Game Of The Year

The intention of Into The Aether has always been to celebrate games we love, and the GOTY episodes are the crystallization of that mission… — The intention of Into The Aether has always been to celebrate games we love, and the GOTY episodes are the crystallization of that mission. This year’s episode simultaneously feels the most unorthodox and the most meaningful. A lot of great games came out this year, despite the lack of immediate…

Whenever I describe my writing style, I often compare it to taking a chainsaw to a block of ice, and then chiseling out the detail… — Whenever I describe my writing style, I often compare it to taking a chainsaw to a block of ice, and then chiseling out the detail afterwards. In a roundabout way, that accurately sums up my 2021 experience, as well as the gaming industry in general. Between the frequent news of…

Another year, another batch of fantastic games I played and decided to write about. — Well, another year, another batch of games I played and decided to write about. Somehow despite all of the manifesting the good people at twitter.com did at the beginning of the year, personally 2021 was uhhhhhh not great and more or less worse than 2020. …

Rob Cooke shares his Top 10 Games of 2021. — Every year I put out a list of my top 10 favourite releases, as much as a means to look back on it myself as a way to recommend games to friends. This time out I had a much tougher time picking my #1, with the top 4 games…

2021 was…a unique year. Not without the same difficulties that came from the year 2020, of course, but 2021 compared to other years before… — 2021 was…a unique year. Not without the same difficulties that came from the year 2020, of course, but 2021 compared to other years before it served as a particularly unique year just on account of the games that were being debuted. As the industry still struggles with the difficulty of…

Another pandemic year down, and another year of staying home 97% of the time. What better way to pass that time than to dive into some new… — Another pandemic year down, and another year of staying home 97% of the time. What better way to pass that time than to dive into some new virtual worlds? …

2021 has been yet again a tremendous year for gaming, with notable games leaving their mark and quite a few indie surprises that showed you… — 2021 has been yet again a tremendous year for gaming, with notable games leaving their mark and quite a few indie surprises that showed you don’t need a huge budget to be successful. Of course there also have been some misses and duds, but all in all, we were treated…

2021 brought with it a lot of games on its own, but which games truly made the last year one to remember for me? — With the holidays wrapping up and 2021 behind us, I found it fitting to take a bit of a look back at the games that had an impact on the last year. Any games that I couldn’t put down, games that made my jaw drop, or even games that I…

Smiling* games. — Smiling* games. Gaming wise this was a good year for them. There’s been a lot of good stuff, but ever since like July it’s been a non-stop feeling of good games coming out. It’s nice. This is the short version of my end of year list, this one (1) will…