deKay's Lofi Gaming

2011: The Games

It’s a little later in the year than usual, but, as is traditional, here’s my list of the best games of 2011. Also as previously noted, this is a list of the best five games I played in 2011, not necessarily those that came out then. As is becoming more common, I’m buying games well after release when they’re cheap. 5. escapeVektor (Wii) Criminally overlooked, this WiiWare gem is a fantastic Painter-type arcade game. I played it from start to finish …

escapeVektor (Wii): COMPLETED!

LOOK AT IT. JUST. LOOK. Now, explain to me why Nnooo hasn’t sold eleventybrazillian copies. Why? Because nobody knows how to access WiiWare stuff on the Wii. Or even that WiiWare stuff exists. Or that their Wii can even connect to the internet. Or even that their Wii can play games that are not Wii Sports and Mario Kart. Which is a huge shame, because games like escapeVektor exist and are AWESOME, yet only seven people know about them. Of …

de Blob 2 (360): COMPLETED!

With Back to the Future out of the way (at least until Telltale decide to actually release the next one) I returned to de Blob 2, which I was previously about a quarter of the way through. It’s really very good. It improves over the first game in several areas, mainly with fewer required “paint these building specific colours” missions, and some great 2D platforming sections. The fact that you can save after any checkpoint is a big improvement too, …

Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)

Due to spending all morning either in bed or playing New Super Mario Bros, I didn’t go Sunday Morning Turnip Buying. So, using the power of DS clock alteration, I magically made it morning again. Hurrah! Didn’t want my savings to dip below 10 million bells, so only withdrew 230,000 with which to buy turnips, which were 96 bells each today. I got loads of post as well – most of it from Nook (items I’ve ordered), but also got …