The Games We Played in 2021 - New Favorites and Rediscovered Classics / MY LIFE IN GAMING

Coury and Try once again look over the games they played this past year. From new releases to iconic classics, let's see what's on the list for 2021!
► Episode Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:45 - Try's Sega Games
06:39 - Try's PC Engine Games
09:58 - Coury's Remakes and Reboots
19:48 - Resident Evil VIII
24:00 - Try's Misc. PS5 and PS4 Games
26:44 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
30:30 - Coury's (Relatively) Modern Games
42:30 - Metroid Dread
46:27 - Try's Lightning Round
56:11 - Coury's Retro & Misc. Games
01:07:29 - Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order
01:10:44 - Try's Other PlayStation Games
01:13:26 - It Takes Two
01:18:14 - Conclusion
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[@disruptfam]

You can tell coury has had a tough year. You can see the sadness in his eyes. Your mood when playing a game has a huge effect on how you recieve it.

[@anthonya.jumelles7103]

Yeah this was honestly quite the somber retrospective, hopefully we can look back on these troubling times in the future with a deeper appreciation for the art that helped keep us focused on new goals.

[@drunkensailor112]

What happened to him?

[@FranktheTank319]

I'm also wondering the same thing.

[@NeutralAtJSP]

@@drunkensailor112 what happened to all of us? Probably related to that. It effected every part of life, economy and everything else

[@metachuko]

@@drunkensailor112 Tower defence.

[@dookie_12]

Try using Sega Saturn discs to play music on a Series X is a certified MLiG moment.

[@mylifeingaming]

[Try4ce] It is my hope that at least 50% of viewers were SHOCKED to discover that you can even play music discs on Series X.

[@Kinoli]

I am! Because you can not play them in PS4 or PS5.

[@MikeHitt]

Man I just wanna say this is ONE HELL of a gaming channel. The whole tone and pacing and you guys personalities is why a few might a week, this is my go to show when settling down for the night. All the chaos of maintaining life, planning my life, getting stuff done, stress, anxieties, I put this show on and for a brief moment, I’m totally content and at peace. Thanks for all the creative passionate intentional work on all your videos.

[@SubToTheUpchucks]

The best part of this day every year is always the new Games We Played, Happy New Year Coury and Try, thanks for pumping out some rocking videos.

[@PUDINHED]

Agreed! And I watch this video several times throughout the year when I'm winding down the day. They're the best.

[@SsspraakForsskkarring]

Coury and Marc can obviously buy anything they want, what does it matter what we say?

[@SubToTheUpchucks]

@@SsspraakForsskkarring yo you ever heard of The Upchucks?

[@SsspraakForsskkarring]

@@SubToTheUpchucks nope✌

[@SubToTheUpchucks]

@@SsspraakForsskkarring Well are you intrested?

[@dtPlaythroughs]

I went from being a casual fan in 2020 to being a dedicated fan in 2021, looking forward to the livestreams every Sunday (as well as enjoying the massive backlog). Thanks for all the great times and hope you both have a fantastic 2022, as the channel rightfully attracts even more fans!

[@Maztuhmind]

I'm so glad that I don't play any Metroidvanias other than Metroid and Castlevania. Metroid Dread has been nothing short of incredible and is one of the few games that rejuvenated my interest in video games.

[@CC42_]

Why ate you glad you 'don't play' them? There are so many good metroudvanias out there other than those two series.

[@iThoughtUHad2Bitch]

I'll never understand how this channel doesn't have a million subscribers! The content and video production is unmatched in this genre topic imo. Thanks for all the hard work that goes into these videos!

[@SuperHns]

because they mainly talk about games from before the year 2000

[@skycloud4802]

Because KZbin's algorithms tend to cater to clickbait and low tier drama. This channel releases long very informative videos and it doesn't release them every day. So KZbin can't monetize them effectively like other low effort channels. It's a shame though as I prefer this to nearly everything out there. And I hope that the style never changes to fit the usual streamer marketing tropes.

[@willis936]

On Metroid Dread: Look up early morph bombs. Once you get that first sequence break the world opens up into an incredible matrix of challenges. The map doesn't make much sense at all until that point then suddenly everything feels placed with care as you carve out a stylish path.

[@PixelPhoenix]

Happy New Year everyone! Hope you all had a fantastic year in gaming, and a big thank you to Coury and Try for your continued hard work, and for being such cool guys.

[@snoochpounder]

Keep your head up Coury. Things will get better again. Sometimes we need to cross a valley of darkness to reach a new peak.

[@drunkensailor112]

What happened to him?

[@audiovisual51]

I always look forward to these videos at the end of every year, long may it continue. Hope you two are doing the best!

[@StelerSteel]

It's that time of year again! Can't believe this is the third year now in a row I get to see this compilation uploaded! Great job on the channel you guys and keep up the fantastic work!!

[@ronoakJP]

I always feel a ting of sadness everytime i start to hear that ending theme during the last shot, knowing another fantastic video is coming to an end. Cannot wait to see what 2022 holds for the MLIG channel. HAPPY NEW YEAR Try and Coury!

[@hexyearhexyear]

this is by far my favorite video you guys put out each year. would love even month or quarter ending look backs by you both

[@AthensLink]

I look forward to this video every year. You guys have inspired me to keep track of the games my son and I play together throughout the year. Thanks for the great content and Happy New Year!

[@Sobou]

Thank you for all the content and fun you guys provide throughout the year! I'm always feeling remorse that I can never catch your live streams due to my work schedule, but I'm glad to be a supporter and a friend no matter what!

[@blastedmcgraw152]

This was, hands down, the best “2021” video I’ve seen from all the channels I’m subbed to. You guys make such top notch content. I proud to have been subbed to you guys from the beginning. Wishing you both, and everyone reading this, a wonderful 2022.

[@JustinBae]

Discovered ya'lls channel this year and I can't say enough about how good it is. Hope you guys have a happy new year!

[@kubev]

58:42 - Another World is easily in my top ten games of all time. It really changed my outlook on what could be done with video games as a medium when I was younger. It's certainly not the most "replayable" game ever, but I do like to play through it at least once every year or two. You can finish it in maybe half an hour once you know what you're doing, but it's still such a cool game, and it's really fun to watch someone who's new to it figure out how to progress.

[@Whenitraveltheworld]

I absolutely look forward to this video from you guys every year. I love it and really enjoy watching it in full. If you ever made a directors cut talking longer or showing the games in more depth I would absolutely watch that. Have a fine 2022 Gentleman.

[@andreflorentino5957]

Happy New Year! Watching these "Games We Played In XXXX" became kind of a tradition for me in the last night of the year. Thanks for all the work in 2021 and a great 2022 to everyone!

[@bearvoltron508]

I never miss an intro on this channel! Love the music and insightful introductions!

[@DeadEyeJ]

These episodes are better than any "Top 10" lists from major gaming publications. Great job, guys! Can't wait to see the next new episode.

[@kainsenpai7172]

Such a great video to close out 2021. Thank you for all of the amazing videos you guys created this year, and for those awesome Sunday Live Stream sessions. 2022 is going to be amazing!

[@Colin1084]

The video I look forward to most each year. Thanks for all you guys do.

[@FlyingFlygon13]

just binged the previous 4 years of recap episodes, so happy that I did right before the new one! LOVE these vids!

[@davidaltizer]

Great work guys! Thank you for a killer year! Stoked for 2022

[@elmalloc]

Awesome, happy new year! Love octopath traveler OST.

[@FintanMoloney]

Thanks guys for some amazing content throughout the year. Really enjoyed hearing your picks and you have given me some ideas for my next batch of games to check out. Keep up the great work !

[@ggali09]

Cruis'n Blast is definitely my biggest surprise of the year, especially when played with a Steering Wheel.

[@TrashfordKent]

I really like the concept of 'the games we played in 2021' as opposed top games released 2021. There are some titles I'd forgot about that I'll revisit as a consequence. thanks again:)

[@64-Bit-Gamer]

Happy New Year MLiG! Thanks for all the content made and shared this year. Keep up the great work!

[@duncanrathband5492]

It's here! Love these annual videos 💛

[@KREATIVEassassin]

Nice R.E.M. reference, Coury. This video, guys... man. Talk about the passion. Not everyone can carry the weight of the world, but you guys do.

[@detselom]

thanks for toughing it out and doing a lightning round! always appreciate your feedback

[@jac1011]

Definitely one of my favorite parts of the year! Great as always!

[@johndee759]

Happy New Year! Thank you for making this video every year! Please keep on doing this.

[@MellowGaming]

Always love your end of year round ups. This approach always feels so much nicer to me than ranking the games and focusing on just what came out this year. Plus, I never get through a load of new games each year. I can't afford that. Most of my gaming is split between retro stuff I'm playign for the first time (Battlemania Daiginjou is my retro pick this year) and games I missed from the last few years.

[@b2collects]

The best way to close of a year. Thank you and god bless you all

[@newgameaaaa]

Excellent production! Thanks for sharing.

[@Matthill121]

Been looking forward to this one! Love you guys

[@slot9]

This was great! Thanks for the New Years Eve present!

[@dariensukach5027]

i love this channel so much. happy new year!!!

[@LaLtheGaL]

Oh wow. This video is so fun and refreshing. This is the best end of year game celebration on KZbin, 😁

[@FranktheTank319]

What a well crafted video. I really don't need any more games added to my backlog, but I might just have to pick up a couple of these. I really need to start clearing mine out. Lol I ended up picking up the Cotton Reboot after watching you playing it one Sunday livestream. I haven't opened the seal yet, but I will have to play it one of these days.

[@sophisticated]

Omg that glitch was hilarious! 😂😂😂

[@RealAlphaDrum]

I like that you guys bring the info, the fun, and the personality without shouting and being a KZbinr trope.

[@Cycopather]

Love these videos, great way to get visibility on lots of great games!

[@bdre5555]

Out-of-this-world absolutely blew my mind when I played it decades ago on the Super Nintendo

[@pauldurst3901]

I always look forward to these end of the year episodes. See you guys in 2022

[@brokenstyx]

Thank you guys! Happy new year!

[@mistkeyblade]

You guys are the best. Happy New Year to both of you!

[@TheCoolDave]

Control was one of those games I started but, never finished... dam, I am going to have to go back to it... It takes two... picked up and waiting for my brother (we also enjoyed No way out)...he's been busy.. so I am going to ride him about it. Happy New year ! Looking forward to more content !

[@Nolasco.]

Guys, this was an excellent video. Thank you for 2021 let's go 2022 💕💕💕

[@ChaunceyGardener]

You guys rock! Greetings from Brazil!

[@jacksonsardello3959]

Thanks for continuing to share YLIG! What was that tune at 10:00? Loving the tropical vibe.

[@Retromags_Brian]

Excellent as always! Looking forward to what yoyo guys will put out in 2022. Maybe the EGM documentary you've mentioned multiple times? 😁

[@chronomagus]

Been a blast watching this.. I don't mind the lengthiness AT ALL!

[@rodgyretrogamer3334]

Awesome vid guys... Top quality entertainment as usual 👏 So many cool recommendations, new it was going to be great when the first game was Eswat and then G&G 👍 All the best for 2022😉

[@darinherrick9224]

Thanks for bringing Balan Wonderworld to my attention. I had never heard of this game and it looks like a must-buy.

[@frogsplasher]

I love the way you guys look back on the year and not just rank new games. My favourite "new" game this year was playing Katamari Damacy, and that would never appear on any 2021 list! All the best for 2022!

[@mylifeingaming]

[Try4ce] What a game! I could play the original Katamari anytime, anyday.

[@retromegabitsegadude]

Wonderful year in review! I have really enjoyed Alex Kidd DX. I played a lot of Alex Kidd when it was new and I loved it then but I've had a harder time enjoying the original these days. This reboot did everything I needed to make the game a real joy to play. Unlimited continues being the real stand out. The game is still very challenging but the slog and frustration is (mostly) removed.

[@chadwolf3840]

i loved RE 8. really cool story. great graphics. constant sense of creeping dread made it so scary and suspenseful throughout.

[@tobymalamute2856]

Ok, I'll take another crack at Ghosts and Goblins Resurrection, get out the arcade stick, finished Parasite Eve four times when it came out, love that game. Yes, I had great success cleaning goo from sticky labels, etc, off second hand controllers with Colloidal Silver, used it on an old copy of Sacred 2 360 I picked up recently and it nearly got the ancient label gunk off with a q tip, took all the sticky out anyway, it's great because it evaporates with no trace, also very effective against mouth ulcers. Thanks. Happy New Year. (If anyone's reading this, I mentioned this in the chat some time ago :)

[@matuzaato]

Great recap, I saw quite a few interesting games!

[@PaulderBademeister]

as always awesome work!!! i hope you and the team behind mlig doing well and stay healthy.

[@gamesibeat]

Excellent video as always. I really need to play It Takes Two.

[@luizmattos2237]

Great video!! ❤🙌

[@ninjacape]

Sony should do Ape Escape Trilogy Remastered.

[@Aging.gamer83]

Enjoy these video's a lot! I think you should do these twice a year! Maybe the split into the first half and second half of the year

[@StephenTheZ]

Man I felt EXACTLY the same way about Jedi Fallen Order, Try. Was like someone yanked a game out of the PS2/Cube era and brought it to modern platforms. Just a fun action adventure with some solid platforming and simple but good enough combat. Not my favorite game ever or anything but it felt nostalgic in a way, both good and bad.

[@mylifeingaming]

[Try4ce] Yep that was just my image of the game my whole time playing it. It coulda been a disappointment, and yet it just felt comfy and nostalgic for being so earnest and simple with what it tried to be.

[@darinherrick9224]

Interesting. I found that game to be the worst parts of the souls-like phenomenon. Painfully slow traversal of boring empty levels with occasional combat that was super frustrating and likewise SLOOOOOW. It's like every few hours you would see something awesome and think YEAH THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT!!! and then it's back to slow traversal and boring repetitive combat. I wanted to fight some freakin' dark jedi and ride some speederbikes not take the long way round countless rooms in swamps and frozen empty caves.

[@tobymalamute2856]

@@darinherrick9224 Great settings, enjoyed the combat on Jedi Master (bit of a Souls fan), but then hit a boss and put down to story to progress. Bit of a getting lost simulator for me, didn't think much of the characters. Some parts 9, others 7 out of 10.

[@happyloaf]

@@mylifeingaming am I the only one who hated this game? The combat felt terrible compared to Dark Souls, the exploration was limited, the bosses were annoying, and the performance on PC with random stutters was terrible. It started off great but then about 5 hours in I was bored to tears.

[@goblinbastard]

@@happyloaf you are not alone. the endless "shimmy though this wall to get to the place you need to be" sections really got to be annoying, along with other things...

[@JustAnotherGamerUS]

Great video, homies! Happy New Years

[@josemariamonzon9809]

Happy new year! Greetings from mexico

[@Cephichan]

Great video, thank you~ 💖

[@kristopheralonge2813]

Love the Bulk Slash music at 56:15

[@leebloketube]

You do this every year? I know what I’ll be watching for the next few hours 😁

[@allenbocephus]

Another World is one of the best games of all time, but you weren't impressed with Metroid Dread or Resident Evil: Village? Nostalgia is one helluva drug lol. Thanks for a fun video.

[@drifter2185]

Love your channel 🥰. Fantastic that you, DF and GameSack collab sometimes 💪🏻

[@theblowupdollsmusic]

I absolutely loved Metroid Dread. Personally it was my game of the year. It's to bad you guys were not enjoying it as much.

[@chocolocojames213]

The elephant part in It Takes Two got to me 😆😆😆

[@Scott_Snyder]

Happy New Year guys! I enjoy all of your videos and live streams however I always use these year end video find some games to add to my collection. Try I know you have talked about the cases you use for your PC Engine/TG16 hucards before but I can’t remember where you said you purchased them from.

[@mylifeingaming]

[Try4ce] Gosh, what were they called? Came from eBay but I haven't had to order any extra in a long time. I believe they are intended for use with some kind of old PC card hardware or something.

[@night377]

Fatal Frame 2 is one of the best sequels ever & still scares me to this day!

[@shinsharonelectrons]

Legacy of the Wizard was one of the first games I ever played, that I can remember at least. Been meaning to go back to it for a while to see if I can actually figure it out 33 years later lol.

[@danielnicholson6174]

Great video, I had an awesome 2021 finally finishing Super Metroid after hiring it back in the 90's and also finished the amazing streets of rage 2 and re played the amazing super Castlevania 4 and f zero on the SNES, my lowlight was trying to play Castlevania bloodlines on the megadrive after super, CV4 is a masterpiece bloodlines just feels like a regular platformer.

[@outthefryinpan]

Nice video! I was suprised neither of you guys played Returnal. Please give it a shot! There is a new DLC that is co-op as well

[@HybridAngelZero]

Happy new year, you guys!

[@mikes455]

Looks like I am grabbing Panzer Paladin and Cotton Reboot today!

[@gamertoon8230]

My two favorite games I played in 2021 were Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart and Persona 5 Royal. With both games I loved them so much that I got the platinum trophies for each of them.

[@sonicmario64]

One of my favorite games that I was able to play in 2021 is the indie game title "Kaze And The Wild Masks", which is a 2D-style platformer with fun yet challenging gameplay that is surprisingly a lot like the Donkey Kong Country games, except you're able to play as a cute bunny instead of a hairy ape. ;)

[@godstriker8]

Very sad to hear you guys didnt like Dread. For me, it was the perfect sequel and somehow lived up to the 20 year wait for me personally. Such a fun game that I beat it 5 times in its first week, and I am very happy to get a Metroid game with actual sequence breaks in it again.

[@mylifeingaming]

[Try4ce] To be clear, we didn't dislike it. It just didn't rock our worlds or anything. It's sad for us too, but we're just a bit burnt out on the genre at the moment, I guess.

[@TheStowAway594]

My favorite games I played this year were Sekiro, which was my first FromSoft game and DOA6. Sekiro is on my favorite games list now, it's just really satisfying to play I love the combat and the setting, I've finished it like 5 times now. As for DOA6 I've been trying to get into fighting games for years now, I've tried Street Fighter, SoulCaliber, Tekken and a few others but none of them clicked, but DOA's triangle system just worked for me. Ive been playing online and having a ton of fun, and then learning about frame times, mix ups, safe vs unsafe attacks, I finally feel like I'm starting to understand fighting games on a deeper level. I gotta say though fighting games have some of the greediest business models ever, it's sad to see. Anyway happy new years!

[@mylifeingaming]

[Try4ce] I started Sekiro this year but I had too much else going on and didn't get too far in. I'd like to restart it and finish it this year.

[@HikikomoriMedia]

Try's perspective on RE8 mirrors my own.

[@skepticalbystander]

Chex Quest ftw! I beat it 3x as a kid, I unfortunately didn't keep the disc for some reason, but ya, then came LRG to save the day with a collector's edition, haha!

[@Demokirby]

Forgot to comment (Busy with new house) But appreciate the pet cameos!

[@OGM_OriginalGameMusic]

GodI love this channel. I guess im a newcomer since ive only been watching for just over a year XD. really inspiring me to get back into video creation too

[@DenkyManner]

Happy New Year, guys. Looking forward to the next stream to hear how you got to 80s minutes!

[@farmerfreakeasy9577]

Ratchet + Clank: The art of simplification.

[@Mogura87]

44:08 If you haven't already, I'd recommend you to play Hollow Knight. It completely reinvigorated my love for the Metroidvania genre, not just because of the quality of the typical Metroidvania elements themselves (complex map layout, exploration and backtracking, rpg lite progression, level design, combat, platforming etc.), but because of the incredible aesthetics and world building that really sucked me in. In the last 10 years only Bloodborne had a comparable impact. I think it's because of how compelling and coherent the vision is, and how consistently well it's executed across all aspects of the game's design. It's unbelievable how such a small team was able to craft such a masterpiece of an indie game.

[@CasperEgas]

I really liked Balan Wonderworld. I had a bad impression at first, but I ended up completing it and having a lot of fun.

[@trangus]

Regarding Rolling Gunner, the director (Daisuke Koizumi) indeed did work on Akai Katana. I'd also check out Crimzon Clover if you haven't already. Those two are my favorite recent shooters.