by thesilentgod
2015 was a year in which I had burnout with video games. I still loved them, but I just didn't have it in me to play them in the same frequency or passion that I usually had. This was nothing really to do with the quality of games, but more with my own life. I just could not bring myself to play games for hours at a time. I had a lot of other things going on in my life and I just found games to be one of the opportunity costs in distributing my leisure time among activities and obligations.
Having said that, I have been working on 2015 games in the months and year since, and this list will develop as I play the games of 2015 that caught my eye. My platforms of choice were the PS4 and the PC, although the Xbox One had a few reasons to be turned on and the Wii U was unfortunately languishing in the corner gathering dust.
It probably didn't help that a lot of the games I was most looking forward to this year were disappointing in one way or another, particularly compared to their predecessors. The obvious exception being the game that easily sweeps the GOTY.
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No reason to hold back here, an absolute masterpiece. From its world building and story telling to its depth of gameplay and immersion, this is undoubtedly one of the finest video game experiences I have ever had. I fell in love with its characters and world, and it genuinely pulls you utterly into its setting and makes you feel like you are in the shoes of Geralt, facing the challenges he takes on. This redefined the genre and the possibilities of what a video game can achieve. Whenever I play a game that stuns me I now compare it to the Witcher 3 as the benchmark for how good it actually is.
While not quite the masterpiece that I felt the 2011 Mortal Kombat was, Mortal Kombat X is an incredibly fun and brutal fighting game with a fantastic story mode (probably the 2nd best ever in the genre) and satisfying responsive fights. The multiplayer is more stable than last time and while the roster is unfortunately reduced it remains concentrated and unique. I love Mortal Kombat and this is a damn fine Mortal Kombat game.
A horror experience focused on a group of teenagers being stalked by nefarious entities on a cold dark mountain, this is a game capturing the essence of all the 90's horror films with a similar setting. Plays like Heavy Rain or the Telltale games, but stands out with its gorgeous visuals, surprising story turns and sense of authenticity and dedication to what it is trying to accomplish. Helps that I played it over Halloween weekend. An excellent experience.
Visually stunning with the same outstanding combat and core mechanics of the fantastic Arkham series, but something was lacking in this compared to Asylum and City. The forced inclusion of the batmobile and all the sections involving that were just not what I was looking for in this, and the narrative was disappointing as a follow-up to City. Not at all a bad game, but I still found it deeply disappointing.
I was expecting this to be in contention for GOTY, and was so excited for the next big Bethesda game after Skyrim and a follow-up to the legacy of Fallout 3 and New Vegas, but I was bitterly disappointed. Again, not a bad game, and the combat is the best of the Fallout games to this point. Yet the role playing, the very thing I am here to experience, was much weaker and felt watered down. The world was just less interesting, the spark was lacking, and I just wasn't feeling it on this one.
Its football with cars, not much more to say about it. Ok, it also happens to be elegant in design, easy to play but hard to master cliche is suitable for its mechanics. The online is a pleasure to play, especially with friends, and it is surprisingly satisfying to score in an online match against human opponents. I also got it as part of PSN Gold Membership, so I can't argue with that.
