This has become kind of a yearly tradition for me, where I pick my six favorite games of the first six months of the year.
Honorable Mention:
inFamous: Second Son - A must-own title for PS4 owners, and probably the prettiest game of the still very young new generation of consoles. Just barely missed the cut.
Obviously.
Despite Episode 1 debuting in 2013, 3 of the game's 4 remaining episodes were released between January and June of this year. I've enjoyed the story and characters much more than that of Telltale's other big episodic franchise, The Walking Dead. And I *really* like The Walking Dead.
Released on June 26th, Shovel Knight came in JUST under the deadline. No modern game has scratched my nostalgia itch better than Shovel Knight.
Genuinely one of the funniest games I've ever played and arguably the best game based on a television show ever.
A friend of mine once described The Banner Saga as "Fire Emblem meets Oregon Trail", and that's about as apt a one sentence description as you can give this game. Beautiful art, fantastic music, and compelling characters. A prime example of Kickstarter gone right.
Charming, funny, and inventive, with a fantastic story to boot. My advice: Play the Shay portion of the game first.
