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Games I've Played This Year: 2016

by colonel_pockets

Hello All,

I've played a lot of games this year. Some of them were released this year and most of them were not. All of these were at least started this year. They don't include the multiplayer games I keep coming back to that were released years ago (Hearthstone, Call of Duty 4 (360 version), Titanfall). The order based on what I think of those games. Most of them were really great!

Here's a list of those games!

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Titanfall 2

1. Titanfall 2

An incredible campaign with possibly the best button prompt of the year along with some the best multiplayer on the Xbox One. Can't recommend this game enough. Please support this!

Doom

2. Doom

Surprise of the year? Maybe, but I probably shouldn't have been surprised based on how Bethesda has handled their 1st person games the last 5 years. An amazing campaign with some of the best music in a game all year. I kept telling myself "man, this is fucking awesome" constantly throughout the campaign and I think that says it all.

Inside

3. Inside

What a weird game! At the surface it seems a lot like Limbo with visuals and the tone, but then at a later part of the game it takes a hard left turn and completely floored me. A lot of the talk of "are games art?" should be centered around this game because every single frame of animation has been looked over and perfected. It's probably the closest thing I've played to a perfect game all year.

Dead Space

4. Dead Space

WOW. There is an intensity to this game that few can match. Even for being an 8 year old game, the environments look outstanding. The atmosphere had me through the whole game. Even if there were some strange turret sections that felt out of place, it's still a fantastic game that is absolutely still worth playing. EA! Please make a new Dead Space.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

5. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

This is an all-time classic according to many people and it didn't disappoint. It still holds up with just about everything. The art style and gameplay are great and the level design is mind blowing.

Rise of the Tomb Raider

6. Rise of the Tomb Raider

Crystal Dynamics really pushed themselves with this one. I thought the first Tomb Raider was overrated. It was OK game with an amazing presentation. In this entry, the gameplay is improved, the world is more open, the characters aren't cardboard cut outs and the graphics are mind blowing. I hope people play this game because it is awesome.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

7. Deus Ex: Human Revolution

A very cool game with terrible boss fights. I loved playing as Adam Jensen and seeing how the world reacts to him. The atmosphere is great even if the faces and some voice acting are not great.

South Park: The Stick of Truth

8. South Park: The Stick of Truth

I don't think South Park is funny. That should have turned me off from this game, but it didn't. There are some moments that made me go "wow, they went there". I loved how when everything was getting super ridiculous, the writers still kept it wrapped in that these kids are out playing a game.

Bloodborne

9. Bloodborne

I played a bit of the first Dark Souls and that's about it. I love the speed of the combat in this game. The world has amazing atmosphere and design. After going through a truck load of enemies while exploring the world, finding a shortcut that leads to the beginning is really cool. I can see why people are so obsessed with From Software's games.

Life Is Strange

10. Life Is Strange

Through the first three episodes, this would have been my GOTY from last year. There are some unbelievable moments in this game. They are jaw dropping and have still stuck with me. It made me feel uncomfortable and I can appreciate that. It is unfortunate once the great mystery is solved, the game just falls off a cliff. Ending a game is hard and this game is no exception to that.

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