Your game of the year

[Mastodon2]

Monster Hunter World and Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate for me. RDR2 takes the best storytelling and atmosphere award.

[kurokawa]

Never a fan of RDR 1, and only put less than 5 hours in the first one
but RDR2 is different story, already sink over 100hrs in it, it will be my choice

[toasty]

parabolica said:

For me, The Return of the Obra Dinn is my GOTY, snuck up on me and really impressed
.

Agreed, 15 minutes in and I almost ditched it. I was intrigued after an hour. Two or three consecutive nights and I just had to finish it. Proper original gameplay, clever graphics and a memorable soundtrack.

[Don Roque]

sparks_E46 said:

Got bored of Red Dead 2 a month ago, despite it being so very advanced it’s totally dull. Getting Forza Horizon 4 for Christmas, so I guess that, as it’s the only other new release I would have played this year.

Forza Horizon 4 is a poor effort by the series standards. It feels more tired and contrived than ever. By the way, you can get it for free on Xbox Games Pass and play it to your heart's content. I wouldn't bother buying it.

[Zooks]

S100HP said:

RDR2. It's a masterpiece.

+1

Horizon 4 is great but RDR2 blows everything else away.

[Mike335i]

Tricky, as I have not played any newly released games this year, but I have enjoyed Forza Motorsport 7, Battlefield One, PUBG and various other things (mostly free on Games with Gold).

But the one that springs most readily to mind is Dante's Inferno. It is exceptionally mature in its content and so not for everyone, but there is something about the story line and the mechanics of the game that is compelling. It's quite old now (360 era) so it doesn't look spectacular, but the design and artistry make up for that. It just feels like a flawed gem.

[Russian Troll Bot]

Best game I played for the 1st time this year - Horizon Zero Dawn
Best game released this year - Forza Horizon 4

[robemcdonald]

Steve Campbell said:

Horizon Zero Dawn for me.

Wasn’t that released at the beginning of last year?

[anonymous-user]

DCS World 2.5 for me

[Don Roque]

Mike335i said:

Tricky, as I have not played any newly released games this year, but I have enjoyed Forza Motorsport 7, Battlefield One, PUBG and various other things (mostly free on Games with Gold).

But the one that springs most readily to mind is Dante's Inferno. It is exceptionally mature in its content and so not for everyone, but there is something about the story line and the mechanics of the game that is compelling. It's quite old now (360 era) so it doesn't look spectacular, but the design and artistry make up for that. It just feels like a flawed gem.

I bought Dante's Inferno when it came out on the 360 and I have it on my One X hard drive waiting to play again. I loved it and it was one of those great B-tier games that we used to get that were brilliant titles without AAA aspiration. They're a kind of game sadly missed these days (Dark Sector was another one of these).

The bit in Dante's Inferno where you walk across the bridge to the gates of Dis and the camera zooms right out to give a sense of scale is pretty amazing and has stuck with me.

[PhilboSE]

Zooks said:

S100HP said:

RDR2. It's a masterpiece.

+1

Horizon 4 is great but RDR2 blows everything else away.

It's game of the year for me but H:ZD is a better game IMO; RDR2 has too many annoyances. But some of the attention to detail in RDR2 is staggering - such as the dungheaps piled up outside Saint Denis gently steaming in the early morning sun. Shame that it wasn't carried through to all of the gameplay.

[RobDickinson]

Brigand said:

AlexC1981 said:

Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

Single player medieval RPG. Good storey and really good game play. It has a nice touch of realism about it. All the locations in the game are real places and it has a real historical setting. The graphics and voice acting are very good which helps immerse you in the storey.

It's half price in the Steam sale at the moment.

I came here to suggest the same game, it's the only one this year that has hooked me in; the few other games I've invested time in this year don't come close to this one.

Bought it played 20min couldnt get into it, seemed basically a chore every step of the way?

[SwissJonese]

I thought this years games where pretty un-inspiring, no amazing ones really unlike last years Uncharted (still my favourite).
Horizon Zero Dawn I thought was dull, but did look amazing on 4K TV using PS4 Pro.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider was OK.
Forza Horizon 3 and then 4 have been my main games so far this year.

[Monsterlime]

It probably wasn’t technically released this year, but Subnautica.

Just superb.

[shirt]

Zooks said:

S100HP said:

RDR2. It's a masterpiece.

+1

Horizon 4 is great but RDR2 blows everything else away.

i would have to agree. i was hopeful for far cry 5 but that turned into a let down in a lot of areas and i gave up on it before the final 'boss'. i never played rdr1 and was one of the many who was expecting gta v on horseback but its so much more than that. i've probably sunk 40-50hrs into it and am still on chapter 3. probably the only game where i watch all the cutscenes, the writing and acting/animation is that good.

[Checkmate]

RobDickinson said:

Brigand said:

AlexC1981 said:

Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

Single player medieval RPG. Good storey and really good game play. It has a nice touch of realism about it. All the locations in the game are real places and it has a real historical setting. The graphics and voice acting are very good which helps immerse you in the storey.

It's half price in the Steam sale at the moment.

I came here to suggest the same game, it's the only one this year that has hooked me in; the few other games I've invested time in this year don't come close to this one.

Bought it played 20min couldnt get into it, seemed basically a chore every step of the way?

I was going to suggest this as the hit game of the year for me.
Bolded above is why I think you didn't see what the game has to give. It is quite slow to begin with, before you are given all of the game's mechanics to work with, the interesting story lines. It's worth giving some time to let it develop. It takes 5-6 hours for it to get more interesting, and involved, FWIW.

[joefraser]

GTA Online

[RobDickinson]

Checkmate said:

RobDickinson said:

Brigand said:

AlexC1981 said:

Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

Single player medieval RPG. Good storey and really good game play. It has a nice touch of realism about it. All the locations in the game are real places and it has a real historical setting. The graphics and voice acting are very good which helps immerse you in the storey.

It's half price in the Steam sale at the moment.

I came here to suggest the same game, it's the only one this year that has hooked me in; the few other games I've invested time in this year don't come close to this one.

Bought it played 20min couldnt get into it, seemed basically a chore every step of the way?

I was going to suggest this as the hit game of the year for me.
Bolded above is why I think you didn't see what the game has to give. It is quite slow to begin with, before you are given all of the game's mechanics to work with, the interesting story lines. It's worth giving some time to let it develop. It takes 5-6 hours for it to get more interesting, and involved, FWIW.

yeah I probably actually played a couple hours, up until i had to rescue some tart from some soldiers on horse or something, combat I felt slightly useless (as expected) .

[AlexC1981]

Checkmate said:

RobDickinson said:

Brigand said:

AlexC1981 said:

Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

Single player medieval RPG. Good storey and really good game play. It has a nice touch of realism about it. All the locations in the game are real places and it has a real historical setting. The graphics and voice acting are very good which helps immerse you in the storey.

It's half price in the Steam sale at the moment.

I came here to suggest the same game, it's the only one this year that has hooked me in; the few other games I've invested time in this year don't come close to this one.

Bought it played 20min couldnt get into it, seemed basically a chore every step of the way?

I was going to suggest this as the hit game of the year for me.
Bolded above is why I think you didn't see what the game has to give. It is quite slow to begin with, before you are given all of the game's mechanics to work with, the interesting story lines. It's worth giving some time to let it develop. It takes 5-6 hours for it to get more interesting, and involved, FWIW.

Indeed. The first few hours are the prologue, which is quite linear and could be considered a long tutorial.

[AlexC1981]

RobDickinson said:

yeah I probably actually played a couple hours, up until i had to rescue some tart from some soldiers on horse or something, combat I felt slightly useless (as expected) .

Very minor spoiler below.

You don't have to rescue her, you can just run away! Or you can distract the guards, which gives her the opportunity to escape. You won't be able to fight those soldiers. Little tip, when you are on horseback you have to double tap shift and hold it down, whilst holding down W to gallop at full speed.