Analysis – Scoffin Games

GOTY #5: Unravel Two

GOTY #5- Unravel Two. This was the best cooperative experience this year. The platforming was very fun, and although all of the puzzles were mostly the same, completing them together with my brother always brought me joy due to Unravel Two’s focus on bonding and picking each other up when you are down. It isContinueContinue reading “GOTY #5: Unravel Two”

GOTY #6: Far Cry 5

SPOILERS FOR THE ENDING OF FAR CRY 5. TURN BACK NOW IF YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED THE GAME, AND DO NOT WANT IT SPOILED. GOTY #6- Far Cry 5. Although it did not impress people with its lack of politics, or its villains, Far Cry 5 is still a very great source for fun sandboxContinueContinue reading “GOTY #6: Far Cry 5”

GOTY #7: Forests are for Trees

GOTY #7- Forests are for Trees. This game is the first itch.io game I have played, and it opened my eyes to the number of developers experimenting with design tools and creating great games. Forests are for Trees uses a stencil buffer to create tree portals that you can step through and examine the forestContinueContinue reading “GOTY #7: Forests are for Trees”

GOTY #9: Monster Hunter: World

GOTY #9- Monster Hunter: World. This game was quite fun to play, but due to its lackluster middle section, as well as reliance on RNG, it could not be any closer to the GOTY spot. The gameplay was really nice, and it had mechanics that made it very friendly to new players but continued toContinueContinue reading “GOTY #9: Monster Hunter: World”

GOTY #10: Mandrake Phantasy

GOTY #10- Mandrake Phantasy. I loved pretty much everything about this little game. It was a little repetitive, but I loved the music, art, and environment of the game. It was bright and cartoony but enshrouded in mystery. It was a lovely gem to find on itch.io, but its repetition stopped it from obtaining aContinueContinue reading “GOTY #10: Mandrake Phantasy”

Speedrunning 101: How Minit Teaches You How To Speedrun

I have played countless games this year, but few have absolutely astonished me. Minit released in April, and I quickly fell in love with it. It led me to my new hobby of speedrunning and was a short and sweet experienced that went unmatched this year. It feels like an introductory course to speedrunning, practicallyContinueContinue reading “Speedrunning 101: How Minit Teaches You How To Speedrun”