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2020 looking like it will be a top tier year (for games)
- Thread starter iswasdoes
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Through July of this year we'll have had
- Persona 5 Royal
- Half Life Alyx
- Animal Crossing New Horizons
- The Last of Us 2
- Persona 4 PC
- Legend of Runeterra
- Dreams
- Monster Hunter Iceborne
- Xenoblade Chronicles
- Ori and Will of the Wisps
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Kentucky Route Zero
- DOOM Eternal
- Resident Evil 3
- Nioh 2
- Streets of Rage 4
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Paper Mario Origami King
- Sengoku Basara 4
Honestly I'd take this list over yours, so I don't agree with that sentiment at all. Funny enough, if you include Yakuza 7 that'll be 4 games in the same series released this year from your list, and I'd say all except debatably RE3 are considerably better.
I do too. I LOVE Prey but I think TLou2 is better than anything on that 2017 list and Alyx is clearly a very special game.
Hah, seriously thought this was a thread from last Fall getting bumped before entering. It seemed like 2020 was poised for greatness with the stacked schedule but it's nothing more than fine with delays and the lack of surprise releases.
2017 in comparions had no idle time all year long, continuously pumping out a variety of heavy hitters. Made me forget that the beginning of the year is typically dry
2017 in comparions had no idle time all year long, continuously pumping out a variety of heavy hitters. Made me forget that the beginning of the year is typically dry
The conversations haven't started yet and Bloodborne was already robbed smdh
Did anyone try to archive all those "*insert current year * is the greatest year ever, isn't it ?" threads, by chance ?
Embarrassingly I made one about 2019 towards the end of 2018
That thread didn't age well lmao, 2019 sucked
This right here. Between everything closed for months with stay at home and me tightening the buck, this has been my best gaming year in a long time. I am catching up on classics that I've had in the backlog for a decade!
Alyx has been one of the more special gaming experiences I've had in a long, long time. That one alone puts 2020 in a good place.
Then, due to the pandemic, I've been able to get through a good chunk of my backlog, so "2020 games" for me includes stuff like RDR2, Outer Wilds, and with LoU2 this year has been amazing.
Combine that with getting my Index about a month ago and slowly going through the VR catalog and 2020 is a top year for me.
Then, due to the pandemic, I've been able to get through a good chunk of my backlog, so "2020 games" for me includes stuff like RDR2, Outer Wilds, and with LoU2 this year has been amazing.
Combine that with getting my Index about a month ago and slowly going through the VR catalog and 2020 is a top year for me.
It already is.
Games that I played or have interest:
It never happened before, I'll play 2020 games for the entire decade.
Games that I played or have interest:
It never happened before, I'll play 2020 games for the entire decade.
feels kind of like a nothing year so far tbh. I guess animal crossing was a heavy hitter but nothing other than that.
if silk song if this year I'll feel better
nothing has touched ring fit so we're still in the shadow of 2019 for great games
if silk song if this year I'll feel better
nothing has touched ring fit so we're still in the shadow of 2019 for great games
Strongest of the generation for me. FFVIIR, REmake 3, TLOU2, Doom Eternal, Ghosts of Tsuchima, Half Life Alyx, Ori, Halo Infinite, Star Wars Squadrons, Cyberpunk 2077.
As someone who pretty much only plays the most mainstream of AAA games, this year has been pretty good. TLOU 2 as an obvious Game of the Generation contender instantly puts the year above most.
It all depends on what you like though. I don't care for Nintendo games so 2017 whose main arguments are Breath of the Wild and Mario Odyssey won't be as highly ranked for me as it will for other people. Prey and Horizon were probably my favorite games from that year if I remember right.
It all depends on what you like though. I don't care for Nintendo games so 2017 whose main arguments are Breath of the Wild and Mario Odyssey won't be as highly ranked for me as it will for other people. Prey and Horizon were probably my favorite games from that year if I remember right.
IMO 2020 has a stronger first half than 2017 based on these lists.
Yep sure is looking that way. These thoughts will be cemented if the rumored Mario All Stars, Pikmin, and Nintendo Holiday title come to fruition. Best year by a sizable margin.
2017 just had a metric fuckton of high quality games, even if they weren't all necessarily masterpieces:
- Resident Evil 7
- Yakuza 0
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Nioh
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Nier: Automata
- Prey
- Pyre
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
- Hollow Knight
- Cuphead
- Wolfenstein: The New Colossus
- The Evil Within 2
- Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
- Assassin's Creed Origins
- Crash N. Sane Trilogy
- South Park: The Fractured But Whole
- Gravity Rush 2
- Night in the Woods
- Persona 5
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- Injustice 2
- Destiny 2
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- Lone Echo
- Little Nightmares
- Outlast 2
- Sonic Mania
- Metroid: Samus Returns
- Mario + Rabbids
2019 I thought was a pretty unremarkable year outside of a couple things like Sekiro, Control, Resident Evil 2, and Death Stranding.
still worse than 2019 for me (which was a fucking fantastic year for games)
it's a good year, though
it's a good year, though
It's a relatively strong year with Animal Crossing, TLOU 2, Ori Will of the Wisp, Half Life Alyxx and Cyberpunk spearheading the charge.
Then we got Doom Eternal, , FFVI Remake, Xenoblade Chornicles remaster , Snowrunners, F1 2020, Deseperados 3, Kentucky Route Zero, Journey to the savage planet, Dreams, Nioh 2
Watch Dogs, Assassins Creed Valhalla, Mortal Shell and Hellpoint MIGHT deliver. Microsoft Flight Simulator looks to be the first true next gen game in terms of visuals, so there's that too.
So it's a very solid year, might not have the mind-blowing genre masterpieces of 2019 (Outer Wilds and Disco Elysium), unless cyberpunk knocks our socks off, but it has a more consistent rate of great games
Then we got Doom Eternal, , FFVI Remake, Xenoblade Chornicles remaster , Snowrunners, F1 2020, Deseperados 3, Kentucky Route Zero, Journey to the savage planet, Dreams, Nioh 2
Watch Dogs, Assassins Creed Valhalla, Mortal Shell and Hellpoint MIGHT deliver. Microsoft Flight Simulator looks to be the first true next gen game in terms of visuals, so there's that too.
So it's a very solid year, might not have the mind-blowing genre masterpieces of 2019 (Outer Wilds and Disco Elysium), unless cyberpunk knocks our socks off, but it has a more consistent rate of great games
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It's been pretty good. I'm very pleased with The Last of Us 2 and Animal Crossing. Ori and FFVII Remake met my expectations. Playing Deadly Premonition 2 at the moment, and so far that's more or less what I was expecting. Doom Eternal was a mild disappointment, while RE3 remake was extremely disappointing to me.
We'll see how the rest of the year goes. I'm very excited for Cyberpunk, but not much else that has an announced date. Launch lineups for the new consoles are cloudy at the moment, and Nintendo - as usual - is a wild card. Need to play Nioh 2 at some point.
We'll see how the rest of the year goes. I'm very excited for Cyberpunk, but not much else that has an announced date. Launch lineups for the new consoles are cloudy at the moment, and Nintendo - as usual - is a wild card. Need to play Nioh 2 at some point.
Dreams and Half-Life Alyx (10s) alone have made it a stellar year. The Last of Us Part II (9) was great as well.
Now I just need Psychonauts 2 and I'll be all set. Please make it this year. Pretty please?
Now I just need Psychonauts 2 and I'll be all set. Please make it this year. Pretty please?
I might disagree with the numbers but yeah. There's always going to be something in any given year, even if I'm unaware of it. Since I got a steady job, I can't say I've been through a "bad year"; there's always been a few new releases I've dug.
This year's been pretty good--I wouldn't say necessarily great, but there's been some really awesome stuff. I really had fun with Doom Eternal and RE3R/Resistance, and given that I started using gamepass I'm playing a lot of new stuff that would've been flying under my radar (Streets of Rage, West of Dead--I've got high hopes for Carrion as well).
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I think the first half has been pretty bad, but there could be more cool stuff in the second half (Crash 4, Kena, Away the Survival Series, etc)
Even though I was pretty disappointed in Doom Eternal and RE3 Remake, I would agree 2020 is still hot so far. I LOVED TLOU2 and can't wait for Ghost of Tsushima this week.
Seems great for PC and PlayStation gamers.
The output from Nintendo is really bad, and I don't anticipate BotW 2 coming out to salvage it.
But it doesn't matter for me, because I started this console generation late and have tons to play.
The output from Nintendo is really bad, and I don't anticipate BotW 2 coming out to salvage it.
But it doesn't matter for me, because I started this console generation late and have tons to play.
I don't think you can say bad when they've had a huge selling critically acclaimed game (AC) - it's not my thing but I've had an instalment of most of my fave Nintendo franchises on switch.
Plus they will have a direct, where they could announce anything. Frankly they could announce nothing but remasters and I'd say they'd had an ok year
Final Fantasy VII Remake blew me away this year– it's by far my personal stand out title. Maybe it was because I went with with low expectations and ended up absolutely loving it?
The Last of Us Part 2 is really really good and pretty much what I expected, Animal Crossing is similar– loving it, but what I expected. Same with Half Life Alyx– loved it, really amazing experience, but I had high expectations and it met them.
FFVII though… I just keep thinking about it and I can't wait for the next installment.
The Last of Us Part 2 is really really good and pretty much what I expected, Animal Crossing is similar– loving it, but what I expected. Same with Half Life Alyx– loved it, really amazing experience, but I had high expectations and it met them.
FFVII though… I just keep thinking about it and I can't wait for the next installment.
I'm hoping the second half is better with Ghost, THPS 1+2, Halo, Cyberpunk, and launch titles. Otherwise everything released this year I've been in no mood for (TLOU2, Animal Crossing), wasn't great (Doom Eternal), or "unavailable" (waiting on the PC version of FF7R, don't have VR for HL: Alyx). Games in 2020 have been pretty blah so far.
Crysis remastered, new doom switch, Apex legends switch and possibility of Pikmin in switch. I'm good!🤪🎉
Unless I'm forgetting something this year is still waiting for a breakout indie game, ala Hollow Knight, Stardew Valley, Celeste, Slay the Spire, Into the Breach etc.
There's been some good ones like World of Horror and Umurangi Generation, and Kentucky Route Zero got its last act, but nothing so far that's exploded and became nailed on for top 10 lists. Hades seems the likeliest candidate.
There's been some good ones like World of Horror and Umurangi Generation, and Kentucky Route Zero got its last act, but nothing so far that's exploded and became nailed on for top 10 lists. Hades seems the likeliest candidate.
It's okay for me.
Really loved Kentucky Route Zero, it's the defining game of the year for me. Currently digging Deadly Premonition 2 a lot, but it's a slight step down from the first game and feels smaller in scope. I don't think anything else this year is that substantial for me.
Will be curious if Psychonauts 2 comes out this year though.
Really loved Kentucky Route Zero, it's the defining game of the year for me. Currently digging Deadly Premonition 2 a lot, but it's a slight step down from the first game and feels smaller in scope. I don't think anything else this year is that substantial for me.
Will be curious if Psychonauts 2 comes out this year though.
I think I'm definitely in the minority, but 2019 was a really, really good year for me even if it didn't have a GOAT-contender title, so it's difficult to say we're clearly in that territory even yet.
It's certainly not at 2017 status yet. That year is batshit insane
It's certainly not at 2017 status yet. That year is batshit insane
Just curious, what has your GOTY been the past few years? And your all time favourites!
Top 5 this generation (excluding remakes/remasters):
1. NieR: Automata
2. Tetris Effect
3. The Witness
4. Yakuza 0
5. Celeste
I'm more of a multiplayer gamer even if my top 5 says otherwise, lol.
Ahhh the MP focus makes sense. Still though, great taste! I'll bump NieR up a couple spots in my backlog, need to get to that ASAP.
Thx for sharing!