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First time posting in this type of thread. Score out of 100 (50 is the middle/mediocre/meh), 100% refers to Achievements/Trophies
Game 1/52: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (PC)
If you enjoyed The New Order you are gonna enjoy this for better and for worse its more of the same.
Still a fun world, great visuals and fine characters. This one dives deeper into BJ's story as he reflects upon his experience with his father now that he himself will become a father. Story even though I think its an improvement isn't the reason I continued to play and was just ok/good enough. The action is great and intense, dual wielding shotguns and blasting nazi's in a train is great fun but dont expect anything really extra. Its Wolfenstein 2, more of the (great) stuff.
75/100
Game 2/52: Tacoma (PC)
Unfortunately this game didn't do it for me as much, its just "ok".
The idea of having multiple conversations going on at the same time and either choosing or ignoring some is cool but in gameplay it means having to replay the same area 2-3 extra just so you can see if what they say is interesting or not (sometimes its not :/).
Visuals aren't mind blowing but they weren't supposed to be.
The best part is the overall story. Its the future, a large company controls space tourism and hires contractors to do all the dirty work, unfortunately for the characters we find that makes them very expendable.
When an accident occurs on a space station the crew is given just over a day to find a solution or run out of air.
You the player go into the station trying to find out what happened to the crew and see if they made it out alive against all odds...just be ready to rewind time in a room like 4 times.
65/100
Game 3/52: Call of Duty WWII (PS4)
What to say about this game...If you have played one you have played em all.
Call of Duty WWII takes us back to war time. It consists of a singleplayer campaign, Multiplayer and Zombies mode.
Singleplayer: This is the best part of the game. The story follows a squad as they try to survive the war, one of the most interesting parts and one that differentiates it from World At War (2008) is that one of these characters is Jewish.
The singleplayer tries to battle the idea of doing the right thing for your friends or doing the right thing by the army. This reaches its climax when you strictly disobey orders to try and save your friend that has been taken by the Germans. Later to find out he had spent the remainder of the war in a Jewish concentration camp. The best moments of the campaign aren't ones where you are seeing a train explode and fly over you or when you are giving out airstrikes in a city but when it takes its time slowly walking and reveal a concentration camp as you try to find your brother.
Multiplayer: It has an interesting hub area for you to walk around and purchase microtransactions along with some smaller things. It brings and interesting objective mode but dont expect the excitement or the scale of something similar like Rush in Battlefield. Other than that its just Call of Duty MP
Zombies: Infinity Ward gave us a really cool and original take with the zombies mode the year before so having this take almost the exact opposite approach was kinda disappointing. One of the bigger things they talked about before launch is they wanted to make it scary...what that actually means is having a loud sound play every single time you first see a zombie but other than that its like the Zombies from World at War but with some of the basic advancements seen in the last couple years.
65/100
Game 4/52: Black The Fall (PC)
It had potential but the gameplay and length hurt the experience.
Black The Fall starts you as a worker trying to escape a futuristic factory set in a communism state.
You must solve small puzzles the continue to move and escape the area, but once you believe you are free...they find you. At the end you witness the beginning of a revolution set off (yes) by you.
Thats really all I have to say about it, I was super close to lowering it to a 45 or 50 but there was some puzzles that I thought were neat and the world itself although sometimes plane can be interesting.
60/100
Game 5/52: Life is Strange: Before the Storm (PS4)
I loved the main story so I hella wanted to play this.
Unlike other entries in this post I will not talk about big moments in the story. When you do play it tho because you should...stay after the credits, if you played the original game especially because you will experience what a spiked bat to the heart feels like.
The visuals are similar to the first game, a little bit better in some areas.
The time gameplay mechanic from the first game does not return but is replaced by a "talk back" mechanic that better suits Chloe.
If you didn't like Chloe from the first game or if you liked the first game and just want more PLAY THIS. Easy Achievement list like the original too
90/100
Game 6/52: DOOM (PC)
Its good.
DOOM gives the series new life in a fun and great way, with 10hr+ demon killing.
Unfortunately its really just that, 10+ fun hours of killing demons because the story is not even bad its completely forgettable and unless this is the only first person shooter you own there is no reason to play it over other games.
The side mode introduced allows players to create custom maps which can be fun, I got to play the first level of Halo in it! but it doesn't really hold anything special. Still good tho.
70/100
Game 7/52: FarCry 5 (PC)
A fun and great entry into the series.
This game is fun, a lot of fun. Even if COOP is ruined by having only the host keep progression (seriously, why not count the mission for the both of us?!!??!)
The visuals are great and actually runs at a native 4K for Xbox One X owners which is awesome.
Gunplay is great like usual and so is the mayhem that happens out of nowhere, my only knocks on the game are having "eh" villains. Nothing continues to touch Vaas in FC3. The setting is also kinda meh in my opinion. Middle of the US is not even close to being as fun and interesting as a tropical island or Mountains in the Himalayas.
Animals also dont really play a role in this game compared to previous ones as crafting is pretty much gone outside of some small items.
The MP mode...its disappointing to say the least.
75/100
Game 8/52: Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (PC)
A classic with a new coat of paint.
Its Age of Empires. Its a Classic. Why are you still reading this? go get it!!
Age of Empires II and III will be getting Definitive Editions ahead of Age of Empires IV so its looking good for us fans.
90/100
Game 9/52: Super Lucky's Tale (Xbox)
Great for children, ok for everyone else.
Super Lucky's Tale gives us a colourful adventure of our little fox friend and as much as I love him and the colour all the worlds have its hard to suggest this for adults or teens.
If you have a kid or a friend who has one I would recommend this game for them :)
65/100
Game 10/52: PlayerUnkown's Battlegrounds (PC)
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner. WWCD.
This game CONSUMED me in 2017 and is the reason my backlog doubled that year (im not joking it doubled easily)
Its fun, its tense and boy is it satisfying.
The game can have some bugs for sure, its not that much of a looker and although I didn't experience it much cheaters are a concern. All that? doesn't matter. Its just FUN.
Still receives a good amount of patches adding new weapons, skins, vehicles from time to time and has a test server which is currently focused on adding a smaller jungle map to the rotation making it the 3rd map for the game.
Overall this bad boy won a chicken dinner!
75/100
Game 11/52: Lara Croft GO (PC)
A good distraction with satisfying puzzles and a simplistic look.
This was an interesting game to play. I didn't know what to expect really, but it surprised me.
Its a solid game all around, nothing great but also nothing other than good. If you want a puzzle game on the go I would recommend this for sure, if you are on PC I would recommend picking up the other Tomb Raider games.
70/100
Game 12/52: A Way Out (Xbox)
Fuck the Oscars.
This game was awesome. I dont really want to talk about the story but man was it good.
Please if you dont like EA dont let that stop you from playing this (they dont even make money off of it), you also only need 1 person to have the game! the other can use a free "trial" to play!
The game is a decent length too! I think it lasted 6-8hrs for me to complete it. A very fun game and I sure cant wait to see the next game for the studio. After Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and A Way Out, consider me a fan.
85/100
Game 13/52: God of War (PS4)
My name on the wall...they called me ____
This game...WOW.
I have no words, the music, story, characters,gameplay is all SPECTACULAR
so why did I give it a 90 and not 100? well 2 reasons.
The enemy variety, for everything it got right this isn't one of them. Its like less than 10 to be honest.
The game and maybe its not its fault doesn't give me a drive to play and experience the side content post story completion, it doesn't seem to be an issue for some but for me I just cant get into it unfortunately. I will still go back and try to get the Platinum trophy. Seriously get this game, its damn good and that's coming from someone who thought God of War 1-3 was mediocre.
90/100
(Update June 3rd, 2018)
Game 14/52: Sprint Vector (PC/Rift)
Gotta go fast!
Sprint Vector is a colourful and fun VR game which puts you against other players as you race across diverse maps, jump, fly and sprint your way to victory. The game is multiplayer focused and I have experienced pretty much everything the game has to offer but with new updates and the fact that its just a multiplayer game it still has good gameplay for me to want to go back.
Its also one hell of a work out. That being said once tired physically or when you have raced and won across the globe the game doesn't have much but replaying those said races with new people until they drop more content. Its fun, its fast and its not for those easily sick.
70/100
Game 15/52: Onward (PC/Rift)
We aint in Kansas anymore soldier!
This game is tense, fun and brings what you want in a modern fps game for VR. Its made by a smaller team so its not the best looking game and it can be a little rough in some areas sometimes but the squad gameplay and just the overall feel of being the boots on the ground is great.
again another multiplayer title, more content does release but this one can be played over and over again.
80/100
Game 16/52: SuperHot VR (PC/Rift)
SUPER. HOT.
Do you want to be John Wick? want to be the star of your on Tom Cruise like fight scene?
Enjoy this fun game now in VR as you kill polygonal red dudes with pistols, shotguns, swords, bottles and anything else you can find. Time moves only when you move so dont be afraid to get fancy ;)
85/100
Game 17/52: Beat Saber (PC/Rift)
I'm one with the beat and the beat is with me.
I'm not really into rhythm/music games but man is this cool. The base game is short that's the only downside but everything is super polished and satisfying giving you enough modes to want to experience all the songs more than once for sure.
The game also has a great modding community already giving you access to almost every song you could possibly want and its super easy to set up giving you many many hours of added enjoyment for free!
More songs and a built in song creation tool is coming in the future but with the community behind this game you wont even notice! easily one of the best VR games, a must own.
90/100
Game 18/52: Robo Recall (PC/Rift)
Total Robo Recall
This game is awesome, it really is. Its just so so good.
The game is visually great, still one of the best looking VR games. The gameplay is rock solid and supports some mods to make the experience a little better.
Unfortunately I myself dont enjoy going back to some of the levels just to try and beat a highscore, that's just not the type of gamer I am.
Overall its a must play for any VR owner, try and get your hands on this.
75/100
Game 19/52: Raw Data (PC/Rift)
Cyberpunk Ninja. What could go wrong?
First off I have to say, this game is one of the coolest ones I have played in VR. From having a bow and arrow, sword, shotgun its all damn cool and the PVP multiplayer makes it all the better when you slice and dice!
The singleplayer is also fun but is limited to the less fun wave killing structure that plagues a lot of the early VR stuff, thankfully its something we are moving away from more and more.
If Cyberpunk Ninja sounds good to you (why wouldn't it?!) then this is a must play. If that isn't something you are big into then a sale is something you should consider.
75/100
Game 20/52: Cities Skylines (PC)
Sim(ulation)City
This is the game you want if you like SimCity. Just get it or dont if that's not your thing. I enjoy em and play from time to time and its good. Sometimes I feel like eventually the city reaches a limit and you cant do anything but see your people die but who knows I may not be that great of a mayor!
75/100
Game 21/52: Monster Hunter World (Xbox)
Thats one ugly mother f*****
This game is pretty cool, the size of everything is just awesome and the hub world is cool and feels way more a live compared to something like Destiny 1/2 Tower.
The game is meant to be played with people so if you are running solo try Xbox LFG, Reddit or Discord.
Overall good game but I just dont have the time to repeat things and dont have a consistent cycle of people playing it to warrant that extra time on it.
70/100
Game 22/52: Hitman (Xbox)
Gun? Knife? What about an explosive rubber duck.
This Hitman was incredible for the most part and im very happy that Hitman 2 AKA Season 2 will be at E3 this year.
The game is made to be replayable and does so by giving the player a nicely sized sandbox to do your killings in.
Locations span from luxury hotels, Militia camps, Dense cities and more.
My only complaint is that 2 of the locations weren't that much fun for me compared to the rest of the game but its still overall a great package. The game also has the choice of running at 4K/30 or enabling a performance mode on Xbox One X which is great. I cant wait until Season 2 begins hopefully later this year.
80/100
Game 23/52: Forza Horizon 3 (Xbox)
Vroom Vroom.
3rd game in this series and it just gets better, more open, more beautiful and more polished.
Not much to say, this is more of an arcade like game if you are only familiar with the other Forza series "Forza Motorsport"
although that's probably obvious from the box art.
Its great and the Hot Wheels DLC is awesome!
80/100
Game 24/52: Sea of Thieves (Xbox)
The Pirate Life.
This game...I know some may think "80?! but it had no content!" I know, it was light on "things to do" but I have been following the game since it was but a mere rumor I have played over 300hrs from the very first alpha back in 2016 to before release and I still play it.
The game has been always about YOUR story and YOUR adventure, something that in my experience it did really well.
Sea of Thieves has given me the most fun in gaming since Halo 3 its just so good. With the weekly/biweekly campaigns starting with the release of The Hungering Deep and them adding a 4th team to the rotation I have faith they will continue to give me these great experiences. The game isnt for everyone, and the only reason I dont have it as a 90 or higher is because for as much as I love the game I know it released with a solid base but that was it in terms of "things to do" it also has a horrible grind to Pirate Legend although that has been fixed ever so slightly with higher leveled voyages consistently dropping higher leveled loot.
10/10 for not having Rare stuck with Kinect anymore by the way, im more excited for the studios future like never before.
80/100
Game 25/52: Dark Souls Remastered (Xbox)
Praise The Sun!
A Classic. Dark Souls Remastered (The Dark Souls of remasters) gives us locked 60fps on all platforms (minus switch) with increased resolutions, new lighting (which can be great in some areas, meh in others) and multiplayer that actually works.
The rest has been left pretty much the same so dont expect new content or a Scholar of the First Sin style remix. The remaster also includes the DLC from the first game.
Prepare to die again and again and again but you will love every second of it. Now we wait because... Shadows Die Twice.
85/100
Game 26/52: Assassin's Creed Origins (Xbox)
I am not a Medjay. I am a Hidden One.
~33hrs played
WOW. After pushing back the series release a full year I hoped that it would come back strong and different and man did it deliver.
As part of the leaked "Empire" trilogy Assassin's Creed Origins tells the story of how the brotherhood was born.
Bayek and Aya search for those that took the life of their son and in doing so are taken on an adventure across Egypt.
The game introduces RPG elements brand new to the series including skill trees, levels, more in-depth gear and more while also delivering a fun story, with a cool cast of original and historical characters.
The game also has a great photo mode and gives the player the ability to choose difficulty, I experienced the game on Hard from start to finish and would recommend that to most people.
This doesn't eliminate growing pains. The game suffers a little too much from forcing the player on doing side missions they may not be interested in because newer main story quests go higher and higher in level requirement and although you can gladly start them it can prove to be incredibly difficult with your lowered level.
Overall its not only a great entry into the series but its a fantastic turning point for the franchise as it continues to evolve into a fully fledged RPG with Assassin's Creed Odyssey taking even more strides to adding deeper RPG elements.
Egypt has fallen. Greece also. And Rome will fall too. All will fall to the creed.
85/100
Game 27/52: State of Decay 2 (Xbox)
More Decay Too
This game aint bad, but it isn't great either. The worst part about it is how similar it is the original game that released at the end of the 360's lifespan. The original had a certain charm that this loses completely as its the second outing with way more of a push before release.
If you never played the original this is a game you should probably keep an eye out for, if you have spent a good amount of time in the original however getting this for cheap or just getting it due to your Xbox Gamepass subscription is the way to go.
Survive, build your base, make relationships with characters in the world and finally play with your friends. Just dont go alone because if you die that death is perma.
65/100
Game 28/52: Monument Valley (Mobile)
Simple Valley
This may be the only mobile game I have on this list. Its just something I dont play on for multiple reasons. This game was free for a period of time and I have about an hour to Uni so I thought eh what the hell.
The game doesn't really tell you much but it really doesn't need to as its a very very simple game. You tap where you want to move and try to walk on a block on the map, that's basically it.
The best part of the game was easily the way the levels looked, some were very colourful and unique. The puzzles were ok, they were either long and tedious or just short, this isnt a Portal clearly.
With that the character has a revelation at the end but its something you can see coming pretty early on.
Overall a decent game. Short and a nice time waster is what I would call it.
65/100
Game 29/52: Persona 5 (PS4)
I never saw it coming.
I am not one for turn based combat. In fact this will probably be one of the only games in all my posts here that has that. I DO NOT LIKE THEM.
With that said, Persona 5 had fun and stylish combat which didn't really mind me grinding the extra hour to prepare for a boss.
Fun characters, AMAZING soundtrack and beautiful visuals (tied for 1st with Cuphead in 2017 if you ask me)
The only real downside is that it suffers from stuffing a lot of unneeded content. You may be asking what the hell I mean by that but its just that the low points in the story are in no way needed for the most part. Hours of time spent are kinda meaningless in the story and it could have been shortened a bit for a more compact and evenly balanced experience.
Its just awesome and glad I had the chance to play it. Now I wait for Persona 5 Golden or Persona 6 in like 10 years.
90/100
Game 30/52: Marvel's Spider-Man (PS4)
Spectacular Spiderman
I LOVE this game, everything about it is pretty much perfect and the issues I do have with it (ok side missions, sneaking sections with other characters) didnt take away from the experience and it didnt stop me getting the platinum shortly after release.
Spider-Man takes everything good about Sunset Overdrive and everything cool about the Batman Arkham series and delivers a fun, unique adventure featuring the web head, his friends and some of his most famous villains.
Its a must play and a must own. A contender for GOTY for sure.
I look forward to the DLC Spidey.
95/100
Game 31/52: Uncharted: Lost Legacy (PS4)
A short but enjoyable ride.
Lost Legacy brings back Chloe (yay!) and Nadine (...oh) and together they go on quick journey for great train sequences, a helicopter ride and great scenery.
I have 2 main issues with the game.
Nadine continues to be a pain to have in the uncharted games, I never liked her in Uncharted 4 and I only slightly started to feel differently right at the end of the game.
Secondly even though the side story has some fun moments it feels just like that, a side story. No real tense moments wondering if Chloe was going to die or if Nadine and ____ were going to bite a bullet instead it felt like more Uncharted 4 (not a bad thing, 4 is my favourite) but with less character and love.
I feel like im staying too much in the negative but that's because the rest is a good game, and I spent plenty of time in photo mode just looking at this beautiful game.
70/100
Game 32/52: Half-Life (PC)
Old.
These two next entries will probably give me some backlash if anyone bothered to read these (I write em mainly for myself tbh)
Half Life and its sequel which I will talk about next are held in such high regard that I just felt I had to go back and experience them.
Now I never played them near release so this is me as a fresh mind going into it in 2018. This game feels, looks and plays old but it does have a charm that pushes it past something mediocre for me.
I don't know if I would recommend this game to someone new like me but im glad I have it under my belt now and don't feel left out when people talk about Half Life
60/100
Game 33/52: Half-Life 2 (PC)
A slightly better life.
So, Half Life 2...iv heard so much about you and iv heard for years how people would die for a sequel to you.
My experience like the one with the first game was someone new, just coming off the original. The boost in visuals was great but for 2018 can look a little rough, what blew me away the most is how many characters I know from playing Garry's Mod. I always knew that game took things from HL2 but seeing them animated and voiced was just strange and neat to me.
The gameplay improved, and so did the puzzles but it still feels outdated. This one would have been interesting to play at the time of release but like the original im just glad I know what people are talking about regarding Half Life 2.
65/100
Game 34/52: Middle Earth: Shadow of War (Xbox)
War...War never changes.
So this game I was interested in but since I thought the original was at most good/great I cant say I was that excited.
The game like the first is good, the characters are better and more fleshed out and the combat continues to be fun BUT at a certain point it becomes super repetitive.
Its worth a pic up if you enjoyed the first one and/or it sees a big discount on price. Thankfully I rented it instead of buying.
kinda negative but I still think its good and the time that I did spend was positive. Siege battles are dope.
75/100
Game 35/52: Super Mario Bros. (Switch)
Wahoo!
Just like Half-Life these next two are from the perspective of playing them in 2018 NOT when they were first released.
I had played it many times but never actually completed it and since the Switch version via Nintendo Online had save states I decided to have a quick run of it. Completed and done with, I dont really see myself coming back any time soon.
(maybe if I ever get to play it with a nes controller)
its solid.
70/100
Game 36/52: Super Mario Bros. 3 (Switch)
More Mario
Its more mario and builds on the world presented in Super Mario Bros.
Its good and better than the original, I find it uglier tho.
75/100
Game 37/52: Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Xbox)
Become the Tomb Raider
This game is awesome.
I dont 100% games that often but this game had me do it, the characters are better the tombs are WAY better and the story is much better than in the two previous entries of this trilogy.
Ending the trilogy at a high point, just hope its not too long until we see her again. Eidos should be the one to continue the series for sure.
Play it. its great.
85/100
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Conker Live and Reloaded
Shadow of the Colossus
..and so much fucking more :P (September and October is going to be brutal)