Animal Crossing Pocket Camp does both in a pure and wholesome way… I am incredibly thankful for that.” I think too often when we consider which games should be considered “the best” we focus too much on serious debates of artistic merit and complexity of mechanics that we lose sight of what games really are: ways to pass the time and bond with other people. There’s no toxic fanbase there’s only people having a good time together.
Everyone with a phone can get in on it for free, and everyone who has it can laugh over the stuff they’ve built or which animal is their favorite. More than that, it echoes the real-world communal bonding I haven’t experienced since the height of Pokemon Go. Waiting at the doctor’s office, doing the laundry, trying to unwind before bed – all of these moments are now enriched by the fun fluff of catching butterflies, talking to a Texan penguin, and building a rock stage for a bunch of dogs. The distinctive cutesy Animal Crossing aesthetic is suited perfectly to a mobile game, allowing you to pull out your phone and escape to another more adorable world during those brief periods of time when the dreary mundanity of life seeps in. But I’ll be damned if it doesn’t put a smile on my face every time I pick it up. You own a campsite, there are tons of friendly animals out there, and you want to build up the former, and befriend the latter. It’s not a flashy game – indeed it’s very simple. That’s because it may feel like a joke entry, but I’m being dead serious here: no other game in 2017… brought me more consistent joy than Animal Crossing Pocket Camp. “I had to endlessly berate the other editors and TYF staff to get this on the list. Animal Crossing Pocket Camp (2017 – iOS & Android) In the 2010’s we as a people have defined video games, and we’re connected to each other and their creators more than ever before.įor all of its stumbles, the strange developments and incessant noise of the 2010’s, there are moments with our favorite video games that we’ll never forget the feeling of experiencing.ĭISCLAIMER: we did not include free-to-play games on our list, so no, we do not have Fortnite or League of Legends or DOTA 2 or Hearthstone or Apex Legends–Look you get the picture right?Īnyway, there’s so many more games we wanted to put on here that we couldn’t fit, so if you’re interested in talking about those too, chat with us on social media we’d love to hear your stories about your favorite games.ĥ0.
EARLY 2010S NOSTALGIA WEEBSITE PC
We will remember quiet moments like sitting at a PC or with a phone, catching up with a favorite livestreamer, or crushing the final gauntlet of an RPG overnight until you realise the sun is nearly about to rise again. We will remember rowdy moments like a group of friends arguing over a fighting game, laughing together at a comedy games, or trying out virtual reality. Games of the past were remade in stunning modern glory, PC gaming became more accessible than ever, niche franchises found their audiences, and the tools of building games became more approachable than ever, resulting in astounding works of art by independent creators, unimaginable collaborations, and medium defining genre bending.Įveryone who thinks about their favorite video games over such a long period of time are bound to recall a 3DS in hand on a train or long car ride, a headset mic on to squad up over multiplayer online, powering through a newly released adventure game in a room with extra drinks and snacks in hand. Games are now a generation spanning, constantly evolving, creature. It is a chapter that we’ll probably find ourselves revisiting over time, and it is one that we all have a long back catalogue of. Video Games have had their best decade in the history of the medium.
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