ASMR | The Games I Played in 2023

Hey everyone! In this binaural ASMR video, I softly speak and whisper into your ears about all of the video games I played during 2023. Enjoy!
00:00 - Intro
00:51 - Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
03:18 - Pizza Tower
04:49 - Dead Space (2023)
06:27 - Metroid Prime Remastered
08:07 - Pico Park
09:11 - Persona 5 Royal
11:31 - Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer
14:53 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
20:03 - Persona 4 Golden
21:38 - Neon White
23:34 - We Love Katamari REROLL + Royal Reverie
24:50 - Signalis
27:35 - Pikmin 4
28:46 - Powerslave Exhumed
30:15 - Brotato
31:38 - Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
35:28 - The Callisto Protocol
37:55 - Resident Evil 4 (2023)
38:50 - Yakuza Kiwami
40:36 - Master Detective Archives: Rain Code
42:06 - Everhood
44:24 - Tinykin
45:55 - Happy’s Humble Burger Farm
47:40 - The Quarry
49:20 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder
51:11 - Suika Game
52:30 - Iron Lung
55:00 - God of War Ragnarok
59:00 - Dave the Diver
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Thanks for watching!

[@fabiannoord0]

Haven’t played any new but I definitely have been replaying games that I haven’t played in years. But I definitely look forward to seeing more new games coming in 2024.

[@SweatyPorkSkin]

I continue to look forward to these videos every year. I can't believe how many games you can pick up in 12 months.

[@laughablefebruary14th]

the yakuza series is actually so peak. glad to see you play it

[@bifnomi]

I always look forward to your movie and game videos!! I love your taste

[@MattasticASMR]

Thanks!

[@AlvinLovesAnime]

I really love your channel, I always listen to your ASMR Disney creepypasta. God bless you!

[@MattasticASMR]

Thank you!

[@fourjhin_cookies]

Ahhh Metroid Prime I still remember getting the Phazon armor as a little kid when I first got my Gamecube. The shock and disgust when they sent me back to the Gravity Suit, ill never forget it xD

[@venousbog]

P5R is also my favourite game I played last year, genuinely life changing game for me. I also am not typically a fan of JRPGs like yourself, as soon as you said "longest game I've ever completed" somehow I knew you were going to say it lol

[@funkym0nkee77]

I played persona 5 for the first time too last year, and it also took me 100 hours to beat. I have to say, despite the high expectations it blew me away! So much content, awesome story and gameplay and that soundtrack is S tier. Easily one of the best JRPGs of all time

[@wr5488]

Play Royal and Strikers if you havent! Story continues!

[@funkym0nkee77]

​@@wr5488I played Royal but haven't played Strikers, will check it out

[@artvictor96]

Played it on game pass pc and even did 100%, the game was so good that I bought it in winter sale for steam and will do 100% again LuL, only don't know if I do it before or after playing baldurs gate 3

[@officialbrdillin]

Haven't seen your videos in so long! Miss you Matt! 🤗

[@primehunternoxus]

Great selection of games :D I've seen a lot of people refer to survivor-likes like Brotato as "bullet heaven" games, because you have a similar amount of projectiles on the screen as in "bullet hell" games, but they're not hurting you, so in that regard the opposite. But there is no wide consensus yet on what to name that subgenre, vampire survivor-like or just survivor-like is also often used.

[@granthefato340]

burn your pfp please

[@kabukitty99]

I was playing Baldur's Gate 3 like crazy this year. I got 600+ hours on it and i still havent beat it because i kept starting new runs lmfao. It took over everything for a few months and i genuinely couldn't play anything else ☠️ But now I'm waiting for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth to release, I was DEEP into Yakuza for about 2 years (at that point my whole family knew about my love for it since i wouldn't shut up about it..) and I still love it now. I saved up some money and am ready to buy the new game this month! Haven't finished the video but you have great taste from what I've seen :)

[@MattasticASMR]

Thanks! I wanna play BG3 eventually.

[@wr5488]

I’ve finished 5 runs so far and have 550 hours total! Just got Divinity 2, apparently it’s the exact same thing, just a new setting and a bit older. Divinity’s tactician is like BG3’s honor mode (minus the single save) so I’m super excited for that. I loooooved BG3 honor mode, but the single save was annoying. Made it so you couldn’t save at a boss to refight them later for fun. Also there’s a map editor in divinity 2!!!! Make your own campaigns! I’m praying something like that ends up in BG3! I feel there’s easily enough enemy types to make our own campaigns.

[@putinmahcochin1636]

Divinity is less accessible. I recommend two characters with lone wolf over a full party of four. Get speak with animals. Use a walkthrough, or at the very least a crafting guide. Nails plus any pair of footwear=No slip on ice. Tis necessary. ​@wr5488

[@user-gl6rs5tu9d]

you have very good taste in videogames all the other asmr channels i watch just the play the normal stuff

[@MattasticASMR]

Thanks!

[@jfa132]

Great video 💤

[@corn1048]

I really do hope you play all the yakuza games. Personally i have completed every single one besides some of the spinoffs and lord are the stories great. I also look up to you making a yskuza-themed viedo!

[@primateboogaloo]

I'd never played Metroid Prime, despite loving the 2d games, and it's wonderful. Really stands up against more recent titles

[@akimbocarrots6005]

love all your content

[@MattasticASMR]

Thanks!

[@keepingthingshivpositive]

Yakuza series is SO good. I cannot recommend it enough to anyone interested in japanese mafia, with twist n' turns in the story.

[@Marwin08]

Those vids are by far my favourite from you🙏🔥

[@MattasticASMR]

Thanks!

[@Marwin08]

​@@MattasticASMRUr very welcome❤

[@Leopardeye]

Your voice does the trick every time, Matt. 😌

[@keeby4]

Pizza tower and Tears of the kingdom were my favorites last year. Looking forward to what’s next this year.

[@wr5488]

I always do a challenge run in pikmin games. Only (mostly) blues and yellows, no grabbing boss corpses, only one of each flower per day. Always play like this, not an issue. Come Pikmin 4 though… I needed to restart my game twice at the final boss! He killed all my Pikmin twice! It was insane! Even the final bosses of 1 and 3 didn’t kill that many. I think he got 700 by himself. My third run I finally got him but over 1200 Pikmin died in that final cave. And not just him but the other bosses in the final cave were tough too. Lost a lot to the emperor and empress.

[@constantspider]

how about an oatchi-less run? I have yet to try. or an oatchi-full run. where you only use oatchi

[@wr5488]

@@constantspider Oatchi-less is doable! I think theres videos of people doing it. I tried doing Moss-less during Olimar's story but theres one treasure I couldnt reach near the beady long legs. I like using Oatchi but I make sure hes not fully upgraded with attacks or hp. I stop at 2nd level. Carry weight and movement and all that I max though. My first run I was DEVASTATED when I saw the 1000 pound treasure. I didnt use purples at all so I knew I wouldnt be able to farm enough within my self imposed time limit (35 days, 50 counting Olimar story/challenge cave/night missions). SO I wasnt suuuuper bummed when the final cave ragdolled me. Second time though I knew it was coming and thought I was over prepared... but lo and behold damn dog has several phases. Final cave is so hard! Its like Hole of Heroes from 2 but better with WAY harder bosses. I love it.

[@dali.van.pikachu]

You really always provide the best content! Thanks a lot🥂 Happy 2024🐉

[@MattasticASMR]

Thank you!

[@Synthpopper]

Matt staying based with Pikmin 4. Also Danganronpa V3 is the only Danganronpa game I still love after leaving my Dangan phase. I adore how it lampshades just how messed up the series concept actually is

[@scandinavianjoelmiller]

I always wondered what the concept is I never followed that series

[@Synthpopper]

@@scandinavianjoelmiller The gist is 16 "Ultimate" students go to start a term at Hope's Peak Academy, the top academy for the best in their respective fields. Long story short someone or something completely barricades them inside as the world outside falls to chaos and to escape they need to kill each other, and to stop yourself from being executed if someone gets away with it you need to find out whodunit in an Ace Attorney courtroom style. You discover the mystery throughout the game as you solve the cases. Then V3 turns it all on its head and says "but what if capitalism?"

[@Gothams_Arkham_Knight]

My favorite game I played in 2023 was Metal Gear Rising. The combat and Story is so damn fun, became my favorite game of all time.

[@MattasticASMR]

It’s great!

[@waddlecopter3139]

I very highly reccomend Lies of P. It was my favorite game of the year, and my new favorite game of all time. Its an amazing Soulslike

[@MattasticASMR]

I want to play it!

[@Lewiiiiiiiis]

Your Switch Classic Games video is one of the greatest of all time. I know it’s maybe a little basic for your tastes to repeat it, but maybe you could give it the Mattastic extremist treatment (especially if that means 1hr40 of Switch solitaire…)

[@cryptidcloud]

i was so excited when you started saying your favorite game of last year was 100 hours long... i was like "persona5persona5persona5" and then you said it 😭😭 i played it in october and it is in my top 10 games now

[@ACallForUprising]

Thanks Matt

[@ninolloydbandiola5581]

I just finished DRV3, I didn't expect to find it here lol It's so stylized compared to the other two games, and complex plot twist is right lol, I _still_ don't understand some of it

[@yoRyann27]

I highly recommend FF16 for the main story alone. The most modernized game in the series 100%, but the main boss fights combined with the MUSIC (literally beat HiFi Rush for best music) is just 🤯 The boss fights are an absolutely peak spectacle, my jaw was on the floor during all of them lmfao

[@wispyluma76]

I think the weapons breaking in botw and totk is a great feature because it forced me to use new weapons all the time. I agree they should up the amount of hits weapons can take though, especially the spring loaded hammer which is way too fun to use but breaks so quick. I prefer botw just because of my experience with playing it for the first time. It felt magical. Also, you should fuse weapons with something as soon as you find them so you dont have to do it in battle.

[@_kittencake]

I discovered Neon White via Machine Girl and it's my favorite game of the past few years. The soundtrack and fluid gameplay just merge together beautifully to get you into a flow state

[@rozaliaa_]

Signalis is one of my favorite game I've ever played. I Do agree that the inventory system is very annoying due to the "rule of 6" the story is establishing, for me I don't have any problem with it since I drilled most of my ammos to kick down the enemies. Fortunately during the new patch they made a option to modify your Inventory capacity for people who find the Inventory too restrictive. I hope continue Signalis, the story is too good to miss, the story absolutely leave me depressed (in a good sort of way) with the ending.

[@iamclydieCS]

Wow thanks

[@Jah_fr]

I loveeeee the Danganronpa series very great anime and game👍🏽👍🏽

[@ZacticalNuke]

PERSONA 5 ROYAL LOVE LETS GO

[@rapidoriginals1681]

TOTK was so good I couldn't stop playing I have over 120 hours on that game😂

[@stealeyy]

Cant wait for the switch 2 and hopefully its backwards compatible. I currently have a backlog of switch games that ive been waiting to play because Id rather play on a stable 60 fps.

[@astupidface1645]

Armored Core VI my beloved

[@rosenia5409]

You’ve got to play Super Mario RPG Matt!! You’ll instantly love the memorable characters named Mallow and Geno!! The RPG makes me cry-the story is so good!!! If you have GameFly, rent it and you’ll see it’s one of the most kept games ❤ it’s truly an amazing game! I’ve played it on SNES as a kid so it’s always been a fave 🥰

[@MattasticASMR]

I bought it but haven’t gotten into it yet! I want to play it sometime soon.

[@rosenia5409]

Let me know who is your favorite character in the end! 🤗 I hope you enjoyed it as much as I have~ very comical and hope you laugh lots!

[@teath123]

It's always recommended to play Persona 4 before 5, because 5 is so high budget in comparison. I still think 4 is better in the story department (outside the new Royal final arc).

[@wr5488]

Gotta throw in Strikers too! Grab Strikers after you finish Royal, it’s like the story never stopped! The ‘main villain’ there is my favorite Persona villain, and their fight is soooo damn good. All the fights are, I was super impressed with Strikers. Very excited for 3 Remake!

[@NDVR-Official]

Nice

[@katyh4487]

happy new year, matt! any games you're looking forward to in 2024?

[@MattasticASMR]

Thanks! I'm looking forward to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and hoping we'll finally get Metroid Prime 4...

[@katyh4487]

@@MattasticASMR absolutely cannot wait for Rebirth, it looks Immense

[@tbnovagt]

Pikmin 4 is great!

[@venangie1]

Impecable taste! I'm also a huge fan of Danganronpa, and the 3 and last game is definitely the best. Also, please give Rain Code a chance! The first few hours might not be the best, but it gets so much better as you go along. It ended up becoming my second favourite game this year, just behind Paranormasight (which if you haven't played, definitely do, it is amazing in all aspectos)

[@MattasticASMR]

I’d like to give Rain Code another chance some day! The first case just didn’t leave a good impression on me.

[@warmenace]

Wow you churned through so much content! I find it super hard to finish most games I play through, so I'm a little jealous! My most notable gaming experiences of last year were Shin Megami Tensei IV. I used to not like jRPGs that much but there's just soo many fun mechanics in it! Another would be Danganronpa 3, I really like its depth of mechanics compared to Phoenix Wright, which my girlfriend prefers. I personally loved ToTK but menu things never bothered me as a gamer, I absolutely love the old Monster Hunter games. I do think fusing felt clunky as you start, but I came to enjoy ToTK's system more than BoTW by the end of the game. And my, its story was top notch! I don't think I've ever cried over a game's story before ToTK! While this isn't a video game, one of my friend got me into the Digimon TCG this year. I used to play Magic a fair amount but my friend introduced me to Digimon and I absolutely fell in love with the game and its mechanics. I've had a lot of fun and made a lot of friends playing Digimon at locals. OH MY GOD PLAY INSRYPTION IF YOU ENJOY ANY CARD GAMES. Such a fun game, immersive story, and charming graphics and great puzzles and pacing! Play Outer Wilds. Full stop. I can't explain it much or I'd ruin the experience, but it is a great exploration game. Maybe two weeks ago I got Baldur's Gate III and it looks like a great game, but my computer has a terrible time running it. Those are the most notable experiences of my year, thanks for making me reminisce!

[@robin6709]

dangonronpa jumpscare in the first minute bruh whadda hell!!

[@MattasticASMR]

puhuhu

[@TheDude117]

nice

[@RamielDerLinke]

My favorite games I played in 2023 were Cyberpunk 2077, Resident Evil 7 & 8, Shadow of the Colossus Remake, Hotline Miama 1 & 2 and The Last of Us 1 & 2. Don't own a Switch, so I can't say anything about these Nintendo exclusive titles. 😂

[@beenard3247]

Pizza tower was definitely a fun game to run through. I loved the boss fights and music in that one. I tried Metroid Prime but just couldn't really get into it. I hated all the scanning and enemy spam rooms. I am actually playing Persona 5 Royal right now and it has been pretty fun, but I am also only at Kamoshida's Castle. I agree with you on TOTK. I was super excited for it because I love BOTW but it just doesn't scratch the same itch. Fusing can get annoying like you said. The world being the same is such a bummer. There is so much tedium and not that much seems new or improved. Major disappointment for me because Zelda is probably my favorite game series. I love Neon White. Its so fun to try to get the best times and the movement is great. The writting is god awful but the story is alright. Mario Wonder was a big time surprise in how good it was for me. I have never really liked 2d Mario, even the older ones I think are just okay. But this one is soooo good. The game is so much more creative and enthusiastic. I love these kinds of videos, and you did a great job with this one, keep it up.

[@MattasticASMR]

Thank you!

[@bungalarbruh1385]

Can't agree more. Been a Zelda fan for my whole life, but I didn't even finish TOTK. Also got into Neon White a few days ago.

[@champion3760]

Have you played the Witcher 3? I’m currently nearing the end of my first playthrough and it’s honestly one of the best games I’ve played

[@MattasticASMR]

I played a few hours of it a few years ago and it didn’t really keep my attention. I might try it again in the future, though!

[@RonWick010]

Are you thinking about playing lies of P? Id dare to put it in the top 5 souls type games ive played

[@MattasticASMR]

I want to play it eventually! My backlog is too big and there are other games I want to play first, though.

[@_obric]

HELLOOO

[@constantspider]

i see pikmin 4 i click

[@leandroatiruz]

You should get into Alan Wake 2, dude. Kind of expected it on the list, gotta get on it, my man.

[@MattasticASMR]

I want to play it some day! Too many games came out last year...

[@AverageSynth]

​@@MattasticASMRif you haven't, play the first. it's not NECESSARY but it makes the sequel experience better

[@SpiderInStockings]

Hell yeah for Slayers X and Powerslave. I can’t tell you why, but I’m not surprised to see that boomer shooters are up your alley

[@7x478]

Love the video, but the real question is when Nintendo releasing metroid prime 4 we've been waiting for nearly a decade man

[@MattasticASMR]

Thanks! And I agree. No idea why they revealed it so early.

[@lagsalot7626]

Dude this is random, but did u ever do a asmr reading of the creepy pasta "mr bears cellar"?? I swear i remember you reading that years ago but cant find it on your channel

[@MattasticASMR]

That was a creepypasta called 1999. I did a reading of it, but a few years ago the original author let me know that the creepypasta I’d read was a short story stolen from them and reposted without permission. They didn’t want people narrating it, so I took the video down.

[@lagsalot7626]

@@MattasticASMR dude thank you so much! I remember as a kid that story and the way u read it always stuck with me. All your readings are great man, hope you do more some time.

[@ASMRScoff]

pog

[@eXiLe824]

I know youre probably not reading old comments but your opinions of Tears of the Kingdom are spot on. The new mechanics felt clunky and unintuitive and magnified what were only minor issues in Breath of the Wild. Also this is just me but I found the central concept of returning to BotW's world and essential gameplay to be somewhat disappointing. Zelda is a series known for its constant reinvention and creativity. TotK felt like the series treading water, a sequel to a 7 year old game that fixes none of the problems of the original. It seemed more like an expansion pack

[@ctalina]

hi!!!!

[@ArmedForceof1]

What kind of headphones are those? They’re nice

[@MattasticASMR]

Sony WH-1000XM3.

[@Crocogator]

Zane! Shoot me with glass until I fall asleep!

[@rhinocort1184]

Man, I wish I could afford all these switch games. The fact that Super Mario Odyssey is still $50 is absurd. Does the Switch’s online store ever have sales?

[@MattasticASMR]

There are sales, but the discounts usually aren’t too big. Dekudeals.com is a pretty useful site if you want to track prices!

[@lexy4037]

Danganronpa V3 is my least favorite in the series but i actually like the ending! Its everything else i dont really like compared to 1 and 2 Btw my GOTY 2023 was Alan Wake 2

[@Nomad-s]

Agent 47 0_o

[@Goobergurl]

As a Persona fan im curious who your favorite character was in Persona 5 Royal

[@MattasticASMR]

Probably either Sojiro or Maruki.

[@Goobergurl]

@@MattasticASMR Ooo good picks! I'd love to see you do a Sojiro asmr role play or any Persona roleplay

[@Siksuki]

Peakmin 4

[@landofthelistening4239]

Please do Joshua Graham asmr

[@kyl622]

Metroid prime based. Remember losing my shit when that game was announced lmao.

[@kerby9308]

ur like a very cool uncle

[@puregaming3d260]

You should try Hollow Knight!!

[@aymanshaheen31]

Hitman 47

[@jus_wokeup1]

Fact

[@aymanshaheen31]

@@jus_wokeup1 lol

[@BlackHat6]

Surprised you haven't played killing floor 2 yet

[@scoutfromtuofort]

i am finally early for once

[@michaelwill2299]

Why he look like delamain

[@Jack-zd3vr]

Totally agree with tears of the kingdom. I lost interest within 10 hours

[@chrisrey0018]

prefer botw

[@CTRLVCatMemes]

Haha Holy shit, this is the first time someone has had (what I believe) is the correct opinion on Z:TOTK!! Such a step backwards in terms of quality, absolute crazy decision making by Nintendo. The button economy and contextual pressing is so dense, I feel like trying to swap weapons is playing "Keep talk and nobody explodes", endless combo of button pressing just to find a sword. And don't even get me started on scrolling an entire menu just to make a fire arrow 😑

[@froogality]

Brother you can sort your weapons for easier access... you can't say a game is bad if your main complaint is literally user error. Such an insane take

[@bungalarbruh1385]

​@froogality Nah he's right. Been a Zelda fan for years and took was a letdown.

[@bungalarbruh1385]

Go watch BanditGames' TOTK rant. He's another KZbin who actually pointed out the many flaws of the game.

[@MossXM]

Man The Quarry absolutely sucked and was so disappointing. I also only got a few hours in, probably about 5 or 6, and had to turn it off and sold it. There's no point going back to it Matt, you'll just be wasting your time. I loved Until Dawn but seems Supermassive haven't been able to reach that high again. Maybe it was a fluke.

[@Joe14876]

Matt is the type of guy who could have fought in iraq and be a homemade explosives maker for bank heists