Lee-Mon's Gaming Misadventures
Damn isn't that a creative title? I love it.
Here you can find some info about the games I like, why I like them, and perhaps some essential things you need to know if you want to play these games too.
Needless to say, this site is under construction.
Nuclear Throne
Nuclear Throne is a fast-paced 2D shooter where you get to shoot a bunch of mutant creatures. It's set in a post-apocalyptic world, as in, humanity is extinct and monsters now roam the wastelands.
It's an unforgiving, yet very fun game, where player skill is the primary thing that influences how far you'll get. It's pretty cheap on Steam, though it never really goes on sale, but trust me, it's worth the full price.
For more information, visit the main article I wrote for Nuclear Throne (work in progress).
Worms Armageddon
I've played this game for 2 decades, and it remains as fun as it was in the beginning. The reason is that every round is unique, and the experience is different with every single person you play against.
In Worms Armageddon, you assume control of an army of up to 8 worms, and your goal is (usually) to attack and defeat the enemy team(s). Gameplay is turn-based, there's a decent amount of skill and strategy involved, and lots of goofy things can happen thanks to its physics system and great weapon variety. It can become absolutely hilarious. You can give your team of Worms a custom team name, you can also name each of the 8 worms, and you can set a flag, grave, voice, and team weapon on them.
The basic way of playing is with the default Intermediate scheme, on a randomly-generated map, and against either the computer or a buddy. It supports up to 6 players in a single game. You can play either locally by sharing the same computer, or online through Wormnet (or directly through IP and port forwarding, but that's not common).
When I started playing this game, it was rather basic, but thanks to the work of Deadcode, CyberShadow, and countless other community members, it became the best Worms game available, thanks to a plethora of fixes that made it possible to run the game on a modern computer, and also thanks to the huge amount of community-created content available.
You can load custom, giant maps, you can create many different schemes, you can agree with other players to play in a certain way, you can challenge someone to a race, or a forts game, and so many other things. A brief description won't do this game justice. There's so many ways to play that each one deserves a page of its own. Check out the Worms2D wiki to learn more.
You can buy Worms Armageddon on Steam, or if you'd prefer a DRM-free solution, you can purchase it on GOG. The great thing about the GOG version is that it's on par with Steam, and you can even install your copy on a different computer, with no restrictions. It's yours to keep.
In my opinion, Worms Armageddon is the perfect party game. Navigating the controls can be difficult at first, but with a little assistance, you can learn in a few minutes and start blasting away at everyone else. I insist, it's a really funny game too due to all the random things that can happen. It's also a good way to chat with someone. The built-in chat system is kinda barebones, but it works, and you can talk to the other players in the room while waiting for your next turn.
Super Puyo Puyo Tsuu
This colorful game is part of the Puyo Puyo series, where the goal is to clear the pieces (called Puyos) that constantly fall on your board, by grouping 4 or more of the same color together. Doing this sends garbage to your opponent. Once either player's board fills up to the top (the 3rd column specifically), they lose and the other player claims the win.
By grouping colors together in a certain way, you can set off a chain reaction, or combo for simplicity, which yields a score bonus and sends more and more garbage to your opponent. The bigger the chain, the more garbage you send. It quickly becomes very deadly.
You probably know this game by some other name, like Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, or perhaps Kirby's Avalanche. These are reskins of the first Puyo Puyo game. Super Puyo Puyo Tsuu is the SNES port of Puyo Puyo Tsu, the second installment of the series and the one that would define it forever.
Puyo Puyo Tsu introduces mechanics not present in the first game, with the most important being nuisance offsetting, or in simpler terms, countering your opponent's attacks with a combo of your own. In the first game, getting a 4 or 5-chain first is the way to win, but here, you can counter a big chain with a chain of your own. This results in some pretty epic combat situations when two equally-skilled players try to out-chain their opponent.