We’re getting towards the mid-point of the year, and (unless I’ve missed it) I can’t seem to find a thread for discussing what our favourite games of the year have been.
So, what have been your favourite gaming experiences so far?
Tears of the Kingdom without a doubt so far. Enjoyed every second of it.
Honorable mentions are Hi-Fi Rush, RE4 Remake, Diablo 4 - even Jedi Survivor (especially if it didn’t run like shit).
And I fully expect Starfield, Spiderman 2, and Baldur’s Gate 3 to give TOTK a run for its money. Honestly a great year for gaming despite some shitty PC ports.
100% TOTK
Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
Stay patient dudes.I still have to get into this game. Played like the first few hours and just never came back to it, but always hear great things about it.
Tears of the Kingdom is in the running for my favorite game of all time… So I’m gonna say Tears of the Kingdom.
Despite beating over 40 games this year, I still haven’t purchased a game that released in 2023. I’ve just been clearing out my library, and playing free stuff.
Of the free stuff that’s come out this year, my favorite has actually been The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, with Pineapple on Pizza being a close second.
Of the games I’ve beaten this year, Half-Life Alyx wasn’t just the best, it’s the best game I’ve ever played and the runner up isn’t even close. Although if we’re excluding VR, A Short Hike probably takes the cake for best I’ve played this year.
mother 4 (i am delulu)
I purchased it in november last year so it’s technically not 2023 but I have to give it a mention because it’s been receiving massive high quality updates ever since and it’s one of my favorite games atm - Against the Storm. Really charming and well designed, stable without any major bugs, active communicative devs… It’s an indie game done right.
Does it have to be a new game? If not, then Destiny 2’s newest dungeon, Ghosts of the Deep.
If yes, then how about the Lies of P demo. Next best thing to a Bloodborne 2 I’ve seen so far.
I haven’t played many games that have came out this year, so Pizza Tower wins by default. I may pick up TotK sometime in the future if I can get it used or on sale, but for now I don’t really intend on playing it, especially not at full price.
However, my favorite game that I’ve discovered this year has definitely been Ultrakill. Its the most fun FPS game I’ve played (not saying much, since most FPS games are pretty terrible nowadays, but still its a really good game).
TotK for sure. I’m expecting Armored Core 6 to be my answer for the second half of the year; FromSoft has just been consistently so good.
Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin was released on Steam this year, so I guess that one. It has a ton of flaws, but even then, the combat just carries it. Compared to this and Nioh, Wo Long was a total disappointment for me.
I haven’t actually played many games that were actually released this year.
Still haven’t gotten around to playing anything that released this year, but I’m sure Atelier Ryza 3 is great and I’m looking foward to playing it. Just need to play the 2nd game first.
Toss-up between Street Fighter 6 and Diablo 4!
Both are excellent, really. No game is perfect but I’ve enjoyed my time with these two so far.
My ROG Ally arrived earlier this week as well, and I gotta say, being to play these games in handheld form ups the novelty a bit - leading to even more playtime.
I’ve been LOVING SF6. It’s the first fighting game that has ever truly clicked with me.
I really need to pick up Diablo 4, but I’m spoiled by Diablo 3 on the Switch for portable play while my wife watches TV. I’d love to get D4 on the Steam Deck, but the setup seems a bit intimidating, and I’d worry that future updates would break it.
Yeah I’ve installed Bnet on the Steam Deck using Lutris and I agree it’s not a very intuitive process. Lutris does its best but there are still some things you will have to look up.
There’s another script that’s rising in popularity, NonSteamLaunchers, which aims to automate this process for you. I haven’t tried it but the people who have, have said that it’s easy. I’d suggest giving it a try.
D4 on gamepad is VERY playable. I’m glad Blizzard learned from their experience of releasing D3 on consoles and implemented those on D4. Obviously MnK is still faster for some actions, particularly inventory management, but you can really play the game without feeling like you’re hampering yourself.
Does it have to be a new game? TOTK is fun but I have played too much botw to 100% it. Story and ending was a vast improvement from botw.
Been playing Hollow Knight, Noita, Skyward Sword Remaster, and Link’s Awakening Remaster. Also Metroid Prime Remaster and Metriod Dread is top tier
Replayed Hollow Knight recently myself. That game is so damn good. Can’t wait for Silksong.
No Man’s Sky. It had a really rough launch but the devs have put a lot of work into it these past few years and its pretty good now. Excellent game for just chilling, flying around and exploring.
I like NMS, but I’m not a fan of the gameplay loop. After a while I end up getting bored. For a game focused on exploration it feels like there’s not much to explore when almost everything you find is the same.
