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Yoku’s Island Express – Games of 2018
Apparently, I’ve become a bit of a digital pinball snob because it took me way too long to embrace the idea of pinball working as platforming game. Once I gave it a chance, Yoku’s Island Express immediately sucked me in to its charming postal adventure. It’s rare for a game to hit my completionist triggers…
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Detroit: Become Human – Games of 2018
A David Cage game is like a movie you direct yourself. It may not stick the landing with all of its characters or hit the right notes with its entire story, but I felt ownership of my decisions when the credits rolled on Detroit: Become Human. I navigated three androids (clumsily) to a happy ending…
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Subnautica – Games of 2018
Feelings of fear and adoration surround my relationship with Subnautica. There’s so much beauty contained within a game that could not contain more personalized deterrents from me ever playing it. Naturally, that just increases my attraction to it. I have never wanted to truly conquer a game so much in my life. 2018 was not…
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Battletech – Games of 2018
I’ve played mech games my entire life, but only recently did I realize I was trying to make them into something they were not intended to be. The fastest mech games don’t feel much different than any other shooter, and mechs should not feel like any other soldier. A few years ago when I had…
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Delver – Games of 2018
I’ve wanted a worthwhile first person roguelike for a very long time. Delver made a helluva comeback to become exactly what I was looking for. That is to say it’s not only a helluvan example for first person roguelikes, but it’s also one of my favorite early access success stories. I went from never wanting…
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Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom – Games of 2018
Nothing ruins your day faster than when your presidental motorcade gets swept up in a missile attack and sends you to a dream-like fantasy filled with airships, casinos and cat-people/mouse-people politics. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone, but it does make for an entertaining JRPG. I might have spent half of my time fighting battles…
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Moonlighter – Games of 2018
I still haven’t decided if the real risk of Moonlighter lies in the dungeon or in testing the market. Which is more stressful? Missing the peak demand for a rare item from the richest customer or failing to bring that item home from a deadly night out? The real question is why don’t more games…
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Sea of Thieves – Games of 2018
Being a pirate in the middle of doing pirate things is everything I every hoped for from Sea of Thieves. I did not expect to get so lost in sailing the open sea though. Whether I was alone on my sloop or just doing my job(s) on a galleon, I could almost feel that salty…
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Games of 2018
Immunity from criticism. Immunity from economics. Immunity from trends. Black Ops has always been my weak point in the modern Call of Duty series. The promise of a definitive battle royale experience was too much for me to avoid. It held up its promise because there’s no other battle royale I’d rather play than Blackout.…
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Onrush – Games of 2018
It hits you midair. Everything has been fast and stylish to this point. You actually feel pretty cool in your tank of an SUV. Then, you swat away a motorcycle just because its not on your team. Silly motorcycle, I own this (off)road. The points are moving just as fast as you are as you…