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Polygon - The 50 best games of 2020
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Tell me about it lol. I'm glad most don't take that site seriously. Hades is a good game though but number 1? Doubt it very much. End of the day I suppose it's all subjective so it's all good.
As someone who started in the closed beta in January 2019, and the fact there was only two months between that and early access, I always forget that it was technically a 2020 release. It was a top 10 for me last year, and it still is this year, possibly even more so with the story and VR modes.
I swear, Y'all Last of Us Fans can't understand that not everyone worships at the Shrine of Naughty Dog. Hades is worthy of number 1 just as much, if not more then TLoU Part 2. It's not a matter of "under-rating" TLoU, it's that Naughty Dog created a subversive work and in the act of doing so alienated some people, a very vocal portion of which are Alt-Right windbags who drown out any thoughtful criticism.
You do not need to be well read to appreciate KR0. I'm pretty very unread and I got more out of that game that most stuff of the last decade.
Sure. I'd rate TloU2 much higher and after playing valhalla for over a hundred hours I would not put it up there but whatever. Think I'll check out blaseball.
If we're talking about things that are boilerplate we should really discuss the content of your post because it's a copy paste of the same unsupported sentiment that's been posted ad nauseum since day one of the first game.
Multiplayer in The Last of Us didn't draw the positive impressions it got on the back of it's story and part 2 is an even better 'game' than the first. This 'bad gameplay' drivel is a tired narrative that doesn't really hold up to scrutiny.
If we're talking about things that are boilerplate we should really discuss the content of your post because it's a copy paste of the same unsupported sentiment that's been posted ad nauseum since day one of the first game.
Multiplayer in The Last of Us didn't draw the positive impressions it got on the back of it's story and part 2 is an even better 'game' than the first. This 'bad gameplay' drivel is a tired narrative that doesn't really hold up to scrutiny.
I think it's still extremely enjoyable if you're not a reader, but it's does have a lot of literary references, character names, places, and plays with narrative structure that is typically examined in plays and novels but rarely video games. It's astonishingly good, and you won't be lost to its meaning if you don't recognize the references. You will be reading a lot as it's more of a visual novel to poke around in, but it's probably the best visual novel wrapped in a point-and-click aesthetic created to date.
I don't mind Hades as #1 but they are criminally underrating TLoU2, Doom Eternal, Ori, and Half Life: Alyx here. Seems like it's on purpose to just be edgy.
This reads like a joke list. What, Doom Eternal barely made the Top 50? Among Us is almost ten spots higher than TLOU II?
Really??
Really??
Naughty Dog stans are becoming very obnoxious. And I'm saying that as someone who thinks TLOU2 was great.
They've always been annoying. I don't know how they can have such a persecution complex when caping for games that are critically acclaimed and commercially successful.
Ah yes, the only reason to have a different opinion than the public.
I agree but I think am starting to think that kind of nonsense is a board wide issue tbh
- Stating the obvious: Public-facing crunch of TLoU2 cost a higher spot on the list.
- Ori was beautiful, but not exactly the most unique experience. #30 isn't a bad spot on this very crowded list.
- Half Life: Alyx was a fun diversion, but not exactly as meaty as a lot of other games on this list. I think #7 is being really fair.
- Judging by most folks' reaction to the Marauder and iffy platforming segments, I'm pretty sure that Doom Eternal is lucky to show up on any GOTY list. :/
FF7 remake part II has so much potential that it's insane. I'm so glad the battle system is what it is. They can just tweak and make QOL improvements.
My only question going forward is how much prior gen is going to hold things back because I want it to be a game that they go all out for...
On the other hand, maybe they would still be able to still make a stunning, ambitious game, but next gen version just plays at 60FPS at 4K and fast loading... which would be enough for me. They would just need to make sure that texture streaming is fixed.
My only question going forward is how much prior gen is going to hold things back because I want it to be a game that they go all out for...
On the other hand, maybe they would still be able to still make a stunning, ambitious game, but next gen version just plays at 60FPS at 4K and fast loading... which would be enough for me. They would just need to make sure that texture streaming is fixed.
It's not often I agree with lists but, god damn, this hits all the notes of 2020. This was a very diverse year for games, also a very PC centric list.
Other than the misfortune of Yakuza 7 being far in the back of the line and Crash 4 missing completely, it's a decent list of games.
If I had more interest and energy, I'd cross-reference this thread with the Game Awards thread to see the Venn diagram overlap between anyone posting salt gifs in that thread with being salty in this thread.
I think it's in an interesting list if nothing else. I don't agree with all the choices, but I'm pretty satisfied with the Top 10, even despite not having tried Hades yet.
I think it's in an interesting list if nothing else. I don't agree with all the choices, but I'm pretty satisfied with the Top 10, even despite not having tried Hades yet.
Nice top 10, but Ghost is way too low. I like Astro's Playroom as much as anyone, but no way should it be that high. Not sure how Fenyx Rising isn't on that list either.
How good is Hades really? I did not find the gameplay or story in Bastion compelling, and I regret buying/playing it. So I'm nervous about picking up Hades. I wish there was a demo
It really is as good as everyone says. Miles ahead of Bastion in both gameplay and story.
I liked Bastion, didn't really like Transistor, and Hades is by far my game of the year.
I've played tons of roguelikes and Dead Cells was one of my top games of 2018, Hades is the first to top Dead Cells IMO.
It plays incredibly well. 6 totally unique weapons which play very differently, tons of modifiers which make each of the six play even more differently, and all of them are super viable and have tons of fun synergies to discover along the way.
And the story, writing, and voice acting are just as top notch as the combat design, and just as varied too.
I'm 50+ hours in and have seen credits and still can't stop playing it. And I'm still hearing new dialog and getting new story bits along the way.
I tried to get my roommate to try it for weeks, but he said he was turned off by roguelikes. He's now obsessed with it.
It may not click super hard with you, but I feel like there's something for everyone in the gameplay loop
i'll give you some reasons (i like these games for the most part)
TLoU2 is a very heavy experience that may not translate to a good time, depending on how invested you are in the story (I also find the shooting to be clunky and not that great)
Doom Eternal can be unwelcoming for some even on normal (there was a thread about it recently)
Half Life Alyx has the barrier to entry with VR
and I can't speak on Ori lol
some of you need to chill out about these lists. i think most of the discussion in the thread is fine, but to say that this list is "objectively" bad is borderline gaming gatekeeping
