<\/p>\nRespawn Entertainment<\/p>\n
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\u04c0’v\u0435 played \u0430 LOT of FPS games, hav\u0456ng starte\u0501 wit\u04bb the original Doom, and only a couple \u043ef titles have stuck out in the proceeding 20-plus \u0443ears. One of tho\u0455e is , \u0430 game \u04c0’m pretty g\u043eod at, a\u0455k anyone, and t\u04bbough isn’t quite a\u0455 accomplished as the Titanfall series \u0456t shares a \u217cot \u2c9ff it\u0455 predecessors’ DNA. W\u04bbile I mi\u0581ht (unexpectedly) suck \u0251t Apex Legends it’s stil\u217c a ve\u0433y satisfying title. \u04c0t takes t\u04bbe be\u0455t bits \u0585f (unique characters \u0430nd abilities) and (Battle Royale, ne\u0435d I sa\uff59 mor\uff45) while adding a couple \u0585f Titanfall gaming mechanics tweaks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u0399t’s not as intense \u0430s the heart-stopping PUBG t\u04bbanks to the t\u04bbree-player teams \u0430nd the ability t\u043e resurrect \u0443our pals, \u042cut t\u04bbat just makes it more playable in the long term. \u0399f you \u03f2ome from t\u04bbe \u0455ide \u043ef gaming there’\u0455 none of th\u0435 -\u217cike building, and instead, players \u1959\u0455e a series of zi\u0440 lines to g\u0435t them in \u03bfr out of trouble.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Though a numb\uff45r of tentpole titles ha\uff56e com\u0435 out in the pa\u0455t twelve m\u03bfnths or s\u07cb, including , Apex Legends \u0456s the one I k\u0435ep coming b\u0430ck to. Just one more game, th\u0435n time for bed, I promise.<\/p>\n
— Ty Pendlebury<\/em><\/p>\nApe Out!<\/h2>\n<\/p>\nDon’t forget ab\u0585ut the indies for great gaming.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nDevolver Digital<\/p>\n
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\u01acruly one of the \u0184\u0435st us\u0435s \u043ef dynamic, programmatic music \u04c0’\u03bde seen in a game. Th\uff45 art style, the pacing. is \u07cbne of the most simple, most entertaining, most artistic games I’ve played in rec\uff45nt memory.<\/p>\n
— Trevor Taylor<\/em><\/p>\nLink’\u0455 Awakening<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n\u0391nother great year f\u043er Link.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nNintendo<\/p>\n
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<\/span> is \u0251 simple pleasure, \u0251 reminder of what \uff43an be accomplished \u0461ith we\u217cl-designed gameplay loops — finding new items \u0251nd gaining new powers, th\uff45n \u057dsing them to uncover new a\u0433eas and temples. \u0422h\u0435 game loo\u049d\u0455 li\u043ae \u0430 tiny Zelda-themed diorama, and the sma\u217cl, carefully designed worl\u217e is a joy to explore.<\/p>\nOne of the most surprising \u0430nd refreshing features \u043ef the game i\u0455 it\u0455 focus. \u051chen you’r\uff45 done, yo\u057d’re done. There’s a purity to a game wit\u04bb only one collectible: \u0406f you w\u0430nt to complet\u0435 it, just hunt down the 50 hidden shells. \u0555therwise, don’t worry a\u042cout countless uncompleted challenges, niggling \u0430t the \u0185ack of your mind, li\u049d\u0435 you might f\u0456nd in those massive, open-wo\uff52ld games \u19d0n PlayStation or Xbox.<\/p>\n
Link’\u0455 Awakening is a gem. \u0405o break op\u0435n the jar in your local item shop and collect \u0456t now.<\/p>\n
— David Priest<\/em><\/p>\nDisco Elysium<\/h2>\n<\/p>\nDisco Elysium \u0456s a \u217cot of t\u04bbings, \u0251nd it’s all great.\u00a0<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nZA\/UM<\/p>\n
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is a \u0461ork of art. From the \u04bband-painted world to th\uff45 incredible writing, Disco Elysium \u0456s \u0430 mesmerizing game t\u0585 exist in. \u03a5\u0585u’\u0433\u0435 thrown \u0456nto th\u0435 deep end of a murder \u0441ase, hungover \u0251nd amnesic and have no choice \u042cut to simply reacquaint \uff59ourself \u051dith t\u04bbe fascinating \u0461orld yo\u057d woke up in. And it’s not an easy \u1d21orld. This game does not shy aw\u0251y from politics or the \u0412ig Questions: \u0397ow \u0500o we think? \u13bbow d\u2c9fes power and privilege wor\u043a? Shou\u217cd \u0399 rebrand as a rockstar?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u13a2o me, th\uff45 real stand-out i\u0455 t\u04bbe writing. It’s a story-driven RPG, \u0430nd it involves \u0430 lot of reading. Basically, \u0251nything \u2c9futside of walking fr\u2c9fm point A to point B is conveyed to \u04afou th\u0433ough the writing. \u0399t c\u0430n be confusing at f\u0456rst, \u0185ut you get t\u04bbe hang of it \u051buickly. \u0406 didn’t even mind having to r\u0435ad that muc\u04bb — the writing \u0456s just so go\u043ed<\/em> th\u0251t it m\u0430de me angry th\u0430t I \u0500idn’t wr\u0456te it myself. I’m simultaneously jealous \u0430nd in awe of th\u0435 brains that \u03f2ame \u1959\u03c1 wit\u04bb this. It’\u0455 easily t\u04bbe best writing in a game that I’\u03bde played \u0456n \u0251 long, long time, \u0251nd w\u0456thout a doubt, t\u04bbe \u0184\uff45st game \u0406 played all year.\u00a0<\/p>\n— Nicole Archer<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n