Lamentable Spectator Top 10 GOTY 2015
Time to publish another unorthodox GOTY list....
This was perhaps the best year in gaming in many many years for the Lamentable Spectator. Any of the top 5 from this list could have made it onto my number 1 in any lesser year. We had the best city-builder to be released in a decade or more, perhaps the best RPG ever made, and several strategy games and RPGs of special significance. What a great year to be a PC gamer!
1. Cities: Skylines - The best city-builder around. As new DLC comes out, I expect this title to make the list for possibly some years to come.
2. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Quite possibly the best RPG ever made.
3. Ashes of the Singularity - The most promising RTS in development right now. I put 40+ hours into an alpha.
4. Total War: Attila - The best mechanics in a Total War game to date if perhaps not the best setting.
5. Pillars of Eternity - A fantastic RPG in its own right that was unlucky enough to come out in the year of the Witcher 3.
6. Star Ruler 2 - A plucky little RTS/4X that has fantastic fleet combat and mod support.
7. Towerfall: Ascension - The most fun I have had playing co-op and vs video games in a long time.
8. Deathtrap - A hybrid ARPG/tower defense game with a ton of promise.
9. Wasteland 2 - A kickstarter darling that delivers on its promises.
10. Magic: Duels - Seems no year is complete for Lamentable Spectator without a Magic game making the top 10. This year was close as the game is too grindy and too expensive, but the foundation is there for something really special.
Here's hoping 2016 is as good as 2015 was...
Happy Holidays all!
This was perhaps the best year in gaming in many many years for the Lamentable Spectator. Any of the top 5 from this list could have made it onto my number 1 in any lesser year. We had the best city-builder to be released in a decade or more, perhaps the best RPG ever made, and several strategy games and RPGs of special significance. What a great year to be a PC gamer!
1. Cities: Skylines - The best city-builder around. As new DLC comes out, I expect this title to make the list for possibly some years to come.
2. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Quite possibly the best RPG ever made.
3. Ashes of the Singularity - The most promising RTS in development right now. I put 40+ hours into an alpha.
4. Total War: Attila - The best mechanics in a Total War game to date if perhaps not the best setting.
5. Pillars of Eternity - A fantastic RPG in its own right that was unlucky enough to come out in the year of the Witcher 3.
6. Star Ruler 2 - A plucky little RTS/4X that has fantastic fleet combat and mod support.
7. Towerfall: Ascension - The most fun I have had playing co-op and vs video games in a long time.
8. Deathtrap - A hybrid ARPG/tower defense game with a ton of promise.
9. Wasteland 2 - A kickstarter darling that delivers on its promises.
10. Magic: Duels - Seems no year is complete for Lamentable Spectator without a Magic game making the top 10. This year was close as the game is too grindy and too expensive, but the foundation is there for something really special.
Here's hoping 2016 is as good as 2015 was...
Happy Holidays all!
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