I Asked YouTubers for the REAL Best Games of 2021

I can’t just make a Best Games of 2021 video ALONE, so why not ask a bunch of other KZbinrs to help me find the coolest games of last year!
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♫ Music (for my sections):
Butter Building - Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Forsaken City (Sever the Skyline Mix) - Celeste
Squid Jazz - Everhood
Mii Plaza - StreetPass
Nook’s Cranny - Animal Crossing
Main Menu - WarioWare: Get It Together!
Song of the Ancients - NieR Replicant 1.22
Game Over - Sonic the Hedgehog
Love the Subhuman Self - Guilty Gear Strive
Crossover - Persona 5 Strikers
Battle (bethel) - Shin Megami Tensei V
Hills of Radiant Winds - NieR Replicant 1.22
Fleeting Words - NieR Replicant 1.22
Emil (Karma) - NieR Replicant 1.22
Kaine (Salvation) - NieR Replicant 1.22
Smell of the Game - Guilty Gear Strive
Disaster of Passion - Guilty Gear Strive
Necessary Discrepancy - Guilty Gear Strive
Let Me Carve Your Way - Guilty Gear Strive
Alone Infection - Guilty Gear Strive
Drift - Guilty Gear Strive
Versus - Ultrakill
Just Monika - Doki Doki Literature Club!
Title - WarioWare: Get It Together!
Food - WarioWare: Get It Together!
Penny’s Theme - WarioWare: Get It Together!
Can You Really Call This A Hotel - Undertale
Dinners, the Big City - Chicory
All the Times - Rhythm Doctor
OWOL’s Theme - Everhood
Trapper Trader Boss - Inscryption
Somewhere in the Woods - A Short Hike
Main Theme - Breath of the Wild
Footfalls - Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker
Map - Shin Megami Tensei Dx2
Bay - Before Your Eyes
The Makings of a Career - Before Your Eyes
Game Over - Super Mario Sunshine
Elle’s Reprise - Before Your Eyes
Menu (Clear) - Super Monkey Ball 2

[@yakkocmn]

what was your favorite game of 2021?

[@fishacorn007]

Neo the world ends with you a wonderful sequel to my favorite game of all time

[@Airneko]

Chicory (2021) and OMORI (late 2020)

[@bigyoshi7363]

Returnal

[@violet7311]

cruelty squad has absolutely no competition

[@CheeseyHR]

I didnt play it. But Returnal was amazing.

[@TheMacroShow]

Yakkomie gang rise up!

[@razzdrgn]

the yakkomunists are all yakkomrades here

[@gemwave3698]

yakko's wakkos

[@thedotintheletteri]

Yakko’s takkos

[@chezthecheese3843]

Sounds like an instant noodle brand

[@RatBoyDunce]

Rise up my fellow Yakkomites

[@IronPineapple]

go play outer wilds right now, yes you person who’s reading this comment

[@darienb1127]

Bro, you just got me to buy Elden Ring! I can't do both!

[@2dTones]

I tried, but it gave me motion sickness every time. I used to play first person games all the time but then I got old. snif 😢

[@pinkcatfedora8500]

BUT IM POOR, I WANT TO BUT POOR

[@ramendampfen]

I cant i need to do school work

[@blehhg2961]

I spent all my money on yugioh cards. I may be homeless but at least I got my cardboard!

[@doofs]

Strangely enough my game of 2021 was Club Penguin Rewritten. _Yep._ I find the community strangely endearing, mature and self-aware. It's especially endearing with the devs recreating elements from the original Club Penguin after the removal of flash. Also, everyone playing is an adult, and it's really funny lol. I couldnt recommend it more if you grew up on the original

[@Rafaele_com_e]

club penguin rewritten leaked my information and got me hacked but it was worth it lmao

[@doofs]

@@Rafaele_com_e OOF but LOL

[@OfficalF4nTaTv]

@@Rafaele_com_e ooo well that's tough. I can't really afford something like that begin im work from my home pc.

[@doofs]

@@OfficalF4nTaTv i mean, you could just sign up with a burner email/generated password like I did. honestly fair tho, private servers in general aren't super secure

[@lonelystar25]

Yoooo same!

[@sr.dumaas7757]

As someone who’s played guilty gear for years, the fact that the game has exploded as much as it has is insane, more than anything else about the game, I love that casual fans are having a great time with it. Insane to think that such a notoriously intimidating series in a notoriously intimidating genre was going to be the one to bring in so many new faces. Hope everyone has a great time with the game in the future :)

[@Dullsonic3]

I only know Guilty Gear Strive because of the banging songs it has! These are some of the best songs I had heard in 2021

[@sr.dumaas7757]

@@Dullsonic3 if you haven’t already, the rest of the guilty gear games and blazblue have amazing soundtracks too! Would recommend checking out :)

[@Dullsonic3]

@@sr.dumaas7757 thx

[@rainer9931]

BIG facts bro, I'm so glad it's finally gonna be mainstream

[@DrgoFx]

For anyone not into fighting games, I *highly* recommend getting into Guilty Gear Strive. As Yakko said, the game is absurdly accessible, the matchmaking is spot on (albeit the lobby room is a lil extra) and the SOUNDTRACK. Just Guilty Gear in general has always been a god damn ~aesthetic~ since it's inception, and as someone who plays Fighting Games a lot I can honestly say it will be the best game to start with if you're interested in trying. Or, just look up the ost. Personal Faves: Smell of The Game (Main Theme), Armor-Clad Faith (Potemkin Theme), Trigger (Giovanna Theme), The Kiss of Death (Goldlewis's Theme), Let Me Carve Your Way (Zato's Theme), Out of the Box (Axl's Theme), Mirror of the World (Baiken's Theme)

[@HazeEmry]

Honourable mentions to May, Millia Rage, and Faust's themes imo are in order. May for being an absolute bop that people outside of rock and metal enjoyers can well, enjoy. Millia for being the bees knees and just all-around jam that I personally still belt if it's on. And finally, Faust because like Zato's, you have to listen to it in full to fully appreciate everything, plus the chaos makes me feel safe weirdly enough Edit: Alone Infection - Faust, Love the Subhuman Self - Millia Rage, Disaster of Passion - May. Songs I go ham on and which I just wanted to bring attention to

[@SonicHaXD]

Iron Pineapple showing up and picking Outer Wilds is such an awesome surprise XD

[@darkindragon]

he needs to make a revieww on his channel on it

[@faxmachine1162]

Also the follow up by scruffy? I mean hello!

[@minmoreal]

Thanks for ruining the surprise XD

[@whar2134]

@@minmoreal If you don't want spoilers for a video don't go into the comments of the video before you finish it XD

[@minmoreal]

@@whar2134 you will die in 7 days

[@KHCharlieVA]

I got here halfway through the premiere, but man what a time. Your videos are always super fun to watch, and are a testament to how videogames can reach and tug on someone's heartstrings in such a way it makes us remember these little moments for the rest of our lives. Thanks again for posting your videos, it's always a joy to hear what you have to say and have lived with these!!! Oh, the premiere for this was also a super fun time and my first one! I don't know how to say goodbye but uh, yeah! Bye!

[@buh4670]

I actually popped off when you said before tour eyes. I can't with that game, it's just way too good. I will gladly say that I cried for an ungodly amount lf time when playing that game. I'm just super happy that you gave it more recognition yakko, it deserves it so much.

[@arkalt4066]

i cannot even begin to understand that first sentence

[@herb2110]

I wouldn't be able to choose between Outer Wilds and Omori for my GOTY this year. Both of those games will stick in my head for a long time.

[@realkingofantarctica]

He appreciates Disaster of Passion, boys. We can leave now. He appreciates Penny's Theme too. He really is the prettiest gamer boy.

[@gbzld]

Good picks from the Guilty Gear OST, but no mention to Love The Subhuman Self? Not even to make a joke with "THE BEES KNEES!"? That's just unforgivable. lol

[@melodybentley2386]

I think my game of last year is definitely Metroid Dread. I know, it's a big title and its praises have been sung to the skies and back, but some of the first games I ever played were the GBA Metroids. It was so wonderful to be able to experience another 2d Metroid game again, doubly so one that continued the story from my childhood. (Samus Returns was also very good)

[@Airneko]

Chicory is imo best game of 2021. But the same creator Greg Lobanov also made Wandersong in 2018. A game based on music you should check out! Huge soundtrack (4h), Inventive gameplay and amazing story. And it's one of the best game I've ever played. Like top 5.

[@azurehaiku]

VOUCH play chicory and wandersong greg is a genius

[@adv78]

Played chicory in the end of 2021, beggining of 2022. I decided to play it because i wanted a fun little game that was just "good and fun" i would probably just give it a 7/10 and forget about it months later. Ended making 100% and painting every single screen, even backtracked to re-paint the first ones, maintaining the colors and feeling they first gave me when i walked through them but this time painting it well just because i wanted it to look good. The characters are incredibly funny and sometimes really interesting and the game is SO CHARMING, it became one of the best games i played in a while. Also Lena Raine's soundtrack is amazing as ever

[@karmicrespite5737]

Wandersong made me experience emotions and cry like a baby and the finale is one of the best things I've ever experienced in a video game, all while still being a silly and charming game for most of the time so that some of the heavier stuff doesn't become 'too much'.

[@skulllatte3352]

I’m glad that I’m not the only one who gets misty eyed at Penny’s song! It’s just so upbeat and pure, it makes me feel some way that I can’t describe. Penny “this one’s her favourite, here you can try it, she made it for you!” just makes me smile. When she wasn’t in the adverts for the game at all me and a lot of fans were worried, so getting this song was such a lovely surprise. While it wasn’t actually mentioned it made me happy to see 13 sentinels in here a bit as well. It’s definitely my game of the year. Such a well constructed story, I really can’t recommend it enough. Psychonauts 2, smt 5 and persona 5 strikers are definitely up there too.

[@jingusflorpus4274]

My GOTY 2021 was NEO The World Ends With You, if my PFP didn't make that clear enough. The gameplay was extremely frenetic and engaging once you got accustomed to it, and the story was a VERY worthy successor to the original TWEWY after 14 years of barely any new content. I was popping off for basically the entirety of the second and third acts of the game. Plus it's TWEWY, which means the soundtrack is absolutely chock-full of absolute bangers. The remixed tracks and the new ones give me such a sense of unbridled angsty 2007-teenage era joy and I would not have it any other way. Wish TWEWY was less niche so I could talk about it with more than 4 people on Twitter but it is what it is lol Awesome video Yakko :)

[@playertoo9730]

Mine was too!! currently looking the comments for this and supporting everyone who says it ^^ I hope it gets covered in the video!

[@Nero4Smash]

Im so glad someone talked about NEO 😭

[@littlewinky921]

Same here! It's not perfect by any means, but you can FEEL the love and passion from the devs in every aspect and that really sets it apart for me. It's such a smooth reintroduction to the series that it almost doesn't feel like it took 14 years to exist. And even though I couldn't keep my hype at a reasonable level, it still blew away my expectations. The fact that my favorite game of all time got such an incredible follow-up still feels unreal, and I love it to death!

[@playertoo9730]

@@Nero4Smash yes this game needs to be more known about

[@SarpSpeaksSometimes]

Mine has to be Inscryption. As someone who never got interested in any card games before it's unreal how hard it just sucked me in and didn't let go until the very end.

[@pneumaticpterodactyl4015]

I love that you brought so many people with different styles to this collab! A lot of video essayist collabs feel kind of same-y, with a bunch of people with the same editing style, but this was surprisingly varied.

[@cragl3yman343]

HOW has Yakko not made a video on Rhythm Heaven? If he loves Penny's Song he'd LOVE Rhythm Heaven as the Wario Ware team is the same team as the Rhythm Heaven people and they put as much if not more polish into their music with them.

[@lman5833]

10:08 I’ve been shilling this game to my friends harder than a used car salesman for months to no avail (turns out saying “I can’t tell you anything about the game just buy it” isn’t very persuasive), and I know the ost like the back of my hand lol, so I heard the first couple notes and was like “I know that music.” Good shit

[@Jackatronn]

so my favorite game came out in 2013: The Last of Us. its just so good, the evloving relationship between ellie and joel, how it shows the player that life goes on, how in the sequel it made me deal with a characters death like a real person, i grieved, i cried, i sat in my room not wanting to do anything because he was gone. the game and its sequel changed my life in a way i could never have imagined and i proudly say that the last of us and its sequel are my favorite games ever

[@Jackatronn]

2021 tho uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ghost of tsu- wait no that came out in 2020 uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh demon souls rema- wait no thats also 2020..... uh hitman 3? yeah- i love hitman 2 but ig hitman 3 will do

[@kyemaly7488]

I know these games didn’t come out in 2021 but I finally played the souls games and I love them

[@chi6423]

my goty was lost judgment the gameplay is so stylish and makes u feel so op, but still has enough punishment to apply pressure to each fight (like fr if u get hit ur stunned for like 2-3 seconds), could go on for ages about each move and how to apply it its just so well thought out the story is MMMMM its like kinda a mixed bag but they back up every twist and have them all make sense, and if ur brain is huge (mine isnt) u might actually be able to figure out some of the reveals before they happen, its kinda convoluted in some ways but despite that i felt satisfied with the whole thing, plus its pretty easy to follow the characters r also very compelling, they make some characters that are written to be irredeemable and some that r meant to make u feel conflicted on whether u agree with them or not also the yakuza and judgment community is so cool, theres whole sections of the community that r dedicated to no damaging the boss fights and long battles, its not a new concept but i got rly into no damaging games bc of how cool the community for it is. (also the side content could literally fill an entire game on its own its insane)

[@callumjohnson2600]

For me, I played Omori this year. Please buy it. It is an unforgettable experience that brings you through a rollercoaster of emotions with its story while being an incredibly well designed RPG to boot.

[@Seeathecat]

I really want to get it

[@badgerfish7]

I got it. It was possibly the best game experience I have had

[@snoopystar80]

Disaster of Passion and Penny’s Theme are the types of songs that don’t make you feel alive, they make you feel A L I V E you know PS: Metroid Dread absolutely slaps

[@Zennan]

thank you for bringing justice to penny's song fr it put my thoughts into words i love penny, it's literally the entire reason i got into art because i got so inspired by all the fanart i saw of her

[@himignicest1571]

it makes me frigin proud to be part of the hollow knight community that is actually NOT TOXIC and still THRIVING despite me being 4 years late, sobbing and crying, thank you for mentioning hollow knight, grizzly, gigachad respect to you.

[@psyxwar9242]

VA-11 HALL-A was one of the best game I played and definently one of my favourites of all time. It came out a while ago but I only played it in 2021 and its such a sweet game where you play as a bartender and just listen to people's stories. I really recommend you to check it out Yakko! (Plus I think you'll really like the sound track)

[@flower7671]

Definitely top 5 games of all time for me.

[@devthegoogleuser6198]

He actually did talk about it in one of his underrated indie games videos.

[@psyxwar9242]

@@devthegoogleuser6198 Wait really? He did?

[@devthegoogleuser6198]

@@psyxwar9242 Yeah, think he did.

[@GibbsGibbsGibbs94]

I've just gotten to the last part of the video and as soon as I saw 'before your eyes' I started sobbing again. It's the first game that's ever made me cry. I've never gone from chill to sobbing so quickly in my life. I guess it had a bigger effect on me than I realised.

[@Maxel53]

The hollow knight community is indeed incredible, I joined last year and all the people there were the most accepting, nice and chill people I've ever interacted with. Much appreciaton for everyone there

[@ramsoomair]

I'm confused. Are video games named after the genre "video game music"?

[@forseti9006]

My game of 2021 was Library of Ruina. The soundtrack, gameplay, characters, story, setting, all of it was just phenomenal. This game and Project Moon need more love

[@fischcakes7207]

Heck yeah! Library of Ruina is great, it’s so cool to see the bump in quality after Lobotomy Corp

[@DerpfishsaysNO]

WOAH I WANNA SEE MORE OF YOU AND THE GOONS PLAYIN STRIVE NOW THAT SMALL BIT CRACKED ME UP SO MUCH

[@MK8MasterJunjie]

Strange since I’m a real KZbinr and I don’t remember you asking me this question.

[@razzdrgn]

yakko out here just continually dropping the most banger videos on youtube

[@hylianmage413]

My favorite part of this time of year is seeing people go through and review everything in the year previous that stuck out to them or meant things to them. And Yakko's vids have always been a cut above in the category of just heartfelt appreciation for the things he loves, and I can never get enough of the way that love then comes through to everyone watching. Thanks for another stellar video, and here's to another year full of highlights.

[@majorghoul9017]

Strive is what got me into fighting games too, it and Fighterz really. I love Arcsys

[@2dTones]

I'm grateful that someone I share so much gaming overlap with makes such good videos

[@himignicest1571]

sobbing and crying i hate how people hate on fnf for being cringe and "just a phase" but fnf as a whole was an amazing experience, tho short, it's unique shot at music, its fan mods, and overall artstyle has always stuck with me and always will.

[@DanteCrowlley]

I can remember meaningful games, when my memory lets me, but I can't remember when I played 'em at all, so my feat in this video would be either Darkest Dungeon or Hollow Knight as I'm not sure when I actually played HK, DD is more accurate to had played in 21 along with other more personal games I liked but can't really remember

[@PreSpooky]

13:40 idk why, but it reminds me of a skylanders spyro's adventure soundtrack

[@gabriele6176]

It was a really, really great video. Especially the part about Nier Replicant. I didn't actually realized how much that game meant for me until I heard their songs in this video, immediatly hitting me hard with nostalgia and a welcoming feeling, like a friend saying "welcome back". The game is far from perfect, but the story, the music, the characters, the battles, everything had such an impact on me that I'll probably treasure these feelings for years to come. And I'll take the chance to also thank you, Yakko. Other than making me smile with every video you made, you made me discover a lot of magnificent games that I would have probably just missed if not for your videos, like Hades or Octopath Traveler. As well as other aspects of videogames like videogame music, something that I've always enjoyed but never really focused on. Also, I fell into the rabbit hole of videogames vinyl because of you, so my wallet thanks you too :^) I'm truly grateful I found your channel, and I hope you the best for the future ahead. Keep it up Mr. Gamer, because you are doing an amazing Job. P.s Hades is my 2021 GOTY, every other opinion is wrong It doesn't matter that it's not a 2021 game

[@imruka530]

Babe, wake up, yakkocmn uploaded.

[@kingdanett4043]

I think Sifu will be the Hades of 2022. It's a fantastic indie game that I'm surprised isn't getting as much attention as it should

[@liger4347]

My favorite videogame from last year was Eastward. It looks beautiful and it has made me feel genuinely happy when I play it with myself or have people watching me play. It's such a goofy and heartfelt game and I honestly think it's best as an experience shared with others.

[@jotaro_hirose]

Yoooooo that Thank You Scientist album goes hard

[@savakirilov5263]

4:20 YES! CLOWNS , RISE! WE SHALL CLAIM THE SEQUEL

[@sozius0]

Favourite game I played from 2021: Wildermyth. Decent game, even though the character arcs and the story is procedurally generated it still makes them work cohesively and keep you interested in the characters and story, the gameplay is not much to write home about, similar to xcom or banner saga kind of combat though imo both of those game serieses do it better. Favourite game I first played in 2021: Oneshot. This game has imo the best story I've ever played in a game. It's one of the only times I truly have become emotionally invested in anything. It took me kind of long, about 60% through it so start of solstice and any later and it probably wouldn't have worked quite as well. Genuinely the end of this game was the most emotion I had felt in years it feels like. This position had competition from other good games from other years, namely Celeste and kind of Hades though I did start playing in 2020 a little so I can't really count that though although that decision is harder, I'd still say Oneshot was better.

[@2dTones]

Oneshot is ace! Some of the best meta elements and narrative choices that actually feel important I've ever come across. also niko is my bff I call dibs

[@existingdark]

It's ok yakko, Square put up a TON of game OST's on youtube. They no longer have to stay in Chaotic Evil.

[@CheeseyHR]

Yakko you sick bastard. You made me cry again. Every time I think about Before Your Eyes, I just start crying. Thank you as always for the TOP TIER quality content you put out. Really puts a smile on everyone's faces :) Cant wait to see more from you over the year!

[@Niko-zr7ky]

8:30 oh shit u listen to Thank you, Scientists! that's sick their music is amazing!

[@thewildeus2583]

this video is SEVERELY lacking some road 69... glad to see my boy before your eyes getting some love though ♥

[@MoronicRoc]

Best game I played in 2021? OneShot, it has great puzzle gameplay while also having the best world and story of any game I played.

[@24hourPrince]

I didn't start or finish it in 2021, but it came out in 2021 so whatever. My game of the year and new favorite game of all time is Lost Judgment. If you aren't familiar, Lost Judgment is a sequel to Judgment, which is a spinoff of the Yakuza franchise. When I first finished it I found it hard to put into words how it made me feel. It was the kind of game that reminded me of why I love video games, a perfect example of everything I love and cherish about them. It's the strongest I've felt about a video game in a long time. The plot had themes that hit very close to home for me personally and told a brilliant story about the line between right and wrong and how the exact position of that line is never constant. The gameplay is immaculate, the combat is some of the best the entire Yakuza franchise (spinoffs included) has ever seen, and every single minigame is a banger. The game is visually stunning, and the soundtrack goes so fucking hard. I could go on about Lost Judgment for hours and why it's so special but so much of it is hard to explain for me. Like yeah it's a good game and it's well made but there's an emotional level to it that goes beyond quality. I will shill for Yakuza until the day I die man, more people need to play these games. (Yes I know it's a lot there are 8 freaking games in the main series alone and if you count the canon spinoffs there are 2 more, 1 more if you count non canon spinoffs and there's a Fist of the North Star spinoff too so it's becoming ridiculous but holy shit these games are so special and unique and more people need to play them please okay sorry)

[@skimask.doughboy]

Strives sound track is so good bro. I got alone infection (Faust’s theme) in my playlist. And I don’t even listen to video game soundtracks but I can make a exception for strive.

[@Teodor_Ripka]

Before your eyes and road 96 were my games of the year and I felt like they didn’t get the spotlight they deserved. Thank you for showing before your eyes to more people.

[@jessirarara]

The SPEED of which I added Wobbledogs to my wishlist lmao.

[@Vulgarth1]

Ah mods, yes. The thing that you can't judge the quality of a game on.

[@itsLalm]

mine is library of ruina. although for some people it was practically a 2020 game that only got finished in 2021.

[@cvetomirgeorgiev9106]

I can see Emil in the thumbnail. Excited to see who was extremely based with their opinion

[@cvetomirgeorgiev9106]

It's you who was based

[@junba1810]

@@cvetomirgeorgiev9106 did you just pretend to be another person and call yourself based?

[@cvetomirgeorgiev9106]

@@junba1810 original comment was before the video came out, reply was calling him based, after I had watched the video

[@junba1810]

@@cvetomirgeorgiev9106 Based

[@Ba_xel]

I love deaths door. Stumbled upon it by accident and loved it. One of my favoirites at large, not just in 2021

[@crisg8879]

Your passion is contagious every video you make is so amazing even seeing the passion of the friends around you fills me with determination keep up the great work

[@morningsareforcoffeeandcon1946]

Wow. When you mentionef before you eyes. I felt goosebumps. That game is the most impactful game for me. It really send out the message beautifully and i cannot stop gushing about it on my family/friends to play it. Cuz its a game that is truly a emotional roller-coaster.

[@clarkour]

i can NOT express how grateful i am that yakko understands that musical spoilers are still spoilers! thank you, you hero

[@raiderhead53]

Love to see another upload and even better to see you colab with other people, looking forward to this one.

[@adamevaskevich5528]

I have been broken. I am in love with Ultrakill now or it might be an addiction but it will be well worth it, I have both the cyber grind and divine intervention on repeat in my head and it's all I think about at work

[@sirspecial849]

Man you can't just put the "Echos of the Eye" OST in there man, my heart!

[@BrosDoesGames]

i was not expecting to see ironpinapple haha. been loving his content recently

[@thehorsetermite886]

so funny thing about A Short Hike, you can actually increase the graphics to make them smooth.

[@Verflair]

"And I finally got to Shadowbringers and Endwalker in Final Fantasy XIV, but... we can't do that right now." - So what you're saying is - FFXIV review video with a ton of focus on the astounding soundtrack?

[@aharanr]

I love your friend Grizzly Also my god does that end really encapsulate why I love this channel!

[@alann3149]

I'd love an endwalker video from you, man

[@flameguy21]

I thought Psychonauts 2 was never happening but now you're telling me Nintendo put up a song from a game they made on their KZbin channel? That was not on my 2021 bingo ngl.

[@DexterousPants6]

My GOTY last year was It Takes Two. Me and my friend decided to play it after it won GOTY at The Game Awards (and plus we loved the dev's last game, A Way Out.) I gotta say, going in, I wasn't expecting much, just a cute little co-op platformer about divorce. But boy was I wrong. That game has some of the most inventive platformer ideas I've seen. It even changes genres for some sections. I highly recommend it.

[@martjanamoon1785]

This! It was so good! I remember dozens of times where this game surprised me with a new genre it threw at me (the 2D platforming? The plane?? The fighting on a plane?!?) This game blew our (me and my best friends) minds so many times!

[@sleepy_eli_]

Omg yes! Before Your Eyes is genuinely one of the best games I've ever played. The mechanics are so incredibly cool and the story makes me so emotional. It's so underrated so I'm pleasantly surprised to see it here.

[@thalina2228]

Dude, I love your videos. The way you make then fun and interesting while perfectly incapsulating how good video games makes you and other people feel makes me giddy every time you upload a new video. I never thought I’d rewatch a non let’s play but damn I’ve watched your Hades review so many times Your videos are so cool :) have nice day!

[@narius_jaden215]

Ehhh my favorite individual song in a game from 2021 was either Footfalls or Close in the Distance, ZERO COMPETITION.

[@isaactolkien1752]

My game of 2021 was library of ruina, another deck building horror game. Wich take place in the most hellish cyberpunk setting this industry ever has. A sequel to lobotomy corporation, a SCP management game (dont play it). - awesome soundtrack, with song made by mili. - wich complement the brutal gameplay, that keep on giving in the course of the game. - wich complement the very well writen story, wich... you now promise you a lot.

[@thecooleraliguar]

yakko i recommend that you try skullgirls 2nd encore out. its an amazing fighting game with gorgeous visuals and music.

[@abrittishpanfish6269]

my fav part of ultrakill wasnt in this vid but can be summarised by saying there's a 10+ minute video going over all of the nuance of the coin toss

[@bornanime3255]

I swear I can never forget that Genshin Impact arc in the Yakkocmn lore lol. Oh btw fav games were Persona 4 Golden, Deltarune Ch2, Hollow Knight, Yume nikki kisuru(don't Google that), Four Elements Trainer(Please definitely don't Google that I beg I played it for the dialogue I swear it's that good) and Papers Please too. All neat stuff tbh

[@j1y25]

Have you tried playing "My Child Lebensborn" game?

[@mikazeliscious]

Great video as always !! As for my favourite game of 2021 that's tricky. The game I focused on the most this year was critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV and with Endwalker's release you can only bet it's been played a lot into 2022 as well. But to name some others I'd say Tales of Arise was pretty dope. I'm a big fan of the Tales of franchise so Arise was pretty fun and I love the characters and all that. An honourable mention goes to NEO The World Ends With You. I've waited for the sequel for ages and it's a nice little change up of the DS's gameplay to work on the switch since hoo boy it was far more draining in the switch port of the original game that's for sure. I got a lot of games this year but had not as much energy to play them all but it's great there were some good gems this past year. Looking forward to upcoming titles for 2022.

[@elliottwood5423]

Good, I love these channels so much

[@j1y25]

Have you played "Storybook brawl" game?

[@SluggishGA]

I like the micro scruffy video just thrown in there. I think that type of video would work well as shorts in his channel!

[@tronixchl2004]

FFXIV: Endwalker is not a "break", IT'S A JOB. PD: also Speedrunning before your eyes is blinking as fast as you can

[@sugaru4237]

15:44 I'd say Capcom fits the neutral good btw, most of their games soundtracks are on their spotify.

[@lylepatterson6022]

Aight, so, I literally bought Before Your Eyes right after I finished this video and holy shit you're right. That ending had me fucking sobbing.

[@ordinaryoctave]

Ayo, just yet another person who got emotionally destroyed by before your eyes here! What you said about not being able to cry at games despite yearning to really struck a chord with me, so this game, being the first (and only) game I've cried at, really holds a special place in my heart. There was one point where I didn't even realise I was crying until I had to pause to recalibrate the eye detection because I was crying so hard it couldn't even recognise when my eyes were open any more. To anyone who is considering playing before your eyes after this video, do it. I promise you won't regret it

[@lucidream8025]

Loved the video yakkoo, thanks for everything u did in 2021 and i cant wait to see what you will bring in 2022. My Favorite game that i played in 2021 is pokemon sword... hold up i can explain! I played the game during a pretty deep down of the year i got little virus just before a few very imported thing that i wanted to go to that year that have been wanting to for few years and now i no long can. So in a time i felt really trapped and couldnt do anything except just laying in bed while feel terrible. Exploring a world that was new felt more open that pokemon games before it felt very freeing at a time i fell so stuck. Im all better now but the game still feels very safe. Again thanks for your videos in 2021 yakko and good luck and good health to everyone in 2022❤️❤️

[@friendthebarrel154]

Me, an FNF player, when Nickyboi says FNF is his game of the year: Oh he better have a GOOD freaking reason for this (He did)

[@kledboi]

My game of the year was Hades. Yeah it came out in 2020 and yeah i only got around to playing in in around February of 2021 but HOLLLLLLLY SHIT it became one if, if not my absolute favorite game of all time. In my stream review for it i simply wrote 'it's a masterpiece'

[@Dastankbeets9486]

Ultrakill and Guilty Gear? This is excellent taste

[@GodammmitKalcour]

I can't believe you managed to snag THE Silver Banana to appear in your video.

[@PixelPalettes]

As a person with no opinion on video games that are actually _good_ (sometimes), I just played Minecraft, Splatoon 2, and Pokemon Shield a lot, take that as you will.

[@ShadowSkryba]

OMORI is a moving masterpiece

[@isaacengelhardt1934]

....genius move. This is basically "Best game of the pandemic"....

[@scrip3799]

HOLY SHIT MY BOY SCRUFFY IS HERE, LET'S FUCKING GOOO

[@loglog7]

The moment New World was up for multiplayer game of the year is the moment I knew it was all total bullshit.

[@Silverstar114]

Oh my GOD I can't believe I've found someone who loves Replicant as much as I do. Thank you so much for this, you fantastic human being.