Popular Post Paleblood Posted March 27 Popular Post Share Posted March 27 (edited) Every time a new big game releases to positive reception, message boards are full with "GOTY!", "Best game ever" or "Game of the decade". But, like 10 Minutes later another game is the new game of the year and so on and so forth. Let's try with a little hindsight this time, without the status of "NEW", and all the shallow excitement that brings. What's your game of the last decade? (2011 - 2020) You can name one game, or do a ranking for every year. Doesn't have to be the most influential game or some elaborate pseudo-objective justification of an opinion. Just speak your mind and maybe give a little insight into your thoughts if you want to. Here are my favorite games from the last decade; 2011 - Dark Souls 2012 - Max Payne 3 2013 - The Last of Us 2014 - Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes 2015 - Bloodborne 2016 - The Last Guardian 2017 - NieR: Automata 2018 - God of War (2018) / Shadow of the Colossus Remake 2019 - Resident Evil 2 2020 - The Last of Us: Part II A few honorable mentions of games I really liked, but couldn't put them as "the best for the year": Hollow Knight, Zelda: Skyward Sword, Monster Hunter: World, Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze, Evil Within, Days Gone, The Witcher 3, The 3DS Pokemon games, Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale, the whole From Software output basically, Uncharted 4, Doom (2016), Inside, Kentucky Route Zero, Thimbleweed Park, everything Resident Evil. Game of the decade: Bloodborne. No doubt about it. I have never felt this strongly about just everything in a game. My first tattoo is an image of Bloodborne. It has changed how I look at worldbuilding & storytelling in games. It has the best music I've ever heard in my life, especially the DLC. I love absolutely everything about this game... except the framerate, but yeah. Let's hear your takes. I hope this can be conversation starter too, because I desperately need a place on the internet where I'd like to return to lol. Edited March 27 by Paleblood 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBloodmoney Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Hitman: World of Assassination It’s not ever really close, for me. Has more content than any 5 games put together Has one of the best UGC implementations of any game in the form of contracts mode Has humour, stealth, action, narrative, emergent storytelling, puzzle game elements and immersive sim elements all rolled into one Has some of the best environmental design of any game Is constantly revealing and rewarding new, clever ways to solve problems Plays well, looks great, never gets old Has more modes than you can shake a stick at Has a fully robust, well implemented in-game challenge system, meaning you have hundreds of hours of meaningful progression long after the trophies are done Is still supported with new or limited content years after initial release Hs an entire, 100+ hour long rogue-like mode that is better than most full games, added for free 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Wright95 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) Great Thread!! Here's what sprang to mind for me: 2011: Skyrim (No Brainer and really opened my mind to what a game can be) 2012: Sleeping Dogs / Farcry 3 (Cant split them) 2013: Assassins Creed: Black Flag / Bishock Infinite (Cant split them) 2014: Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls 2015: Dying Light (spiritual successor to Dead Island and loved every minute of this game) 2016: Stardew Valley 2017: Yooka Laylee (loved Banjo Kazooie so a modern take felt great) 2018: Spyro Reignited Trilogy 2019: Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (Didn't play much of the 2019 releases but this was probs the best of what I did play) Edited March 27 by Mr_Wright95 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFPSKing Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) Man, it's not entirely tough for me to choose as I already made a pick, it's Red Dead Redemption 2. But there are several other games I could've given it to like God of War Ragnarok, Uncharted 4, Resident Evil 2 Remake and a few others. But I have to go with Red Dead Redemption 2. I'd say at first when I first played it, I wasn't as into it as I was with Red Dead Redemption 1 because it was a slower pace starting out for a longer period of time. But after each time I would come back to it, I liked it a little more until the last time going back to it sucked me in. And it really picked up as well. It was a slow burn, taking until around Chapter 3 to really pick up, but everything before that point was really good, just really slow at times. Actually going for the platinum made me love the game even more. Unlike most open-world games, Red Dead Redemption 2's side activities felt more than just repeating the same process over and over until you were done. I mean, technically, if you really peeled it back, you were doing the same format of activities or missions but it's one of the few games that it's not noticable. Everything felt different, even when doing the same routine of even a stagecoach robbery. Everything felt fresh. Not many games - especially open-world games, pull that off. As for favorite games of those specific years, here's mine: 2011: Arkham City/Uncharted 3 2012: The Darkness II/Black Ops II 2013: God of War: Ascension 2014: Wolfenstein: The New Order 2015: Dying Light 2016: Uncharted 4 2017: Horizon: Zero Dawn 2018: God of War 2019: Resident Evil 2 Remake 2020: Ghost of Tsushima Edited March 28 by JohnFPSKing 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GravityQueeen Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Bloodborne I will never forget my first playthrough in 2015, it was my first FromSoftware game, I still remember those loading screens with black background and the title on it, nothing to read in the first couple of weeks. I played multiple times and memorized every inch of it, needed to look in a PlayStation magazine for the Beast Claw and the Moon Rune lvl 3, but hey, I platted it offline and became a beast on it! Definitely the ps4 masterpiece. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copanele Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I absolutely love rankings, so I will do it by years 2011 - Dark Souls 2012 - Assassin's Creed III 2013 - Assassin's Creed IV 2014 - Dark Souls II 2015 - The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt/Yakuza 0/Bloodborne 2016 - Dark Souls III 2017 - For Honor 2018 - God of War 2019 - Devil May Cry 5 2020 - Hades Game of the Decade - Dark Souls This goddamn game influenced my gaming habits more than I'd like to admit I played it to the point of obsession, checking lore, doing full runs just with certain weapons, even trying to speedrun it (not recommended). I like it so much that I find even shitty areas like Lost Izalith to be charming in their own right. The only downside is...no matter the quality of the games that came after (Bloodborne, DS3 ,Elden Ring), for me this one is still the best of the bunch. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesey46 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) It's Outer Wilds A game that you want to experience over and over again but you can't, you can only play it once. It's fleeting nature makes it one of the most impactful games I've ever played, let alone the last decade. I could easily give this to Hollow Knight, Bloodborne, Dark Souls, The Last of Us or any other game I've played in the last decade that's had a profound impact on me but none of them close to Outer Wilds in terms of the experience. There's nothing else like it and I worry there never will be again. Edited March 27 by jonesey46 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleblood Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 20 minutes ago, GravityQueeen said: Bloodborne I will never forget my first playthrough in 2015, it was my first FromSoftware game, I still remember those loading screens with black background and the title on it, nothing to read in the first couple of weeks. I played multiple times and memorized every inch of it, needed to look in a PlayStation magazine for the Beast Claw and the Moon Rune lvl 3, but hey, I platted it offline and became a beast on it! Definitely the ps4 masterpiece. Fear the old loading screens... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atoya Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Nice thread. 2011 - Batman Arkham City 2012 - SSX 2013 - GTA V 2014 - skate 3 ( bought it in 2010 bur really got into it in 2014) 2015 - Call of duty black ops 3 2016 - Naruto storm 4 2017 - Crash Trilogy 2018 - Yakuza 6/0 2019 - Catherine 2020 - Fall guys (probably) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveB-2204 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 For me there are 4 games that stand out over the last decade or so: Skyrim GTA 5 Witcher 3 Red Dead Redemption 2 All of them are masterpieces in my eyes but if I had to choose one, it would be RDR2. I hope there comes a day where a story game hits me like this one did the first time I played it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleblood Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 7 minutes ago, jonesey46 said: It's Outer Wilds A game that you want to experience over and over again but you can't, you can only play it once. It's fleeting nature makes it one of the most impactful games I've ever played, let alone the last decade. I could easily give this to Hollow Knight, Bloodborne, Dark Souls, The Last of Us or any other game I've played in the last decade that's had a profound impact on me but none of them close to Outer Wilds in terms of the experience. There's nothing else like it and I worry there never will be again. I still have to play Outer Wilds... I think the single thing I like most about this game, is that the community collectively decided that you don't spoil Outer Wilds. I dont know, I just think it's fascnating that this game has such an impact on the player, that everyone basically says the same thing and sings praises to it Will definitely give this a go in the future! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelestialRequiem Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Don't think anything is going to top Sol Cresta. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleblood Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 (edited) 34 minutes ago, CelestialRequiem said: Don't think anything is going to top Sol Cresta. Didn't release in the last decade. I will put the time frame in the title. Edited March 27 by Paleblood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDGES Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 game of the last decade for me is 2015's PS4 Batman Arkham Knight, the finale of the Arkham trilogy the game is the perfect version of the Arkham style combat, it has more takedown animations, gadgets and combos than Spider-Man 2018, Miles Morales and Spider-Man 2 combined, on a technical level, it still looks better than any comicbook game released still and better than most new games, the voice acting is top, nothing beats Kevin, Mark, John Noble, Banks and more, the story is incredibly implemented, the Joker factor is a display of the team's dedication for the concept of the game, the fact that somebody can experience the Joker visions in the entire game or ignore a lot of them depending on when they do the side content shows that the devs didn't take the easy way out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelestialRequiem Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 8 minutes ago, Paleblood said: Didn't release in the last decade. I will put the time frame in the title. omg duh. It's Armored Core: Verdict Day then (2013). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashbekBR Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 It is a game I am patiently waiting for a port to arrive on PS4 or 5 since it was ported to Switch recently. I'm talking about Portal 2. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x49ersblitzkreig Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Black ops 3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearVHS Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 In order or release date: The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Call of Duty Black Ops II Minecraft Destiny Bloodborne Death Stranding Elden Ring Patiently awaiting Shadow of the Erdtree for Elden Ring and Death Stranding 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARIXANDRE Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I have fallen out from storytelling in games, but The Last of Us Part 1 (2013) is my GOTD. For reference: 2010 Red Dead Redemption 2011 Skyrim 2012 Max Payne 3 2013 The Last of Us 2014 Shadow of Mordor 2015 MGS V 2016 Battlefield 1 2017 Wolfenstein 2 2018 Red Dead 2 2019 Death Stranding 2020 FF 7 Remake 2021 Guardians of the Galaxy 2022 Elden Ring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiCBZ Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) 2011: Tekken Tag Tournament HD 2012: Tekken Tag Tournament 2 2013: Warframe 2014: The Last of Us Remastered 2015: Life is Strange 2016: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 2017: Tekken 7 2018: Spyro Reignited Trilogy 2019: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled 2020: Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Best of all: Fall Guys. Edited March 27 by KenjiCBZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid-Fisch Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Last decade was great with so many highlights, so many fantastic games to discover. But if I have to pick one above them all, then it's: RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavmathics Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 2011 Skyrim 2012 Path of Exile / The Walking Dead Telltale / Borderlands 2 / Diablo 3 2013 The Last of Us 2014 2015 Rainbow Six Siege / Witcher 3 / Rocket League 2016 2017 PUBG / Destiny 2 2018 Beat Saber 2019 Hunt Showdown / Days Gone / Slay The Spire 2020 Fall Guys 2014 and 2016 i didnt find a single good game that would deserve a spot on this list, very weak years, 2012 / 2015 and 2019 on the other hand were pretty strong years. 2015 even had Bloodborne, Until Dawn, Life is Strange, Fallout 4, Star Wars Battlefront 1, Dying Light and some gems like Magicka 2, propably the strongest year of the decade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eirulan Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 For me it would be a very close call between The Last of Us (1), Red Dead 2 and Elden Ring, but if I had to choose one, it would definitely be Red Dead 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceonFire85 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Going off only games I've played & probably got the most enjoyment out of: 2011: Deus Ex: Human Revolution 2012: Final Fantasy XIII-2 2013: Grand Theft Auto V (I think 2013 was the hardest year to pick) 2014: Driveclub 2015: Skylanders Superchargers (this is purely because it was the first proper game I played with my eldest) 2016: No Man's Sky (I enjoyed zoning out & just trying to catalogue everything) 2017: Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age 2018: Marvel's Spider-Man 2019: Sid Meier's Civilisation VI (I've been a fan since Civ 1) 2020: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 Overall, I'd probably go with Civ 6. Nostalgia is a big part, but there's also a lot of content added along with more modes & scenarios, so it maintains a high level of replayability. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoreFuego Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 It’s gotta be Bloodborne or Devil May Cry 5 for me personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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