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Best Games of 2020

A year unlike any other, 2020 was one of the strangest years on record. With a global pandemic raging, new consoles seemed like the thing furthest from what we needed but launch they did. While video games were not spared the impact of the pandemic the fact that there were so many good games released this year helped to pass the time. Both Microsoft and Sony released their new consoles: Xbox Series (X or S) and PlayStation 5. But that happened late into the year and the first part of the year saw the release of several big games and sequels.

Not everything went to plan, Cyberpunk 2077 (on paper) was probably the most anticipated release but failed to run on the first generation PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles (not to mention had numerous bugs). Other games like Halo Infinite were straight up delayed out of 2020.

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  • For years people have been asking why there hasn't been an Assassin's Creed game set in Japan. While not exactly Assassin's Creed, Ghost of Tsushima feels pretty darn close. Set during a Mongol Invasion of Japan, Ghost of Tsushima tells the story of a samurai who betrays the samurai ideal to essentially become a ninja in order to help win the war. The story itself is relatively straightforward but the game itself nails the look and feel of an open world game set in Japan. The sweeping vistas and use of regional colors really help this game stand out. The gameplay is also good, between the head on action when playing as a samurai or sneaking and using tools while playing as the ghost (ninja).

  • A seemingly impossible task, Final Fantasy VII remake honors both the legacy of Final Fantasy VII and then adds to it. Expanding events and characters from the Midgar part of the game the remake absolutely met my expectations for how remaking a part of Final Fantasy VII should be. While the Sephiroth changes felt unneeded, I'm very interested to see how much the future games will stick with what happened before and continue to expand the legacy set by Final Fantasy VII and the subsequent spin off projects.

  • The premiere medieval role playing game on the market. If you've ever wanted to live your Game of Thrones fantasy of ruling a house in a world filled with politics, treachery and warfare then Crusader Kings III is definitely worth a look.

  • Did they remaster one of the greatest PC games of all time Command and Conquer Red Alert? And they didn't mess it up? Much like Final Fantasy VII remake, the Command and Conquer: Remastered Collection absolutely nailed what I wanted from a remaster of some of my favorite PC games.

  • Star Wars: Squadrons is a smaller scale Star Wars game from Electronic Arts but finally achieves what I've wanted for years: a new space based flight game set in the Star Wars universe. Squadrons features both an Imperial remnant and New Republic plotline in the campaign and a fair amount of ships to fly. The game absolutely nails recreating the old X-Wing and Tie Fighter games look but modernizing it with the more advanced graphics of today.

  • While not as good as the Resident Evil 2 remake, Resident Evil 3 remake is still a fun return to Racoon City. A little rougher around the ages compared to the RE2 Remake, the changes made for RE3 make sense given the slightly more open nature of RE3 and its action focus.

  • Miles Morales doesn't reinvent the wheel but it takes the 2018 Spider-Man game and distills it down to it's best form. A web slinging adventure with some awesome set pieces Miles Morales still plays great, mixes up the combo system with the venom powers and doesn't overstay its welcome.

  • I have mixed feelings on The Last of Us Part II. While I did enjoy the return to the Last of Us well violence fueled universe, the game felt too long for the story it was trying to tell. Trying to tell a story from multiple points of view is tricky and is probably the main reason I felt the game was too long. But at the same time, Naughty Dog took risks to not just do Last of Us 1 but slightly different.

  • Bugsnax was a breath of fresh air this year. On an island full of creatures shaped like various foods, the player has to photograph and catch them all... to feed them to the islands' other inhabitants to get them to rebuild their destroyed town. Bugsnax is weird, funny, colorful, surprisingly deals with some adult themes (or at any rate, stuff that I would never expect for an E rated game) and most of all fun.

  • Another year, another Assassin's Creed. But Valhalla leans into its Viking aesthetic quite well, any game that lets you raid the coastline of England for riches while riding in your longship has my vote.
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