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Best of 2019

by beard_of_zeus

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Baba Is You

1. Baba Is You

Number one with a bullet. No game will usurp this for 2019. One of the best (puzzle) games I have ever played, hands down. Endlessly smart, clever, weird, and challenging.

A Plague Tale: Innocence

2. A Plague Tale: Innocence

Looking forward to what Asobo studio does next. They created a really interesting world to tell a compelling tale in, and I loved it.

Judgment

3. Judgment

The Yakuza-style storytelling, but with completely new characters is very much my jam. This game really grabbed me, I think the story is excellent, and like Yagami a lot as a character. I wish they had learned harder into the investigative aspects, maybe a sequel will have more of that.

Resident Evil 2

4. Resident Evil 2

Don't know what to say besides this is pretty much a perfect remake of this game. Melds old and new in a fantastic way. Did both A & B runs and had a fantastic time.

Outer Wilds

5. Outer Wilds

Everyone has already said how good this is, better than I ever could have.

Blasphemous

6. Blasphemous

The imagery in this game will be forever burned into my brain. It is haunting and disturbing, but not in the traditional way you would think; it sort of morphs religion into more traditional horror. The game itself looks great, plays well, and is challenging but not unfair.

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7. Control

Man, this game grabs you early and does not let go. It is thrilling, weird, fun, and just a great time all around. I almost passed on this game after reading how poorly the PS4 version ran, ended up playing it post-patch and it ran pretty well overall. Really glad I experienced this game, it was fantastic and I can see why it was so talked about.

Dragon Quest Builders 2

8. Dragon Quest Builders 2

I was wholly addicted to this game for like a month straight. The original game was in my top 10 back in 2016, and this makes quality of life improvements on that across the board, even changing the game's overall structure to address the complaint most people had about not wanting to completely start over every chapter.

Valfaris

9. Valfaris

It's not a novel concept, but everything about this 2D Contra-esque shooter is executed perfectly. Great art style, kickass music, great level design, tons of different weapons, cool boss fights. Probably also helps that this is 1000x better than the actual Contra game that came out this year.

SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech

10. SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech

This is a late-comer to my list - the game came out a while ago, but I was holding out for a physical copy, so I just got the game in my hands a few weeks ago. I have been playing this non-stop since then, everything about it is perfectly tuned in terms of deck-building synergies, and most of the boss encounters force you to think smartly about your strategies. The writing is funny, the characters are endearing, I just think this game is super great.

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