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3: Bit.Trip Runner
One button is pretty much as simple as gaming gets, and just like bubble wrap it’s insanely addictive. Bit.Trip Runner lies right on the far end of the gameplay-story spectrum, having no instructions but to run, keep running and avoid obstacles. The procedurally generated music is a ton of fun and it’s most certainly one of those games which will have you saying “just one more level” for days at a time.
The one glaring omission for me is Kirby’s Epic Yarn. Ridiculously easy to play, impossible to die, and so charming I didn’t need difficulty to keep my attention.
I remember back when Luigi’s Mansion came out, EGM thought its dual-stick control scheme wasn’t intuitive because it was odd moving with one stick and aiming the vacuum with the other. Years later CoD is the biggest franchise in the world and LM 2 would have controlled even better with a second stick. Smh…