Can you believe we’re just days away from June? We’re almost to the halfway point of this crazy year. Where did the time go? And why haven’t I made a noticeable dent in my backlog yet? Oh that’s right. Too many new, shiny games.
This year I’m making an effort to spend time with my gaming backlog. It doesn’t mean I’m actually succeeding. So far for 2016, I’ve finished these: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, and Trails of Cold Steel, Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam, Danganronpa 2, Bastion, Uncharted 4 and… I guess that’s it? Ouch.
I’ve started some others (and I’d really like to try Doom! If I didn’t get so sick playing FPS games) but it’s not looking too good for me. How can I help myself though?! So many great games have been released so far. With E3 coming up, there’ll be more news on things I’ll want to get my hands on! At least I got Uncharted 4 done. That was something. It was great!
So tell us, Kotaku readers. What games have you played so far in 2016? They don’t have to be new. Many of us feel your backlog pain. I know I do. Which did you love? Which did you hate?
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48 responses to “What Have Been Your Favourite Games For 2016 So Far?”
Definitely Overwatch so far followed by Uncharted 4.
Worst this year: homefront.
Overwatch, Shadow of the Beast…
Witcher 3. But I felt a little let down at the ending.
Uncharted 4 really didn’t do it for me. It’s getting ebayed this week. Combat ain’t that good. Climbing feels like a chore. Story ain’t that good. Puzzles are actually ok. But when you’ve done them the mystique is gone.
Dark Souls 3, but mainly because I have not played Overwatch, Uncharted 4, Doom…
Edit: wait, I forgot Heart of Iron 4, REALLY excited about this one
Trying to think what 2016 games I’ve actually played. Just Doom I guess. And boy have I enjoyed it.
It was Doom, until Overwatch got its hooks in me
Stellaris (any game where I can take over the Universe as The Trump Collective will get my vote), but really enjoying Overwatch too.
Cryptark, somehow i have logged the most hours on it so far even though it feels like i have only done short sessions.
Getting into totalwar warhammer, 2nd playthrough as vampires
Wouldn’t say its “fun” in a traditional fps shooter kind of sense but its proving to be alot better than shogun or similar games
So far Salt & Sanctuary and now Overwatch have been my favourites this year with Valkyria Chronicles Remastered being a runner up.
The Witness is still up there in my Top 3 of 2016 so far, along with XCOM 2 and Stellaris.
Ooh, forgot about Stardew Valley… My Top 3 just got overcrowded :(.
Me too! On release though, I did practically nothing else for four days. Can’t wait for multiplayer.
[Runs around with the chain saw.]
DOOOOOOOOM!!!!!
Only new release game I have played this year is Overwatch. Spending alot of time on PS3 games I have missed.
salt and sanctuary or doom
Doom- Sis got me the Uncharted 4 PS4 bundle along with Doom. Uncharted didn’t get opened for a week. Man I love the single player in this.
Enter the Gungeon- If I didn’t just get a shiny new PS4, I’d still be on it.
Duelyst- This one surprised me.
Dark souls by far the best this year if only witcher 3 has come out the same year that would of been a epic showdown
1. Doom – Pretty much a 90’s fps with 2016 graphics.
2. Overwatch – If Pixar made an FPS
3. Stardew Valley – I hate farming IRL.
Overwatch so far. Its very very good. Even just playing with a friend against AI is really fun. Great game.
Definitely has to be The Division, epic PvP that is balanced to a tee, plenty of non-repetitive quest and PvE content…
Alright, jokes aside it’s between Stardew Valley and Enter the Gungeon. Both are great games that sort of came out of no-where…although I knew about Gungeon about a year prior to release, just didn’t expect it to be as good as it is.
Star Fox Zero.
I mean, it’s kind of the result by default since it’s basically the only game of 2016 I’ve played. But I’d probably choose it anyway.
When the bar is so low that you can crawl over it…
Nah it’s actually great. Most reviewers just need to actually get good.
Though switching screens does make it much more playable.
Sonic Racing Transformed
Outrun 2006 Coast to Coast
Elder Scrolls Online
Resident Evil 2
This year is nuts for games. I need more time. And money. But getting more of one normally means less of the other! Dammit!
Did you reply to me & it disappeared?
Oh, pre-edit I was listing upcoming stuff I was interested in, and mentioned I was apparently looking forward to Persona 5 if Jimu can be trusted. CAN HE?!
Not really, he likes bullshit shit for shit shitters.
Overwatch, Witcher 3, Age of Empires 2: African Kingdoms and Rayman Legends. Good stuff
Equal tie for me – Uncharted 4, the Division & the Witcher 3. All great games!!
Close tie between Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Dark Souls III.
I’m currently playing through DOOM. Not worthy of Game of the Year, but it’s still awesome.
I’m hoping to be blown away by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s final DLC piece, Blood and Wine.
I’d give DOOM Game of the Year without question. It’s actually reminding people that FPS games can (and should) be FUN.
Seriously, we’ve been given so much wall-hugging, regenerating health, two weapon, corridor driven, stop-start, cutscene driven tedious unfulfilling narrative in our FPS games that we’d begun to forget what a fun game actually was. Skip that Halo-like multiplayer and the console-limited mediocrity that is SnapMap and just give us a balls-to-the-wall FPS.
This year has been so good for games! Man.
– The Witness
– Stardew Valley
– That Dragon, Cancer
– Firewatch
– Stories, The Path of Destinies
Also played this year:
– Undertale
– To the Moon
– FTL
– Shadow of Mordor
– Xenoblade Chronicles X
That’s just the ones I’ve played – still really want to get to Uncharted 4, Ratchet and Clank, Doom, Oxenfree, Stelaris…
Best time to be playing games.
In love with Overwatch.
Loved Doom, loved Uncharted. Dark Souls 3 was great but I feel it’s being over shadowed right now.
Total War Warhammer – I’m still playing heaps of rocket league, so haven’t really purchased any games this year, but I’m loving Total War Warhammer.
Dying Light: The Following, Doom, Total Warhammer
Games I have played in 2016:
1. Game of Thrones Season 1 – it was alright.
2. Baba Yaga DLC for Rise of The Tomb Raider – loved it!
3. Middle Earth – Shadow of Mordor – pretty meh till the second half. A bit of a drag.
4. Life is Strange – when it was good it was really good.
5. Metro 2033
6. Sunset Overdrive – loved it to bits till it got boring.
Currently playing Dead Space and a second playthrough of Ride of The Tomb Raider on Survivor difficulty.
None of these games are from 2016 though because I am working to clear off the backlog. I am going to buy Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst though, excited for that!
DOOM, Overwatch and Hyper Light Drifter are definitely my favourite games of the year so far. I’m really surprised with how much I love DOOM, it’s going to be hard to top it – If I had to take a guess, I’d say Dishonored 2 is the only game this year that has a real chance to do it.
I’m fairly sure the only 2016 title I’ve played so far is The Division.
As much as its cool to hate The Division (I do 1/3 of the time, and totally understand why there’s hate for it) I’ve mostly enjoy the 150+ hours I’ve played.
TW3 Blood&Wine WILL be my “game” of the year.
The Overwatch beta was fun, but I’ve found the older I get the less I enjoy multiplayer FPS games.
Grim Dawn – Very good ARPG
Elder Scrolls Online – finally decided to give it a go
Bulletstorm – Still a great game
Looking forward to check out DOOM
DS3
The division: haven’t played any other game since this dropped back in March.
Xcom 2 comes in at second
What’s your nic on uplay?
Oooh backlog! For me 2016 has seen:
AC4: Black Flag
Tales of the Borderlands
Lego Batman 3
Metal Gear Solid V
Gears of War Ultimate
COD Black Ops 3
Ryse Son of Rome
Life is Strange
Zombie Army Trilogy
Thomas Was Alone
Gears of War 2
Halo Spartan Assault
Valiant Hearts
Lego Jurassic World
Fallout 4
The Division
Transformers Devastation
For me, the top of that list (and all lists before it) is MGSV (or Metal Gear Boss as I like to call it, there is no Solid). Best game ever.
none of you said Black Desert…. so there is that
for me its almost non stop world of warships this past year, with other games in between
GOTY so far: Firewatch
By the end of the year it will either be No Man’s Sky, The Last Guardian or Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.
I been playing a lot of 4x and turn based this year
Endless Space
Endless Legend
Civ 5
Age of Wonders 3
But mainly Civ 5
Overwatch and Doom easily. Overwatch for multiplayer, Doom for single player