Data Mine: Video Games in 2016

While reading the January 2016 issue of GameInformer, I stumbled on its Top 50 Games of 2015. As I skimmed the list, I found I hadn't played many games released in 2015... which made me realize I've become one of those old people who "don't have time for video games anymore".

Once I shook that ugly realization, it was evident that most games listed were sequels, collections, remakes, reboots, re-releases, etc. Which wouldn't be a problem if there wasn't an increasing trend of re-purposed content over the past few years. With great concern for the future state of video games, most of which I probably won't play, I put on my miner's hat to dive head first into the data of Wikipedia's video games releases in 2016. 

Please excuse the click bait but the results may shock you!

Odin Sphere: Leifprasir

(Norse) God-fucking-dammit.

Odin Sphere is next in line to receive an HD remake, which excites and frustrates me all the same! I picked up Odin Sphere when it first dropped on the PS2, admittedly because of it's beautiful art. The hand drawn environments and sprites were so alluring on the pages of my GameInformer magazine and even turned out to surpass this beauty in motion. I didn't have too much experience with side-scrolling dungeon crawlers but as a fan of action-RPGs I grew to love the battle system and absolutely loved the alchemy system (I'm actually a huge sucker for games that allow me to channel my inner potion-brewing witch). But the battle system's sudden and sharp increases of difficulty (leading to many-a cheap kill) turned me away from the game...