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GAF Games of the Year 2015 - Voting Thread [LAST DAY FOR VOTING]
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1. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt ; The combination of solid open-world combat, unparalleled world design, and writing of a quality that has never been seen in a game of this magnitude much less any game combine to create what may dethrone Morrowind as my favorite game of all time.
2. Ori and the Blind Forest ; Without a doubt the most visually stunning game of the year, and almost certainly the best-looking 2D game in history. Fortunately it's every bit as much of a joy to play as it is to look at. It's a game that gives you endlessly compelling powers and wonderfully precise control and challenges you to take on what it can dish out.
3. Life is Strange ; An ultimately underdeveloped ending does not stop this game from accomplishing great things. It takes the formula Telltale has used to such great mainstream success, and goes somewhere worth visiting for a while.
4. Rise of the Tomb Raider ; This game was frequently jaw-dropping on XB1 which for all my anticipation was not something I was expecting. The fleshed-out areas to explore, raid, and hunt really made the reboot installment look like a warmup for Crystal Dynamics. On top of that, the plot was excellent and supported by some genuinely exceptional sidestories tied to collectibles that made exploring every tomb and valley worthwhile.
5. Halo 5: Guardians ; Probably my longest-running love affair with games is with this franchise, and I could not be happier that I'm playing the best game in the series in 2016. 343 found their voice with Halo 5 crafting a confident campaign with superb level design and a setup of the most interesting plotline in the franchise so far while introducing a cast of awesome new characters. This is all tied together by the biggest step up for the franchise's core gameplay in series history. I can't go back to the old games now. It just doesn't feel right, and multiplayer support is going to keep me playing until Halo 6 is in my hands.
6. Rocket League ; It's a damn fine video game. I loved playing shitty soccer with friends on Excitebike 64, and Rocket League fleshes that idea out beautifully. Just a good old fun game to go with all these entertainment media powerhouses.
7. Dying Light ; Ever since Modern Warfare 2 when I would haul ass around the map knifing people with the Commando perk I've loved parkour and enhanced movement in games. Dying Light does this so well while building on the things I loved about Dead Island. The story is laugh out loud stupid at times, but in an entertaining way and it's the gameplay you're here for which delivers in spades.
8. Smite ; I really couldn't get into any MOBA's on PC, but I started messing with Smite on XB1 over the Summer. Soon enough, my friends and I were having nightly sessions. It has its issues to be sure, but it is damn fun nonetheless. I love the layer of accessibility the use of gods familiar to most people adds to what is otherwise a daunting genre even for the initiated. Despite some technical issues, it is clearly a game that is receiving a lot of love from its developer and the community of fans. I'm hoping to dabble a bit more when Halo 5 isn't consuming my competitive multiplayer time.
9. Bloodborne ; It's a little bit different than Souls fans are accustomed to, and unfortunately a lot of the changes I found to be less than impressive. Fact is, these games are often more compelling than most other games at their lower points. The narrowing of focus to one combat style as well as some real shortcomings in the visual design department made From Software's latest effort not quite as memorable. It didn't live up to my expectations, but it turns out that still leaves it in good company on this list.
10. Metal Gear Solid V ; The Phantom Pain[/B]; It's a shocking game that does some amazing things with its gameplay and mechanics. Unfortunately, it was extremely disappointing as the last real hurrah for the series. Level design, game structure, storytelling, and other problems work against it. Regardless, the achievements in gameplay design cannot be ignored.
2. Ori and the Blind Forest ; Without a doubt the most visually stunning game of the year, and almost certainly the best-looking 2D game in history. Fortunately it's every bit as much of a joy to play as it is to look at. It's a game that gives you endlessly compelling powers and wonderfully precise control and challenges you to take on what it can dish out.
3. Life is Strange ; An ultimately underdeveloped ending does not stop this game from accomplishing great things. It takes the formula Telltale has used to such great mainstream success, and goes somewhere worth visiting for a while.
4. Rise of the Tomb Raider ; This game was frequently jaw-dropping on XB1 which for all my anticipation was not something I was expecting. The fleshed-out areas to explore, raid, and hunt really made the reboot installment look like a warmup for Crystal Dynamics. On top of that, the plot was excellent and supported by some genuinely exceptional sidestories tied to collectibles that made exploring every tomb and valley worthwhile.
5. Halo 5: Guardians ; Probably my longest-running love affair with games is with this franchise, and I could not be happier that I'm playing the best game in the series in 2016. 343 found their voice with Halo 5 crafting a confident campaign with superb level design and a setup of the most interesting plotline in the franchise so far while introducing a cast of awesome new characters. This is all tied together by the biggest step up for the franchise's core gameplay in series history. I can't go back to the old games now. It just doesn't feel right, and multiplayer support is going to keep me playing until Halo 6 is in my hands.
6. Rocket League ; It's a damn fine video game. I loved playing shitty soccer with friends on Excitebike 64, and Rocket League fleshes that idea out beautifully. Just a good old fun game to go with all these entertainment media powerhouses.
7. Dying Light ; Ever since Modern Warfare 2 when I would haul ass around the map knifing people with the Commando perk I've loved parkour and enhanced movement in games. Dying Light does this so well while building on the things I loved about Dead Island. The story is laugh out loud stupid at times, but in an entertaining way and it's the gameplay you're here for which delivers in spades.
8. Smite ; I really couldn't get into any MOBA's on PC, but I started messing with Smite on XB1 over the Summer. Soon enough, my friends and I were having nightly sessions. It has its issues to be sure, but it is damn fun nonetheless. I love the layer of accessibility the use of gods familiar to most people adds to what is otherwise a daunting genre even for the initiated. Despite some technical issues, it is clearly a game that is receiving a lot of love from its developer and the community of fans. I'm hoping to dabble a bit more when Halo 5 isn't consuming my competitive multiplayer time.
9. Bloodborne ; It's a little bit different than Souls fans are accustomed to, and unfortunately a lot of the changes I found to be less than impressive. Fact is, these games are often more compelling than most other games at their lower points. The narrowing of focus to one combat style as well as some real shortcomings in the visual design department made From Software's latest effort not quite as memorable. It didn't live up to my expectations, but it turns out that still leaves it in good company on this list.
10. Metal Gear Solid V ; The Phantom Pain[/B]; It's a shocking game that does some amazing things with its gameplay and mechanics. Unfortunately, it was extremely disappointing as the last real hurrah for the series. Level design, game structure, storytelling, and other problems work against it. Regardless, the achievements in gameplay design cannot be ignored.
1. Life is Strange ; My favorite game of 2015. The story is Degrassi meets Twin Peaks meets Twilight Zone.
2. Rocket League ; One of the most addicting games of the year.
3. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ; Excellent open world gameplay.
4. Bloodborne ; Gaming perfection
5. Splatoon ; An excellent multiplayer shooter from Nintendo.
2. Rocket League ; One of the most addicting games of the year.
3. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ; Excellent open world gameplay.
4. Bloodborne ; Gaming perfection
5. Splatoon ; An excellent multiplayer shooter from Nintendo.
1. DiRT Rally ; To understand how important game release this is for a niche genre, you have to be pretty deep into sim racing. The previous game anyone sane would call a great rally game was released in 2004, over 11 years ago. That's a pretty long time for any popular genre to exist without a good new game, wouldn't you say? What's almost as remarkable is how they released the game. No fanfare, no hype, no pre-order crap. Codemasters simply announced and released the game in early access at the same time with an exact schedule for new content every month and they stuck to that schedule precisely. We've had the full game for about a month now and all I want is more, more and more! Milk me, take my money and create us even more new special stages! Hopefully the game sells well and changes Codemasters for the better. They clearly still have the talent we got used to years and years ago. It was a great year for games and these past few years have been plentiful for sim racers but there is no doubt in my mind that DiRT Rally is my favourite game of 2015.
2. Cities: Skylines
3. Tales From The Borderlands
4. Super Mario Maker
5. Life Is Strange
6. Bloodborne
7. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
8. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt
9. Fallout 4
10. Project CARS
2. Cities: Skylines
3. Tales From The Borderlands
4. Super Mario Maker
5. Life Is Strange
6. Bloodborne
7. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
8. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt
9. Fallout 4
10. Project CARS
1. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt ; This is the game i've always dreamed of. A third person action rpg set in a huge beautiful world to explore, filled with an incredible amount of interesting characters to meet and stories to live. In other games of this kind like the Elder Scrolls series everything felt fake and dull to me, so i've never really gotten into them, but with this game i was totally absorbed by it. I just couldn't play anything else until i got to the ending, after 150 hours. Best game of this year, and one of the best games ever for me.
2. Yakuza 5 ; Waited for this game to be translated in english for 3 years, and it was worth it. A trip through japan with the characters i learned to love through the previous games, with an incredible amount of sidequests and activities.
3. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate ;
4. Batman Arkham Knight ;
5. Xenoblade Chronicles X ;
6. Yoshi's Woolly World ;
7. Super Mario Maker ;
8. Bloodborne ;
9. Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker ;
10. Splatoon ;
2. Yakuza 5 ; Waited for this game to be translated in english for 3 years, and it was worth it. A trip through japan with the characters i learned to love through the previous games, with an incredible amount of sidequests and activities.
3. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate ;
4. Batman Arkham Knight ;
5. Xenoblade Chronicles X ;
6. Yoshi's Woolly World ;
7. Super Mario Maker ;
8. Bloodborne ;
9. Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker ;
10. Splatoon ;
1. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt ; Best RPG I’ve played in years. Combat wasn’t anything special but everything else was just amazing. Great main story, amazing side quests, a beautiful world full of stuff that you can discover, interesting characters, ... The list just goes on.
2. Yoshi's Woolly World ; I played this with my girlfriend in co-op and we had a blast.
3. Splatoon ; Most innovative game of the year.
4. Rocket League ; I never heard about this game until I was at a lanparty and we bought it with 8 people. We spent the next 10 days playing it against each other while screaming and yelling against each other in the tent. It's just so much fun.
5. Tales from the Borderlands: Episodes 2-5 ; I’m a big Borderlands fan so playing a game in the Borderlands universe that’s not a shooter was refreshing. The characters were awesome and I loved the story.
6. Life Is Strange ; Loved everything about this but was a bit disappointed by the ending.
7. Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft ; The game that I play when I don’t have a lot of time.
8. Until Dawn ; Never heard anything about the game but decided to buy it after the good reviews and I ended up really liking it. The facial expressions were weird though.
9. Contradiction - Spot The Liar! ; The FMV stuff was really refreshing and the story was pretty interesting. The ending was bad though and way to predictable.
10. Guitar Hero Live ; I never really played the other GH or RB games before because of the amount of DLC that was available but with the “2 channels”-feature I decided to buy this and really enjoyed it.
2. Yoshi's Woolly World ; I played this with my girlfriend in co-op and we had a blast.
3. Splatoon ; Most innovative game of the year.
4. Rocket League ; I never heard about this game until I was at a lanparty and we bought it with 8 people. We spent the next 10 days playing it against each other while screaming and yelling against each other in the tent. It's just so much fun.
5. Tales from the Borderlands: Episodes 2-5 ; I’m a big Borderlands fan so playing a game in the Borderlands universe that’s not a shooter was refreshing. The characters were awesome and I loved the story.
6. Life Is Strange ; Loved everything about this but was a bit disappointed by the ending.
7. Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft ; The game that I play when I don’t have a lot of time.
8. Until Dawn ; Never heard anything about the game but decided to buy it after the good reviews and I ended up really liking it. The facial expressions were weird though.
9. Contradiction - Spot The Liar! ; The FMV stuff was really refreshing and the story was pretty interesting. The ending was bad though and way to predictable.
10. Guitar Hero Live ; I never really played the other GH or RB games before because of the amount of DLC that was available but with the “2 channels”-feature I decided to buy this and really enjoyed it.
It scraped in on mine. I hate using the gamepad as a controller though so it docked points from me. I understand why it's part of the design, but if I could use the Pro Controller, I think I would have played it a lot more.
If I was to guess top 10 by following this thread, not going to count or anything, it'll probably will be The Witcher III, Bloodborne, Life is Strange, MGS 5, Splatoon, Rocket League, Undertale, these are almost sure will end up in top 10, other 3 are somewhat harder, probably Xenoblade Chronicles, Super Mario Maker and Ori?
It's funny – for me, genuinely, GotY 2015 was a #1 tie between The Witcher 3, Bloodborne, MGSV and Dying Light. Seriously. I would be 100% happy with any of those games getting the #1 slot.
It was an unbelievable year for me. I literally can't think of another year where I would happily have several GotYs in tied first place. The early '00s were pretty amazing, but games nowadays are just in a different league (as playable experiences obviously - creatively the early '00s were phenom, too).
Agreed. It's going to be so close.
That's the thing - no matter what wins, no game will be 'robbed'. They're all so amazing they all deserve the #1 spot. In previous years I've always known which game (or two) stood head and shoulders above the crowd, but 2015 there were so many of those.
When will the list be up? Looking forward to the most important game of the year award on the internet.
And kudos to the people counting all those posts.
They say it took a few hours to generate the winner last year, and the voting closes at the end of the 23rd (Saturday night).
So we'll probably know by Sunday morning.
This is really refreshing - you've all but convinced me to get the game. I loved the earlier DiRT games. How much is it?
anonymous_abc
Member
Hardly played any 2015 games...
1. Cities: Skylines ; A worthy successor to the crown that Sim City owned and then lost in a pile of mud.
2. Grim Fandango ; Still great, the remaster adds some nice effects and the developer commentary is awesome!
3. Super Time Force Ultra ; Great game that keeps you hooked and opens loads of different strategies to the player.
4. The Talos Principle ; Interesting puzzle game
5. Grand Ages: Medieval ; Fine strategy game that allows you to conquer the entire known world!
6. Rocket League ; Fun romp all round
7. Tropico 5 ; Fun strategy game with a decent PS4 adaptation.
8. Geometry Wars 3: Dimension s; Great Vita game borne to be on the handheld!
9. Posting Simulator 2016 ; One of the few highlights of NeoGAF this last year. GAF gold is not what it once was.
10. Bloodborne ; Only played a grand total of 60 minutes so far, more to come.
1. Cities: Skylines ; A worthy successor to the crown that Sim City owned and then lost in a pile of mud.
2. Grim Fandango ; Still great, the remaster adds some nice effects and the developer commentary is awesome!
3. Super Time Force Ultra ; Great game that keeps you hooked and opens loads of different strategies to the player.
4. The Talos Principle ; Interesting puzzle game
5. Grand Ages: Medieval ; Fine strategy game that allows you to conquer the entire known world!
6. Rocket League ; Fun romp all round
7. Tropico 5 ; Fun strategy game with a decent PS4 adaptation.
8. Geometry Wars 3: Dimension s; Great Vita game borne to be on the handheld!
9. Posting Simulator 2016 ; One of the few highlights of NeoGAF this last year. GAF gold is not what it once was.
10. Bloodborne ; Only played a grand total of 60 minutes so far, more to come.
Refreshment.01
Member
A question:
If i got one name wrong, those it disqualifies the entire entry or just that one?
If i got one name wrong, those it disqualifies the entire entry or just that one?
As far as I know only that one, but you can still fix it, you know.
1. Bloodborne ; the game which fascinated me the most
2. Rocket League ; the game I usually pick up for short multiplay sessions
3. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain ; the gameplay and open world style still compensate the story
4. Evoland II ; really nice niche RPG with gaming history
5. Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster ; I've enjoyed the remaster a lot and spend at least 100 hours on both games
6. Prison Architect ; really good tycoon styled game. I'm still interested in all upcoming updates
7. Posting Simulator 2016 ; it's a neverending story with a new unexpected episode each day
8 .Grand Theft Auto V ; well ... it's GTA
9. No Time To Explain ; awesome games to play with some friends online. Very fun concept
10. Gemcraft: Chasing Shadows ; good PC version of the flash games
Edit: added numbers, ty ekim
2. Rocket League ; the game I usually pick up for short multiplay sessions
3. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain ; the gameplay and open world style still compensate the story
4. Evoland II ; really nice niche RPG with gaming history
5. Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster ; I've enjoyed the remaster a lot and spend at least 100 hours on both games
6. Prison Architect ; really good tycoon styled game. I'm still interested in all upcoming updates
7. Posting Simulator 2016 ; it's a neverending story with a new unexpected episode each day
8 .Grand Theft Auto V ; well ... it's GTA
9. No Time To Explain ; awesome games to play with some friends online. Very fun concept
10. Gemcraft: Chasing Shadows ; good PC version of the flash games
Edit: added numbers, ty ekim
Don't know but it shouldn't be posted in this thread
generic_username
I switched to an alt account to ditch my embarrassing tag so I could be an embarrassing Naughty Dog fanboy in peace. Ask me anything!
Man seeing these lists reiterates what an absolutely fantastic year this has been for games. We have atleast three contenders that are surely to keep coming up in the potential GOAT list thread we will eventually have at GAF. To think 2016 has the potential to be even better is blowing my mind.
Everyone has different tastes. In my case a Wii U is for the likes of Zelda, Xenoblade and other campaign or single player focused games. Splatoon while new and a different take on shooters, is still a multiplayer shooter in the end.
That's a good idea.
1. Bloodborne ; It shall not be robbed.
2. Metal Gear Solid V ; Played in the toilet.
3. Grand Theft Auto V ; Still one of the best open worlds in gaming.
4. Until Dawn ; I love love these kinds of games, and this one here managed to create one of the most convincing senses of meaningful decision making yet.
5. Life Is Strange ; Beautiful production and music. Good story telling, albeit a bit slow and corny at times.
6. Destiny: The Taken King ; This is how Destiny should have been at released. Had a blast playing the raid with friends.
7. Star Wars: Battlefront ; Amazing visuals and audio. Sadly, it got boring rather quickly. Still a great Star Wars game.
8. SOMA ; Great story that would have been perfect with better voice acting.
9. Game of Thrones ; Telltale managed to recreate the feeling of the show very well.
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 ; Competent entry in the series.
Haven't yet played The Witcher 3, Arkham Knight, Halo 5, Super Mario Maker, and some others. I am sure they would have made the list otherwise.
2. Metal Gear Solid V ; Played in the toilet.
3. Grand Theft Auto V ; Still one of the best open worlds in gaming.
4. Until Dawn ; I love love these kinds of games, and this one here managed to create one of the most convincing senses of meaningful decision making yet.
5. Life Is Strange ; Beautiful production and music. Good story telling, albeit a bit slow and corny at times.
6. Destiny: The Taken King ; This is how Destiny should have been at released. Had a blast playing the raid with friends.
7. Star Wars: Battlefront ; Amazing visuals and audio. Sadly, it got boring rather quickly. Still a great Star Wars game.
8. SOMA ; Great story that would have been perfect with better voice acting.
9. Game of Thrones ; Telltale managed to recreate the feeling of the show very well.
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 ; Competent entry in the series.
Haven't yet played The Witcher 3, Arkham Knight, Halo 5, Super Mario Maker, and some others. I am sure they would have made the list otherwise.
Maybe a semicolon after blops 3
no it isn't
Is it really so impossible to read OP? Like totally not in a plane of possibility?
Damn, I'm one of those stupid people, aren't I? lol
Yeah, I don't know how I missed that, I even quoted myself.
no, it is not...
seriously that's so baffling, it's not like you have to read 100 page manual or something
I'd appreciate it if you could tell me what needs fixing, I did read the instructions in the OP and I just wanted to make sure everything is properly formatted.
Just read the OP and I really can't see what is still wrong.
I think you need a space between the game name and the semicolon?
Also I'm not sure if numbers can be like 1), 2). I think they need to have periods, like 1., 2.. Just copy the template from the OP and copy/paste in like that, easiest way.
Considering the parser reads votes with Steins;Gate as Steins I don't think the space is needed.
it clearly states in the OP that format has to be as it is in an example, meaning there has to be spaces separating semicolon from the text on both sides
correct format
1. Game A ; Your thoughts on Game.
That was an example, the space isn't necessary, there's no need to be rude about it, especially when you're wrong.
As Arthea said, I'm not referring to that, what I mean is:
Hopefully the parser doesn't see that as a second vote and discount me...
If it's not necessary – that's cool. Good stuff!
1. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain ; A final game in my favourite game series. One of the last truly stealth action games with fantastic gameplay, giving a player absolute control with many possibilites of aproaching and tackling outposts and fortified bases. Very polished semi-open world game with virtually no bugs and many details to discover even after hours of gameplay. Not a perfect game by any means and a few dubious design decisions like FOB bases, crafting timers and less attention to story are holding it back from landing on my all time favourite list, but an awesome game nonetheless. Also the best soundtrack ever!
2. Destiny: The Taken King ; Probably not a popular opinion but I had a lot of fun playing the game with friends. Bungie made a lot of changes for the better compared to the original release. I have since stopped playing but I still spent a lot of hours in the game and I'm looking forward to see what comes next for this franchise.
3. Until Dawn ; I'm not really a fan of horror games but I quite liked this. The biggest surprise of 2015 in my opinion. A beautiful game that hits all the right notes and doesn't overstay its welcome.
4. Bloodborne ;
5. Rocket League ;
6. The Order: 1886 ;
7. Batman: Arkham Knight ;
8. Life Is Strange ;
9. Her Story ;
10. Journey ;
2. Destiny: The Taken King ; Probably not a popular opinion but I had a lot of fun playing the game with friends. Bungie made a lot of changes for the better compared to the original release. I have since stopped playing but I still spent a lot of hours in the game and I'm looking forward to see what comes next for this franchise.
3. Until Dawn ; I'm not really a fan of horror games but I quite liked this. The biggest surprise of 2015 in my opinion. A beautiful game that hits all the right notes and doesn't overstay its welcome.
4. Bloodborne ;
5. Rocket League ;
6. The Order: 1886 ;
7. Batman: Arkham Knight ;
8. Life Is Strange ;
9. Her Story ;
10. Journey ;
Cool list - did you play The Witcher 3 at all? I'm surprised it's not on there considering some of the other things you played.
Jawbreaker
Member
Steins;Gate should be changed to SteinsGate, by the way.
No, I didn't. But if I would, it would probably place in my top 3.
I'm not wrong, though
and I'm not rude, just exasperated
It is necessary when it's separating a game name from comment.
Why are you all questioning OP, they know better how they parser works.
What's wrong with you people?
OTOH, do what you want.
BTW, about SteinsGate
it's in OP too.
No offense, but you need to calm down, I'll happily fix my list if the parser doesn't read it, but stop being rude to everybody.
ninjablade
Banned
last year it only went to 30 pages, were at 57 this year, no wonder bayonetta 2 won.
I'm on your side, homes. Take a chill pill.
I initially argued that you do need a space for the semicolon. My comment only said "if" we don't need a semicolon, that's cool. But I thought we did.
Check the OP. I think you do. better to be safe than sorry.
Plenty of time for it this year.
1. Nuclear Throne; This game was my Spelunky of the last 2 years. The fast paced action, the procedural generation of the levels, the different abilities of the different characters, the different weapons and the way they change the way to play, the relentless, nail biting screamig curses to the sky difficulty are just all spot on in this game. I’ve been playing it since 2014 in Early Access and have between the Steam version and Vita version almost 300 hours of play. Whenever I have 15-20 minutes to waste I just take my Vita and go for a quick run. No pressure to get to the Throne, just want to run havoc and have a blast. Playing. Pure playing.
2. Agar.io; Agar.io is love, agar.io is life. Another perfect time waster. I was absolutely in love with its mechanical simplicity: eat, grow bigger, move slower as you you grow, eat more, risk/reward of splitting to grow quicker eating other smaller players, reach the top of the food chain. Life. On the background of these simple mechanics are the personal feuds, me against that (%&$ucker naziLOL666 player, Tsipras chasing Merkel to gobble her whole, the organic coop between some random players that turns into a bloody feud in a few seconds, the horrible lag that can turn a well calculated split into a catastrophic move. All of these beats in short sessions that could extend to hours of oblivious play. A simple idea turned into a fantastic game.
Honorable Mentions
I had a rough/good year in terms of work so there were some great games that I didn't play enough to make an educated final vote but I'm sure if I had more time they would enter the official ballot. Here they are.
x. Pillars of Eternity
x. Invisible Inc.
x. TIS - 100
x. The Witcher 3
x. Splatoon
x. Darkest Dungeon
Almost forgot to do this, I'll keep it short:
1. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt ; Easily the best open world RPG ever made, outstanding in every sense.
2. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate ; Best Monster Hunter to date, the amount and quality of the content puts almost every other game to shame.
3. Bloodborne ; I feel like it's the worst of the Souls series, but that means that it's still better than essentially everything else.
4. Wasteland 2 Director's Cut ; It's a bit buggy, but it's a better Fallout than Fallout 3 and 4.
5. Tales from the Borderlands ; Best Telltale game, funny and witty and charming. Just great.
6. Steamworld Heist ; Fantastic game, perfect for short bursts.
7. Broken Age ; Nice adventure with gorgeous visuals.
I'll not put into the list because I voted for them last year:
x. Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition ; It would be number 1 again, it quickly became one of my favourite games of all time.
x. Dark Souls 2 Scholar of the First Sin ; I'd put this one above Bloodborne, the DLC is great and the 60fps feel amazing.
Gigantic dissapointment:
x.Fallout 4 ; They streamlined it so much that they removed everything that made New Vegas great.
1. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt ; Easily the best open world RPG ever made, outstanding in every sense.
2. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate ; Best Monster Hunter to date, the amount and quality of the content puts almost every other game to shame.
3. Bloodborne ; I feel like it's the worst of the Souls series, but that means that it's still better than essentially everything else.
4. Wasteland 2 Director's Cut ; It's a bit buggy, but it's a better Fallout than Fallout 3 and 4.
5. Tales from the Borderlands ; Best Telltale game, funny and witty and charming. Just great.
6. Steamworld Heist ; Fantastic game, perfect for short bursts.
7. Broken Age ; Nice adventure with gorgeous visuals.
I'll not put into the list because I voted for them last year:
x. Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition ; It would be number 1 again, it quickly became one of my favourite games of all time.
x. Dark Souls 2 Scholar of the First Sin ; I'd put this one above Bloodborne, the DLC is great and the 60fps feel amazing.
Gigantic dissapointment:
x.Fallout 4 ; They streamlined it so much that they removed everything that made New Vegas great.
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