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Best of 2019

by mnemoidian

2019 was another year of pain and sorrow, in a series of bad years. For a significant part of the year I could not muster playing games, so it's been a bit of a drought anyway.

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Death Stranding

1. Death Stranding

I get it. A lot of people don't like this game. I don't care. It's another game I can't defend, but the meditations on loneliness in this game speaks to me. It's wonky, and despite it's amazing quality, you can really see the seams and struggles of this pretty newly set up team. And yes, there are other problems with it. I acknowledge that, but I still think there's other things that makes it such a strong experience. That said, it didn't hit me as strongly as MGSV did.

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2. Control

Basically tied for first. I really like Control. I feel like it's the first time that one of Remedy's game really clicks with me. And that Ashtray maze. And... all that other stuff.

Beat Saber

3. Beat Saber

Feels like the game I spent the most time with in 2019, but I guess that's not true. This is the most excited I've been about VR in some time.

Tom Clancy's The Division 2

4. Tom Clancy's The Division 2

Bias, obviously, but I like this a lot, and I wish I had spent more time with it. Maybe in 2020?

Slay the Spire

5. Slay the Spire

Great deckbuilding Roguelite!

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

6. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Great Metroidvania.

Hades

7. Hades

Great roguelite!

Untitled Goose Game

8. Untitled Goose Game

I wanted to love this a lot more than I actually did. Still, HONK!

Ape Out

9. Ape Out

Basically tied with Goose Game, but I've been making more jokes about Goose Game more, so that wins. I love the music, I love the art, and I love how it works. But I lost my save, and I didn't start over.

Children of Morta

10. Children of Morta

Pretty great, like the storytelling, bit of a light roguelite.