mixed | TRUE | TRUE | Browser | 12/11/2020 | 8/6/2020 | ||||||||||||
82 | Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain | Not as good as Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. | TRUE | 4/23/2020 | |||||||||||||||||
83 | Bloodborne | 2015 Nominee | TRUE | PS4 | 4/16/2021 | 10/22/2020 | 12/28/2015 | ||||||||||||||
84 | Bloodroots | Hotline Miami, starring Jackie Chan. Using environmental props rather than just the same guns makes it feel different enough to be worth a play. It has sort of a cartoony Reservoir Dogs vibe. | Steam, Switch, PS4 | 3/13/2020 | |||||||||||||||||
85 | Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | A spiritual successor to the GBA-era Castlevania games. | TRUE | Steam, PS4, XB1, Switch, iOS, Android | 2/14/2020 | 1/24/2020 | |||||||||||||||
86 | Body Harvest | 4/16/2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
87 | Boneworks | Features fantastically realistic physics that work well with both movement and physical combat. There are a ton of weapons and a cool story. Note: This is game is difficult and potentially nauseating. | TRUE | TRUE | FALSE | Steam | 4/3/2020 | ||||||||||||||
88 | Boom Blox | 2/26/2021 | 5/7/2020 | 7/27/2012 | |||||||||||||||||
89 | Borderlands 2 | 2012 Nominee: Ro16 It's well-written and a good game overall, but the game is very similar to the first Borderlands and it takes a very long time to play through. It's definitely a bigger game, but not exactly better. The map is huge and fun to explore, but the game has boring quest design and some frustrating systems. | TRUE | Steam, PS3, XB360, Vita, PS4, XB1, Android, Switch | 12/21/2012 | 9/19/2012 | |||||||||||||||
90 | Borderlands 3 | 2019 Honorable Mention It's fun, but not really a departure from the earlier games. If you like Borderlands, you'll like this. | Steam, PS4, PS5, XB1, SBSX, Stadia | 12/20/2019 | |||||||||||||||||
91 | Bounden | iOS, Android | 6/5/2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
92 | Bowser's Fury | It feels inventive and experimental, but not fully fleshed out, like more of a prototype when compared to something like Super Mario Sunshine. The open-world landscape looks disjointed and kind of ugly. Your mileage may vary on whether Bowser's appearances are annoying or tense. | TRUE | TRUE | TRUE | TRUE | TRUE | 3/5/2021 | 2/26/2021 | ||||||||||||
93 | Braid | 4/23/2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
94 | Brainsss | A top-down strategy game where you control a horde of zombies. | TRUE | iOS, Android | 5/4/2012 | ||||||||||||||||
95 | Bravely Default 2 | It has the best JRPG combat system ever made, but it's very grindy, the side-quests are repetitive, and the story is nothing special. | Mixed | 3/5/2021 | |||||||||||||||||
96 | Broforce | The destructible environment is fun, but also adds some puzzle platformer elements to the side-scrolling shoot-em-up gameplay. The characters play completely differently, but they all feel good. | Steam, PS4, Switch | 5/9/2014 | |||||||||||||||||
97 | Broken Age | Looks and sounds great, funny, well-written. The puzzles are good and approachable. | TRUE | Steam, Vita | 8/27/2020 | 2/12/2014 | |||||||||||||||
98 | Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons | 2013 Nominee It has a fantastic ending. | TRUE | Steam, PS3, PS4, Switch, XB360, XB1, iOS, Android | 5/21/2021 | 3/26/2021 | 12/30/2013 | 8/9/2013 | |||||||||||||
99 | Brutal Legend | A bad RTS game with some cool ideas. Jack Black's performance is good and it integrated its heavy metal aesthetic into the art design in colorful ways. | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Steam, PS3, XB360 | 8/6/2020 | 8/17/2012 | 7/20/2012 | ||||||||||||
100 | Bubble (graphic novel) | A sci-fi comedy about a bunch of goofy space hipsters. It's got jokes, robots, and gore. | TRUE | 4/16/2021 |