The Best Games I've Ever Played!

After stumbling across a trailer for indie developer Mimimi's new video game Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew my interest was immediately piqued. After discovering the title, I played their previous games Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun and Desperados 3. These stealth strategy games inspired real time tactics games likes of Commandos quickly became some of my favorite games of all time. In this short video essay, I discuss and review my experiences with Shadow Tactics and Desperados 3. I also touch on what I expect out of Shadow Gambit. I had no expectation that these indie stealth games would become the best games I've ever played but here we are.
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[@MimimiGamesYT]

Thanks for the great video!

[@evozor5874]

Thanks for the great games!

[@1berbe207]

Really sad that the Mimimi adventure comes to its end. You've been perfecting a genre since 2016 that will probably die with the closing of your studio. All we can hope for is that in 10 years, a small company says "Hey, remember Shadow Tactics? How it was cool? That's what we want to make!" The same way you probably did with the Commandos franchise. I'm wishing you the best for the future. To be happy in your future carrer the same way you made us happy with your fantastic games. We love you and you'll be missed ❤️

[@minhkhoaluong25]

How dare you leave us so soon, now you’re gone, who gonna make us stealth tactic games ?

[@surajgudhka]

We are gonna miss you guys. Thanks for all the great games.

[@Oracle10500]

😢 Do you really have to shut down 😢

[@simontheewok]

Mimimi Games have made the absolute best isometric strategy/stealth games of our generation. It is such a tragedy that they are closing their doors.

[@adrian5806]

I remember when I saw Desperados 3 on steam! I was thrown straight back to a kellogs cornflake box that included a desperado dead or alive demo. I fell in love with the genre all over again!

[@danielcharland1374]

A big thanks to Evo for helping introduce me to these games. I love a good strategy game and am working my way through the titans, although much more slowly since they do require a lot of energy and thinking. I loved the Cursed Crew demo and look forward to playing the full game someday. In the meantime, biding my time with Shadow Tactics.

[@marketman2187]

About time these games got some love. Platinumed both on ps4 and loved every minute.

[@dalishisness]

You have not stopped having fun with MIMIMI games. I am thinking of buying Desperados 3 one day!

[@LukasJampen]

Oh I love that you showed Styx gameplay. I had my issues with the first game which still felt a bit clunky but the second was a blast. I almost never hear of it despite it being a good stealth game.

[@cocohonso]

Yaaaaas!! These games are amazing, AND they are soooo well ported to console too!!

[@EisenHeim_]

True I felt the sameway when I played "shadow tactics" had a blast and one of the best games ever.

[@Brettastic8740]

Discovered the games when Desperados III randomly popped into my steam page on sale. Bought it, played the entire game as fast as humanly possible, and now SG is one of my favorite games of all time

[@veryontron4279]

Oh man Evo can't wait for you to talk about your favorite game Deadspace 3 in this video!

[@evozor5874]

You know, I actually heard that Deadspace 3 was Box's favorite game...

[@ZacharyDeMoor]

Man, you never fail to be absolutely polished in your descriptions. Well done buddy

[@QuestMode]

Glad to see these games getting some love. Shadow Tactics is one of my favorite games of all time and I’m currently playing through Shadow Gambit and loving it. One day I’ll play Desperados 3 and I’m sure it’s gonna be great.

[@janek1337]

Desperados was my favourite game to play on PC as a kid. I'm glad the genre got revived. Played some Shadow Tactics today on a console and while the controls aren't as fluid as on PC, I;m already loving it (can't wait to try Desperados 3 in its own time)

[@anmoldembla4743]

I got into Mimimi Games early this year when I was looking for games with a more Feudal Japan themed aesthetics and thats when I first discovered Shadow Tactics. I was cautiosly optimistic though since I never really into strategy games and more in action games like DMC and Sekiro and was pleasantly surprised that the game had a Steam Demo. I quickly installed it and right after first mission, I knew I am going to love this game and quickly purchased it and completed all missions with all badges along with DLC story (still doing speedruns badges though). And after Desperados and Shadow Gambit, I have been wondering on what other themes they can make their games on. Imagine this type of game with Aliens IP on a space station or something set in Gothic Horror London (like Bloodborne visually). But all these dreams died when I heard the news of their shutdown

[@Willy2537]

I think a Cold War setting Spy scenario also sounds pretty interesting as well. Would be a perfect fit for the genre: you control a team of elite spies/secret agents/special forces that go behind enemy lines to gather intelligence, assasinate someone, sabotage, etc. (there was Phantom Doctrine, but that's more of a XCOM-clone than a Commandos-clone). Or as you said, a sci-fi setting with a playable cast of both humans and aliens (with their own unique abilities) that take you to various planets and space stations of the cosmos also sound pretty cool as well. :) I really hope that there could be a successor to Mimimi some time in the future and keeps this niche genre going. Mimimi has relit the torch, now it's up to someone else to make sure it doesn't go out.

[@Suko1983]

I loved Commandos games and when I played Shadow Tactics... WOW!!! What an absolute beatiful game. Sadly Mimimi is closing =(

[@hippiestudy3862]

I also enjoyed the games very much...hope that mimimi makes more games like this...and will love to see your take on a legendary game AOE and more games like that.

[@evozor5874]

I haven't played AOE since I was a kid, that might be a fun franchise to return to!

[@bindair_dundat]

Sweet summer child. You found Mimimi games right after the studio is closing down with no more games coming. How I wish I was in your place and could start playing them for the first time.

[@evozor5874]

Well, I've now finished Shadow Gambit so (outside of 100% completion) I'm caught up. Can't believe they shut down right after I found them, I was really looking forward to what they would do in the future.

[@OnlySheStandsHere]

9:58. I'm curious! What exactly about Hector's little stunt at the end of D3 did you not like?

[@PanMan47]

Desperados 3 needs more love. I bought it the day it came out (my birthday!) and I still have an itch to play it even after getting the platinum and completing the dlc

[@hohuy1469]

No, this whole genre needs more love. If there were more people know and love playing games like this, Mimimi wouldn't have to close the studio

[@mch_6465]

I'm also really excited about Shadow Gambit. I grew up watching my dad play games like Commandos, Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood (we need more Robin hood themed games btw), older Desperados games and Stronghold (not really similar to the other 3 games i mentioned but anyway) Really can't wait for this one. Mimimi games basically keeping these type of games alive alone. Great video :) subbed

[@hohuy1469]

Ah, i have to play Robin Hood again. It has been nearly 20 years since the last time i play that awesome game. Now that you mention it...

[@ilhamjan4083]

this vid has unique games

[@sihocolus]

Breaking news: the Dev behind these games is Shutting down.

[@evozor5874]

Yeah, I saw the post on their discord, it heartbreaking. I'm grateful for the amazing games we got but I'll always wish we could have gotten more.

[@zeeraxa9671]

dont you have Aiko's choice also ?

[@PokyBallinBabo]

The news stings real bad. 😢

[@evozor5874]

Yeah, it hasn't sunk in for me yet but I suspect it will once I finish Shadow Gambit. Its especially sad because this genre is so niche that, without Mimimi, we likely won't see many new additions to the genre let alone titles that match the quality of the Mimimi games.

[@PokyBallinBabo]

@@evozor5874 all true. Hopefully they can regroup somehow...

[@user-ml3or8np9d]

mimimi RIP...

[@Qwerty-qf9bm]

Everything on this video is 100% well said.

[@minhkhoaluong25]

If you enjoy the genre, try the old school commandos series.

[@ronniesuarez5073]

*Promo sm* 😱

[@nicokorkiamaki2991]

Desperados 3 is easily their best game. Shadow Tactics is probably the hardest and Shadow Gambit the worst although still very good :D

[@evozor5874]

They're all masterpieces. Shadow Gambit, despite having the most flaws, is actually my favorite of the 3 (I love the magical abilities and theme). D3 is definitely the best of the 3 from an objective standpoint though. Its just heartbreaking that they shut down, I would've loved to get more games from them. Also I found D3 the be harder than ST personally, each character having a wrist gun is extremely powerful.

[@spaffordjd]

Play Hitman for ultimate stealth sandbox

[@petersonhermann8932]

Unfortunately Mimimi games died 😞

[@sirfrancisdrake6956]

Their out of business