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ResetEra Games of the Year Awards 2019
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It's interesting seeing how "homogenous" the platform lists are - and I don't mean that in a bad way. For PC, PS4, and XBox, Disco Elysium and Death Stranding are the only exclusive games on the list, and I believe both are going multiplatform this year.
A lot of that is probably because the generation is winding down, but I always like seeing the best games being platform agnostic.
A lot of that is probably because the generation is winding down, but I always like seeing the best games being platform agnostic.
If I could've been arsed (somewhat ironic) I would have bumped Luigi's Mansion 3 out and moved Ring Fit in after actually spending a month with it to move it up from Honourable Mention.
Honestly I kinda regret shunning it, it'll never get its due in this swiftly forgotten lower half of the list!
It'll live on in our presumably healthier hearts
damn that's crazy that death stranding got the most #1 votes and couldn't even get into the top 3
truly a you love it or you hate it kind of game
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As I was looking for pull quotes, I noticed there was a madman who put it as their number 1 game of the year.
I was shook.
Yeah, aside from an exception or two, it wasn't that great, unfortunately.
Great to see Disco Elysium in the top 10, though. A niche, PC exclusive RPG landing all the way up there on console-centric forums that equate gameplay with combat a bit too often is a sight to see.
Wait a minute, A Short Hike is within the top 50 overall games on Era. OK that's not too shabby for a delightful, lax game like that. Also couldn't find it in the genre awards because it was under best action adventure.
Aw, I wish I liked Resident Evil 2. Just found it so repetitive how long zombies take to die, in comparison to the old ones and Mr X wasn't scary just annoying. I personally preferred in the original how bright and elegant the police station was, reminded me a bit of the shining in those old Resident Evil games.
Glad other people loved it though! Might be the first GOTY choice I actively didn't like.
Glad other people loved it though! Might be the first GOTY choice I actively didn't like.
Congrats to my GOTY Fire emblem. Other games were also a surprise like Sekiro and Luigis Mansion.
Lol I was one of the last people to vote, didn't realize it was that close
Yeah, Upside down Claude is basically the face of the game at this point
I forgot to vote in time. Would've been more points for FE & SaGa, as well as probably the only vote for the wonderful Tangledeep.
In hindsight I suppose I should've seen RE2 coming, but I honestly figured Era would pick Sekiro. (I have no dog in this fight, just thought it was interesting.)
Nice work, Baba Is You! It just squeaked into the top 20 and surprisingly beat out the Meme Queen, Untitled Goose Game. I love Goose Game (enough to put it on my own list!) but that's a well-deserved placing for the under...sheep.
According to the full spreadsheet, two other people put Tangledeep on their list!
Nice work, Baba Is You! It just squeaked into the top 20 and surprisingly beat out the Meme Queen, Untitled Goose Game. I love Goose Game (enough to put it on my own list!) but that's a well-deserved placing for the under...sheep.
According to the full spreadsheet, two other people put Tangledeep on their list!
No issue with RE2 being #1 even if Sekiro is my personal #1.
I put it #7 but I had only played through Leon A Route at that point. If I had waited until I played through Claire B, it might have made my top 3 but there wasn't enough time left to vote.
I wish my #2 Astral Chain made it into the top 10 but 11 ain't so bad. I didn't think it would place nearly that high.
Shovel Knight King of Cards still most underrated of 2019. Play the damn game people, a lot of you own it for free!
Did nobody at all vote for Ring Fit Adventure? Or am I just missing it on these lists? I had that #3
I put it #7 but I had only played through Leon A Route at that point. If I had waited until I played through Claire B, it might have made my top 3 but there wasn't enough time left to vote.
I wish my #2 Astral Chain made it into the top 10 but 11 ain't so bad. I didn't think it would place nearly that high.
Shovel Knight King of Cards still most underrated of 2019. Play the damn game people, a lot of you own it for free!
Did nobody at all vote for Ring Fit Adventure? Or am I just missing it on these lists? I had that #3
Too bad there's not a fitness category, but I don't know if you've played RFA, but there's a real game in there, honestly. Storyline and all, with character trees and alchemy and stats and skills and battle systems with strengths and weaknesses and timing systems underneath the exercise input to master etc etc. It's way deeper than it lets on.
What are you thinking? 20-25?
I think I can make a reasonable decade list with that number and not feel too pained at leaving something off.
There were 6 of us enlightened folk from what I could tell on the spreadsheet.
It's no joke my game of the year. It would have been in 2018 too, and only just edged out by BotW in 2017.
I really look forward to the game of the decade voting! I expect Zelda BOTW to kind of run away with it (relatively speaking) but seeing how the rest of the list shakes out will be interesting. The Last of Us, Bloodborne, The Witcher 3, Mass Effect 2, God of War, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Dark Souls, Red Dead 1/2, Resident Evil 2, etc etc etc. Loooooooooot of good games.
death stranding nowhere near GOTY...ya love to see it 😈
I'll vote next year, and In the game of the decade. I don't think much of this years crop will make it into that list tbh. Any top ten with jedi fallen order is weak.
I'll vote next year, and In the game of the decade. I don't think much of this years crop will make it into that list tbh. Any top ten with jedi fallen order is weak.
Yeah I think 25 would be plenty of room. Then you could pick 1-3 games from each year at the very least. I'd settle for 20 though if there's a reason we can't go beyond that
RE2 at #1 makes me so happy. Well deserved! Capcom is back
Besides one disappointment, this was one of the best years this gen for me
Besides one disappointment, this was one of the best years this gen for me
Yes but then I'll be tempted to vomit paragraphs for 10 more games than I planned to, think of my inability to hold myself back when you suggest such things!
DMCV and Outer Wilds are about as high as I could expect them to be.
Ive gotta play Sekiro and Disco Elysium someday.
Ive gotta play Sekiro and Disco Elysium someday.
A Plague Tale and Gears were both great. Didn't get to Greedfall but I did have my eye on Blasphemous during some of the sales this year. How does Blasphemous compare to games like Hollow Knight, Salt and Sanctuary, and Dead Cells?
Hell yeah at Resident Evil 2! So damn awesome. Also especially happy to see Bloodstained being in the top 15 at least. Overall I think this is a pretty solid list.
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