by riostarwind
With a new year on the horizon it seems like the time to list out a bunch of games is upon us. I could just do my usual list of 10 but why not highlight pretty much every game new game I played this year? Since I enjoyed playing every new game I played this year for a slightly different reason. So let's start off with a few that didn’t quite break into my top 10.
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Best use of Pikachu This is just a really charming little adventure game. It may not do anything special yet solving crimes with the help of Sherlock Pikachu was amusing. Seeing what Pokemon do in a non battle situation was fun to see too.
2018's Best Yakuza Game It is hard to follow up the amazing Yakuza 0. Yet this one still retains all the charm of this series. Plus I very much like the simpler style of the combat combat although I did miss changing up styles occasionally.
Most Anime Arc System Works animation with fighting games will never not be impressive. Emulating the style of 2D animation into 3D continues to look amazing. Plus the entire presentation just oozes DBZ in every way. If only the single player wasn’t just a grindfest I would have liked it more.
Best Use Of a Luchador Nothing new to see here other than the addition of chicken combat. Which is a great addition and the combat retains a good rhythmic flow that I enjoy. Body slamming fools never gets old to me.
Best chaotic fighting game The pure madness that is 4 player smash just feels great. Items flying everywhere, supers blasting off and assist trophies adding even more stuff to keep up with. That may sound impossible yet it comes off with some fun moments throughout each battle. With Smash Wii U being one of the best this one just improves on what they started there and made it better.
#10 Playground Games haven’t really pushed any sort of limit that made me want to come back and check out their open world racing game since the first Horizon. Much of what was done before remains a constant in this one. Yet it mixes up things visually and in terms of gameplay with the addition of seasons. But really at its core it just remains a fun racing game that straddles the line of real with the unreal well enough that I kept coming back for more.
#9 2 games did something I didn’t think was possible. With this one I couldn’t believe they could change the rage god himself Kratos into a believable very flawed dad. Along with a more strategic combat focus this take on the series was very well done. A new mythology to explore was a welcome addition since it produced some unique moments. Overall this might be the most well rounded game on this list.
#8 Unless you count the fact this is the most well rounded game literally since you play as a hole in the ground. With the real protagonist being BK the racoon who is sending his “Donut” around to take out the entire town. While the gameplay doesn’t mix things up that often it does require some unique uses of the hole other than dropping things into it. Plus all the characters you meet in this game are written well that I enjoy just watching their interactions between levels.
#7 It’s simple, the reason why I like this is that drumming on the Switch touchscreen is fun. This is a rhythm game that has a focus on a variety of Japanese Pop and game soundtracks. It just does that well and that is why it appears on this list.
#6 It really does seem like fighting games have been firing on all cylinders lately. Namco has once again brought back a classic fighting game franchise and made it enjoyable to mash some buttons again. Visually it looks great too although the story mode feels a bit simple compared to the highs of the past. But it makes up with the blandness with a ton of content between short stories for the entire cast and a crazy long custom character story.
