Your top 10 games of 2018

[Murray]

Starting a thread to hear what your favourite 2018 game releases were. I uploaded the template I used, if you feel ambitious.

I didn't buy that many new games this year, so this is pretty much my purchase list ranked by which ones I liked the most.

1. Monster Hunter: World
2. Valkyria Chronicles 4
3. Red Dead Redemption 2
4. God of War (4)
5. Warhammer: Vermintide 2
6. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
7. Octopath Traveler
8. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
9. Spyro Reignited
10. Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!

Overall, the year has been decent. I was not a fan of some of the big triple A studios' decisions this year (EA, Blizzard, Bethesda, etc), but regardless, we got some pretty good ones.

[Noobc0re]

1. Into the Brech
2. Soul Calibur 6
3. Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse
4. Akane

And that's it, there are no more games from 2018 worth mentioning for me.

[Dave666]

I won’t be able to reach 10 but here are my favourites

1.Red Dead Redemption 2
2.Forza Horizon 4
3.The Crew 2
4.Spyro Reignited
5. Life Is Strange 2 (it is held back by forcing politics into the game but still a good game)

Soulcalibur 6 would likley be in my list but I haven’t played it yet so I can’t add it

[Wolf]

1. Kingdom Come Deliverance
2. Battletech (Politics and the horrid story aside.)
3. Train Simulator 2019 (Since the yearly free update finally gave us 64-bit for this over 12 year old game, which has changed this game, and breathed new life into it..)

I could add a fourth but that is more a technicality as it has been re-released as a pack with the 3 earliest addons in April.......but the original release CSX Heavy Haul has been out since 2016....got some good addons this year though. Ruhr-Sieg Line North is the one where you could say they finally got really serious about it.)

4. Train Sim World

And that's it this year for me, as I don't count early access, which means Assetto Corsa Competizione is out and most of my favourite games are from past years.
Examples being Assetto Corsa, Project Cars 2, IL-2 Cliffs of Dover Blitz, IL-2 Battle of Stalingrad, Red Orchestra 2/Rising Storm, Rising Storm 2 Vietnam, Dirt Rallye, DCS World, Falcon BMS.......
I also don't count addons for simulations which have accounted for the majority of my Spending.
Like the DLC/ Addons for AC and Pcars 2 as well as quite a few for that Train Simulator.

These days I tend to play games that are developed and updated for years and get addons instead of completely new ones each year, since that is how most of my favourite genres tend to work.
They release and a new version might take years to come, with the games being supported in the intervening time.
Look at the Arma Series, Asetto Corsa or several others.

[Storm Rider]

In no order of preference:
God of War
Red Dead Redemption 2
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Darksiders 3
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
SoulCalibur 6
Marvel's Spiderman
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
Shadow of the Tomb Raider

[AAneko]

1. God of War
- A breath of new air to an old IP that, from my point of view, is a move in the right direction. The story is great as well as how they delivered it. The ending was nice as well as it opens a lot of possibilities in the future of the franchise.

2. Monster Hunter : World
- Since I've been a Monster Hunter fan for a really long time now, I might be a bit biased on this one. But unlike most others that wanted the game to be really punishingly hard like the older ones, I can understand why this one is like the way it is. They made it so that new players to the series will be able to be introduced fairly easily all the while keeping a few options for long-time fans to be able to challenge themselves as well. And for the record I think the game didn't became easier, the controls just stopped being clunky like the older games used to be.

3. Spider-Man
- This one I played back when it was released at almost every time I had the chance. The freedom of swinging around the city accompanied by the graphics made it one heck of a experience. I also like how they made the story fit in with everything especially the final boss fight and the events leading to it. While it definitely (To me at least) cast aside the other villains in the game, I think it's necessary to be able to make the final boss of the game stand out and really give the importance that turn is to Spider-Man.

Most others on my list aren't released in 2018 so I won't include them, and some of them are MMORPGs so I think they aren't included in the list.

[Noobc0re]

Wait, is op the only one who can reach 10 games for this year?

[Murray]

Doesn't have to be ten games, I guess.

[isturbo1984]

nope
but damn lol

[grayfox313]

In no particular order,
Spyro Reiginited
Pokemon Let's Go
Octopath Traveler
The Messenger

Actually, that's really it for me. Haven't played Monster Hunter or Red Dead yet. Slow year for me

[Irritablesquid]

In no order,
Spyro
God of War
Spiderman
Mario Odyssey
zelda breath of the wild
hitman 2

I've started playing red dead redemption 2, but don't see what all the fuss is about.

[Animusisters]

Didn't even touch 10 different games.

[Ma Ma G47]

Here's my personal list, in no particular order, with a brief description and my opinion of each. Not quite 10, but I had the most fun with these ones.

Valkyria Chronicles 4 - PS4
Turn-based 3rd person action game with RPG elements, placing a heavy emphasis on a story set in a fictionalized, fantasy version of World War II. I feel this is the true sequel to the original Valkyria Chronicles (not it's two portable sequels). Gameplay is improved and expanded, but I feel the story and characters fall just shy of those found in the original.

DUSK - PC
A horror-themed first-person shooter made in the style of it's early 3D shooter inspirations, like Doom, Quake, and Unreal. Graphics are not particularly realistic (on purpose), but art direction is excellent. Has multiplayer versus, and a straightforward, fun campaign with a new twist in every level that will keep you engaged from the first level to the final boss.

Beat Saber - PC (VR)
VR-only game with visuals reminiscent of the TRON franchise, where the premise is to stylistically slash incoming blocks to release the beats to an excellent original soundtrack (with tons of upcoming songs and endless 3rd party ones). As a rhythm game fan, this is in my opinion the pinnacle of what rhythm gameplay can be. VR immersion and great music gets your heart racing as you move to the music and score the highest combos you can. Just wish I could play VR for longer than 30 minutes at a time...

Red Dead Redemption II - Xbox One
A sprawling western-themed action adventure game that has been almost a decade in the making. The effort put into making the world as believable as possible is evident, and sometimes it's fun to just see how everything unfolds around you, or just put off missions to explore the vast map and find interesting things carefully hidden throughout the game. Built upon the depth of the world, a solid game with a lengthy story and challenging gameplay.

Vampyr - Xbox One
Action-adventure RPG following a doctor recently-turned vampire, set in a gloomy, Spanish-flu stricken, post WWI London. Well-developed dialog system and numerous branching side quests that flesh out each NPC's story that are easy and fun to get distracted by. The unique setting alone was intriguing, and I was pleased with the character development in the game. Lots of fun, although with some flaws like long load times and sometimes frustrating combat.

NieR: Automata - Xbox One
This one was released in 2017 for PC and PS4, but I picked it up for Xbox One when it released this year. Heavy action influence in a far-future Earth where humans have long been deposed as the dominant species by alien machines. Well-crafted and fun combat mechanics, combined with excellent set pieces and a deep storyline, make for a great port of a fantastic game.

Honorable Mention - Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight / Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight - PS4
As an avid fan of both rhythm games and the Persona series, I found this duology to be very fun as a distraction from other titles that have a broader scope. These rhythm games themselves are more of a fanservice-y celebration of the original games they are based on, with emphasis on their characters and outstanding soundtracks. Unlike the previous release of Persona 4: Dancing All Night, however, the story mode is substituted by unlockable sideline social interactions with each character. This, and the fact that an actual soundtrack for these music-based games (which was bundled with the original P4D) is not available officially anywhere, leaves more to be desired.

Biggest disappointment - Battlefield V - Xbox One
The first Battlefield World War II shooter since earlier titles 1943 and the original 1942, this game was released disappointigly unfinished and glitchy. Many of the features promised by the developers (ex: a co-op mode, buddy-dragging mechanics, a comprehensive WWII experience, etc.) were either missing at launch and/or still have not been implemented. The gameplay emphasis has drifted from the combined arms aspect of previous titles to leaning too much towards infantry firefights, which heavily favors certain classes and is too reminiscent of Call of Duty gameplay, a series that (while successful in its own right) Battlefield used to pride itself in being different from.

[Smackems]

I can't decide yet between God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2, or Smash Ultimate for my goty. Don't think I even played 10 games from this year either but I'll list them in no order.

Kingdom Come Deliverance
God of War
Mario Tennis Aces
Red Dead Redemption 2
Smash Ultimate
Bloodstained Circle of the Moon...? Is that it's name?
Civilization 6
Soul Calibur 6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
The Messenger

There I managed to squeeze out 10. Hasn't been a great year for me when it comes to new games, but I've played a ton of stuff that wasn't released this year. Especially Nintendo stuff.

[Baron Baldric]

[L3F20XX]

Only game I bought released this year is Digimon Story Hacker's Memory but I haven't played it lol

[AAneko]

Same here. I have it but haven't got the time to play it yet, when I was choosing which title I wanted to play I chose another game (Cyberdimension Neptunia) over it since I know it will be a long grind to complete it.

[Chris_Ceee]

• Soul Calibur 6
• Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII -- HD Remake