Baldurs Gate 3 and it isn’t that close, I really liked Tears of the Kingdom and finally getting to Cyberpunk too though
Yeah, I was absolutely astounded by how good BG3 was. It blew my other picks out of the water
Same for me. 650 hours in I’ve got the platinum trophy and golden dice and I started a new character yesterday (gith paladin) because there is still stuff i havent seen.
Wow, thought I’d be in the majority with this but Baldur’s Gate 3.
Followed closely by HiFi Rush and Sea of Stars.
Disco Elysium for sure. The story enraptured me and the characters had so much depth
Yeah, enjoyed quite a few games this year, but nothing got into my head quite like DE. I hope so bad that we could expect some kind of follow-up to that masterpiece.
Dave the Diver
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I was surprised how much I loved Hogwarts Legacy. I am not a big Potter fan, but this game really nailed that Universe. Even just wandering around aimlessly was journey of whimsical discovery. I have ToTK, BG3 and Cyberpunk 2077 all on the menu this year, but Hogwarts got the majority of time played by a long shot.
The broom flight was just stellar.
Favorite so far was probably Talos Principle 2. It was excellent, best movie of the year. And the puzzles were fun too.
I loved Talos Principle 2.
I didn’t realise it was out already! Hoping for a VR version though. The first one was amazing like that.
Final Fantasy 7: Remake. I now understand what all the fuss was about and why it’s probably the most famous out of them all (I might be wrong on that). I haven’t played the original so this was a great introduction.
FF7 (original) is famous because it was a huge jump from 2d pixel to 3d models. The original iteration had tank controls, and the game was long. But largely empty and slowed down by random encounters.
The new one changed the story dramatically. The next game will further deviate from the original.
Huh, well I still like the remake nonetheless. I’m planning on playing it after the story is completed but thats going to be a while.
For sure. I loved the new one and I like what they’re doing with the story. Feels appropriate.
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I loved this game. Still looking at the DLC. Control, Dave the Diver, and Heretics Fork are keeping me busy
Definitely CrossCode, I didn’t expect to love it as much as I did. I still need to play the DLC.
It’s so amazingly polished!
Absolutely Disco Elysium. I don’t think there will ever be another game like it
Honourable mention to Quake 2 remaster for being mindless fun
Seconding Disco Elysium. A lot of the ways I think about addiction are forever changed after playing that game.
Yes I agree. Especially the almost reasonable, even kind, voices telling you to use for your own good. That reminded me of the process of quitting after the worst of the withdrawal symptoms are gone - the next boss is your own mind and all its reasoning faculties telling you to go back
Diddy Kong Racing.
Nice. I started Ratchet & Clank on PCSX2 yesterday. Holy hell is that Emulator a work of art. The graphical options for the emu make that PS2 game still shine and the gameplay is lotsa fun. Sadly the libretro core for Retroarch/Emulationstation bugged out for me and was slow compared to standalone PCSX2.
Also I’m still puzzled how it’s possible there are so many retro-achievements for so many games. I looked up how to implement them and it’s really complicated. I totally underestimated how big the retro games scene still is. I really want to get into the netplay thing.
Lingo. It tickles my brain in wonderful ways. I’m currently working through the custom level Liduongo, sequel to an earlier map named Duolingo, and I continue to be surprised, delighted, and utterly perplexed.
It’s a rules-based puzzler that doesn’t tell you the rules buried in a confusing labyrinth. The only downside is that it requires a strong grasp of English, limiting its audience.
Lingo was amazing! My husband and I played through it together; he’s better at 3d navigation so he navigated, and I’m better at word games, and we had a blast. We should try some of the custom maps!
I was certainly behind the curve here, but Horizon Zero Dawn! I was expecting some vagely Zelda like adventure RPG (and it was), but the story was so much more compelling than I expected. What a memorable game! I even got a second hand PS4 to play the sequel on… which I haven’t for like 6 months now. >_< (Too many other things to do!)
I played it thrice on PS4. Got the free DLC and played the DLC twice. It’s such a powerful idea to have simple attack/dodge scheme and fight all kinds of machines even on Ultra Hard mode. The story is just OK, predictable.
The sequel, hmm, can’t say it’s even mediocre.
‘I lost my old equipments in the bag.’
Grow up, writers. We’re not five.
They added more moves in combat but I don’t like it.
The world is big and boring. I feel like to explore it before the main plot even begins but only for old time’s sake.
Oh, and don’t have too high expectation on playing it with good performance on PS4.
Cyberpunk 2077. Was sad when it ended will need to grab PL as by accounts it’s even better.
Got PL for my birthday this year and I’ll list it for this post.
I finally took the time and played through the souls series. I’m still going through 3 right now but they are all great games (2 less so). I’m not a complete stranger to the series (I’ve beaten Bloodborne, Demon’s Souls, Elden Ring, and Sekiro) but I’ve never actually sat through the main series. Gotta say it did not disappoint. DS2 had some moments that were a slog but even with the dip in quality it’s still a great game, just the worst of the Souls-like games.
Also been playing BG3 and Disco Elysium in between.
Next few years are gonna have a lot to compete with in terms of the sheer quality of games I waited to play until this year.
