

What we said: Nothing, shamefully, as though we wanted to review Heavensward when it came out earlier this year, no-one had a character high level enough to engage in this generous expansion. Remind us never to get on a ferry with you. "Excellently written rogue-ish adventure, normally ending up with me eating the crew," said Immaterial. "I have never been so invested in a virtual life before." "I like Neil Gaiman & Lovecraft," said Ra_Ra_Rasputin, "This is like if they had a love child and it was a computer game." "Some of the most brilliantly written video game words wrapped in a brutal, unforgiving world," added Romeric. This is the video game at its most mystical and revealing." You are the architect of your victory or downfall, the only one that must live or die by the consequences of your actions. It's broadly up to you how your chosen beats of drama link together. They've simply created scenarios and opportunities. A writer hasn't pre-laid a narrative for you to trace. Every playthrough is singular because it's composed of the fragments of your decisions. What we said: "Sunless Sea's method of storytelling isn't unique, but it has never been realised with such impact and elegance. never touched another game for over a month." I grabbed a friend that played it to help me through and. That all changed when Hearthstone decided to introduce a card back for any player that obtained level 12. The whole idea of them was completely lost on me as a concept and the legendarily toxic communities that infest them sealed the deal. It doesn't even matter how many players it has. It doesn't matter that it has more maps, or no items, or shorter games. In the end it doesn't matter that it has 37 heroes, and the competition has hundreds. What we said: "Heroes of the Storm has been made by people who understand the joy of play and, much more crucially, that it's not just about the numbers. "A tough game by today's standards, but some real Nintendo magic here!" Pipiu, meanwhile, keeps it short and sweet. "Never finished it on the N64 so this was my chance," writes hegartyhead. It's still the most ornery, problematic, weird and haunting Zelda game - and perhaps the most fascinating one." It's slick and gorgeous but it has been allowed to age. It's much better, even if it's not as good as you remember it. What we said: "Majora's Mask 3D demonstrates that the art of a good remake is in knowing which flaws to leave in. The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask 3D review.Happy New Year to you! And what better way to ease you into the undiscovered country of 2016 than with a look back at the games of last year? And with a Shakespeare reference that we only know because of Star Trek.Īnyway, here's the list of your top 50 games of 2015, as compiled by public vote, and complete with proof that you should probably be writing the site, and we probably shouldn't be handling the comments.ĥ0.
