I loved Fallout 1 and 2 to bits. 2 was my favourite back then, but now I think I like the first one more. FO1 had more of an atmosphere, while FO2 was HUGE.
Wish Bethesda would get Obsidian to do another of these in the CRPG style. I liked FO3, but Bethesda never quite understood the franchise tone and its humour imho.
I wasn't able to click with the first Nioh, I think I made it to halfway the second map. The combat was fun and the stances were interesting, but the enemy variety was not there and I really wasn't into the loot, seemed to me like an unnecesary layer.
I'm still curious about the sequel, because even if I wasn't engaged enough to finish it, it still was a great game. Seems like the combat is essentially the same, so maybe they had more time to flesh out the enemy and level design. So if this released on PC I may check it out eventually.
Gotta say, those old up-resed cinematics still look as cool as when they first came out. Arthas "succeeding" his father was my favourite right behind Grom killing the demon lord.
I discovered Giant Bomb in 2014 during the E3 coverage, which was shortly before Dan joined. So I pretty much got to know him and Jason along the rest of the staff. It's kind of crazy that it's been more than five years since that time. He really seemed to have brought a new energy that refreshed the team during a time when the lost of Ryan was still fresh.
I kind of liked more when Dan was with the West team, but to be honest I haven't spend as much time with the site since he moved to the East, so that may be a reason why. Never the less, you could tell that wherever he went, he rised hell.
See you later, Dan. Keep on risin hell wherever you go, son.
Nice list. The other day I voted on the community GOTY and my top 3 was the same as yours! I think I put Sekiro over Control, but both were stand out games for me.
Disco Elysium was the supripse of the year for me. Among its bleak a down-trodden world, to help a group of kids to build an anodic dance music club was one of my favourite moments. HARD CORE TO THE MEGA!
I was initially a bit boomed by the lack of Vinny on this QL, but it's probably one of my favourites in recent times. This is not a game I think I would enjoy playing by myself, but watching them playing it is really fun.
I loved the Shenmue ER to bits, so I hope we get a another one.
I loved pretty much every second of my time with Hollow Knight, but I understand the criticism. I did have times were I got lost and it can be a bit frustrating and the character map pointer being a charm is kind of a stubborn choice.
On the upside, I felt that when I got my map supplies I did feel like I had unlocked something meaningful and hearing the map seller humming his tune always came with a sense of relief. Same when I unlocked the first tram station (which wasn't the first one that's available to you), the feeling of acomplishment of finding a shortcut back home was very satisfying.
But in general, once you were on track, the game is pretty good. The platforming is great and the boss fights are fun and challenging. Some of the late game content is quite hard and eventually it wore me down. I managed to defeat the final final boss, but I gave up on most of the dlc bosses.
Wow, I was quite intrigued by this game, yet I had my doubts after watching the QL with Alex who didn't seem too thrilled by it and kind of forgot about it.
May reconsider giving it a chance now. Thanks for the review Jeff!
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