We look at the best games of the year so far in the lukewarm first half of 2021 before the second half of the year, which is very promising, takes over.
VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "The Nintendo Switch has been one Nintendo’s most successful systems ever, both measured by the number of units sold and the quality of its titles, but if there’s one thing this generation has been missing it would have to be the Nintendo Selects line, bringing existing titles that had paid their dues back at bargain prices. With the Switch now entering its twilight years, and there being few new titles in store for the foreseeable future, what better time could there be to bring back this tried-and-true tradition? While the actual realization of it may be doubtful given how rigid both hardware and software prices have become in recent years, that only gives us all the more reason to dream up a hypothetical lineup of our own.
For this article the specific focus will not be on those massive multi-million evergreens that the lineup would no doubt contain a few of to cement its value, but instead on games that for one reason or another fell short of their full potential the first time around and deserve a second chance to reach more players at an affordable price. Let’s get started."
I really want Xenoblade Chronicles X on the Switch, can't believe that hasen't been ported. I'm playing Skyward Sword at the moment and I'm almost finished, but it's so long and the controls are so bad, even without motion. Astral Chain is fantastic though, they should make a sequel.
Odhran writes: "With Starfield just around the corner we've put together a list of seven games like Starfield to keep you entertained until release."
By Jason Monroe: Get ready to explore the galaxy, unravel space mysteries, and blow up some spaceships in our selection of games like Starfield.
Monster hunter Rise and Stories are my current picks.
Nier Replicant remaster (closer to remake) and Days Gone PC release for me this year so far. I got myself into Heavensward, Stormblood and Shadowbringers a month ago, so far FFXIV rivals those two.
If nothing big released this year it's very likely that RE8 will get GOTY
Mine is Pokémon Snap 😂