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  • What do you think of the gaming year of 2018?

    What is your opinion of 2018 in terms of game releases?

    To me it was one of the weakest years ever. Even for indies. The only game I can think of that I cared about this year was Into The Breach. I guess Soul Calibur 6 was decent too. But beyond that...I got nothing. Though the jury is still out on Super Smash Bros Ultimate.

  • #2
    Some good games but overally pretty bad, I'm not impressed.
    Hail Kizuna Ai

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    • #3
      Personally, this probably is mostly because I go out of my way to avoid politics so haven't payed attention to any of the popular news sources spreading doom and gloom, but this year in gaming has been pretty great for me.

      I've had a lot of fun with AC Odyssey, red dead 2, and a few others that released on my console of choice this year. As well as the fun I've had with Diablo 3 and Skyrim (with mods (: ). Still got a couple current games that I have not even started yet like the new god of war.

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      • #4
        2018 is the year I finally betrayed Nintendo and instead of their console, I bought the one from Sony. Also, the "remaster" of Mark of the Ninja was released, so it was a good year.
        "Yeah, well… that's like… your opinion, man…"
        -Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski

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        • #5
          'Tis a bloody disaster is what it is. I am very dissapointed with my favourite companies (Bethesda and Blizzard), and I fear for the games from them that I've been looking forward to (Elder Scrolls 6 and Warcraft 3 Reforged respectively).

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          • #6
            Pretty Sparse... in terms of Excellent AAA titles
            Indy's taking up the slack ?

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            • #7
              Overall? A net positive. There have been a lot of negative, no doubt. Sony's anti-nudity policy is obviously idiotic. I've seen a lot of triple A studios doing lots of weird decisions that I vehemently disagree with. There have been game releases that have proven extremely disappointing, whether it be the games being unfinished, glitchy, plagued with micro transactions or political propaganda (you know the kind), and so on.

              However, if you just remain patient and don't preorder or buy games on launch, you can pretty much avoid getting burned by any of that. There are plenty of new games that I bought this year and that I'm thoroughly pleased with. Games like Monster Hunter: World (PS4), Shadow of the Colossus Remaster (PS4), Vermintide 2 (Steam), God of War (4) (PS4), Valkyria Chronicles 4 (PS4), Red Dead Redemption 2 (Xbox One)... I could go on with this list, but you get my point.

              I'm also glad Shenmue 1 and 2 got a re-release, so I don't have to buy myself a Dreamcast in order to play them.

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              • #8
                I wouldn't put it up there with some of the very best years I've ever had in terms of all time favorites and dream games, but it was pretty good for me. Played plenty of great games this year, love my top 10, and don't even have time for or access to probably 20 games I want to finish or play.

                Below elevated the year for me though.

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                • Dub-Z
                  Dub-Z commented
                  Editing a comment
                  Enjoyed:
                  Below
                  A Way Out
                  Guacamelee 2
                  Hitman 2
                  Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
                  God of War
                  Spider-Man
                  Shadow of the Colossus Remake
                  Forza Horizon 4
                  Dragon Ball FighterZ
                  Soul Caliber 6
                  Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
                  Dandara

                  Need to Finish:
                  Detroit: Become Human
                  Read Dead 2
                  Dead Cells

                  Would Like to Play:
                  Vampyr
                  Celeste
                  Monster Hunter World
                  Darksiders III
                  Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
                  Shadow of the Tomb Raider
                  The Messenger
                  Swords of Ditto
                  Into the Breach
                  Dragon Quest XI
                  Nino Kuni 2
                  Kingdom Come Deliverance
                  Chasm
                  Donut County
                  Death's Gambit
                  Iconoclasts
                  Fe
                  Spyro Reignited Trilogy
                  Smash Ultimate
                  Octopath Traveler
                  Tetris Effect
                  Frozen Synapse 2
                  Astro Bot Rescue Mission
                  Persona 3 & 4 Dancing
                  Just Cause 4
                  Ashen

                  I have no time for all this, and can't even access some on platforms I don't have. I'm sure there's a ton that aren't even on my radar too.

              • #9
                I've played a lot of games that were in my backlog this year thanks to Valve's Proton effort to make Windows games to run on Linux, and that includes finally completing DOOM, Prey, Fallout 4 and a lot of somewhat recent games. So to me Valve made the whole year, no kidding, their work is amazing in this field. Monster Hunter World is also a great release, I've dunked 100+ hours in that, plus Nintendo is having a blast with Smash Bros, Katamari ReRolled and The World Ends With You. It's like someone at Nintendo is randomly pointing finger at my favorite games. Indie-wise it's also a great year, a game that went somewhat under the radar for most people is Cultist Simulator, and it's really amazing, I absolutely adore that game. I recommend MandaloreGaming review if you are not familiar
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                Also Sunless Skies is releasing soon, Spintires: MudRunners is also a good game if you like simulators.

                Overall I'm really pleased with 2018

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                • #10
                  I though while it was a rocky year with out a doubt and full AAA release it was fairly poor over all.

                  I enjoyed Red Dead Redemption 2 mostly from it being GTA cowboy addition and who didn't love that?

                  I was a bit perturbed with God of War it seemed like they wanted to do more with the Nordic setting and mythos but it felt like, to me, that it was rushed to much.

                  Truth be told i avoided Fallout 76 because i predicted that a Fallout 4 but on line was going to be rocky at the best of times and i was sadly proved right.

                  I did give Pokemon another 60 dollars to play Lets Go Evee because Pokemon Red was one of my first games i ever played and was the first Game Boy game and I over all enjoyed it, not especially hard but a fun time killer.

                  And aside from a few tries int he indy market at the suggestion of Yahtzee reviews it was a slim year for new games, i mostly went back to old games i had on my Steam, another 100 or so hours with Fallout 4 and a few mods i read about while on deployment, there is always Overwatch for my shooter itch and Conan Exiles if i feel like loathing everything for a few hours. Nothing quite makes ya madder then not seeing a big ass lizard and then dodge rolling over a cliff to your doom to really get a person going.

                  I hope that 2019 is better i look forward to the new game from Obsidian, Outer Worlds. Here's hoping things get better.

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                  • #11
                    P5 amazing. Ni no kuni 2 was okay. DQXI fantastic. And the release of FFXII The Zodiac Age, fucking hell yeah.

                    Outside of that, I played a lot of older games. So I'd say it was an okay year but not as great as previous years. And all the corporate b.s. that went on was a bummer. But I'll patiently wait for next year and see what comes then.

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                    • #12
                      It's not been the best year for gaming, but that's good hopefully it means they try harder next year or they just try to monetize the games more than they already are.

                      Over the past few years the AAA publishers have learned just how far they can push gamers, no doubt they will try again next year.

                      I've enjoyed God of war and Spider-Man and spyro, hopefully crackdown will be good next year because I loved the first 2.
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                      • #13
                        Pfft.
                        One of the worst years in gaming I can recall.
                        Literally purchased only 3 2018 games.
                        - Kingdom Come: Deliverence
                        - Shadow of the Tomb Raider
                        - INSOMNIA: The Ark

                        Mind you, I don't play on consoles, but have an extensive backlog that I pluck away at when the time is available.

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                        • #14
                          2018 was the year that a critical mass of gamers finally decided to stand up to the corporate bullshit ruining the industry. Though I think this will lead to the collapse of the AAA industry I don't care, they can lower their budgets. I know shareholders can only understand incremental improvement and graphical fidelity and hours of voice acting are something that developers can point to as proof of incremental improvement to these shit heads but it's dominating development priorities to the degree it is killing creativity an inflating budgets like no one's business. I am so glad indie titles I like such as Kingdom: Two Crowns and Enter the Gungeon made their way from the PC to the Nintendo Switch. PC gamer buying a Switch for BotW btw.

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                          • #15
                            It was a mixed bag but I'm fine with lesser games since 2017 had the best ever imo
                            I'm crawling deeper and deeper into backlog hell

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