My "Personal" GOTY 2018

[isturbo1984]

42 games played... and beaten this year. This was a somewhat "slow" year for me. But if you were all wondering what games I finished and in what order I rank them all, here you go. A couple of threads touched up on this already. I figured I'd make my own. Not all games are 2018 releases. In fact, most of them aren't. Hence my "personal" GOTY. A lot of games on this list. You aren't going to agree with the positioning on all of them. So don't take automatic offense, as it is not an intended slight against you. Video version (YouTube) of my top 10 right here if you want my full thoughts and feelings on each of the games.

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42. Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
41. Unravel Two
40. Observer
39. Donkey Kong (NES Classic)
38. Firewatch
37. Slender: The Arrival
36. Hyper Light Drifter
35. Mega Man X3 (MMX Legacy Collection)
34. Little Nightmares
33. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
32. Yooka-Laylee
31. Super Lucky's Tale

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30. Song of the Deep
29. A Way Out
28. Mad Max
27. Gravity Rush Remastered
26. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
25. PvZ: Garden Warfare 2
24. Ratchet & Clank (2016)
23. Cuphead
22. Vikings: Wolves of Midgard
21. The Walking Dead: The New Frontier

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20. Mega Man X2 (MMX Legacy Collection)
19. No Man's Sky
18. Aven Colony
17. The Last of Us Remastered
16. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
15. Mega Man X (MMX Legacy Collection)
14. Celeste
13. Far Cry 5
12. Dragon Quest Builders
11. Crash Bandicoot (N Sane Trilogy)

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10. The Evil Within 2

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9. Dynasty Warriors 9

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8. Gow of War (2018)

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7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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6. Burnout Paradise Remastered

[isturbo1984]

5. Dragon Quest XI

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4. Dead Cells

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3. Super Mario Odyssey

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2. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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#1
GOTY
Persona 5

[isturbo1984]

[Ma Ma G47]

Glad you got around to P5 this year. Truly a masterpiece, I'd wager to say one of the best of the 8th generation of consoles.

[isturbo1984]

I 100% agree with you.

[Frostweaver]

Was Persona 5 really that good? And why? I don't even know which game that is.

[Frostweaver]

Can you expand on it, what did you like about it.. did something specific kept you glued to the screen?

[isturbo1984]

yeah, i did a 3-hour video review if you are interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyg2DGZ4Lps
i hope you can understand that ive talked about it to death.

[Frostweaver]

Ok, cool i'll check it out.

[Matcam89]

Aven Colony is a great game - Glad to see it on the list and Mad Max is on the que to play

overall a great list here

[JackofTears]

Since I'm limited to PC, my game of the year was "Assassin's Creed Odyssey".

[Matcam89]

I tried so hard to get into the originals but it was to slow paced for me and haven’t tried any since. Would you say the series may be worth the revisit for me with the newer releases?

[JackofTears]

I didn't care for the original games, mostly because of the poor controls. Starting with "Origins", however, the series began transforming into an rpg and now, with "Odyssey" it's a full fledged action rpg like Witcher 3. While it isn't quite as good as that title, it comes incredibly close, with excellent combat mechanics, fully half the side missions are interesting, exploration is rewarding, the landscape and historical recreations are beautiful, and the characters are often quite entertaining. Kassandra is the better voice actor but I find Alexios certainly good enough to enjoy (though I always play women as my main when given the opportunity). If you enjoy games of that sort, I'd absolutely recommend it.

[isturbo1984]

@JackofTears
I fully endorse your last statement, lol. I've been playing AC almost annually, skipping only Unity. And those are exactly my thoughts and feelings as well. I'm actually playing AC Odyssey right now too. Sadly, it's not on my list this year because I haven't beaten it yet (game is so big!).