Coelacanth

Civ VI instead of Civ V? List automatically invalid.

Jokes aside it's an interesting list and I like the idea of ranking based on "what's best to play right now" instead of by historical significance or some futile attempt at objective apples-to-apples quantification - even though at the end of the day I think I neither agree with the selection nor the ranking. But there are plenty of good games on there with solid reasons of why to play them in their descriptions, so it's a good read nonetheless.

Been playing a lot ofDeadlock still, finally getting a grasp of how to play it feels like. Took a while to understand priorities and what to focus on and how to execute builds. Still held back a bit by my aim, but found enough ability-based heroes to still be able to perform. It's a very fun game! I can't play too many games in a row because it gets intense and stressful, but I'm really enjoying it.

I've also been playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution for the first time as something more relaxing and story based. It's been alright so far. Don't think it's been hitting the heights of the original Deus Ex so far, but it's enjoyable enough.

Does it have enough games yet?

As few? Don't you mean "as many as"?

I'll have to look into this, Greedfall was a very charming (if janky) AA game that I liked a lot and I've been looking forward to the sequel.

Alan Wake 2 was by far my standout choice for GOTY last year. I'm still bummed it didn't win more awards, particularly narrative ones as I think it handily beats BG3 in that department. I love Remedy and Sam Lake, and I love them pushing the envelope of AAA games. It's one to add to the example list of "video games as art" in my opinion.

I'm glad the DLC was great, I've been trying to hold off until I can play both at once but maybe I'll need to cave soon...

Yes, it's very very silly and is basically the complete opposite of what it should be. It should be the Olympics for Esports, not a bunch of mobile games tangentially related to existing olympic sports.

Not that I would expect better from the IOC.

That question was settled in the 90s.

Tell that to the IOC who refused to feature any shooters at the Esports Olympics because they're "too violent" - they even forced Fortnite to make a target shooting mode for its entry!

The lack of a modern port makes availability an issue, so it's definitely more in cult classic territory, but it is definitely a critics' darling and is often thrown around among the group of best games of all time. It's not uncommon for it to rank nr. 1 on "Best Final Fantasy Games" lists either.

Weird? Isn't FFT widely considered one of the best games of all time?

This is the correct answer.

Great video. I hope more stealth games learn from Freelancer and create gameplay where making small mistakes don't induce complete fail states. I like stealth games for the moment-to-moment gameplay and for the puzzle of figuring out how to navigate a level unseen for that 100% rating, but I also hate stealth games for the constant reloading.

Ever since playing Disco Elysium I've started thinking more and more about the fail-forward design philosophy and the general desirability of making failure interesting instead of inciting save scumming. It's a problem in a lot of games, but none more than stealth games, I think.