2016 was an awful year from nearly every viewpoint. Video games, however, have never been better. As one lord and savior of ours once said, "There has never been a better time to be playing video games", and this list of games should represent those wise words excellently. Here are my 10 favorite games of 2016!
Not since Doom itself, the 90's classic, has an FPS been this much fun. Id has still got it, and they have outdone themselves. Doom is the best game I have played not only this year, but since Pro Skater 4.
Just one more try, just one more try, just one more try...
It is rare that a game makes me feel something real. As cliche as it is to say, this game touched me. I didn't want to stop playing, I wanted to keep going, keep talking to the voice on the other end of the radio. I wanted to keep on being in this game. It is one of the most amazing, breathtaking games I have ever played, both visually, and narratively. (Yes, I know that isn't a word. Just let me have this one).
Last time I played a game for 12 hours in one day, my dad took my Xbox. I am an adult who lives 6 hours away from him, so it was pretty fucked up of him to do that, especially in the middle of one of Battlefield 1's epic conquest matches.
I didn't play this game but people would hurt me if I didn't put it here.
What am I to say that hasn't said a million times already since 1997, Pokemon is damn good. Sun & Moon feel new, unlike X/Y or B/W, and that's great. New forms of classic monsters, great training, and a beautiful world, you can't miss this game.
I have no words - much like this game - to describe how good Hyper Light truly is. Just look at the art, and tell me it's not a good game for that reason alone. You can't.
This game came to Xbox One back-compat this year, so fuck you it's on the list.
I hate stealth games, but this game made me feel like a badass. Rather than feeling bored, frustrated or confused, I felt like the world's coolest predator stalking its prey. Not like a 45 year old stalking a middle-schooler, as that last sentence sounded, but like a goddamn Hitman- Hey, the should call the game that!
Wow, what a game. As a child, my grandparents, whom were chicken farmers from Mexico, always told me that farming sucks. And they were absolutely right. Fuck farming. This game however, on top of its superb social interaction and life simulation, made farming a whole lot more fun.
Best Game of Not 2016
I barely knew persona was even a thing until this year, so when I picked this game up, I was not expecting to be addicted. I have studied more in this game than I did in my entire high school career. If you got a PSP (or, uh, a 100% legit way of playing PSP games), you have to pick this game up. Don't be like me and be years and years late to the party.
