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Its been a pretty bruising year to work in the games industry.
Studios working on incredible games have been decimated, and genuine friends and long-term colleagues have lost their jobs.
Its hurting, and it doesnt look like things are going to get better any time soon.
The games here are all-timers, and absolutely worth your time.
I wish this was a cheerier introduction too, but the doom and gloom is done now.
Every inch of the game is busting with forethought and attention to detail which goes above and beyond.
However, even in its most serious moments, the RPG never forgets its playfulness.
Want to defeat the Dread Vampire Lord by punting him off a cliff?
This is the beautiful duality ofBaldurs Gate 3,and what makes it our Game of the Year.
- CB
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If the question was simply ‘How do you follow a solid-gold release likeBreath of the Wild?’
then Nintendos response is a simple, emphatic: like this.
- KP
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Alan and Sages stories intertwine as they both get swept up in a narrative beyond all imagination.
Alan Wake 2is, without a doubt, the best horror game of this year.
- EG
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Protagonist Leon Kennedy remains an incredible action hero too.
Characters are given more interesting backstories which is a pleasant surprise for lore aficionados.
- DW
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What a joy to have in 2023.
- RD
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Thats the argument Im making here, anyway.
This is a love letter toStar Warsfans, but a cracking action adventure for everyone else, too.
- JT
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- CL
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- RW
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