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TheWalrusCaesar on 23 December 2022
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UnderwaterFunktown said:

Have no fear, the Top 10 is here! I knew I would be writing a bit more about my top games, but some of these turned out pretty hefty, probably not a bad thing though it took a while. Two games went unguessed this time, namely 10 and 8 which were The Stanley Parable and Black Mesa. Also, this'll probably be my last activity on this side of Christmas, so... Merry Christmas!

#10

#17

The Stanley Parable (Ultra Deluxe)

Skyrocketing its way into the Top 10 we have one of the most unique and entertaining games ever created. This year the long awaited ULTRA DELUXE version launched which turned out to be as much of a sequel as a remaster (and technically it’s a remake, complicated stuff) with easily more than double the content of the original, and while this was most certainly what made me reevaluate the game’s placement, retrospectively I think this always belonged up here. It's brilliant, it’s hilarious, it’s Skyrim (#18), it’s Persona 3 (#30), the Stanley Parable is a gift that keeps on giving with too many quotable and memorable bits. Simply too many. And while not all the game’s now nearly 50 endings are created equally (The Broom Closet ending is of course in a league of its own and my personal favorite), there’s bafflingly many clever, creative and hilarious ones in the mix. And despite it being a short game that I have spent less time on over multiple playthroughs than some games take to beat once, I feel a special connection to it, like it’s a nostalgic game I played as a child except it isn’t. If nothing else I’m pretty sure it’s a piece of media that has had a hand in shaping my sense of humor, for better or worse (better, definitely better).

Yoooo twinning