The Financial Times - The best video games of 2019

[Deleted member 10737]

The Financial Times

no order:

• Telling Lies
• Outer Wilds
• Baba Is You
• Untitled Goose Game
• The Outer Worlds
• Disco Elysium
• Death Stranding

 

[ara]

... Financial Times?

 

[Deleted member 10737]

... Financial Times?

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financial times

 

[evilmonkey]

I guess you could say GOTY lists are... serious business.

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someone had to say it

 

[liquidtmd]

I don't understand the end of year list making of Untitled Goose Game. Seen it a few times now

I get the appeal, I do. I just personally find it an enjoyable yet short term novelty product that's mostly one-note

I mean it's not been a stellar year for gaming IMO but mostly solid and more deserving candidates are out there. To each their own though of course

 

[Caspar]

They did have a top 10 but three games were cut for austerity reasons.

 

[mrfusticle]

UGG's PR team certainly deserve an award.

 

[Deleted member 2172]

Disco Elysium is there so I approve

 

[Hella]

Wow that is a solid list. Was not expecting such a legit list from Financial Times.

(I'm sorry, Financial Times!)

UGG's PR team certainly deserve an award.

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???

The game is fun! And you're a goose.

Here, read why.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/c...untitled-goose-game-in-a-time-of-moral-crisis

 

[Deleted member 10737]

i don't think it's all hype and "memes" that's led to UGG being in pretty much all of these lists. there's certainly something about the game that resonates with people and makes it stand out.

 

[AzureFlame]

I don't know half of them.

 

[Deleted member 10795]

I don't understand the end of year list making of Untitled Goose Game. Seen it a few times now

I get the appeal, I do. I just personally find it an enjoyable yet short term novelty product that's mostly one-note

I mean it's not been a stellar year for gaming IMO but mostly solid and more deserving candidates are out there. To each their own though of course

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I bounced off the game incredibly quickly once I realised I wasn't that interested in it beyond the charm and humour of controlling a shithouse goose.

However my 7 y/o daughter absolutely adores it, and it's the first time I've seen my Mum engage with a videogame in nearly 30 years. Tough to quantify in terms of GOTY but, that game definitely has something about it and I'm ok with it being represented.

 

[liquidtmd]

I bounced off the game incredibly quickly once I realised I wasn't that interested in it beyond the charm and humour of controlling a shithouse goose.

However my 7 y/o daughter absolutely adores it, and it's the first time I've seen my Mum engage with a videogame in nearly 30 years. Tough to quantify in terms of GOTY but, that game definitely has something about it and I'm ok with it being represented.

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I hear ya. I went through the same type of feels with Goat Simulator and my 11 year old daughter loved that

I have no inclination to return to UGG as the novelty for me has worn off - I just wondered how many are including it in the GOTY awards due to the novelty or not

Either way I guess is fine.

 

[Dr. Mario]

When FT's list is more legit than most game outlets.

 

[Aaron D.]

That's a great list.

I really need to make time for Telling Lies.

 

[Gnorman]

I'm a bit suprised at UGG getting on any lists. You just arse about for a couple of hours and then... Nothing?

 

[jem]

I'm a bit suprised at UGG getting on any lists. You just arse about for a couple of hours and then... Nothing?

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Why does there need to be something more than that?

 

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[Gnorman]

Why does there need to be something more than that?

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I'd expect games making goty lists to offer something more than that.

 

[Deleted member 46948]

More legit list than most of the gaming outlets lists, and also than Game Awards. Good on you, Financial Times.

 

[svacina]

More legit list than most of the gaming outlets lists, and also than Game Awards. Good on you, Financial Times.

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Wait, we actually take the Game Awards seriously now? I thought it was just a meme.

 

[Chairman Yang]

I don't know half of them.

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Then this list should be particularly valuable for you and help you find gems you may be missing.

 

[Deleted member 46948]

Wait, we actually take the Game Awards seriously now? I thought it was just a meme.

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Someone, somewhere, certainly does.

 

[dude]

Disco and Baba are on there, good list!

I also don't really get why goose game is on so many lists - It's a fun little game, sure, but I don't get how it's one of the best games of the year.

 

[Uzzy]

The FT recommending Disco Elysium is all sorts of amazing.

 

[Stop It]

As it's behind a paywall I can't see who wrote it, but they clearly know their stuff.

When did the FT get into gaming

 

[MilkBeard]

Interesting. Disco is a good choice. Others are solid games too.

Though I bought Telling Lies but I didn't click with it, personally.

 

[Chimpzy]

It's certainly an interesting list.

 

[Uzzy]

'For an RPG experience with less sparkle but more depth, Disco Elysium follows an amnesiac detective who wakes up with a monstrous hangover and a murder to solve. Instead of combat the game revels in the subtleties of conversation, offering the opportunity to truly shape the nuances of your character, backed by some of the deftest writing the genre has seen in years.'

Leaving a couple of things about Disco Elysium out to trick the FT's readership into playing it, I like it.

 

[spineduke]

The FT recommending Disco Elysium is all sorts of amazing.

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This is utterly bizarre to me, but I'll take it. It's either too much self-awareness, or none at all.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

As it's behind a paywall I can't see who wrote it, but they clearly know their stuff.

When did the FT get into gaming

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the writer is Tom Faber
FT does cover games, but it's mostly the business side of things rather than news coverage, reviews, etc.

 

[svacina]

'For an RPG experience with less sparkle but more depth, Disco Elysium follows an amnesiac detective who wakes up with a monstrous hangover and a murder to solve. Instead of combat the game revels in the subtleties of conversation, offering the opportunity to truly shape the nuances of your character, backed by some of the deftest writing the genre has seen in years.'

Leaving a couple of things about Disco Elysium out to trick the FT's readership into playing it, I like it.

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It has the Light Bending Mega Rich Guy, clear GOTY.

 

[Stop It]

the writer is Tom Faber
FT does cover games, but it's mostly the business side of things rather than news coverage, reviews, etc.

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Good writer, so not shocked the list is strong.

 

[Chairman Yang]

This is utterly bizarre to me, but I'll take it. It's either too much self-awareness, or none at all.

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Most people, FT readers included, don't need media to conform to their personal politics to appreciate or enjoy it.

 

[Stop It]

'For an RPG experience with less sparkle but more depth, Disco Elysium follows an amnesiac detective who wakes up with a monstrous hangover and a murder to solve. Instead of combat the game revels in the subtleties of conversation, offering the opportunity to truly shape the nuances of your character, backed by some of the deftest writing the genre has seen in years.'

Leaving a couple of things about Disco Elysium out to trick the FT's readership into playing it, I like it.

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Don't tell them about the communist bit!

 

[Stop It]

This is utterly bizarre to me, but I'll take it. It's either too much self-awareness, or none at all.

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Faber is good people, regardless of who is paying him.

He'll know what he's saying!

 

[Xando]

Death Stranding

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FT subscription cancelled.

 

[Stop It]

FT subscription cancelled.

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Time to pay for Bloomberg instead.

(This is a joke, don't look at me like that).

 

[Blade Wolf]

I guess Resident Evil 2 is not very financial then

 

[Uzzy]

I guess Resident Evil 2 is not very financial then

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I mean what do Umbrella make anyway? And how is that meant to turn a profit?

 

[Deleted member 9035]

Pretty solid list

 

[TechnicPuppet]

The lists all seem pretty good this year. Not a lot of games on them I'd pick myself but I'm weird.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

as long as we're talking finances, financial post also just posted a list:

https://business.financialpost.com/technology/gaming/post-arcades-top-10-video-games-of-2019

10. Apple Arcade
9. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
8. Death Stranding
7. Arise: A Simple Story
6. Luigi's Mansion 3
5. Control
4. The Outer Worlds
3. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
2. Resident Evil 2
1. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

 

[AllChan7]

Wait, we actually take the Game Awards seriously now? I thought it was just a meme.

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Well, tbf, the Games nominated and the ones that win are chosen by a committee of 80 different outlets. So you have a lot of people voting on games than your typical list.

Also I don't disagree with any of the nominees for GoTY at the VGAs. However, I am baffled that some were missing on the list like DMCV, Fire Emblem, and Disco Elysium.

As far as the list in question goes, I don't have issues with it besides Sekiro missing lol