Which of these critically acclaimed games from 2019 will be worth checking out before the March 2020 onslaught?

[StarPhlox]

I have a nearly clear backlog and a few games this year that looked great but I did not get around to for one reason or another. I like a wide variety of games and could see each of these offering me something valuable that is different from the others. Feel free to post your impressions and fight for your favorite!

Outer Wilds - Heard this is a special game that a fan of Majora's Mask would love

Disco Elysium - Honestly never played a game like this before but I'm intrigued

The Outer Worlds - It's been a long time since I've enjoyed a Fallout as 4 and 76 (duh) fell really flat for me, but I would appreciate something like New Vegas

Judgment - I loved Yakuza 0-2 and 6 (need to check out that 3/4/5 collection)! This looks unique enough to not make me burned out early on

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - Loved Star Wars stuff as a kid and am a long time fan of Soulsborne games and Metroidvanias

 

[Dest]

Disco Elysium is the most important game released this decade.

 

[Moist_Owlet]

Disco elysium is the only one. 2019 weak as fuck compared to what March 2020 looks like.

 

[Hailinel]

Judgment is an excellent spin-off of Yakuza with great characters and a new perspective on Kamurocho. Definitely my pick out of that bunch.

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

1) Disco Elysium - It's a fantastic RPG with the best writing in forever.

2) Outer Wilds



Outer Worlds and Fallen Order are pretty average, haven't played Judgement.

 

[MarcelRguez]

I'd do Outer Wilds > Disco Elysium > Judgement > The Outer Worlds > Star Wars. It's weird this forum is sleeping this hard on Outer Wilds, honestly.

 

[ara]

I could not recommend Disco Elysium more. Incredible, incredible writing, and not just in the video game space - in general. But it's essentially a book that you play (or, probably more accurately, fifteen different books) so, you know, prepare for lots of reading.

Judgment has a damn captivating story, too. Gameplay was a bit subpar in my opinion and the side quests didn't live up to recent Yakuzas, but it's absolutely worth checking out if you're interested in a crime/court room drama story with lots of twists and turns.

 

[ArjanN]

No bad games on this list, but from these picks I'd prioritize Disco Elysium and Outer Wilds. Maybe some other stuff from last year too but of course I don't know what you've already played.

Disco elysium is the only one. 2019 weak as fuck compared to what March 2020 looks like.

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lol no.

 

[oliverandm]

They're all worth it. Empty your wallets.

 

[Bede-x]

Disco elysium is the only one. 2019 weak as fuck compared to what March 2020 looks like.

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No, Outer Wilds as well. It will be remembered and talked about for decades, but the others are pretty pedestrian in comparison to those two.

 

[Barnabas Reynolds]

Disco Elysium is easily my GOTY, and one of the best games I've ever played, period. I vote for that.

 

[ArjanN]

They're all worth it. Empty your wallets.

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Honestly I'd wait on Jedi, it's pretty good, but it's tehcnically rough so you might as well pick it up later when they've patched it more, and i'll be cheaper anyway.

 

[oliverandm]

Honestly I'd wait on Jedi, it's pretty good, but it's tehcnically rough so you might as well pick it up later when they've patched it more, and i'll be cheaper anyway.

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Not a bad idea. It's also the kind of game to fall to half price within a few months, and the rest will keep one more than busy!

 

[Deleted member 59109]

Definitely Star Wars. There are some other big 2019 games too though which aren't on the list.

 

[Barnabas Reynolds]

Jedi is rough and will no doubt be cheaper this holiday season, but there's a nice surprise that you could easily have ruined for you (by a commercial no less), so I'd recommend getting to it ASAP. And by ASAP I mean after you play Disco.

 

[CannonFodder52]

I've played all but Jedi. The order of recommendation I'd give would be:
Disco Elysium -> Outer Wilds -> Judgment

I'm a huge Yakuza fan, but I'd consider Outer Wilds and Disco Elysium to be contenders for best game of the gen or even all timers. I think they're absolutely essential.

Judgment was great, I'd say it was way better than FotNS and a higher effort product than the Kiwami games, but not up to the recent heights of Yakuza 0 or Y6. I'd fit it somewhere in the middle of the franchise in terms of quality.

I like Obsidian and New Vegas but I really didn't vibe with Outer Worlds.

Edit: I'll mention that I was able to enjoy Disco Elysium without a history of playing CRPGS. I think it's pretty welcoming to newcomers as long as you're okay with reading quite a bit of (wonderful) text.

 

[Xero grimlock]

just started outer wilds and played judgement as well. outer wilds is a fucking transcendent experience. incredible game.

 

[Nameless]

Outer Wilds is one of those experiences that made me appreciate the medium more than before. It's a special, special game. If you love space & science fiction I'm confident in saying it will consume your thoughts and heart like few others — just a spectacular achievement.

 

[black070]

Judgement - it really should be in the running for game of the year.

 

[Pancracio17]

I feel like Outer Wilds and Disco Elysium are the most unique ones there, so theyre gonna be more memorable. I would recommend those.

 

[Deleted member 46948]

Disco Elysium is the only game on that list that might legitimately change your life (or at least give you a lot to think about).