So this isn't a list of my favorite 2020 video games. I do not have the time, nor resources to keep up with gaming and I have a HUGE gaming backlog. One that I will never probably finish and because of PlayStation and Xbox sales, along with Xbox Game Pass and Gold, is added to constantly. In 2018-19 I had a goal of playing through and beating the Souls series and the original Demon's Souls (and now the remake) aside, I completed this. So for 2020, I sat out on an ongoing goal of completing the important Final Fantasy games. I have a huge love and nostalgia for the series, despite never actually completing one. I got to the final level of Final Fantasy VI (when it was known as III on the SNES) once and put it down. I've played hundreds of hours of IV and VII and VIII. But never actually beat one of the games. Until 2020. So with that said, this is a list of my favorite games that I played in 2020 and actually, it's the only 10 games I played in 2020, hoping 2021 is a little bit better in that regard.
10.) Blair Witch (2019) - Xbox One (completed)
As a huge fan of the franchise, the story left much to be desired. The gameplay and puzzles did as well. The graphics, as you walk through the confusing woods, that feeling of the franchise was nailed. The rest is pretty meh to bad.
9.) Final Fantasy (2003) - PlayStation Vita (completed)
Gameplay wise, Squaresoft nailed it from the jump (glitches aside in the NES version). Had never completed this game before, did it in 2020 finally. Solid, old school RPG.
8.) Final Fantasy II (2004) - Game Boy Advance (did not complete)
An improvement on the original in story, game play leaves something to be desired. About half finished with it.
7.) Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016) - Xbox One (did not complete)
Did not beat this one, but have played quite a bit. Unique entry in the series that I wish had been better received.
6.) Grand Theft Auto V (2014) - Xbox One (completed)
The first GTA game I’ve actually completed. Second favorite in the series.
5.) Death Stranding (2019) - PlayStation 4 (completed)
<3 Kojima. It wasn’t perfect, but the gameplay is so different and unique.
4.) Resident Evil (1996) - PlayStation Vita (completed)
A PS1 game I’ve played hundreds of hours, but never completed until this year. One that I've considered one of my favorite games ever and it lived up to that. Played as Jill and beat Tyrant with a sliver of health with the rocket launcher just as he was launching at me and would have killed me. Saved Chris and Barry.
These next three really could be tied for first, on any given day one of them is my favorite of the three.
3.) Final Fantasy VII (1997) - PlayStation 4 (completed)
FINALLY beat this game for the first time after playing remake. I'd gotten to the Temple of the Ancients in previous attempts, but no further. Masterpiece.
2.) The Last of Us Part II (2020) - PlayStation 4 (completed)
I have so much to say about this game! It's probably going to end up in a longer blog post, I went through the entire spectrum of feelings with this game. Ultimately I found it to be pretty incredible. Is it the game I would have made? No. But in it's own right it's an incredible achievement and this and the game that ended up as number one of this list are the games I've thought the most about this year for very different reasons.
1.) Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) - PlayStation 4 (completed)
Lived up to the original and got me back on board with caring about Final Fantasy again. This game has some of the best writing of characters in a game I can think of, the way characters interact with one another is just so good. The gameplay is amazing. There's a couple of very small quibbles I have with the game, nothing worth this not being the most fun I had with a game in 2020.
So there we go! I played a lot of longer games this year, that combined with learning to be a parent (daughter was born in April) ended up resulting in my playing fewer games. I definitely plan on replaying The Last of Us Part II and Final Fantasy VII Remake and finishing up Final Fantasy II and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Hoping to get some good gaming in 2021 and clear some of this backlog!
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