YYninja's 2020 GOTY List
These were top ten games that I completed and stuck with me the most in 2020.
I ranked the games based on how often I played them, how memorable my experience was and how likely I would play the game again next time.
List items
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This game is not "good" in a traditional sense but was and still is an absolute lifesaver that is keeping me fit during the pandemic.
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Extremely polished, tight controls and balanced combat. The narrative is the perfect carrot on a stick that has kept me playing this rogue-like well after the first clear.
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I can't believe it took me this long to play this game, but it was an absolute joy to experience, especially with the amount of freedom you have over what you can do versus a traditional Zelda game.
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Best Metroidvania I've played since Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Also played Ori and the Will of the Wisps this year, but that game tries too hard to imitate Hollow Knight and mostly fails.
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The most unique game I've ever played. The best part of this game is experiencing it for the first time. The worst part is after I finished it, I know I can't have that same high as playing it for the first time again.
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My most played game of 2020. According to my Switch, I spent over 280 hours on this game. Has major story and pacing problems in the 2nd act, but I don't regret the time I spent. Best character: Lysithea. Best House: Golden Deer.
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Not as good as Yakuza 0 because the narrative is relatively weak. Outside of that, it's a joy running into every goofy side-story and character you meet. Good dumb fun!
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Not sure why this game gets so little attention. This is from the creators of Life is Strange! And the funny thing is that I think this game has better characters and better narrative pacing than Life is Strange. Maybe it's the inclusion of a trans-character that has people so put-off? Honestly a hidden gem. Please YouTube the bad ending once you finish the game (it is extremely hard to obtain), it left me in tears.
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A game I thought I would like more that I actually did. The plot isn't as sharp and the characters are not as well fleshed out as the original game. Still worth a playthrough. Expect to dig through Reddit threads to fully understand the story once you're finished.
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Another game where my expectations and my actual experience didn't match. Conceptually super interesting and unique, but has problems once you run out of places to explore and can't figure out how to complete the game.
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