2D Metroid for sure. I don't mind what style it is, I loved Fusion which a lot of people seemed to hate so that'd be cool.
If they finally do announce a Metroid game and it's another Prime game I'm going to be very upset, never been a fan of that series (they're good games, but not really good Metroid games).
I'm using this as an excuse to teach myself Unity. Spent the last few hours just running through some tutorials and it seems somewhat simple (I've only made games previously in Java, and most of that is just text based stuff because I'm awful at graphics).
I have a really stupid/great idea for one of the categories, so here's hoping it gets picked!
No promises on actually delivering something as don't know if I have enough time within the next week, but I'll at least try.
This game is fantastic. I've been playing this sporadically throughout the year but only in the last couple of weeks have I really started getting into it. Pretty much every run through a level I discover a whole bunch of new things I've not seen before. Elusive targets are a fantastic idea and something that adds an awful lot to the game. Season 2 of this is my most anticipated "game" next year now.
2
Civilization VI
I've not played this as much as I want to because I know if I do I'll lose entire weekends. Within the first 24 hours of this game being out I'd played it for over 14.
3
Dark Souls III
This is an awful lot better than Dark Souls II as it more closely resembles the original Dark Souls (one of my favourite games of all time). It's still got a few flaws which is why it's not higher up on this list but it's a damn good souls game.
4
Titanfall 2
Maybe this is a little high on my list but I really enjoyed the single player. I can't even think what the last shooter I played through was (other than Doom). It's been a good couple of years. And that just shows how good this single player campaign was.
5
Gears Of War 4
Gears Of War series might be one of my favourite series out there so I was thrilled to see Gears Of War 4 turn out to be a great game.
6
Forza Horizon 3
I've never had either of the previous games in the Forza Horizon series click for me but for some reason this one manages it. It looks beautiful and plays fantastically. The game is diverse in both tracks/areas and the cars it offers.
7
Doom
Doom is a cool shooter where you shoot things and they blow up. A++
8
Firewatch
I enjoyed my time with Firewatch, however, it was too short and it felt a little rushed towards the end which made the ending fall a little flat for me (I liked the premise of the ending, I just feel it could have been excecuted better).
9
XCOM 2
Really enjoyed the "first" game and enjoyed this one too, although, perhaps not as much as the original.
10
The Witness
I really enjoyed my time with The Witness, it was one of the only games this year I couldn't wait until I could play it again between sessions. My biggest complaint and the reason this isn't higher was it was too easy to miss entire sections out. It was frustrating being stuck because I couldn't solve a puzzle simply because I hadn't found where an elemental of that puzzle was taught yet. This was especially frustrating when you get through most of one area only to get stuck due to this. I feel it could have been possible to make the areas flow better whilst still having an explorable and non-linear experience.
I'm currently playing through Uncharted 4 so that's not on my list. "Annual" games Iv'e decided not to include despite spending a lot of time with them (Fifa, Football Manager, F1 etc.)
I'm trying to catch up on games that are likely to be discussed in depth during the GOTY discussions and I imagine this one is there. However, I've not played the other three games in this series (I watched my roommate play some of Uncharted 1 and all I can remember is there's something to do with Nazis?).
I do own the Nathan Drake Collection but clearly don't have time to play those 3 games and this before GOTY.
So, will I be able to understand the story in this without having played the others? I know there'll be plenty of references that I'll miss but I'm hoping the main story is "standalone".
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