@@lounowell4171 I think its not the style he's shitting on, but more of the fact that hearthstone is one giant WoW inside joke. Even people who played the Warcraft rts games wont really understand the setting of the card game, making the theameing seem really cheesy. Voice lines that seem like they should of been funny, just aren't, and a lot of the legendary cards seem important, but you don't know why they would be.
Rimworld has been in early access since 2016, which disqualifies it. Since the video is about "Games You Should Have Played in 20(18)" adam has already reviewed rimworld too.
@@-snek. Aren't you paying any attention, @Amitklain remarked that adam should have mentioned a game from 2014 in a video about games in 2018. It already had enough content to have been "released" 2yrs ago, official releases often don't mean shit when dealing with early access. As far as i'm concerned adam doesn't (edit) need to (edit) mention anything about rimworld in this video.
2 games I would recommend heavily from this year are Crosscode (I think it had playable demo versions b4 2018 but it was released this year) and The Missing. Both are insanely creative games that have really beautifully crafted stories, Crosscode being set within an RPG where they manage to create a mute character with more personality that 90% of Triple A protagonists, and the other is a horror puzzle game where you are basically breaking your main character in various ways to find your friend (well, a bit more than friend ;) ). Two of my favourite games ever played honestly.
glad the first comment i saw included Crosscode. It was just a blast to play imo. Although sometimes the puzzles felt... long (but mostly due to me being dumb), i haven't played through a game in long sessions since NieR: Automata
@@Shakzor1 I really like the difficulty option for that. You can increase puzzle timers by a percentage in the options, which made some puzzles achievable for me. Being able to just lower the amount of damage I took to a level when things are challenging but not too frustrating really makes this game stand out for me.
The Missing is the first game in 6 years to make me cry. The last one was Mass Effect 3, and they were tears of rage. But seriously, The Missing is great. It's not a FUN game to play, in the same way that a really sad movie isn't FUN to watch, but it's worth it in the end.
Subnautica is quite possibly my favorite game that I've ever played, just love how everything is exploration based, and how unnerving it is with the spooky serpent bois
No one is talking about Kenshi, one of the best game I played this year and it is completely ignored by everyone, nobody is hearing about this game. Just came out this month after 12 years in development. You can be a solo adventurer, a trader, a bandit, a drug dealer, you can even build your own army or your own town and conquer other towns. Other towns will attack you too especially if you make them your enemies, although you can forge alliances. The game is filled with emergent gameplay, you don't die instantly, you get injured in middle of nowhere you have to crawl back to town or bleed to death but there are fate worst than death in this game, you get caught by cannibals they will put you in cage and get to eat you piece by piece or get caught by slavers and become a slave. (You can try to escape though) You can even get crippled in this game, your arms or legs get amputated and it is gone forever, you can still keep on surviving even after that. I hope this game get the attention it deserves. If you have some aspects of it that you don't like it is completely modable, it has its own modding tool and quite easy to use.
Conversely Crosscode should definitely be my thing and I really didn't get it. Combat didn't gel and the attempt at making a robust stat/character system fell flat to me.
Highly recommend you to try DUSk - A retro FPS done right with fast-paced movement, non-linear levels design, 9 weapons that feel strong and impactful, and a huge roster of enemies in many colors and shapes!
I was really hoping I'd see Cross Code SOMEWHERE on this list It's really sad that nobody is talking about this game, it's a masterclass of level design and game design in general.
I think a game that doesn’t get enough love is iconoclasts: The puzzles are good, the combat works surprisingly well, and the story is absolutely amazing for what seems to be a happy little puzzle platformer on the surface
I'm not mad at this guy, but I'm definitely upset atm that not nearly enough people got to enjoy LA-MULANA 2. That amazing game and the folk behind it deserves for it to be more than just a cult hit.
@@leonhardt-9795 Like what? I am intrigued. LM is not eligible. LM2 is out for consoles next year, and other updates may make it eligible for GOTY 2019. Then again, hopefully it won't need to be in a "games you may not have played" list by then.
Nice vid! Here's some more games that deserve a mention: - Crosscode - Celeste - Gris If you have some games you want to recommend, please do so here below :D
rimworld/factorio/dead cells/slay the spire/into the breach/monster hunter world, i heavily got into all of these this year and have recommended them to my mates
Factorio and Rimworld were definitely available to play well before 2018. Heck, I remember playing Rimworld back when the Nutrient Paste Dispenser was, like, the only way to get food. Games that sit in "early access" for a decade then reach a point where the dev's are like "well, I guess this arbitrary point is fine to call a release" kinda fit weirdly into the ideas of this sort of list. ...but then Subnautica was on it, and that's another game in that category, so... :/
@@DonkoXI Absolutely worth it. Seriously. Like. I stand by it being one of the most creative, innovative, and interesting games. 4 Years Later i still would probably call it my favorite game.
I'm sad that no one is noticing or giving Death's Gambit a try. It's rocky lanch riddled with bugs didn't help either, but it's just so sad that it never got a chance. The developers have worked themselves to hell and back to patch the game. They have been very responsive on reddit and discord, providing support and listening on feedback. The worst part is that it's brilliant soundtrack hasn't garnered any attention either, despite being an absolute gem. The game itself is pretty good too of course, so it's just heartbreaking that neither the game or it's amazing soundtrack that the developers/creators put their heart and soul into will never get the chance they deserve.
A rough launch on a smaller game is normally gg right there, unless some major marketing comes along... I've added it to my list of 'might be interesting' now though :)
People don't pay for the heart or for the soul. People pay for the product. If the game isn't good enough, or especially if it didn't launch well, there is no helping it. That's just how it goes.
I would really recommend Cultist Simulator if the basic gameplay loop wasn't so intensely boring and grindy. Such great writing wasted by mediocre mechanics.
Yeah, it's for people who enjoy spreadsheet simulators like Democracy 2/3, The Viceroy, or Fate of the World (guilty). They can be cool to play if you can role play your own story behind it, but if you can't or are just want a game to pull a little more of its own weight, then you are SoL. It doesn't feel like it's missing much in terms of it's mechanics, it's just missing enough to feel grindy and unimmersive. It's always interesting coming across some of these types of games and enjoying them for a bit in the right mood, but then realizing you've understood and optimized everything the game has to offer and no amount of other features can redeem it, since they are often simulations that end up having one "correct answer" to them, yet still interesting because nothing else offers the same amount of depth these types of games can have in whatever they are focused on.
My biggest problem with Cultist Simulator is how sudden death comes, and how there is never any warning until it is too late. Over a dozen hours of careful work, suddenly wasted because you didn't know the Hunter could grab you instead of one of your 20 cultists? And to top it off, forcing you to wait 60 seconds pretending that you could save myself, when there is no way to do anything useful in such a short amount of time? And this kind of unforeseeable crap ends every other run, even after putting over 50 hours into the game? Seriously, I've only once before this had to forcibly cut a game out of my life for mental health reasons.
I have pretty severe thalassophobia, and it was VERY HARD for me to get into Subnautica. It's still maybe the scariest game I've ever played, and leaves me utterly terrified in a way no "traditional" horror games have. It's excellent.
@Dhruv Menon Maybe so, but nothing is without context. All horror games intentionally target common fears, and if the game was poorly made I wouldn't find it scary in the same way.
Subnautica is so beautiful and so scary! And when you kill your first Ghost Leviathan in Lost River, man that feels so good! Stasis Rifle n Heated Blade, and lots of time stabbing at your fear. Works on Reapers too, thou both takes awhile and you have to time your Statis shots precisly!
@Dhruv Menon I don't have a fear of the deep ocean, but this game definitely made me scared, nervous and tensed every time I would explore a little farther for resources than last time.
Enter the Gungeon is the best rouge-like game of all time. Not only does it paint every corner of the game with brilliant references, fun weapons and enjoyable challenges but is DRIPPING with charm and a INSANELY thematically entertaining dungeon crawl with impressive boss fights, npcs and character designs that change up how you approach the gungeon. It gives rouge-like games a brand new refreshing approach that outshines every other game in the genre SO THOROUGHLY that I am stricken aghast at its showing here on this list only to be a seeming set as example of a rouge-like that fails to compare to Deadcells. While both games are VERY good, Enter the Gungeon in my opinion based on hours and hours of in depth game play that still, (after beating the game more than 100 times and I'm probably low balling this number big time) never fails to provide an amazingly perfected skill-testing level of difficulty, distinctive runs of its ever changing generated floor layouts, boss fights (rounding 3 possible bosses you may encounter once per floor) and a cavalcade of guns that change up how tackle your go at it through with EVERY single run that you attempt. I have never seen a game bring so much polish to the table the way Enter the Gungeon has, nor overall replayability that delivers such a richly packed gaming experience from not only an indie developer but ANY developer. BAR. NONE. I know there are some BAD rouge likes out there but to depict Enter the Gungeon as one of them is doing both yourself and this MASTERPIECE a huge disservice in regards to a title that I would very openly give the #1 spot of "Best Games I have ever played in my 29 years of life on this earth." Enter the Gungeon is a game more people "should have played" if they want to experience a rouge-like done PERFECTLY. If you haven't played this game yet go try it. It's currently ON SALE OF ALL THINGS (this game deserves such a bigger price tag for what Dodgeroll has accomplished) for only $7.50. Enter the Gungeon is amazing and its even MORE amazing playing with a friend in a co-op run. Play this game. You will NOT regret it if you truly appreciate the rouge-like genre of video games. Which lemme tell you, I am certainly not bored of when done this well. And If this review isn't deceptive enough go check out videogamedunkey's review of it that showcases just how amazing this game really is.
I just realized I never subscribed to you. I first came across your channel with your "Refactionizing 4X" video, and I was thrilled to see you talk about Endless Legend, not that I am at all biased or anything. I haven't had the leisure to follow all your videos in the meantime, but I watched some of them, and you're doing a great job.
My top game of 2018 (not on the list at least) would be Distance. It was in beta before 2018, but it came out of early access this year so I'm counting it. It's a really cool and unique racing game, with platformer elements and a very interesting world behind it. It's got a great level editor and a whole heap of user made content as well. The learning curve is steep, but once you're good at the game it feel amazing to zoom through levels avoiding each and every obstacle the game throws at you. Did i mention that the car flies? Because the car flies.
Overcooked it's criminally underrated It's fun af when playing couch co-op with friends It's super simple too, i got a couple of my non-gamer friends enjoying it to the point of staying over just to play this game
Never watched this channel before, until I saw a thumbnail recommending it from the RUclips algorithm of hits and mostly misses. 4 minutes in, I subscribed to the channel. This is well written critique. More please :)
I can't believe you included Eternal in this, it's literally my current addiction, this game is in my opinion miles ahead of Hearthstone because it's the same level of quality + new original mechanics + a completely free model that doesnt force you to buy decks to compete. I have spent nothing in this game and I keep receiving so many packs and cards for free, it feels great and the PvE gamemode is actually amazing especially for when I started and didn't know how to play so I was able to learn all the mechanics without going blindly into PvP
11:05 never have I heard someone else mention my one phobia. I can play underwater games but I can't go near the ocean, especially when I can't see land I get spooked.
if you wanna ruin friendships with someone thats easily scared subnautica is the way to do it. depth is also a good choice, i know that was a pun but meh now its a game suggestion :P sub: if this confuses you. thats because subnautica is an open world base building with the goal of building a shuttle to return to your home after your ship crashes. its not a lie, totally what happens, just doesnt include the part about giant scary monsters that appear out of no where and teleporting monsters that only exist to kill you. depth: youre a diver going into ship wrecks to look for loot and race to get the most. no need to mention the shark, its ability to mutate, how little light there is, or how fast it can swim in and drag you off.
Another CCG game i actually really like is Faeria! Its not perfect, but its just a surprisingly chill game, absolutely GORGEOUSly drawn, and just a fun ccg to play a couple of casual games of without getting toxic or anything!
You teased two of my favorite games of this year by planting their soundtracks before talking about them. Considering the hours I put into these games, I noticed /immediately/. Subnautica and Into the Breach. Both amazing games with amazing soundtracks that I would notice anywhere.
My GOTY is gonna have to be The Messenger, for the surprisingly deep story, strong narrative drive really solid gameplay and a really well polished presentation. It's the game that has been so much more than what it seems like on the surface.
I have to say the length of a jrpg is one of the reasons i love them (though it does mean they have to hook me quick because im not wasting that much time on something that doesn't sell me on it in the first hour.
8:22 What? We're at nearly peak rogue-like love this year. So many good games and good ones are coming out and doing very well. I don't think people are sick of them at all
Good video. Please include a little speech pause in between games. I was always very confused when you started talking about a new game because I thought you were still on the old one.
@@nikitas1841 "if you wanna play a jrpg" Anyone who does is fine with the time requirements Persona 5 is really good at modernising some of outdated jrpg mechanics and respects your time though
Persona 5 isn't really full of pointless side missions like and grinding like most other jrpgs though. About 50% of the side quests in Persona 5 are directly tied to one of the main character personal problems.
If you liked Florence, it looks kind of similar to a free game I found on steam called "just bearly" it's completely free, and is a short display of anxiety through small puzzles and minigames.
Dear Adam, I thank you for your contribution for recruiting more candidates to the PC master race. (Disclaimer, no platform is great or lesser than its counterpart. I just enjoy PC more)
Did you actually discuss Slay the Spire or just show a clip? That's been one of my favourite games to follow over the last year. Gets more interesting every update. Celeste really needs to be on this too. Absolutely amazing game. Perfectly pairs challenging platforming with struggles on anxiety and depression. Amazing level design, total design integration and replayability
Long live indies! For the price of one bloated kinda cool-looking pile of addictive cash&time-siphoning AAA blandness you can have several unique experiences that you'll never forget. And you'll make a few people precariously living their dreams (indie devs) happier instead of filling the pockets of corporate billionaires.
I'm quite late, but I have to make a recommendation: The Fall part2. If someone wants to check it and the first part out I won't give away too much, they are also on sale right now. In The Fall you control a military assistance AI named ARID, who is the OS of as suit of combat armor. You awaken while falling onto an unknown planet and your pilot is unresponsive. Your medical scanners are also offline so protocol requires you to keep the pilot alive and find equipment to assertain his wellbeing. The entirety of those two games is about an AI learning and learning to think outside the box. The first game is brilliant, but a little short, the second remedies much of this and I hope to see the next one as soon as storywise possible.
According to these games, it seems people got tired of traditional genres, and game makers tried to experiment with new onces, saving resources from investing in good graphic, in order to find what people want to play nowdays.
My personal three games of 2018: - Subnautica - GRIS (missing in the list. Such a fantastic and wonderful experience) - Frostpunk (granted i looked up some strategies, tips and layouts before playing the game without spoiling the experience) ... (and maybe Deep Space Waifu: Nekomimi ^^)
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"people too poor to play Magic, and with too much taste to play Hearthstone"
I don't really have anything clever to add, I just really like that line
Card games really were the original microtransactions
+1
the game he recommended just looks like hearthstone though, I don't see the distinction
@@lounowell4171 I think its not the style he's shitting on, but more of the fact that hearthstone is one giant WoW inside joke. Even people who played the Warcraft rts games wont really understand the setting of the card game, making the theameing seem really cheesy. Voice lines that seem like they should of been funny, just aren't, and a lot of the legendary cards seem important, but you don't know why they would be.
@@lounowell4171 way less rng random nonsence
Undertale is completely unrelated to deltarune.
Its only made by the same person and undertale = unrelated = deltarune because they are all anagrams.
My head just exploded pfffffff....
But the characters are the same
But then why does it say when you start it up that you first have to play Undertale
Just so you have supported the dev already and might understand the ending without it just being ... Suicide.
Because it's not really suicide per say... In the story...
*Uses Rimworld's music*
*Doesn't mention rimworld*
Rimworld has been in early access since 2016, which disqualifies it.
Since the video is about "Games You Should Have Played in 20(18)"
adam has already reviewed rimworld too.
@@MumblingSolipsist Rimworld went 1.0 this year.
@@-snek. adam has already reviewed rimworld.
@@MumblingSolipsist He also reviewed subnautica and into the breach, what's your point 🅱?
@@-snek. Aren't you paying any attention, @Amitklain remarked that adam should have mentioned a game from 2014 in a video about games in 2018.
It already had enough content to have been "released" 2yrs ago, official releases often don't mean shit when dealing with early access.
As far as i'm concerned adam doesn't (edit) need to (edit) mention anything about rimworld in this video.
2 games I would recommend heavily from this year are Crosscode (I think it had playable demo versions b4 2018 but it was released this year) and The Missing. Both are insanely creative games that have really beautifully crafted stories, Crosscode being set within an RPG where they manage to create a mute character with more personality that 90% of Triple A protagonists, and the other is a horror puzzle game where you are basically breaking your main character in various ways to find your friend (well, a bit more than friend ;) ). Two of my favourite games ever played honestly.
Both great games! Crosscode especially!
glad the first comment i saw included Crosscode. It was just a blast to play imo. Although sometimes the puzzles felt... long (but mostly due to me being dumb), i haven't played through a game in long sessions since NieR: Automata
@@Shakzor1 I really like the difficulty option for that. You can increase puzzle timers by a percentage in the options, which made some puzzles achievable for me. Being able to just lower the amount of damage I took to a level when things are challenging but not too frustrating really makes this game stand out for me.
I think you guys are forgetting something
The Missing is the first game in 6 years to make me cry. The last one was Mass Effect 3, and they were tears of rage. But seriously, The Missing is great. It's not a FUN game to play, in the same way that a really sad movie isn't FUN to watch, but it's worth it in the end.
Subnautica is quite possibly my favorite game that I've ever played, just love how everything is exploration based, and how unnerving it is with the spooky serpent bois
No one is talking about Kenshi, one of the best game I played this year and it is completely ignored by everyone, nobody is hearing about this game.
Just came out this month after 12 years in development.
You can be a solo adventurer, a trader, a bandit, a drug dealer, you can even build your own army or your own town and conquer other towns. Other towns will attack you too especially if you make them your enemies, although you can forge alliances.
The game is filled with emergent gameplay, you don't die instantly, you get injured in middle of nowhere you have to crawl back to town or bleed to death but there are fate worst than death in this game, you get caught by cannibals they will put you in cage and get to eat you piece by piece or get caught by slavers and become a slave. (You can try to escape though)
You can even get crippled in this game, your arms or legs get amputated and it is gone forever, you can still keep on surviving even after that.
I hope this game get the attention it deserves. If you have some aspects of it that you don't like it is completely modable, it has its own modding tool and quite easy to use.
Huh, sounds interesting. I'll take a look
Yep, Kenshi is essentially a Mount & Blade game with a massively expanded scope and definitely something a lot of people looked over.
It sold a million copies and the team has expanded to 15, nice.
Gonna recommend Crosscode
The fact that its definitely not my thing and still captivated the fuck outta me is pretty good yes
no legs
you can count the unique words the MC says on your fingers yet she still manages to have more personality than a lot of AAA leads.
@@deyahatesyou Ha. Good one!
Conversely Crosscode should definitely be my thing and I really didn't get it. Combat didn't gel and the attempt at making a robust stat/character system fell flat to me.
Highly recommend you to try DUSk - A retro FPS done right with fast-paced movement, non-linear levels design, 9 weapons that feel strong and impactful, and a huge roster of enemies in many colors and shapes!
I was really hoping I'd see Cross Code SOMEWHERE on this list
It's really sad that nobody is talking about this game, it's a masterclass of level design and game design in general.
Except Grasshead, I hate this guy with a passion.
@@LtOuroumov Monsieur Grasshead is a delight imo
@@LtOuroumov
How dare you insult the Best character in the game
Honestly, I love the writing so much that I'd take CrossCode as a book, the fact that there's a game too just makes it even better.
Iv been hearing about it nonstop
I think a game that doesn’t get enough love is iconoclasts:
The puzzles are good, the combat works surprisingly well, and the story is absolutely amazing for what seems to be a happy little puzzle platformer on the surface
Yeah, it's really sad that this incredible game gets so little attention!
If anyone wants to play it and has ps plus, it’s free right now! Please pick this up
I just deleted it
Also the boss battles are 👌
In my subworld iconoclasts is pretty mainstream
I think CrossCode should be here to... it looks like it's really not that much noticed by the general audience, when it's a really good game.
I picked it up on the 20th and I love basically everything about it.
Yay more things to buy during the sale
@Unraveled Cape
Bye bye wallet :)
Get ready to go broke. :D
the fact that CrossCode is not included in this list almost offends me.
almost, because your videos are to good to be mad at you.
@Arie Elberian everyone already knows about celeste, especially considering it was nominated for game of the year.
@@jadenmolloy4830 any legend of heroes trails game deserves to be game of the year
I'm not mad at this guy, but I'm definitely upset atm that not nearly enough people got to enjoy LA-MULANA 2. That amazing game and the folk behind it deserves for it to be more than just a cult hit.
@@mysterypersonthing8885 I'm still having the feeling that you're forgetting something
@@leonhardt-9795 Like what? I am intrigued. LM is not eligible. LM2 is out for consoles next year, and other updates may make it eligible for GOTY 2019. Then again, hopefully it won't need to be in a "games you may not have played" list by then.
I can't believe he managed to list 2018 games from 20 AD. I'm really sad I missed out on most of these.
Crosscode. Adventures of Square.
Love the fact that you brought up Dead Cells and didn't even have to resort to That Comparison.
That's why I come here.
Obra Dinn is the Dark Souls of sleuth games.
Nice vid! Here's some more games that deserve a mention:
- Crosscode
- Celeste
- Gris
If you have some games you want to recommend, please do so here below :D
WhiteTheFenix darkest dungeon was released last year but it is still solid
@@lillildipsy49 Yeah, I played DD and it was incredible! But we were talking about 2018 games, so I didn't include it :) Still a great game tho!
Gonna second that inclusion of Gris
rimworld/factorio/dead cells/slay the spire/into the breach/monster hunter world, i heavily got into all of these this year and have recommended them to my mates
Uhm
Factorio and Rimworld were definitely available to play well before 2018. Heck, I remember playing Rimworld back when the Nutrient Paste Dispenser was, like, the only way to get food. Games that sit in "early access" for a decade then reach a point where the dev's are like "well, I guess this arbitrary point is fine to call a release" kinda fit weirdly into the ideas of this sort of list.
...but then Subnautica was on it, and that's another game in that category, so... :/
@@emileroberge9459 Learn to read.
I AM SO HAPPY YOU INCLUDED CULTIST SIMULATOR
it’s my favorite game of all time, and it never gets the credit it deserves. Thank you so much!!!
I wasn't sure if I was going to get it, but you have convinced me. It's on my list and I'll pick it up the next time it goes on sale.
@@DonkoXI Absolutely worth it. Seriously. Like. I stand by it being one of the most creative, innovative, and interesting games. 4 Years Later i still would probably call it my favorite game.
I'm sad that no one is noticing or giving Death's Gambit a try. It's rocky lanch riddled with bugs didn't help either, but it's just so sad that it never got a chance. The developers have worked themselves to hell and back to patch the game. They have been very responsive on reddit and discord, providing support and listening on feedback. The worst part is that it's brilliant soundtrack hasn't garnered any attention either, despite being an absolute gem. The game itself is pretty good too of course, so it's just heartbreaking that neither the game or it's amazing soundtrack that the developers/creators put their heart and soul into will never get the chance they deserve.
Marketing
A rough launch on a smaller game is normally gg right there, unless some major marketing comes along... I've added it to my list of 'might be interesting' now though :)
People don't pay for the heart or for the soul. People pay for the product. If the game isn't good enough, or especially if it didn't launch well, there is no helping it. That's just how it goes.
Yeah but the game is really good
@@nikitas1841 I'd take heart and soul over a soulless product any day.
I would really recommend Cultist Simulator if the basic gameplay loop wasn't so intensely boring and grindy.
Such great writing wasted by mediocre mechanics.
Sadly, I totally get where you're coming from there :(
If you get STUMM early, the grind is quicker since you can start summoning Voiceless Dead super early.
Yeah, it's for people who enjoy spreadsheet simulators like Democracy 2/3, The Viceroy, or Fate of the World (guilty). They can be cool to play if you can role play your own story behind it, but if you can't or are just want a game to pull a little more of its own weight, then you are SoL. It doesn't feel like it's missing much in terms of it's mechanics, it's just missing enough to feel grindy and unimmersive.
It's always interesting coming across some of these types of games and enjoying them for a bit in the right mood, but then realizing you've understood and optimized everything the game has to offer and no amount of other features can redeem it, since they are often simulations that end up having one "correct answer" to them, yet still interesting because nothing else offers the same amount of depth these types of games can have in whatever they are focused on.
My biggest problem with Cultist Simulator is how sudden death comes, and how there is never any warning until it is too late. Over a dozen hours of careful work, suddenly wasted because you didn't know the Hunter could grab you instead of one of your 20 cultists? And to top it off, forcing you to wait 60 seconds pretending that you could save myself, when there is no way to do anything useful in such a short amount of time? And this kind of unforeseeable crap ends every other run, even after putting over 50 hours into the game?
Seriously, I've only once before this had to forcibly cut a game out of my life for mental health reasons.
HEARTBEAT devs are massively based. Don't even play their game, just buy it.
I have pretty severe thalassophobia, and it was VERY HARD for me to get into Subnautica. It's still maybe the scariest game I've ever played, and leaves me utterly terrified in a way no "traditional" horror games have. It's excellent.
@Dhruv Menon Maybe so, but nothing is without context. All horror games intentionally target common fears, and if the game was poorly made I wouldn't find it scary in the same way.
What's thalassophobia?
@@BiggerR10 Fear of deep oceans and the fact that we barely explored a fraction of our oceans
Subnautica is so beautiful and so scary! And when you kill your first Ghost Leviathan in Lost River, man that feels so good! Stasis Rifle n Heated Blade, and lots of time stabbing at your fear. Works on Reapers too, thou both takes awhile and you have to time your Statis shots precisly!
@Dhruv Menon I don't have a fear of the deep ocean, but this game definitely made me scared, nervous and tensed every time I would explore a little farther for resources than last time.
Enter the Gungeon is the best rouge-like game of all time. Not only does it paint every corner of the game with brilliant references, fun weapons and enjoyable challenges but is DRIPPING with charm and a INSANELY thematically entertaining dungeon crawl with impressive boss fights, npcs and character designs that change up how you approach the gungeon. It gives rouge-like games a brand new refreshing approach that outshines every other game in the genre SO THOROUGHLY that I am stricken aghast at its showing here on this list only to be a seeming set as example of a rouge-like that fails to compare to Deadcells.
While both games are VERY good, Enter the Gungeon in my opinion based on hours and hours of in depth game play that still, (after beating the game more than 100 times and I'm probably low balling this number big time) never fails to provide an amazingly perfected skill-testing level of difficulty, distinctive runs of its ever changing generated floor layouts, boss fights (rounding 3 possible bosses you may encounter once per floor) and a cavalcade of guns that change up how tackle your go at it through with EVERY single run that you attempt. I have never seen a game bring so much polish to the table the way Enter the Gungeon has, nor overall replayability that delivers such a richly packed gaming experience from not only an indie developer but ANY developer. BAR. NONE. I know there are some BAD rouge likes out there but to depict Enter the Gungeon as one of them is doing both yourself and this MASTERPIECE a huge disservice in regards to a title that I would very openly give the #1 spot of "Best Games I have ever played in my 29 years of life on this earth."
Enter the Gungeon is a game more people "should have played" if they want to experience a rouge-like done PERFECTLY. If you haven't played this game yet go try it. It's currently ON SALE OF ALL THINGS (this game deserves such a bigger price tag for what Dodgeroll has accomplished) for only $7.50. Enter the Gungeon is amazing and its even MORE amazing playing with a friend in a co-op run. Play this game. You will NOT regret it if you truly appreciate the rouge-like genre of video games. Which lemme tell you, I am certainly not bored of when done this well.
And If this review isn't deceptive enough go check out videogamedunkey's review of it that showcases just how amazing this game really is.
+1 to "Enter the Gungeon > dead cells"... Enter the gungeon is such a fun game that I actually prefer it over Binding of Isaac
You make the best videos so you go gurl!!
No-one has ever said "you go gurl" to me before - I like it.
I cringed when I read this
@@ArchitectofGames Ganbatte!
no Crosscode GRIS or iconoclast?
GRIS only came out like a week before this video. The other two are pretty substantial omissions though
Thanks I needed to know what to spend my money on for the steam sale
Please spend some money on cold steel or trails in the sky, ouroburos needs more budget.
I just realized I never subscribed to you. I first came across your channel with your "Refactionizing 4X" video, and I was thrilled to see you talk about Endless Legend, not that I am at all biased or anything. I haven't had the leisure to follow all your videos in the meantime, but I watched some of them, and you're doing a great job.
The Theresa May joke made me laugh loudly. Fantastic video.
Not having "The Messenger" in this list is really sad, this game is a criminally underrated masterpiece
My top game of 2018 (not on the list at least) would be Distance. It was in beta before 2018, but it came out of early access this year so I'm counting it. It's a really cool and unique racing game, with platformer elements and a very interesting world behind it. It's got a great level editor and a whole heap of user made content as well. The learning curve is steep, but once you're good at the game it feel amazing to zoom through levels avoiding each and every obstacle the game throws at you. Did i mention that the car flies? Because the car flies.
5:18 Heh, nice.
1:36 "Corona Woods".
Bring your facemask.
"...intertwining of comics and games at some point in the future"
Yeah, no, we have that already, Comix Zone exists
As a stamp collector, I'm glad I watched this
Thank you so much for making me discover Prismata. It's the turn based RTS I never knew I wanted. It's a shame nobody heard about it.
Overcooked it's criminally underrated
It's fun af when playing couch co-op with friends
It's super simple too, i got a couple of my non-gamer friends enjoying it to the point of staying over just to play this game
"doesn't advertise itself on spookiness" proceeds to describe cults and mind altering smoke as major points
One I think you should have played at the tail-end of 2018 would be ZeroRanger, an interesting little game that doesn't get enough attention.
I rediscovered Enter the Gungeon this year, having a blast with the "farewell to arms" content
Finally a list that doesn't compile the same 10 games everyone else is showing. Lol. Great video!
Still in awe how well you present your vids.
Never watched this channel before, until I saw a thumbnail recommending it from the RUclips algorithm of hits and mostly misses. 4 minutes in, I subscribed to the channel. This is well written critique. More please :)
I can't believe you included Eternal in this, it's literally my current addiction, this game is in my opinion miles ahead of Hearthstone because it's the same level of quality + new original mechanics + a completely free model that doesnt force you to buy decks to compete. I have spent nothing in this game and I keep receiving so many packs and cards for free, it feels great and the PvE gamemode is actually amazing especially for when I started and didn't know how to play so I was able to learn all the mechanics without going blindly into PvP
This is the first video I see where someone recommend smoke and sacrifice that game is a hidden gem
Into the Breach is such an amazing game, yet it seems like hardly anyone played it this year
Forager and Wandersong in the same video? Heck yes man.
Into The Breach really is a blast. Every round is a tough but mostly solvable puzzle. If you want to feel clever, play this game.
I really enjoy your channel man! High quality content in every video. Merry Christmas, keep it up!
11:05 never have I heard someone else mention my one phobia. I can play underwater games but I can't go near the ocean, especially when I can't see land I get spooked.
if you wanna ruin friendships with someone thats easily scared subnautica is the way to do it.
depth is also a good choice, i know that was a pun but meh now its a game suggestion :P
sub: if this confuses you. thats because subnautica is an open world base building with the goal of building a shuttle to return to your home after your ship crashes. its not a lie, totally what happens, just doesnt include the part about giant scary monsters that appear out of no where and teleporting monsters that only exist to kill you.
depth: youre a diver going into ship wrecks to look for loot and race to get the most. no need to mention the shark, its ability to mutate, how little light there is, or how fast it can swim in and drag you off.
Another CCG game i actually really like is Faeria! Its not perfect, but its just a surprisingly chill game, absolutely GORGEOUSly drawn, and just a fun ccg to play a couple of casual games of without getting toxic or anything!
You teased two of my favorite games of this year by planting their soundtracks before talking about them. Considering the hours I put into these games, I noticed /immediately/.
Subnautica and Into the Breach. Both amazing games with amazing soundtracks that I would notice anywhere.
Great work this year man. Can't wait for what you come up with next!
YES RED STRINGS CLUB! im so glad you mentioned that
My GOTY is gonna have to be The Messenger, for the surprisingly deep story, strong narrative drive really solid gameplay and a really well polished presentation. It's the game that has been so much more than what it seems like on the surface.
God red strings club is so fucking good. Honestly one of my favourite games this year
Can't wait to see what's going on next year, cheers mate!
I have to say the length of a jrpg is one of the reasons i love them (though it does mean they have to hook me quick because im not wasting that much time on something that doesn't sell me on it in the first hour.
subbed bro! I might not see you for the most part of 2019 but i want to see you at the end of it.
"The unbread". That, alone, makes me want to play! XD
8:22 What?
We're at nearly peak rogue-like love this year. So many good games and good ones are coming out and doing very well. I don't think people are sick of them at all
Nice to see some of these games blow up
Thank you for awesome content through the year! Found your channel and watched all of your videos after that. Good content mate!
This list of games contains several of my favorite games of ALL TIME! Excellent assembly of digital addictive interactive media.
these are some really good semi obscure recommendations
Good video. Please include a little speech pause in between games. I was always very confused when you started talking about a new game because I thought you were still on the old one.
I'm going to track down Heartbeat right now! Looks like exactly my kind of thing!
The Red Strings Club is a great game, and I actually thought the final third is better than you give it credit for.
agreed. I want a sequel, or something of a similar vain, myself.
Into the Breach is a radiant masterpiece, I absolutely agree.
This is a big list of really interesting-looking games. I can't wait to get my desktop PC back and try out a few of them.
Play Persona 5 if you wanna play a jrpg.
Or use those 110 hours to play a dozen other games.
@@nikitas1841 Of course you could play Persona 3 or Persona 4 as well :)
@@nikitas1841 "if you wanna play a jrpg"
Anyone who does is fine with the time requirements
Persona 5 is really good at modernising some of outdated jrpg mechanics and respects your time though
Persona 5 isn't really full of pointless side missions like and grinding like most other jrpgs though. About 50% of the side quests in Persona 5 are directly tied to one of the main character personal problems.
Or Trails in the sky
Appreciate you showing off heartbeat. Looks like something I'd be interested in, but have heard nothing about.
For anyone watching, Subnautica is being given for free until day 26/12, in Epic Games website!
ooooooo, thats quite a few games i'll be adding to my steam library to forget about xD
Sad that Lethal League Blaze isn't on this list. Really fantastic take on the fighting game that doesn't get enough attention.
My #1 game of the year has to be Ni no kuni II Revenant kingdom. Absolute masterpiece of a game that doesnt nearly get the attention that it deserves.
I honestly expected to see Rimwold on the list, but I guess it isn't really an obscure game.
My top game of the year is Nier Automata Become as Gods Edition, because I'll take any excuse to talk about Nier
Can relate
I'm saving this vid to use it as a list later. Thanks, man.
FYI Subnautica is currently free to keep on Epic Games Store.
I personally finds its tutorial to be... abysmal... though.
Sunset overdrive got ported to pc recently. A criminally underrated game.
If you liked Florence, it looks kind of similar to a free game I found on steam called "just bearly" it's completely free, and is a short display of anxiety through small puzzles and minigames.
Lucah: Born of a Dream ended up flying super under the radar, which is sad because it's really good.
Dear Adam, I thank you for your contribution for recruiting more candidates to the PC master race. (Disclaimer, no platform is great or lesser than its counterpart. I just enjoy PC more)
Eh. Celeste and slay the spire deserves a place on this list tbh
Yes, but Celeste won a game of the year award. So it not all that obscure.
Early access is weird. Slay the Spire technically releases next year. It's my most played game of the year though. :)
Why is my game always ignored
@@leonhardt-9795 idk man, we're always ignored
@@arianrhod-2783 ikr
Did you actually discuss Slay the Spire or just show a clip? That's been one of my favourite games to follow over the last year. Gets more interesting every update.
Celeste really needs to be on this too. Absolutely amazing game. Perfectly pairs challenging platforming with struggles on anxiety and depression. Amazing level design, total design integration and replayability
Slay the Spire isn't out yet, so it was propably just in the video. I hope he includes it in the next list.
I played it a few months ago, it was pretty good honestly. A nice twist on card game mechanics crossed with a progression system that feels natural.
I love the rimworld soundtrack at the start
you sir, you deserve at least 10x more subscribers in your channel. Awesome content.
Wandersong goes straight onto my wishlist, because it reminds me of Hue.
may + 'dirty cockney sla...i mean citizens' really cracked me up. ooof :D
I enjoy Monster Prom way more than I really feel like I should.
Long live indies! For the price of one bloated kinda cool-looking pile of addictive cash&time-siphoning AAA blandness you can have several unique experiences that you'll never forget. And you'll make a few people precariously living their dreams (indie devs) happier instead of filling the pockets of corporate billionaires.
I'm quite late, but I have to make a recommendation:
The Fall part2.
If someone wants to check it and the first part out I won't give away too much, they are also on sale right now.
In The Fall you control a military assistance AI named ARID, who is the OS of as suit of combat armor. You awaken while falling onto an unknown planet and your pilot is unresponsive. Your medical scanners are also offline so protocol requires you to keep the pilot alive and find equipment to assertain his wellbeing.
The entirety of those two games is about an AI learning and learning to think outside the box. The first game is brilliant, but a little short, the second remedies much of this and I hope to see the next one as soon as storywise possible.
Where the water tastes like wine
According to these games, it seems people got tired of traditional genres, and game makers tried to experiment with new onces, saving resources from investing in good graphic, in order to find what people want to play nowdays.
Nice games, thank you, i'll definetly play some of them!
Into The Breach is great. It's one of the only games I've gone out of my way to get every achievement in.
My personal three games of 2018:
- Subnautica
- GRIS (missing in the list. Such a fantastic and wonderful experience)
- Frostpunk (granted i looked up some strategies, tips and layouts before playing the game without spoiling the experience)
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(and maybe Deep Space Waifu: Nekomimi ^^)
"Public is getting sick of roguelikes".
That's hard to hear, since i'm making one.