I played SOOO many games this month…
SO MANY!
Back in the early days of gaming, hell, even as late in gaming as last generation, really.
January has been a historically light month both in quantity AND quality with not a whole
lot of notable releases happening due to publishers releasing their big guns in the months prior.
Y'know, holiday seasons and whatnot.
So imagine my surprise when I received some top notch games in my inbox throughout the
month being released for Nintendo Switch.
In this video, I wanna talk a bit about the most noteworthy games I was lucky enough to
receive review copies for, for the purposes of this video.
Keep in mind, this video was not sponsored, I just received these games for free.
In fact, to pay it forward, I want to give 1 of you guys a chance to receive 1 or more
of these games for free.
Sooooo, I decided to make this into a giveaway.
Stay tuned until the end to figure out how to enter to win a Nintendo Switch eShop gift
code for your region of choice.
Ok?
Moving on.
Not every game on this list is necessarily MY cup of tea, but, they all very clearly
stood out to me as games that I could see particular kinds of gamers enjoying.
Some for obvious reasons that I relate to.
Other for reasons I can see being the case but I don't necessarily identify with personally,
or somewhere in between.
Innerspace is a game that I had NO clue about before looking into games to play for this
video.
It's not exactly my type of game on a narrative level (it has some sort of philosophical story
that I'm sure those of you into that sort of thing, y'know, games like Abzu, Flower,
or Journey, would enjoy.)
That's not exactly my cup of tea.
Not to say those games are bad or anything.
I just tend to want to play through a game that mainly requires me to engage mechanically.
Not so much in reading dialogue way and not so much in even watching cutscenes.
So, when I got to the gameplay I was pleasantly surprised.
I didn't suspect a whole lot.
I didn't think this game would put a whole lot of effort in that front.
It's fun enough as a player who has long been a fan of flight games like this (as some of
you may know, we're pretty big Star Fox fans here.)
What REALLY drew me into play this game though was the art style.
This game is gorgeous.
As I'm sure you can see through the gameplay on screen.
My only problem with it is at times things tended to bleed together for me.
I don't often wish for the 3D feature from the 3DS, but, if any game could use it, Innerspace
is that game.
But, that's more of a personal nitpick than a glaring problem, the biggest glaring problem
is the game is a bit tedious & confusing at times.
If you're not in it for the joy of exploring the world to the point of being ok with getting
lost in it from time to time, this game may not be for you.
BUT if you're into the idea of a narratively driven game about lost civilizations, flying
around in different aircrafts, solving simple puzzles, and have $20 laying around I'd
say it's a fine way to spend 3 or 4 laid back gaming sessions with.
Draw a Stickman EPIC 2 is in a way the game that led me to make this video and eventually
decide on making it into a series to show you guys some maybe lesser known more niche
games, even if they're game I'm not super into, currently at least.
Right off the bat, let me just say that this game is one of those games I was describing
when I said it's not for everyone, but, I do feel it has it's place.
Mostly for younger gamers.
When I was younger, I was about 13?
I was REALLY into drawing so my mom thought it would be a great idea to get me a game
called Drawn to Life.
That game was a platformer that allowed the player to create their character, elements
in the world, weapons, solutions to puzzles, things like that.
That is exactly the draw… no pun intended to EPIC 2.
It's more of a Zelda 1 style simplified version of that but the core appeal of this
game, to me, is the same.
The ability to craft your own world through your drawings is an awesome prospect for anyone
with an artistic side.
Especially if you're the type to make up stories & draw comics like I was as a kid.
This game allows you to make it into a rudimentary game version of that world.
If that sounds like your thing, check out EPIC 2 for only $7 on the eShop.
Stickbold is one of those games that I always was curious as to why we haven't recieved
a game like it up until this point.
We've gotten tons of sports ball games.
Football, Baseball, Basketball, THERE'S EVEN A CRICKET GAME!
BUT NO DODGEBALL??
That's an INJUSTICE.
Dodgeball is the elementary physics ed MVP.
EVERYBODY played dodge ball.
Didn't matter if you were someone that always made excuses for why your doctor said you
totally can't play, or one of those girls that refused to bring gym clothes.
YOU WANTED TO PLAY DODGE BALL.
Stikbold satiates that desire in video game form.
Interestingly enough, this games control method of choice is going in twin stick shooter style.
& it works well.
& as im sure you'd expect from a game that looks like this, it's not exactly a hardcore
simulator sports game.
There are environmental hazards that adds to the general cartoonish wackiness of the
game.
That's not to say there isn't a fair amount of complexity.
The ability to arc shots off the walls adds another level to your strategy & you get bonus
points & that's always a nice bonus.
If that sounds like your thing, you can pick Stikbold a Dodgeball Adventure Deluxe on the
eShop for $20.
The Escapists is a game I'm sure a fair amount of you have played in the past, especially
when you consider the fact that it was made available for free on both PS Plus AND Xbox's
Games with Gold service.
I'm sure you know all about the premise.
You're a prisoner in an RPG tasked with bartering, stealing, fighting, working and
everything in between your way out of various prisons.
Escapist is more of that, better.
The BEST part is the ability to do all of this with a friend.
Anywhere.
Thanks to Switch of course.Because of this, Escapist 2 is one of my personal favorites
this month.
Team 17 was kind enough to send Logan and myself both codes so we can test this feature
out to talk about this feature and let me tell you, we didn't even know what exactly
we were doing and still enjoyed playing GTA style.
You know.
The thing everyone does in GTA that is causing chaos instead of progressing?
There was a fair bit of that.
Mostly because we ignored the tutorial and jumped Lin blind.
Pro tip do as I say, not as I do.
Go through the tutorial.
You'll be better for it.
We also worked out.
Logan skipped out on shower time to work out.
Got sent to solitaire confinement.
It was a great time.
You can play this game with YOUR friends or randos either cooperatively like we did or
you could play versus if you're more of the competitive type.
OOORRR if you're in the darkest timeline, you can play alone.
If that sounds good to you, you can download it for $20 on the eShop.
Super Meat Boy is a classic.
Many of you have likely played it.
ALL of you have at the VERY LEAST herd of it.
Before making this video, I was in the latter camp.
For whatever reason, I had never got around to playing Super Meat Boy DESPITE having access
to every platform it was available on up until now.
That being said, the fact that it plays the way I would expect a game of its genre to
play in this day and age and it's nearly a DECADE old speaks volumes to its quality
and how much it deserves its place as video game royalty.
It's hard but fair.
I always felt like my deaths taught me more about what I needed to do to succeed in the
future.
That's great game design right there.
The characters are iconic, the story is classically simple and out of the way, something I'm
sure I've made clear is right up my ally 9 times out of ten.
If you are like me and would like to experience this gamer the 1st time, or you already have
experienced this game's greatness and would love to have this with you anywhere you go
on what for myself and I'm sure many of you is the platform of choice, you can grab
it on the Nintendo eShop for $15.
Super One More Jump was another surprise for me.
I heard of this game relatively late when a viewer of our videos wanted to hear our
my opinion on it.
& to get those impressions out of the way, this game is awesome, addicting, and to kill
the alliteration against my better judgement, pure fun.
This game proved to me that playing a game like this, which, at 1st glance looks like
one of those half assed free to start mobile games that you would typically see on a mobile
app store littered with poorly implemented microtransactions could be magical if you
do what PREMO did and deliver a cool core premise, smart design, a steady clip of new
mechanics and twists on the formula, with a healthy helping of replayability through
the self imposed challenge to 100% each level, and a Nintendo Switch in tow.
If arcade platforming with a hint of puzzle added in is your bag you'll love this game
and should therefore go get it on the eShop for only $7
Honorable Mention: Dragon Ball FighterZ.
I only only have 1 thing to say about this game.
I love it.
I love it so much that I hate it for not being on Switch and forcing me to play it elsewhere.
That'll be all.
#PutItOnSwitch.
Celeste is easily my favorite game on this list and to make things even better, it was
another surprise.
Before playing this I knew next to nothing about it other than the short trailer that
I admittedly brushed over in the January Mini Direct.
When I 1st turned on this game and experienced the Breath of the Wild-esk climbing, I was
hooked, the way this game continues to throw more mechanics at you by way of this climb,
thee dash, and momentum based platforming has me thinking about this game whenever I'm
not playing it.
Even before scripting and recording this video I have been a HUGE proponant of the amazingness
of this game.
I recommended on social media, I told IRL friends and family, I pestered Bob Wulff from
The Wulff Den into streaming it and eventually loving it himself.
& now, I'm recommending it to you.
If you even like platforms A LITTLE BIT.
Buy this game.
If you're into narrative games, buy this game, if you don't fall into either of these
categories but you don't have any other new game you want to play BUY!
THIS!
GAME!
I know we're a month into the year, but, this is so far Game of the Year material.
I haven't played a 2D platformer THIS good since Shovel Knight, and, that's saying
something, because that was a Game of the Year contender as well, even when considering
the great games that were released in 2014.
I haven no doubt this game will be the same for 2018.You can grab this absolute masterpiece
for $20.
A steal if you ask me, BUT, just in case money's tight from the holiday, or, you're a child
or someone else with limited disposable income I WANNA GIVE YOU the opportunity to pick this
or any of the other games I mentioned in this video.
Like I said in the beginning of the video, I'm giving away a $35 Nintendo eShop card
so you can check this out.
You can enter to win by scrolling down in the description and clicking read more for
the link.
The winner will be required to subscribe and ring the notification bell to for the best
chances.
You can also do all of the additional options provided on the site, but, that's up to
you.
I'll be announcing the winner in a future video that.
Which video?
You'll have to watch to find out.
I want the winner to be someone who is subscribed and genuinely enjoys our content so I'd
rather not make the announcement this super obvious thing for scavengers on the internet,
just for those of you who'd watch anyway!
] Anyway, make sure to comment and tell me if
I missed anything, let me know what YOUR favorite January game was, again, make sure to subscribe
and click the bell, and most importantly tell a friend who may not know what to play so
far in 2018. & be sure to tune for videos like this in every Tuesday & Thursday or our
weekly podcast every Saturday all at 4PM eastern time Ok.
That's it for me.
See you next week.
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