Cyber Shadow

Rich Meister's Top 10 Games of 2021

Rich Meister's Top 10 Games of 2021

What a year. 2021 has been arguably the best year and a string of horrible years. Sure, we’ve still got that whole pandemic thing, and our country’s moral and financial integrity is crumbling from the inside out, but VIDEO GAMES! Also, that Spider-man movie was really good.

Despite the horrible odds, I’ve made it through another calendar year as Sword Chomp’s EIC, and I played a lot of really cool games. Tons of people said there weren’t many good games this year; those people are dumb as shit. Here are the ten games I thought kicked the most ass in 2021.

Shea Layton's Top 10 Games of 2021

Shea Layton's Top 10 Games of 2021

How do you sum up gaming in 2021? It was absolutely wild, filled with delays, developers and publishers being ousted for being terrible organizations filled with trash culture and management, and ongoing difficulties of being able to find a next-gen console for purchase. Despite all of these issues, there was A LOT to be pleased about this year when it comes to gaming. Even though we saw a healthy number of AAA games being delayed, that paved the way for smaller and indie games to get more spotlight shone on them.

Review: Cyber Shadow

Review: Cyber Shadow

Shovel Knight is a masterpiece; An homage to Megaman and 2-D platformers of the past that made Yacht Club Games a recognizable name in the industry. Because of this success and my love of Shovel Knight, I knew it would be right up my alley when Cyber Shadow was announced. Yacht Club may not have developed it, but they saw enough promise in what developer Arane Hunziker was doing over at Mechanical Head Games to slap their publishing label on it, and I can confidently say they picked a winner.