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Bastion

1. Bastion

ONE OF THE TWO GAMES I WOULD CONSIDER TRULY AND OBJECTIVELY FLAWLESS, HENCE NUMERO UNO THE OTHER GAME IS CAVE STORY. FUCK NICALIS

Doom

2. Doom

THE RETURN OF A LEGENDARY SERIES AND A STUDIO SHOWING THAT THEY NEVER TRULY LEFT THE GAME

Devil May Cry 5

3. Devil May Cry 5

THE OTHER RETURN OF A LEGENDARY SERIES (AT LEAST TO ME), DOOM ONLY GOES OVER BECAUSE IT HAS SO MUCH MORE HISTORY. HONESTLY I'D PROBABLY CONSIDER THEM A TIE BUT WHATEVER

Total War: Warhammer II

4. Total War: Warhammer II

NOT ONLY IS THIS A GRAND RETURN TO THE OLD WORLD SETTING ABANDONED BY GAMES WORKSHOP, IT WAS ALSO THE SUB-SERIES THAT REVIVED THE SPIRIT OF A STUDIO GETTING BURNT OUT BY ENDLESS HISTORICAL WARGAMES

Fallout: New Vegas

5. Fallout: New Vegas

PERHAPS THE LAST GREAT WESTERN RPG (TO ME, I DON'T CARE FOR WITCHER OR WHATEVER THE FUCK), AND ALSO IT'S AN ACTUAL WESTERN. LAYERS, LIKE AN ONION

Warhammer: Vermintide 2

6. Warhammer: Vermintide 2

NO OTHER GAME HAS MANAGED TO PORTRAY SUCH A BRUTAL AND IMPACTFUL MELEE COMBAT SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY IN AN FPS THE RATS WILL NEVER STOP

Dark Souls III

7. Dark Souls III

OF THE THREE, I CONSIDER THIS TO BE THE BEST TUNED AND MOST MEMORABLE

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

8. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

IMO THE BEST GAME PLATINUM HAS EVER MADE, AS I CONSIDER DMC THE BETTER SERIES COMPARED TO BAYONETTA DUE TO PERSONAL TASTES IN THEIR COMBAT SYSTEMS. MGR, HOWEVER, HAS ITS OWN STYLE AND GIMMICKS THAT TRULY ELEVATE IT AS A WONDER IN THE GENRE

Diablo III

9. Diablo III

EVEN WITH THE META BEING SUPER FUCKED, RELEASE DIABLO 3 HAD A CADENCE AND SPECTACLE THAT I CONSIDER A PARADIGM SHIFT FOR ACTION RPGS. IT ONLY GOT BETTER OVER TIME, AND I CONSIDER MODERN D3 TO BE THE GOLD STANDARD OF HOW AN ARPG SHOULD PLAY AND FEEL

XCOM 2

10. XCOM 2

ANOTHER CULT CLASSIC BROUGHT TO MODERN DAY, XCOM2 MAKES IT TO THIS LIST DUE TO FIRAXIS STREAMLINING THE CORE GAMEPLAY OF A TACTICAL SQUAD RPG FOR A FASTER BUT NO LESS ENGAGING AND EXCITING FLOW