{"id":783,"date":"2022-03-10T12:19:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T12:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/axismobi.com\/blog\/?p=783"},"modified":"2024-07-30T04:20:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T04:20:29","slug":"top-5-games-of-2021-part3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.axismobi.com\/blog\/top-5-games-of-2021-part3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 5 Games of 2021 (PART3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axismobi.com\/blog\/top-5-games-of-2021-part3\/#And_thus_here_we_conclude_the_top_five_games_in_the_year_2021\" >And, thus here we conclude the top five games in the year 2021.\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axismobi.com\/blog\/top-5-games-of-2021-part3\/#11_Before_Your_Eyes\" >11. Before Your Eyes:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axismobi.com\/blog\/top-5-games-of-2021-part3\/#PLAYED_ON_PC\" >PLAYED ON: PC.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axismobi.com\/blog\/top-5-games-of-2021-part3\/#12_Loop_Hero\" >12. Loop Hero:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axismobi.com\/blog\/top-5-games-of-2021-part3\/#PLAYED_ON_PC-2\" >PLAYED ON: PC<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axismobi.com\/blog\/top-5-games-of-2021-part3\/#13_Genesis_Noir\" >13. Genesis Noir:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axismobi.com\/blog\/top-5-games-of-2021-part3\/#PLAYED_ON_Xbox_One_Switch_PC\" >PLAYED ON: Xbox One, Switch, PC.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axismobi.com\/blog\/top-5-games-of-2021-part3\/#14_Monster_Hunter_Rise\" >14. Monster Hunter Rise:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axismobi.com\/blog\/top-5-games-of-2021-part3\/#PLAYED_ON_Switch\" >PLAYED ON: Switch.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axismobi.com\/blog\/top-5-games-of-2021-part3\/#15Ratchet_Clank_Rift_Apart\" >15.Ratchet &amp; Clank: Rift Apart:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axismobi.com\/blog\/top-5-games-of-2021-part3\/#PLAYED_ON_PlayStation_5\" >PLAYED ON: PlayStation 5.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_thus_here_we_conclude_the_top_five_games_in_the_year_2021\"><\/span>And, thus here we conclude the top five games in the year 2021.\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_Before_Your_Eyes\"><\/span>11. Before Your Eyes:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"Before Your Eyes game\" src=\"https:\/\/axismobi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/post-11-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Before Your Eyes game, best games, top games, top 5 gaming, games top, 5 games, greatest games, games 2021, 2021 games, best games 2021, top games 2021, best games of 2021, top 5 mobile games, top 5 best games, game best game, games top games\n\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PLAYED_ON_PC\"><\/span><strong>PLAYED ON: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MR5ZGo\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PC<\/a>.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Before Your Eyes should not be dismissed as a gimmick. Yes, it&#8217;s one of the blinking games\u2014the one where you physically play by blinking your eyelids in front of a webcam\u2014but there&#8217;s a lot more to it than that. The game has a touch of Pixar&#8217;s Soul combined with the everyday misery of something like Death of a Salesman, with its concentration on a freshly deceased man&#8217;s passage into the hereafter. While gaming it looks back on the main character&#8217;s reasonably ordinary life and the significant connections that affected it, and the tale is typically well-told enough to avoid the cheap, maudlin sentimentality you might anticipate from it.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>The blinking adds more power to the game than you may think, but if you don&#8217;t want to use your camera, you can always play it using a mouse instead. Before Your Eyes is a minor, and gives silent gaming experience with a big emotional punch. \u2014Martin, Garrett.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_Loop_Hero\"><\/span><strong>12. Loop Hero:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"loop hero game\" src=\"https:\/\/axismobi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/post-12-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Loop hero game, best games, top games, top 5 gaming, games top, 5 games, greatest games, games 2021, 2021 games, best games 2021, top games 2021, best games of 2021, top 5 mobile games, top 5 best games, game best game, games top games\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PLAYED_ON_PC-2\"><\/span><strong>PLAYED ON: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MR5ZGo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PC<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>Loop Hero<\/em>\u00a0is a roguelike, a deck builder and an RPG with the cadence and looks like one of the tower defence games, wrapped in a grim but simplistic &#8217;90s PC game aesthetic. It&#8217;s a mashup that feels like it shouldn&#8217;t work because that sentence I just wrote sounds preposterously. Instead,\u00a0<em>Loop Hero<\/em>\u00a0gives a magnificent gaming experience. While it may seem unengaging because it effectively plays itself, it prompts the player to look at gameplay from another angle, namely a more systems-driven one. I realized why that is a rewarding aspect of those games for a person like me, who doesn&#8217;t craft &#8220;builds&#8221; in RPGs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Now I spend half my time in\u00a0<em>Loop Hero<\/em>, making numbers go up and making optimizations I would never have before embarking on another loop.&#8221;\u2014<em>Moises Taveras.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13_Genesis_Noir\"><\/span>13. Genesis Noir:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"Genesis Noir game\" src=\"https:\/\/axismobi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/post-13-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Genesis Noir game, best games, top games, top 5 gaming, games top, 5 games, greatest games, games 2021, 2021 games, best games 2021, top games 2021, best games of 2021, top 5 mobile games, top 5 best games, game best game, games top games\n\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PLAYED_ON_Xbox_One_Switch_PC\"><\/span><strong>PLAYED ON: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40jxqfh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xbox One<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40xyBbb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Switch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MR5ZGo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PC<\/a>.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Genesis Noir is a cosmic gaming point-and-click mystery about the meaning of existence, the tragedy of death, the birth of the cosmos, and, of course, jazz. Yes, it&#8217;s pompous, yet it works in a way that draws you in rather than pushes you away. It has big aims and isn&#8217;t hesitant to go all-in on them, with a deftness and forethought that makes even the most obscure choice land with power. It&#8217;s also the most visually appealing game of the year, with a noir-ish black-and-white colour scheme punctuated by flashes of colour, fantastic character designs, and an ambient jazz soundscape that matches it wonderfully.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s one of the year&#8217;s most gorgeous and fascinating games.&#8221; \u2014Martin, Garrett.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14_Monster_Hunter_Rise\"><\/span>14. Monster Hunter Rise:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"Monster Hunter Rise\" src=\"https:\/\/axismobi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/post-14-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Monster Hunter Rise, best games, top games, top 5 gaming, games top, 5 games, greatest games, games 2021, 2021 games, best games 2021, top games 2021, best games of 2021, top 5 mobile games, top 5 best games, game best game, games top games\n\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PLAYED_ON_Switch\"><\/span><strong>PLAYED ON: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40xyBbb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Switch<\/a>.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Monster Hunter World came close, but Monster Hunter Rise seems like the first game in Capcom&#8217;s hit franchise to offer something more than the same old monster hunting. The rise has a natural world with fleshed-out characters, making it enjoyable gaming to visit even if you&#8217;re not seeking to fight some creatures. When you do decide to go on the hunt, the well-organized quest system allows it to fit nicely into your hectic schedule\u2014you can pick up the controller and know you&#8217;ll be able to complete a task in under a half-hour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s a role-playing game that doesn&#8217;t take up your entire day, which is precisely what we need these days.&#8221; \u2014Martin, Garrett.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"15Ratchet_Clank_Rift_Apart\"><\/span>15.Ratchet &amp; Clank: Rift Apart:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"Ratchet &amp; Clank: Rift Apart\" src=\"https:\/\/axismobi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/post-15-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ratchet &amp; Clank: Rift Apart, best games, top games, top 5 gaming, games top, 5 games, greatest games, games 2021, 2021 games, best games 2021, top games 2021, best games of 2021, top 5 mobile games, top 5 best games, game best game, games top games\n\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PLAYED_ON_PlayStation_5\"><\/span><strong>PLAYED ON: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/41g95bt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlayStation 5<\/a>.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Rift Apart, the first valid reason to acquire a PlayStation 5 is an improvement on a model that&#8217;s worked for 19 years. It&#8217;s striking and endearing. It doesn&#8217;t take itself too seriously, but it will discuss trauma and disability and problems of belonging and impostor syndrome in fundamental ways to communicate to children while being honest enough to resonate with adults. And, while being utterly predictable, it manages to be genuinely humorous at moments, weaving stereotype to cliche in a tapestry wrapped in other tropes. It&#8217;s a basic game, yet it&#8217;s shockingly sincere and sympathetic. This charm and empathy propel this enormous showy sci-fi frolic forward and help elevate the movie beyond a basic comedy.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>This charm and empathy propel this enormous showy sci-fi frolic forward and help elevate the movie beyond a basic comedy. Rift Apart has a heart that the Guardians of the Galaxy never had. \u2014Lacina, Dia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And, thus here we conclude the top five games in the year 2021.\u00a0 11. Before Your Eyes: PLAYED ON: PC. 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