What Was Your Game of The Decade (2010-2019)? and Why?

Ninternet on 12/01/2020 - 15:14

I understand nostalgia may (and likely will) play a big part in this, but that's fine.

For me it's Breath of the Wild. I know this may not be a surprising or unique answer, but as someone who has always been a big Nintendo fan, I never really got into the Zelda series. I'd always get 5-10 hours into a game, get lost in one way or another, tell myself I'm coming back to it and never do.

Considering my expectations were somewhat lowered as a result, first playing Breath of the Wild was an absolute treat. The fact I could do whatever I wanted at my own pace without feeling a sense of pressure or anxiety artificially induced by the game along with knowing I could literally go anywhere without the hindrance of invisible walls, weird geometry or advanced mechanics made me feel like being a kid again in the same way I'd always explore every nook and cranny of a level in Banjo Kazooie to avoid the harder boss fights or explore every inch of a Pokemon overworld looking for hidden secrets, only now as an adult and years of gaming experience behind me to see me through the harder bits I would have avoided as a kid.

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    • Hybroid on 16/01/2020 - 10:32
      +2

      to me a story, a great STORY with amazing game-play, the feels, the graphics (for its time) the overall experience,

      Play Witcher 3 through and you'll change your mind.

  • lesher on 16/01/2020 - 10:41

    Factorio, minecraft (modded because screw vanilla minecraft), terraria, dead cells. Not sure which one to choose

  • Splatzzzz on 16/01/2020 - 14:39
    +1

    Jeez this is hard;

    Best Community/Fan Project: STALKER Anomaly (All STALKER zones in one world, running in a 64 bit engine with bells and whistles). Runner up is Dylan's Far Cry 2 mod for making it into a new game that still holds up
    Make your own experience: Kerbal Space Program & Kenshi & Project Zombiod, but minecraft….
    Best World: RDR2 (Plan to play Witcher 3 this year, think it will win out)
    Best RPG: Fallout New Vegas then Prey
    Best Multiplayer: BAD COMPANY 2 BBY, & Halo Reach and Forza 4
    Couch Multiplayer: Halo Reach, Skate 2 and Black Ops
    One More Turn: Xcom Enemy Unknown, Battletech then Total War: Warhammer
    Most Creative/Inspired Concept: Occupy White Walls

    • Splatzzzz on 16/01/2020 - 14:39
      +2

      HOW HAS NO ONE MENTIONED BAD COMPANY 2?!?!?!?!?!! Its a 10 year old MP game that has more than half a dozen franchise sequels which (when I just checked steam charts) STILL has players

      Also Best Community Project I forgot: Project Reality, for keeping amazing classics up to date and rocking

      • Agret on 23/01/2020 - 01:28

        Unfortunately they haven't released a franchise sequel to Bad Company 2. Apparently they have discussed internally about creating a Bad Company 3 but they can't understand how the game differs to normal Battlefield.

      • the Unforgiven on 26/01/2020 - 10:44

        They did, it was on page 1;
        I love the game too

  • Munki on 16/01/2020 - 16:05

    Tetris Effects. Beautiful game.

    • Agret on 23/01/2020 - 01:29

      Have you got a VR setup? I played it in 2D and it's okay but I heard it's absolutely amazing in VR.

      • Munki on 23/01/2020 - 01:47

        Played it on 2D too. It's quite an experience.

        Had to disable a lot of shit later cause it was affecting my Tetris lol. I prefer a clean layout.

        Still, it was a good and innovative spin (no pun intended) on a classic game.

  • Ulysses31 on 16/01/2020 - 21:10

    Hide The Salami.

    Sometimes my wife co-ops.

  • maverickjohn on 16/01/2020 - 22:26
    +1

    God of war.
    The story was just so engaging and they the story unfolded was just gratifying

  • BargainisLife on 16/01/2020 - 22:54
    +1

    Being a frequent user of OzBargain, my biggest regret is that I got a deal for the Witcher 3 from here instead of paying full price for it because CDPR deserves every dollar they can earn for making that masterpiece. That's how good it is to me, thus it is undoubtedly my game of the decade.

    • Agret on 19/01/2020 - 17:47

      I got a Steam pre-order for like $20 from a greymarket Brazilian seller. Haven't played it yet.

  • meowbert on 17/01/2020 - 08:53

    Renowned explorers

    Don't know what it is? Look it up then buy it.

  • arcticjuggernaut on 17/01/2020 - 11:25

    Probably Civ5 with Skyrim, Overwatch & Civ6 worth a mention.

  • bennos on 17/01/2020 - 12:17

    Dead Space 2 and 3

    Found the game to be so much fun and scary.

  • pharm86 on 17/01/2020 - 12:29

    League of Legends

  • Joshman5k on 17/01/2020 - 14:13

    The Batman: Arkham series.

  • g12345567 on 17/01/2020 - 14:25
    +1

    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011): Sunk way too many hours playing this beautiful RPG back when it first came out. Now tackling it again with the Special Edition.
    GTA V (2013)
    Ori and the Blind Forest (2015)
    King's Quest (2015-2016): Great episodical "re-imagining" of the original & beloved Sierra Entertainment published King's Quest games (1980-1998).

  • Gnostikos on 17/01/2020 - 17:51

    5 pages of comments and Alien: Isolation hasn't been mentioned once?
    For shame OzBargain.

    Calling it the "Game of the Decade" might be a stretch, but the title of "Best Survival Horror Game of All Time" would not be hyperbole in the slightest.

    If nothing else, even if you're no Survival Horror fan, the fact that the gaming world finally received an Alien/Aliens-derived game that wasn't a complete pile of sh*t is an incredible achievement, especially considering how many contenders had tried and failed in the past (something on the order of 37 licensed Alien/Aliens games since the 1980s).

    More than that, it's an epic 20-something hour campaign with an atmosphere thicker than the goo covering the Queen's Nest and an obsessive attention to detail and faithfulness to the source canon that I don't think has ever been witnessed in any video game adaptations before, and for anyone who happens to like Sci-Fi, Survival Horror and the Alien franchise, like myself, it's just a sensory-nostalgia overload.

    Not to mention, a developer like The Creative Assembly pulling off a Survival Horror game and Alien adaptation as good as this is the equivalent of Nintendo creating a modern military FPS that outsells Call of Duty.

    My first reaction to hearing that Alien: Isolation was being developed by a studio that had only ever produced RTS games, who wanted a more hide-and-seek, Amnesia: The Dark Descent-style approach with a lone enemy, was basically: that'll never work. How happy I was to be proven wrong.

  • guysmiley on 17/01/2020 - 23:17

    For me it was the Witcher 3. Being a fan of the books and the 2 previous games, I had an expectation of what it would be like. I didn't realise it would be so in depth and expansive. Multiple story arcs, multiple endings, you could miss entire plotlines or choose to ignore others, you could choose to be alone, or be with Triss, or Yen.

  • Hackney on 19/01/2020 - 11:08

    For me it has always been TF2.(personal opinion only) great community(good & bad) a lot of games are a lot more popular,but it still after all these years has a very loyal following.But,each to his own.

    • Agret on 19/01/2020 - 17:45

      I loved TF2 but then it devolved into a microtranction ridden mess of particle effects everywhere. They had to reduce the graphics quality for it to cope and it still runs awful compared to the old versions. Used to be so smooth.

      Have to commend the community in keeping it alive after Valve dropped it though, always nice to see a game get ongoing support.

  • tzar on 22/01/2020 - 15:44
    • To the Moon
    • Witcher 3
    • The Last of Us
    • Skyrim
    • Ori and the Blind Forest
    • Hollow Knight
    • Ninternet on 22/01/2020 - 16:35
      +1

      Seeing as you didn't provide reasons, what is To The Moon? Only recently heard of it, but know nothing of it.

      • tzar on 22/01/2020 - 20:09

        Hah, sorry! It's a 2D RPG about life, death and what could have been. Made me cry, which is very unusual for me

        I don't really want to spoil it so it's hard to say more :(

  • DASHCAM NOW DUDE on 26/01/2020 - 23:20

    Hearthstone because I played it for most of the decade.

    Quit after the year that was 2019. 3 months clean.

  • Ostrk on 29/01/2020 - 03:43

    Witcher 3 was my favourite. Very immersive.

  • Dunan on 29/01/2020 - 14:17
    +2

    For me it's Xenoblade Chronicles. The world, music and it's characters all did it for me and gave me a sense of wonder and the best thing was that it was a living breathing world. Even better is that it's getting a touch up for the Switch with some extra stuff so I'll be looking forward to reliving it.

    2nd one for me is Horizon Dawn Zero.

  • Mikay89 on 07/02/2020 - 13:49
    +1

    My top 3:

    1. Zelda BOTW
    2. God of War 4
    3. Horizon Zero Dawn

    Notable mentions:
    For Honor (had a group of friends that all played, when we teamed up together it was epic!)
    Destiny 2 (similar with a group of friends we certainly had a good time)
    Warframe on PC (back in 2014/2015 before console releases, for me it was an epic introduction to space/ninja FPS style of game, its free to play & has an amazing PC community and dev team)
    Hollow Knight
    Call of Duty Black Ops (first one)

  • bcstyle on 29/02/2020 - 13:27

    No.1 GTA V

    • Zelda BOTW
    • Dota 2
    • Overwatch
    • Pro Evo 2017
    • Tekken 7
    • Cuphead
  • SlavOz on 07/03/2020 - 10:55

    Not nearly enough love for Dark Souls in this thread. It's a game series truly like no other. It punishes death, rewards skill and perseverance, and uses the game's mechanics, overworld, and items as a catalyst for telling the story. Even the multiplayer concept was brilliant - being able to interrupt someone else's single-player progress against their will. It is, by all measures, a game for gamers.

  • Hackney on 14/04/2020 - 10:01

    Rick May(the voice behind the Soldier) has passed away(Covid19) RIP.

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