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A bit later then I would've liked, but time to carry on with my lists. Glen's Best Non-2024 Games of 2024 8. Spyro the Dragon (Reignited version) Every year, I like to point out a game that outright surprised me with how good it was. Spyro the Dragon surprised me with how not awful it was. A Playstation era 3D platform game that seems to at least understand what makes a 3D platformer work. Admittedly, the work done on the Reignited version is exemplary, and it's hard for me to determine how much Toys for Bob are carrying it. But it's working, I'm looking forward to playing the sequels this year. 7. Densetsu no Stafy 3 I played all three GBA Legend of Starfy games this year, but the third game is the one that stands out to me. A very interesting take on 2D platformers where being underwater is far more preferable. It's also just really solid. No Japanese knowledge required for this one. I highly recommend it. Even if it does get surprisingly tough as nails if you go for 100%. 6. Shantae and the Seven Sirens It's Shantae, always a good time. Nope, that's it. That's all I'm saying. 5. Sonic Superstars It's a Sonic game where Sonic is the worst character to play as by far, so you know it's on the right track. It's weird though, it's a good Sonic game, and Vector the Crocodile isn't in it... I'm gonna assume he doesn't want to go anywhere near 2D platformers, which is fair given his track record there. What was I talking about? Oh right! Games! Sonic Superstars seems to show that the right lessons have been learned from Sonic Mania. This game just feels right, you know? Super Mario Bros. Wonder may have been the technically better platformer from last year, but I had more fun with this. And that's what matters most, as far as I'm concerned. 4. Star Ocean: Second Story R Lately, we've been getting more and more old pixel games getting a lovely HD-2D style makeover. This is totally fine by me, because it's thanks to that that I discovered this little gem of a game. It's one of those RPG's where a bit of experimentation can utterly destroy the difficulty, and it doesn't even attempt to dissuade you from exploiting this. It's why Bravely Default is so much fun! 3. Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Aria of Sorrow may have been my first proper foray into Castlevania, but the sequel is a lot more polished, and the better game for it. A man with impeccable jogging posture goes into an evil castle and proceeds to murder everything inside. Fun times for all! Looking back, I've been on a bit of an older game binge, but my top 2 games in this list aren't old, relatively speaking. I'm also really struggling with what to put on top. So I'm afraid I'm gonna have to cop out here. Joint 1st. Chained Echoes When I think about it, it's kinda weird that I rate this game so highly, I've played better RPG's, even this year. But there's something, I dunno, earnest about this game? Once I learned that the majority of it was made by one person, it's shortcomings seemed more reasonable. Lovely little game. Absolutely recommend it to anyone who likes turn-based RPG's, and not just because it has a playable lizard in it. Although that always helps. Speaking of great turn-based RPG's... Joint 1st. Sea of Stars Sea of Stars is a different kind of indie RPG, a lot more polished then Chained Echoes, but with a heavy inspiration from quite a few 90's classics. That's what makes me struggle with where to put this. I wouldn't go so far as to say derivative, because it has it's own ideas in there. And it is really good. Also absolutely recommend this game. Funnily enough, both of these games are getting some significant DLC in 2025, so I'll likely be returning to them this year. Any 2024 release that you wish you had played? Hmmmm... Not really. At least not as much as last year. Baldur's Gate 3 is naturally still there until it gets a Switch 2 port. However, Astro Bot is the one game that springs to mind, I hope that gets a PC port eventually, I guess it depends on how integral the PS5 controller is. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has kinda fallen off of my "Must-play" list due to it being more open-worldy then Remake, but with that getting a PC port soon, I'll no doubt try it. -
Yup, same goes for the other NSO apps and their controllers. It's a nice little touch. When you play multiplayer, it also shows who is using the N64 controller. Which is helpful for figuring out who has an inherent disadvantage with a Pro Controller.
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Connecting my NSO N64 Controller to my Switch for the first time and finding myself Googling "how to hold an N64 controller?" and feeling a thousand years old doing so... ...which is a bit ironic really because the reason is that this is the first time I'm holding one of these things, for reasons I probably don't need to remind you lot EDIT: wait, this looks and sounds different to when I was flicking through it last night. Does the NSO N64 controller being connected add in Mario 64 sound effects? -
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