What’s your game of the decade?
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Despite all the nonsense and balancing issues, probably Destiny 1 and/or 2 for me. No other game has caused me to miss out on playing so many other games or missing as much sleep as these two. Sometimes I have to force myself not to turn it on so that I can do something else, gaming or otherwise, with my time.
Xenoblade Chronicles is one of those games by which I could go on for hours detailing every little thing it gets right, but I'll boil it down to four points: amazing world, rewarding exploration, deep combat, and a good sense of unity between gameplay and narrative. Between the three Xenoblade games and their contributions to Breath of the Wild (and its upcoming sequel), Monolith Soft proved themselves as masters of world design, and their work will go on to influence many more developers.
It's not necessarily the "best" game I've played this decade, but if I had to pick one game that was most representative of the decade for me, it would be Destiny 1.
Was very rough around the edges, but that first run with my friends into Vault of Glass with absolutely no idea what to expect is absolutely my favorite gaming moment/experience of the decade.
Was very rough around the edges, but that first run with my friends into Vault of Glass with absolutely no idea what to expect is absolutely my favorite gaming moment/experience of the decade.
I'm a bit burnt out on it now but the Destiny franchise has been pretty incredible for me.
I'd give a very honorable mention to Rocket League. I'll play whatever the new hotness is. I'll go back for content updates in other games.
But goddamn I always find time for some rocket league matches. Half the time my friends get off after playing some Apex or Halo or Siege together and I'm like "all right, gg boys, I'm gonna play some RL games and head to bed"
I'd give a very honorable mention to Rocket League. I'll play whatever the new hotness is. I'll go back for content updates in other games.
But goddamn I always find time for some rocket league matches. Half the time my friends get off after playing some Apex or Halo or Siege together and I'm like "all right, gg boys, I'm gonna play some RL games and head to bed"
Hard one
Portal 2
Skyward Sword
Darksiders
A Way Out
Yakuza 0
Loved Darksiders the most as a great mix of action and
Cared for the characters in A Way Out, which surprise me
Portal 2 had the best brainteasing
Yakuza 0 gave me the most genuine laughs in years and the coolest action fights
Skyward Sword's motion control I like a lot
So Darksiders or Yakuza 0
Early decade vs late decade
Portal 2
Skyward Sword
Darksiders
A Way Out
Yakuza 0
Loved Darksiders the most as a great mix of action and
Cared for the characters in A Way Out, which surprise me
Portal 2 had the best brainteasing
Yakuza 0 gave me the most genuine laughs in years and the coolest action fights
Skyward Sword's motion control I like a lot
So Darksiders or Yakuza 0
Early decade vs late decade
Sony. Evo were great, but they didn't get the backing from Sony to support the game and closed the studio :(
Yeah it has to be this for me, 2011-2017 of consistently playing and I still stay engaged watching the competitive scene. Definitely the defining game of the 2010s for me.
Honorable mentions off the top of my head:
The Witcher 2 & 3
Super Mario Galaxy
Fire Emblem 3 Houses
Fire Emblem Heroes
Legend of Zelda BotW
The Last of Us
Pokemon Go
CS:GO
Breath of the Wild. It's been a great decade, but that's the only game that utterly floored me and inspired me.
Probably either Skyrim or Total War Warhammer 1/2. With mods I can't even count the number of hours dumped into Skyrim, TW:W is an absolute blast for me, nice throwback to my tabletop days.
Just endless amounts of content with both games, they're definitely at the top of list for the decade for me.
Just endless amounts of content with both games, they're definitely at the top of list for the decade for me.