GOTY 2020

Let's not talk about how big of a shit pie this year has been, ok? Let's think about how we should have a better appreciation of everything.

Let's talk about the games I appreciated this year... some more than others. This year was kind of dry for new games, at least for me. I spent a lot of time with older games and digging through Game Pass. I'm posting this before Cyberpunk 2077 even releases and therefore it won't be on this list. I don't mind that given that it is releasing so late and that's ok.(Update: the list is better off with out Cyberpunk 2077 as it turns out.)

So here are the games NOT released in 2020 that I played. In no particular order...

• Children of Morta - This is a fun and sometimes frustrating game. The thing I liked least about it was that it is run based. That's me though and not the game. I preferred to play with the bow character but sometimes it was satisfying to get up in there with the mashy mashy characters. I would recommend playing this game.
• World War Z - It's an enjoyable but forgettable shooter. I played solo and offline maybe its more fun online, I don't know and don't care to find out. I don't regret playing the game but also don't think anybody needs to play it. I couldn't even tell you what happened in the story or how it ended.
• Ryse: Son of Rome - Ok, confession. I played this on PC some time ago because it was super cheap. I played it again because it was on Game Pass and had achievements. Yes, I'm ashamed of myself but I still don't think it's a bad game. Go play it and let's discuss.
• Halo: Reach - Another confession... this is my favorite Halo game. Anybody can argue that with me and it won't change my mind. I thoroughly enjoyed playing it again and it looked beautiful on PC. I'd play it again and would suggest others to do as well.
• Borderlands 3 - I got talked into this by a buddy and he subsequently bailed playing it with me. Thanks man. What didn't bail on me was the game itself. It was Borderlands. That's not a bad thing. It had moment that I rolled my eyes at but it had more moments that I had fun with. Go ahead and play on in this one.
• Dying Light - Same friend, same bail. Never went back to it. Do with it what you will. Seemed to have something but not for me.
• Darksiders 3 - For fuck's sake, never play this game. It's bad. The more I played it the worse it got. Game Pass did me a solid when they pulled it during my play through. Again, never play this game.
• Darksiders Genesis - I like this game because it reminds me of Diablo 3, which I loved. This game... not so much. It's interesting but just has some mechanical issues that I don't care fore. If you have Game Pass try it, if you don't you can pass.

That's about it. I jumped in and out of some other games but none that I spent significant time with or at least not enough that I feels worth mentioning. That is unless you want to talk about online solitaire.