by jones24
Man oh man what a year. Let's not get into anything but I'm happy I got through. Enjoyed working with games this year and got a lot out of gaming.
First the housekeeping:
Games from earlier years that were important to me in 2018:
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It was the best game of the year, in a year that looked pretty quiet since I didn't catch many of the best indies and haven't had time to play RDR2. Loved the look and the Nordic setting sits very well with a Finn who loves hiking and spending time outdoors. Liked the gameplay and I got positively surprised by the characters of Atreus and Kratos. Having very little woman representation was a shame and the world felt like a collection of hallways which I didn't always like. But still, Sony nailed it with another spring time exclusive in the vein of Horizon.
Part of my freelancing work is reviewing games, and this was the best game I was assigned to review. Loved the very Yakuza story and all the content. The very small problems that I have with this game are the focus only on Kiriyu and the fighting system that lacked any depth. But other than those points, it was really good and more Yakuza in all the good ways.
Just got this for Christmas and only had time to play about the half of it. Hitman in 2016 was my GOTY and this is a very very good sequel. I'm having fun and will love to talk with my friend about all the elusive targets and other ongoing parts this game will have.
Got this with my Xbox One X upgrade and I've gotten about half way through. It looks really good at 4K and the HDR colors are the best I've seen after God of War. Love the setting since I've seen some of the places myself and I skipped a few entries in this series after Black Flag, so I'm not bored with the gameplay. The story seems kind of interesting, and it'll be fun to see how much I can actually influence the outcome. BTW Kassandra is a really good character.
At least 70 hours on PS4 and 30 on PC. Got the review code for PS4 but had to buy it on PC just to get the better visuals. It has made F1 really enjoyable. The simulation is finally simulation enough and the career mode is really solid. I will continue to loose literal days to this game hoping to make it to an actual racing league. And it made me follow actual F1 again, so mission accomplished FIA and Codemasters.
The other really good game I was assigned to review. And man I loved it. The PC port is awesome and it looks really good on Xbox One X. The cars selection is good and the game world feels authentic in just the right way. Sucks that I haven't had time to play more of it, but I will return to Horizon Festival at some point, that is a promise.
It came bundled with my Xbox One X and it's totally serviceable as a "I'll just play this for an hour before going to bed or something" -game. I haven't gotten into a Battlefield game after BF4, and this feels just fine. The visuals and sound alone make it a fun thing to play with the Xbox One X and a good TV. But can't give a more hardcore analysis on this, since I try to just turn my brain off while I enjoy the game.
This was also something I reviewed. I love strategy games and this got me thinking about seriously getting into Total War games. Haven't gotten around to that yet, but maybe. The game is a really good smaller scale Total War, that would serve as a great entry point into the series if it had better tutorials.
Number two on the biggest surprises list just after God of War. It's good for shorter sessions and was very simple fun to play. Unfortunately a lack of content prevented it succeeding better. Catch it from the PS+ games while you still can!
A okay sequel to a game that is very good mindless (hehe) fun. Just turn a podcast or video on to the other screen and it's zombie killing time. Totally fine and improved the first game in a few good ways. Maybe I'll start another colony when I need a game to kill time with.