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GamesRadar's 100 best games of the generation
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i think their thinking was probably using the launch of ps5/xbox series as an excuse to look back at the best games of the previous consoles from sony/MS, and then they mixed some pc-only games in there as well. definitely a unique approach...
well, games like a short hike and hades are on there, which are only on PC as far as their qualified platforms are concerned.
Hollow Knight, Ghost of Tsushima, Life Is Strange, MGS V and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided would be way higher on my list (and RDR2 way lower) and Astro Bot: Rescue Mission, Subnautica, Days Gone, Nioh and Valkyria Chronicles 4 are missing entirely.
Otherwise it's actually pretty solid. Special shoutout to Dishonored at #13, probably in my personal Top 5.
Otherwise it's actually pretty solid. Special shoutout to Dishonored at #13, probably in my personal Top 5.
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Surprised Gone Home didn't make the cut.
Seemed like that one really kicked off the whole Narrative Walking Simulator thing. Also remains one of my absolute favorites of the sub-genre, only rivaled by Edith Finch.
Strange that The Walking Dead (Season 1) missing too.
Not complaining or anything (it's their list). Just kinda strange is all.
Seemed like that one really kicked off the whole Narrative Walking Simulator thing. Also remains one of my absolute favorites of the sub-genre, only rivaled by Edith Finch.
Strange that The Walking Dead (Season 1) missing too.
Not complaining or anything (it's their list). Just kinda strange is all.
Weren't they both originally released before X1 and PS4 came out?
Excluding Switch games is a super weird criteria, especially considering some entries on that list are from as far back as 2014.
Honestly.... this is a great list.
Obviously a few games should have been included, but it's a solid list nonetheless.
Obviously a few games should have been included, but it's a solid list nonetheless.
I'm not sure what it says about either me or the list, but if I were to pick a slice of games from that list, it'd easily be 49-40.
In a list like this I think you need to include either the switch or the Wiiu. Or considering how most of the big WiiU games have came out for the switch, go ahead and call the WiiU the switch's false start and combine them into one generation.
I normally don't complain about Best Of lists, but seeing Cyberpunk on the list just invalidates all of it for me. I get that they are referring to the PC version, but if they want to exclude Nintendo games to keep more of a focus on the PS4/XB1's life spans, they should factor in the completely broken PS4/XB1 versions of the game.
Not sure if it's one per franchise and Bloodborne took the spot (in spite of not being in the franchise) but it's weird having that one so high yet no Dark Souls III.
My personal favorite not included is Sunset Overdrive. Gameplay and traversal was just so damn good.
And Breath of the Wild is a Wii U game. Switch should be excluded but not the Wii U. Maybe they only counted PS/Xbox/PC or something.
Pretty good list overall though.
My personal favorite not included is Sunset Overdrive. Gameplay and traversal was just so damn good.
And Breath of the Wild is a Wii U game. Switch should be excluded but not the Wii U. Maybe they only counted PS/Xbox/PC or something.
Pretty good list overall though.
It definitely feels like a having their cake and eating it too situation. They've also thrown Hades and A Short Hike in there too despite them appearing on neither the PS4 or XB1. Hard to complain about omissions on a list like this because opinions and all that but the fact that there's no PC-only games (e.g. Disco Elysium) is also a bit odd.
Oh wow didn't even see Cyberpunk on the list lmao
What an arbitrary list with arbitrary rules then.
I guess there's the outside chance that they might have really enjoyed a Nintendo exclusive a bit more but you're probably right there
Persona 5 Royal continues to get disrespected. The game is at the very top of MC but never in any top 10. How in the fck?
Not sure about the ranks but reading the list, I think we can all say this gen has been absolutely amazing.
Lack of Switch is whatever. Lack of Wii U is just...strange? The platform did exist, whether or not I want that to be true. Breath of the Wild, Splatoon, Mario Maker, 3D World, and Pikmin 3 definitely belong on this list.
Ignoring the absolutely fucking stupid premise of this list that excludes tons of games from the past 7 years and still pushing it as anything resembling a "Best Games of the Generation" list... It's fine I guess? Doesn't resemble mine much at all. I'd very easily place games like Hollow Knight and Celeste far above Horizon and God of War. God of War to me is the epitome of "good not great" where the only thing the game truly excelled in was its phenomenal art direction. Horizon is pretty similar, except I'm not sure I'd call it good. It was fine, I guess. In general, to me, it feels like the more "gameplay-focused" indie titles like Celeste, Hollow Knight, Hades, Spelunky, and whatever else placed lower than I feel they should have.
Nice list, for me No.1 is Half Life Alyx but I totally get that it is on pretty niche hardware for the time being so not too many got to play it.
It's crazy to think that the only Bethesda open world style game we got this gen is Fallout 4 - and that we're coming up to a decade since Skyrim!
Also, regardless of what anyone's opinion is on Cyberpunk 2077, I think it's way too soon to be including it in any list covering a large time period (unless it's a standard game of the year one). Too much recency bias and with a hyped release like this I think you need to let the dust settle before ranking it.
It's crazy to think that the only Bethesda open world style game we got this gen is Fallout 4 - and that we're coming up to a decade since Skyrim!
Also, regardless of what anyone's opinion is on Cyberpunk 2077, I think it's way too soon to be including it in any list covering a large time period (unless it's a standard game of the year one). Too much recency bias and with a hyped release like this I think you need to let the dust settle before ranking it.
I know there are too many great games to include but leaving out Monster Boy, Prey, and Streets of Rage 4 doesn't sit well at all when stuff like Oxenfree makes it in.
Dishonored 1 was something totally new and great fun, Dishonored 2 was more of the same, it's maybe an objectively better game if you took the two as separate entities but saying 2 is better than 1 as a game of the generation is a stretch. Also Cuphead down in the 70s? Bullshit.
I mean, it is true that Nintendo does its own thing and has generational cycles of its own, but it is still strange to review the last 7-8 years and not include things like Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey and even Luigi's Mansion 3, just to name a few.
Still, it's a very good list despite the fact that I think Cyberpunk 2077 in its current state doesn't deserve any kind of recognition and should be replaced by something genuinely good and well built, like Astro Bot: Rescue Mission for example.
Still, it's a very good list despite the fact that I think Cyberpunk 2077 in its current state doesn't deserve any kind of recognition and should be replaced by something genuinely good and well built, like Astro Bot: Rescue Mission for example.