by frybird
My goodness gracious there have been lots of good games this year.
Making a Top 10 out of them felt unfair, so i made a Top 25 List. Due to lack of infinite time, i have not necessarily finished all of them, but i felt like i get a good enough impression of them to order them.
That said, there have been also a bunch of games i played and may have deserved a spot below, but since i did NOT play them as much as i wanted/needed, i did not feel comfortable to rank them. These games are:
Also, i did not include Remasters/HD-Ports of Games that came out this year that i loved (mainly Journey and Uncharted for PS4) and haven't played before.
With all that said, here's the list in reverse order for maximum excitementation.
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25TH PLACE: It looks a bit plain at times, but Ronin rather successfully combines ideas from games like Mark of The Ninja and Gunpoint to a stylish new thing.
24TH PLACE: Honestly too unforgiving for my tastes, but the neat little references and the multitude of cool edge-of-your-seat moments invite to come back to it any time.
23RD PLACE: One of the much-too-few games that integrate the WiiU Gamepad in a unique and well-designed way that makes physics puzzling fun again.
22ND PLACE: In a time where gaming seems to be all about recording, streaming and sharing what you've done, this seems almost like some sort of commentary. But more than that it's a cool single screen arcade game whose unique hook invites to strategize and act creatively within the given ruleset.
21ST PLACE: Probably would have ranked much higher if the technical performance on PS4 would not be so staggeringly abysmal. A cool, true sandbox experience that rewards player agency and insanity in the most satisfying ways.
20TH PLACE: Nintendo's approach to a Multiplayer shooter is both endearing and somewhat alienating in the way it plays out. But any sign of Splatoon being a bit behind the times is easily forgiven by the addicting nature of the game as well as the fantastic (and free) post-launch support.
19TH PLACE: A bit too similar to it's predecessor, but so close to perfecting Match 3 Gameplay that it's hard to put down the game until it has been beaten.
18TH PLACE: A pretty cool but/and weird mix between deckbuilding, Tabletop RPG and Actiongame that makes up for some flaws in tech and gameplay more than enough thanks to the potentially most underapprechiated game character of 2015.
17TH PLACE: It hardly offers more than than the joy of exploring and moving around, but it knows that perfectly well and fully commits to those strenghts in a game that deserves experiencing.
16TH PLACE: Probably the best Level Editor of all time, inviting, weirdly educational and a fun way to lose some hours in.