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Slant Magazine: The 25 Best Video Games of 2018
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You do know that people could've simply just not played it right? A Way Out is probably my most disappointing game of the year, it'd still be higher than a game I didn't play and have no plans to, because I don't care about racing games and haven't for about 10 years now.
smash bros is too low, forza horizon 4 and monster hunter world should be on the list. otherwise, not a bad list
Good god I had to double check this. This might be one of the worst names I've encountered, and of course it was Square Enix that allowed it.
This thread paints a different story
And actually the shallow repetitive combat and incredibly barren open world are the most common criticisms and complaints about the game.
Okay? What are we supposed to get out of your post or respond to what you just wrote? His opinion is an outlier, but it is his opinion, even punctuated by the "Personally."
Yeah. Which is why I initially said I don't understand the praise.
I guess so.
Explains why it didn't win any awards at TGA. Good enough to be nominated but doesn't do anything particularly outstanding.
Solid list and placement for everything in my books. Best one I have seen so far.
Also really appreciate the high Iconoclasts inclusion. Its an incredible game that didn't get as much coverage as some of the other titles through the year such as Celeste and Florance
Also really appreciate the high Iconoclasts inclusion. Its an incredible game that didn't get as much coverage as some of the other titles through the year such as Celeste and Florance
Good write ups for this list, definitely worth checking out if you just skimmed the numerical list and nothing else.
Every Insomniac game except Resistance series is the most praised "just ok" game.
seeing Florence in the top games of 2018 wow now I'm excited to try it.
Obra Dinn is too overwhelming for me. You literally have to pay attention. Haha.
Forgotton Anne looks superrrr interesting.
Also awww Dead Cells barely missed the top 10. it's #1 for me in 2018 forreal.
Celeste - - - i stopped playing with the introduction of the ghost thingy. hahaha.
Obra Dinn is too overwhelming for me. You literally have to pay attention. Haha.
Forgotton Anne looks superrrr interesting.
Also awww Dead Cells barely missed the top 10. it's #1 for me in 2018 forreal.
Celeste - - - i stopped playing with the introduction of the ghost thingy. hahaha.
gameplay is fun, story is pretty good and mature, traversal is really fun...
yeah the open-world isn't the best but you don't play spidey for the open-world. i legit have not liked a single side-mission in spidey at all.
I think if you're playing Hitman for the story then you're Doing It Wrong.
Hitman at this point is totally meta and taking the piss out cliched video game stories.
I will never play a fight game and I know Smash deserves a place on the list.
Race games are like any other genre and FH4 100% deserves a place on this list.
Yeah, I wish I could pull the article but there was a story about this some time back related to another game.
The upshot was that there are games where the "gameplay" part is right there on the screen in front of you. Mostly reflex stuff like shooters, platformers, etc.
Then there's titles where the gameplay takes place in your head. Where the stimulus on the screen makes the gears in your head turn. That's where most of the action takes place, using reason and making deductions with your noodle. You find this a lot with puzzlers, strategy games, etc.
Obra Dinn is the perfect example of a game where the gameplay is you playing detective in your head. Using real-world detective logic.
Simply amazing.
i literally stopped playing after the 2nd body. lol. i'm not really in that place in my life right now to play something like this. literally an investment. ahaha.
I don't get the hate about Spiderman.
- It does everything better than any other super hero game out there
- Tells a good Spiderman story.
- Gives space to other characters to grow
- Amazing traversal
- Really satisfying combat
I feel people who complain about the combat didn't try different suits, combos, abilities and gadgets. There is just so much variation there.
I understand the open world is not as detailed as some other games out there. But here the world is created for Spiderman to traverse in smoothly. It's the traversal which dictates the world design.
I think people forget how hard is to make a extremely polished superhero game and Insomniac has achieved all this in their first game. It's not perfect sure, but not awful some people make it out to be.
- It does everything better than any other super hero game out there
- Tells a good Spiderman story.
- Gives space to other characters to grow
- Amazing traversal
- Really satisfying combat
I feel people who complain about the combat didn't try different suits, combos, abilities and gadgets. There is just so much variation there.
I understand the open world is not as detailed as some other games out there. But here the world is created for Spiderman to traverse in smoothly. It's the traversal which dictates the world design.
I think people forget how hard is to make a extremely polished superhero game and Insomniac has achieved all this in their first game. It's not perfect sure, but not awful some people make it out to be.
Seems like a really good list. Surprised RDR2 is that low, and I figured a few more AAA games would have made it, but seeing smaller/indie games get so much love is awesome. If we semi-arbitrarily smush some indie games that saw wider release this year, 2018 has to be the best year ever for indies and smaller games right?
Sadly. It's one of the best releases but for some reason people have forgotten about it when making lists.
I can dig it.
You def have to be in the right head space (eh? eh?) to get into it.
I wish I had a nickle for every time I was hyped for months for an upcoming game, insta-buying the moment it went on sale, only to have it languish on the pile when I realized I just wasn't in the mood for that kind of experience at the moment.
Anyway, be sure to check back in with Obra Dinn when the mood strikes!
Happy to see Spider-Man getting the acknowledgement it deserves. I still have to play God of War tho.
Is it really unsettlig?
I mean what else is there to talk about besides the aesthetics involved in how people would rank these things? That's all there is to do, unless someone's interested in why this particular publication had these particular choices.
I mean why even be on a discussion board?
It's just a list based on the opinions of a handful of people. It doesn't invalidate your own opinion and your opinion doesn't invalidate their list. Don't get your knickers in a twist. Just view these kinds of lists as recommendations and/or suggestions for games the author(s) think(s) are really worth your time. You might discover something cool.
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I liked Spiderman a whole lot, but I think your first point is way off. The Arkham games do a much better job of contextualizing side quests and activities in a cool way. Azrael stalking you in Arkham City, the Pyg quest in Arkham Knight, the ManBat stuff in Arkham Knight, and the Hush missions in Arkham City all come to mind just off the top of my head. It's a small(ish) thing, but something I felt was sorely lacking in Spiderman. The Tombstone questline was neat, I just wish there was way more like it.
Maybe they could, I dunno, click on the link and read the write-ups? Grumbling about *insert popular game here* not being high enough for your taste is really annoying and nitpicky. The write-ups are what's important, not the order.
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yes, when i have some down time. i really just wanna sell all my AAA games on ps4 and just get all those indie games....or just go back to Dead Cells and feel miserable for sucking.
I'm thinking of getting Florence right now..continuing Celeste...man there are a lot of really good indie games out there..
ugh i wish the ps4 was portable so i don;t have to sit in front of the monitor and just lie in my bed or go wherever in the house and just play...
