I'd have to add Stardew Valley to my own list, too. It's got interesting depth, it's very relaxing and easy to sink time into, and it's got some beautiful presentation. I've always loved little farming/slice-of-life sims like thia, and Stardew Valley is definitely my overall favorite of the ones I've played.
If you loved both Superhot and Job Simulator then by god, you need to play Superhot VR. It is the most exhilarating VR game I've played to date, and that's saying something. The regular Superhot makes you feel like you're playing an action hero, but the VR edition lets you *be* that action hero.
thankfully its not an exclusive and the developers have hinted that their working on a vive steam version. only reason i dont got it yet- and that there are so damn many interesting vr games to play right now.
Superhot in 2D was great, but I think the the gameplay really shows it's potential in Superhot VR which is definitely my favorite game to play on the Rift right now and probably the best VR game out right now. It really makes you feel like you are in the Matrix.
Agreed, Super HOT VR was AMAZING. I just wish it was longer and had more weapons. It's missing half of the weapons from the 2D version .. no Kitana, no Baseball bat etc.
Best games of 2016 for me: 1. DooM 2. X-Com 2 3. Dark Souls 3 4. The Witness 5. RedOut 6. Mirror's Edge: Catalyst 7. Steep 8. VA-11 Hall-A 9. Pony Island 10. Super HOT Pretty sure this list is massively different from everyone else from 4 - onwards. But thats what it is for me.
I have been watching for around 2 years now. I really wish I would have discovered this channel back in the day. So much nostalgic goodness but at the same time your teaching me things I never knew about my own games as a kid. Its great and I have no idea why your videos aren't getting 100k views minimum.
Doom was definitely my single-player FPS GOTY. They nailed it. And I was so worried about it too. I played the alpha/beta multiplayer beta and did not have a good time with it due to bugs, issues and not caring much for the multiplayer gameplay. And then when they didn't send out any early review copies, I was really worried that the single player was going to bomb. Thankfully they surprised all of us with a really good game!
Dear LGR, you have not only made me interested in video games, but hardware, software, oddware and many more also. I had always watched sims youtube videos and dreamed of playing it one day and when I saw your videos it reignited my love for the sims and I purchased a copy of the sims 3 off ebay. It's so much fun and I owe it all to you! and I also went thrifting (inspired by you) and found 3 sims 3 expansion packs, and RCT3 (another game which I also became interested in again because of your chanel!) so I just wanna say thank you and please please please make tons more videos in the future!
Nothing grabbed me in 2016 quite like Recore. Having spent my formative years on games such as Ratchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter and Spyro, this game hit my nostalgia buttons in just the right places with its open world, puzzle platforming, and skill dungeons. Combine all that with the corebot customization and color affinity-based combat and I'm hooked.
So here's my list of 2016: - completed Oblivion - completed Fallout 3 =) Right after your year review of best games I bought and downloaded Firewatch. Half hour in, and I'm loving it! Thanks for the tip!
This list is pretty much all of the games I loved this year as well, just with me personally the addition of Titanfall 2, HITMAN™ despite the shaky launch issues for months, and Shadow Warrior 2. Watch_Dogs 2 especially was the one of the most pleasant surprises this year.
Nice list, LGR! A lot if my favorite games I finally got to play this year weren't even released this year but I loved them none the less. In no particular order: The Mark of the Ninja, Gears of War 4, Grim Dawn, Forza Motorsport 6, Doom, Rachet and Clank PS4, Overwatch, Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, and M.U.S.H.A. for Sega Genesis (Yes I played it for the first time ever in 2016. I can't believe I just discovered that one!)
Can't wait to see the 2017 Thrifts season! And Tech Tales! And retro reviews! And oddware! And and and! Thanks as always for a great year of videos, sir.
That total randomness, you do in the job simulator, at the beginning makes me burst to smile every time I see it :) Thanks for all the videos, Thriftin' and your style (and taste) that come through all of your videos, makes me want to look (almost) all of them. Sims I cannot stand, so those videos I skip ;) Keep up the good work and Happy (and even better) New Year!
This is a criminally forgotten game for this year. I would personally rank it at least in the top 3 games for 2016. It's also the game that I have gone over 100 hours of play time in the shortest time span (literally in the first week).
Last night I had a dream that I was watching one of your reviews live, in person. I don't remember what you were reviewing, but I do remember enjoying it and thanking you for such an interesting presentation on my way out. Thanks for your oneiric reviews, LGR!
These are the games I like of 2016 not in any specific order just 1 to 10 1. World of final fantasy 2. Dragon quest builders 3. Final Fantasy 15 (Just got a Xbox and the game like 2 days ago so have not played much but like it so far) 4. Dark souls III 5. Total war: Warhammer 6. Pokemon moon/sun 7. DOOM 8. Shantae half-genie hero 9. Resident Evil 0 HD Remaster 10. Stardew Valley Also LGR thanks for a great year with videos man always makes my day when I see a video from you I hope you will do more videos playing Sims 3 doing random stuff hehe love that.
My strange and surprising favourite for 2016 was My Summer Car. Such a silly little game, but so addictive and fun to play. I've also played the hell out of the remastered edition of The Day of The Tentacle.
I remember when I bought Rocksmith 2014 and it was still December of 2013. now we are a day apart from 2017 and I still play that game... trough this time I have noticed that in a lot of the cases improving games leaves gamers unhappy, simple games tend to have a larger life if I may say so, many older gamers are replaced with kids from the new generation typing in the chat bad words only because it's what other players do and since they don't have enough mind of their own they shut all the light inside and become toxicity itself. I've noticed a lot more stuff and I'm not sure if all of them are true but hell this is a long comment. BTW I've been watching you for around 5 if not more. I don't have much time as I used to so I carefully choose what games to play so I don't feel like I lost time playing something everyone is hyping and you are helping me choose as you are one of the few youtubers I trust. Thank you and best luck in the upcoming year!
Obduction! It's made by the people that made Myst and Riven. Obduction has those same moments of wonder, cleverness, and frustrating confusion that made each title in the original Myst series a classic.
Not a big fan of Myst and I _really_ didn't like The Witness this year, so I still haven't made myself play that one as a result. But I'm glad to hear someone enjoyed it :)
Lazy Game Reviews If you didn't like Myst, that's fair enough, but don't let comparisons to The Witness keep you from trying it. They're completely different games. Plus, I've heard it's pretty amazing in VR, but right now I think it's only compatible with the Rift? I could be wrong about that one though. I don't have a VR headset yet myself. :'(
Good vid. I'm curious, what is it that you didn't like about Limbo as compared to Inside? And on the topic of the excellent Doom 4, have you seen the Noclip documentary on it? Really great watch. I think ID Software made a great decision hiring Hugo Martin, you can really see that he has the same passion and vibrant personality that drove ID during the original Doom days.
Have you ever played Sim Farm? I've been going through my grandpa's old computer stuff as he recently passed away and found the floppies for it. He was a farmer his whole life, and it tickles me that he had that game. Hell, I grew up farming and Stardew Valley is my favourite game this year. I have his old PC with the TURBO button (not sure of the specs) and I'll boot it up to see if it runs, maybe see if the floppies still work.
Amazing how our tastes match up as this is the first Best games of 2016 video I've seen to FULLY agree with. It made me smile throughout. Especially with the No Man's Sky gag as it did raise my eyebrow for that split second it appeared. Well done! XD
I would love a DEFCON era in Civilization. Where nukes are a deterrent instead of actively used weapons, and when you do choose to use them, all hell breaks lose. Yes, that'd be nice.
Ive discoverd this Treasure known as LGR only a week ago. Been binge watching the videos every day since then. Love the content and thanks for ... being you :P Keep it up!
I'm glad to see Watch Dogs 2 on the list. I was hopefully optimistic at the game's E3 gameplay and picked it up on impulse, and it accidentally became one of my 2016 favorites, if not the biggest favorite.
Quantum Break was a fantastic off-the-wall sci-fi romp with incredible production value, american aesthetics filtered through Remedy's quirky finnish lens. The tie-in TV Series you watched between chapters was unique and made the digital characters feel unusually real - because they were. The story was really cool as well - examining an angle of time-travel not often used.
That was one of my biggest disappointments of 2016 :/ Unlikable characters, jarring narrative pacing, and most of all the gameplay just wasn't enjoyable to me. The story concept was neat, but overall I expected a lot more from Remedy. Even the developers have acknowledged this somewhat: www.bleedingcool.com/2016/12/29/quantum-break-developer-says-focusing-game-mechanics-future/
That's a bummer. Narratively and gameplay-wise it utterly nailed it for me. The only negatives I have is that I would have liked more fights with my whole unlocked arsenal (even a challenge mode to play around with all the powers would have been nice), and it ran like absolute garbage on my PC. It actually speaks for the game that I enjoyed it as much as I did despite the technical issues.
Doom 2016 and Forza Horizon 3 all the way. Both are so satisfying to play especially for us guys who grew up with old school fps and diving games. Both are like a celebration of the genres.
Stardew Valley, hyper light drifter, abzu, homeworld DoK, furi, redout, owlboy, all were great. Tyranny was also really good, though I was kinda disappointed, totally loved pillars of eternity.
Watch Dogs 2 is AWESOME it got over shadowed because of the failures of the first. I played all the jobs in Job Simulator like six times. I kept finding new things to do. My number one game was Stardew Valley though. I played about 600 hours since launch. I still play it a lot. I have it on Xbox and steam.
Great video! I'm finally playing through the very first Uncharted game on my PS3, and I love it! I hope you feel better! I just got over a nasty sinus infection.
Great list! Here is my top 5 of 2016 : 1. Firewatch. An experience I never forget and I liked the style. 2. Dark Souls 3. Always been a big souls fan. 3. Quantum Break. Was better than I expected. 4. Witcher 3 Blood and Wine. Ok, it's a DLC, but offers more Nice content than a regular game. 5. Inside. Interesting story, Great puzzles!
The game that ended up being one of my favorites of the year was Shadow Warrior 2. It combined the fast-paced and frenetic gameplay of Doom with some of the absurdity of Borderlands but not in a way I found annoying. I believe your review was that it takes a throw everything at the wall and see what sticks and I just enjoyed the heck out of it. It's a little tricky to get started because it doesn't play like a normal FPS with low fire rates and high reload times, but once you really dig into it and get the hang of the type of gunplay and melee combat it has I just honestly can't say enough nice stuff about it. Not a PC game, but Dragon Quest Heroes on PS4 also grabbed my attention. It takes the Minecraft formula and uses it without being shackled the connotations that come with being Minecraft providing for a fun take on both the action RPG-genre (ala Fable, not Diablo) and block-building voxel worlds. Very recommended.
Even though GTA V is from 2013, they still update the online mode. Especially on PC it still takes me every week into the online mode with my friends. Still an awesome game.
For me, I'd include Enter the Gungeon. Its essentially Binding of Issac merged with a bullet hell and all the creepy and depressing elements swapped out with humour and bad gun puns. Its also hard as balls. Stardew Valley was also lovely because now I can play Harvest Moon on the PC without using an emulator, plus it has mods, and Pony Island was one of the cleverest games I've played in a long time, with some of the creepiest fourth wall breaking sections I've encountered.
Always enjoy your videos, LGR! Interesting list... I have some titles to explore, it seems. Have you played Shadow Warrior 2? I'm curious to hear if you'd recommend it.
I would add Shadow Warrior 2 to your list. The game is influenced by Duke Nukem, Serious Sam, Doom and Borderlands. It isn't a long game (takes about 20 or so hours to finish), but it has some replay-ability. It is on sale for about $30 on Steam. ...I would also add Deus Ex Mankind Divided.
Loved DooM + Dishonoured 2, quite liked Titanfall 2 + Deus Ex (apart from the end). But I don't consider Firewatch a Game as such, more of an Experience. The Turing Test was good if you like puzzles and stuff. Honourable mentions go to Battlefield 1 and Hitman.
My favorite games of this year include Overwatch and Stardew Valley. My boyfriend got me Pokemon Sun for Christmas, but I'm not far enough into it to really have an opinion on it yet.
Nice picks. In between all my jrpgs and art games, Watch Dogs 2 ended up near the top of my list some how too. It's far from a perfect game but provided an interesting and fun world and took some huge steps in the right direction. Now they just need to take their time and add more fun things like Hover boards in the next one.
I feel deep into the Souls series this year. I can't quite explain it but it takes me back to 8 or 16bit gaming not because it's "hard", but because of the way the game is structured. Sure, there's difficulty when you first try the series, but after adjusting to it I really fell in love with it. Going through areas and dying a few times turned into progressively blowing through them much in the same vein as playing through a level of Castlevania or Ninja Gaiden on the nes. DS3 just knocked it out of the park for me as well I don't have the schedule to really replay a lot of games like I used to, but I put a lot of time into that game and I still could to be honest. I can see why people don't like the series and even why some people find certain entries to be polarizing (hey i liked DS2), but It helped reignite my love for gaming from what had been just something I did to pass time after work and turned it back into something I truly enjoy and have fun with.
I though you were going to include mankind divided. I really enjoy it, even more than IW. I thought the world in this iteration was a lot more in touch with the present and also it was not as empty us the previous ones. Also in your review you showed that you really liked the game. Enjoy 2017!
I really liked what little was there, yes. But it feels like the rushed "part one" of a trilogy, and the story ends so abruptly that it left an increasingly bad taste in my mouth the more I thought about it. I'll wait for the inevitable "Mankind Divided: Complete Collection" with the follow-ups included to make it a complete story before I include it on any lists!
Anima Gate of Memories, Shadwen, Super Mario Run are my best games of 2016. Anima gate of memories is one of the best games I ever played and maybe the best true indie (made by 3 people) ever made. Shadwen is a nice little stealth game. Super Mario Run is really nice and fun, one of the first new quality game on mobile. I also played many old/not-2016 games.
Thank you for sharing. Good solid list. I can't say I agree with Firewatch, not that I don't think it is good, but I can barely call it a game. But that's just me. I don't have a list ready yet so I can't share it with you, but one game I know I would add is the RPG Tyranny.
Well, I did not play a massive amount of new games this year, but Hearts of Iron 4 & Stellaris both ate an ungodly amount of my time. Seasons after Fall was also a really pleasant surprise.
My game of the year is Severed! Such a cool game for touchscreen devices! It gave me an old school dungeon crawler feel, and I've explored every inch of this map. The world is vibrant and feels so organic, and the combat is delightfully fast paced, swiping your finger across the screen to cut off limbs and using them to upgrade your skills. And I fucking CRIED my eyes out at the end. All the characters and monsters look cool and it made me want to speedrun it even though I have no experience in speedruns and have no idea how to record from my shitty ipad!
Thanks for this video actually.. I've been looking around on the steam catalog for a week wondering what to get with a gift card I got and now I actually want some of these games a lot!
Surprised Last Guardian didn't make it, esp considering similar games e.g. Journey have made it in the past. It's an incredible experience, Trico can be a pain sometimes but that's part of the charm.
Still need to play Blood and Wine myself. But your comment of DLC providing more content was the way I described the Mortal Kombat XL pack in comparison with Street Fighter V at launch.
Tom Fisher Yes, I've really enjoyed Overwatch. It's an incredibly well polished and balanced multiplayer experience. It's not perfect by any means, but I keep coming back to it and enjoying it when I do. I feel like a lot of the disdain for it is silly.
I'd have to add Stardew Valley to my own list, too. It's got interesting depth, it's very relaxing and easy to sink time into, and it's got some beautiful presentation. I've always loved little farming/slice-of-life sims like thia, and Stardew Valley is definitely my overall favorite of the ones I've played.
TripKangaroo Stardew is honestly one of my favorites. If not my favorite
Me too.
This year wouldn't be that great without you clint!
Truer words were never typed
If you loved both Superhot and Job Simulator then by god, you need to play Superhot VR. It is the most exhilarating VR game I've played to date, and that's saying something. The regular Superhot makes you feel like you're playing an action hero, but the VR edition lets you *be* that action hero.
I just dislike that it's an Oculus exclusive. Sure you can play through Revive, but ugh.
thankfully its not an exclusive and the developers have hinted that their working on a vive steam version. only reason i dont got it yet- and that there are so damn many interesting vr games to play right now.
Superhot in 2D was great, but I think the the gameplay really shows it's potential in Superhot VR which is definitely my favorite game to play on the Rift right now and probably the best VR game out right now. It really makes you feel like you are in the Matrix.
Agreed, Super HOT VR was AMAZING. I just wish it was longer and had more weapons. It's missing half of the weapons from the 2D version .. no Kitana, no Baseball bat etc.
Stardew Valley, Devil Daggers, and Mankind Divided are my favorites of the ones you didn't mention.
Ryotaiku YES stardew valley was AMAZING. Wonder if he even played it...
Stardew Valley came out this year? It feels like it's been so long...
The No Man's Sky thing really made this review!
Best games of 2016 for me:
1. DooM
2. X-Com 2
3. Dark Souls 3
4. The Witness
5. RedOut
6. Mirror's Edge: Catalyst
7. Steep
8. VA-11 Hall-A
9. Pony Island
10. Super HOT
Pretty sure this list is massively different from everyone else from 4 - onwards. But thats what it is for me.
Dark Tenka y
You play too many games. 4 ought to be enough for everyone.
4 ... in a year? ... I'm guessing you have a happy life or something.
Dark Tenka
I have a sad life really. I'm just happy playing a few games.
You must play them really slowly then? .. I could beat any 4 of the games in my list within a month or 2 let alone the entire year.
I wholeheartedly agree with you on Firewatch. That game was a fantastic experience and I just wish that it was longer or had a spiritual sequel.
I have been watching for around 2 years now. I really wish I would have discovered this channel back in the day. So much nostalgic goodness but at the same time your teaching me things I never knew about my own games as a kid. Its great and I have no idea why your videos aren't getting 100k views minimum.
Doom was definitely my single-player FPS GOTY. They nailed it.
And I was so worried about it too. I played the alpha/beta multiplayer beta and did not have a good time with it due to bugs, issues and not caring much for the multiplayer gameplay. And then when they didn't send out any early review copies, I was really worried that the single player was going to bomb. Thankfully they surprised all of us with a really good game!
Could have been much worse. You ever see the cancelled DOOM 4? Or as everyone calls it, Call of DOOM? That would have been a disaster.
Dear LGR, you have not only made me interested in video games, but hardware, software, oddware and many more also. I had always watched sims youtube videos and dreamed of playing it one day and when I saw your videos it reignited my love for the sims and I purchased a copy of the sims 3 off ebay. It's so much fun and I owe it all to you! and I also went thrifting (inspired by you) and found 3 sims 3 expansion packs, and RCT3 (another game which I also became interested in again because of your chanel!) so I just wanna say thank you and please please please make tons more videos in the future!
Nothing grabbed me in 2016 quite like Recore. Having spent my formative years on games such as Ratchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter and Spyro, this game hit my nostalgia buttons in just the right places with its open world, puzzle platforming, and skill dungeons. Combine all that with the corebot customization and color affinity-based combat and I'm hooked.
So here's my list of 2016:
- completed Oblivion
- completed Fallout 3
=)
Right after your year review of best games I bought and downloaded Firewatch. Half hour in, and I'm loving it! Thanks for the tip!
This list is pretty much all of the games I loved this year as well, just with me personally the addition of Titanfall 2, HITMAN™ despite the shaky launch issues for months, and Shadow Warrior 2. Watch_Dogs 2 especially was the one of the most pleasant surprises this year.
"When you move, they move
Just like that"
Well played, L(udacris)GR.
This was pretty darn great year for video games. Good thing too, plenty of great digital worlds to escape the reality to.
Really hard to express how much Doom surprised me, easily became one of my favorite games of all time
Told you how fucking awesome the single player was. And now with the Arcade Mode coming out I'm going through all the other levels again.
I feared the worst after the anemic E3(?) presentation, and then Bethesda held back review copies until afer release... but it was amazing!
I hated it. Mindless story-less, atmospheric-less shooter I forced my self to go through.
I disagree. The E3 gameplay live presentation got me super excited for Doom. It delivered what was promised (and much more).
Dancing With Alpacas My personal description of the E3 gameplay reveal...it was the snuff film I always wanted to play.
Nice list, LGR! A lot if my favorite games I finally got to play this year weren't even released this year but I loved them none the less. In no particular order: The Mark of the Ninja, Gears of War 4, Grim Dawn, Forza Motorsport 6, Doom, Rachet and Clank PS4, Overwatch, Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, and M.U.S.H.A. for Sega Genesis (Yes I played it for the first time ever in 2016. I can't believe I just discovered that one!)
Can't wait to see the 2017 Thrifts season! And Tech Tales! And retro reviews! And oddware! And and and! Thanks as always for a great year of videos, sir.
That total randomness, you do in the job simulator, at the beginning makes me burst to smile every time I see it :)
Thanks for all the videos, Thriftin' and your style (and taste) that come through all of your videos, makes me want to look (almost) all of them. Sims I cannot stand, so those videos I skip ;)
Keep up the good work and Happy (and even better) New Year!
Imagine if the greatest game of all time comes out on New Year's Eve.
Then I'd make a video about it.
Like Diablo 1996, released December 31
And everyone already made their best game of the year list
Xcom 2. Most hours racked up by a few hundred
This is a criminally forgotten game for this year. I would personally rank it at least in the top 3 games for 2016. It's also the game that I have gone over 100 hours of play time in the shortest time span (literally in the first week).
I love the UNREAL TOURNAMENT 99 soundtrack in the video.
Last night I had a dream that I was watching one of your reviews live, in person. I don't remember what you were reviewing, but I do remember enjoying it and thanking you for such an interesting presentation on my way out. Thanks for your oneiric reviews, LGR!
These are the games I like of 2016 not in any specific order just 1 to 10
1. World of final fantasy
2. Dragon quest builders
3. Final Fantasy 15 (Just got a Xbox and the game like 2 days ago so have not played much but like it so far)
4. Dark souls III
5. Total war: Warhammer
6. Pokemon moon/sun
7. DOOM
8. Shantae half-genie hero
9. Resident Evil 0 HD Remaster
10. Stardew Valley
Also LGR thanks for a great year with videos man always makes my day when I see a video from you I hope you will do more videos playing Sims 3 doing random stuff hehe love that.
My strange and surprising favourite for 2016 was My Summer Car. Such a silly little game, but so addictive and fun to play. I've also played the hell out of the remastered edition of The Day of The Tentacle.
Good list, definitely some overlap with my own. I loved DOOM so much, it was such a delightful surprise. Firewatch was also great.
I remember when I bought Rocksmith 2014 and it was still December of 2013. now we are a day apart from 2017 and I still play that game... trough this time I have noticed that in a lot of the cases improving games leaves gamers unhappy, simple games tend to have a larger life if I may say so, many older gamers are replaced with kids from the new generation typing in the chat bad words only because it's what other players do and since they don't have enough mind of their own they shut all the light inside and become toxicity itself. I've noticed a lot more stuff and I'm not sure if all of them are true but hell this is a long comment. BTW I've been watching you for around 5 if not more. I don't have much time as I used to so I carefully choose what games to play so I don't feel like I lost time playing something everyone is hyping and you are helping me choose as you are one of the few youtubers I trust. Thank you and best luck in the upcoming year!
I don't even know what this comment is about anymore...
Watch dogs 2, Forza horizon 3, Uncharted 4 were probably my personal favorites this year
Here's to a great year of reviews, thrifting and edutainment. I raise my glass to you good sir!
Obduction! It's made by the people that made Myst and Riven. Obduction has those same moments of wonder, cleverness, and frustrating confusion that made each title in the original Myst series a classic.
Not a big fan of Myst and I _really_ didn't like The Witness this year, so I still haven't made myself play that one as a result. But I'm glad to hear someone enjoyed it :)
Lazy Game Reviews If you didn't like Myst, that's fair enough, but don't let comparisons to The Witness keep you from trying it. They're completely different games.
Plus, I've heard it's pretty amazing in VR, but right now I think it's only compatible with the Rift? I could be wrong about that one though. I don't have a VR headset yet myself. :'(
Good vid. I'm curious, what is it that you didn't like about Limbo as compared to Inside? And on the topic of the excellent Doom 4, have you seen the Noclip documentary on it? Really great watch. I think ID Software made a great decision hiring Hugo Martin, you can really see that he has the same passion and vibrant personality that drove ID during the original Doom days.
"When you move they move, just like that?" haha nice, I'm guessing that was an intentional reference
Chloee Bunny this guy's coolness factor went up when he said that
Went up by a Ludacris amount :P
Have you ever played Sim Farm? I've been going through my grandpa's old computer stuff as he recently passed away and found the floppies for it.
He was a farmer his whole life, and it tickles me that he had that game. Hell, I grew up farming and Stardew Valley is my favourite game this year.
I have his old PC with the TURBO button (not sure of the specs) and I'll boot it up to see if it runs, maybe see if the floppies still work.
Amazing how our tastes match up as this is the first Best games of 2016 video I've seen to FULLY agree with. It made me smile throughout. Especially with the No Man's Sky gag as it did raise my eyebrow for that split second it appeared. Well done! XD
I would love a DEFCON era in Civilization. Where nukes are a deterrent instead of actively used weapons, and when you do choose to use them, all hell breaks lose. Yes, that'd be nice.
Ive discoverd this Treasure known as LGR only a week ago. Been binge watching the videos every day since then. Love the content and thanks for ... being you :P Keep it up!
Happy to hear it, thanks!
Happy new year, LGR!
I'm glad to see Watch Dogs 2 on the list. I was hopefully optimistic at the game's E3 gameplay and picked it up on impulse, and it accidentally became one of my 2016 favorites, if not the biggest favorite.
Quantum Break was a fantastic off-the-wall sci-fi romp with incredible production value, american aesthetics filtered through Remedy's quirky finnish lens. The tie-in TV Series you watched between chapters was unique and made the digital characters feel unusually real - because they were. The story was really cool as well - examining an angle of time-travel not often used.
That was one of my biggest disappointments of 2016 :/ Unlikable characters, jarring narrative pacing, and most of all the gameplay just wasn't enjoyable to me. The story concept was neat, but overall I expected a lot more from Remedy.
Even the developers have acknowledged this somewhat:
www.bleedingcool.com/2016/12/29/quantum-break-developer-says-focusing-game-mechanics-future/
That's a bummer. Narratively and gameplay-wise it utterly nailed it for me. The only negatives I have is that I would have liked more fights with my whole unlocked arsenal (even a challenge mode to play around with all the powers would have been nice), and it ran like absolute garbage on my PC. It actually speaks for the game that I enjoyed it as much as I did despite the technical issues.
such a good list of games. Happy New Year's LGR!
Another excellent year of reviews and games, keep up the good work man! Happy New Year!
Doom 2016 and Forza
Horizon 3 all the way. Both are so satisfying to play especially for us guys who grew up with old school fps and diving games. Both are like a celebration of the genres.
It seems nobody on UA-cam's heard of Butcher. It's basically classic Doom in a platforming sidescroller.
0:49 "angry individuals and elevator manipulation" *sneaky image of David Tennant* xD
Stardew Valley, hyper light drifter, abzu, homeworld DoK, furi, redout, owlboy, all were great. Tyranny was also really good, though I was kinda disappointed, totally loved pillars of eternity.
Abzû came close to being included on this list, it was a wonderful experience.
Watch Dogs 2 is AWESOME it got over shadowed because of the failures of the first.
I played all the jobs in Job Simulator like six times. I kept finding new things to do.
My number one game was Stardew Valley though. I played about 600 hours since launch. I still play it a lot. I have it on Xbox and steam.
Hitman is my GOTY. A stunning return to greatness for the series. Try to pick it up cheap during the Steam Sale!
Great video! I'm finally playing through the very first Uncharted game on my PS3, and I love it! I hope you feel better! I just got over a nasty sinus infection.
Hope you're feeling better soon Clint! Happy New Year! :)
Thanks for all the truly great content this year!
Hope you feel better soon Clint! Great vid!
The No Man's Sky joke was very funny!
Great list! Here is my top 5 of 2016 :
1. Firewatch. An experience I never forget and I liked the style.
2. Dark Souls 3. Always been a big souls fan.
3. Quantum Break. Was better than I expected.
4. Witcher 3 Blood and Wine. Ok, it's a DLC, but offers more Nice content than a regular game.
5. Inside. Interesting story, Great puzzles!
The game that ended up being one of my favorites of the year was Shadow Warrior 2. It combined the fast-paced and frenetic gameplay of Doom with some of the absurdity of Borderlands but not in a way I found annoying. I believe your review was that it takes a throw everything at the wall and see what sticks and I just enjoyed the heck out of it. It's a little tricky to get started because it doesn't play like a normal FPS with low fire rates and high reload times, but once you really dig into it and get the hang of the type of gunplay and melee combat it has I just honestly can't say enough nice stuff about it.
Not a PC game, but Dragon Quest Heroes on PS4 also grabbed my attention. It takes the Minecraft formula and uses it without being shackled the connotations that come with being Minecraft providing for a fun take on both the action RPG-genre (ala Fable, not Diablo) and block-building voxel worlds. Very recommended.
Thanks man, having a ruff day and for some reason your video made me feel better 🤗 appreciated the 14 year too late ludacris reference, made me laugh!
As I always say: 14 year-late Luda is better than no Luda at all!
Lazy Game Reviews lol thanks Clint!
a unique list, also at least you included uncharted and forza, I want an open world driving simulator game with races.
Even though GTA V is from 2013, they still update the online mode. Especially on PC it still takes me every week into the online mode with my friends. Still an awesome game.
For me, I'd include Enter the Gungeon. Its essentially Binding of Issac merged with a bullet hell and all the creepy and depressing elements swapped out with humour and bad gun puns.
Its also hard as balls.
Stardew Valley was also lovely because now I can play Harvest Moon on the PC without using an emulator, plus it has mods, and Pony Island was one of the cleverest games I've played in a long time, with some of the creepiest fourth wall breaking sections I've encountered.
Uncharted 4, Battlefield 1, DOOM, Xcom 2 are my favourites that came out this year
Woo! Great video man! Get well soon! Exclamation Marks!!!
Clint you didn't use the word intriguing in this video.. Ill just put that down to you being sick ... Happy new year
Always enjoy your videos, LGR! Interesting list... I have some titles to explore, it seems. Have you played Shadow Warrior 2? I'm curious to hear if you'd recommend it.
DarthAyreon Just replied myself as I was surprised he didn't mention. If you like the classic 90s gameplay but with tons of upgrades and coop. Get it.
I would add Shadow Warrior 2 to your list. The game is influenced by Duke Nukem, Serious Sam, Doom and Borderlands. It isn't a long game (takes about 20 or so hours to finish), but it has some replay-ability. It is on sale for about $30 on Steam.
...I would also add Deus Ex Mankind Divided.
Wasn't expecting this list until after January first, so this was a nice surprise. Happy new year everyone!
You liked INSIDE, good news. There are two endings. Have fun with the other :D
P.S. Kudos on that NMS blip, that was hilarious.
Haha, that dig at NMS was amazing.
That was the best list of best games i've seen in a long time. Definitely picking a lot up from this one :D.
Loved DooM + Dishonoured 2, quite liked Titanfall 2 + Deus Ex (apart from the end).
But I don't consider Firewatch a Game as such, more of an Experience.
The Turing Test was good if you like puzzles and stuff.
Honourable mentions go to Battlefield 1 and Hitman.
My favorite games of this year include Overwatch and Stardew Valley. My boyfriend got me Pokemon Sun for Christmas, but I'm not far enough into it to really have an opinion on it yet.
Nice picks. In between all my jrpgs and art games, Watch Dogs 2 ended up near the top of my list some how too. It's far from a perfect game but provided an interesting and fun world and took some huge steps in the right direction. Now they just need to take their time and add more fun things like Hover boards in the next one.
I greatly appreciate a list that includes some of the lesser known, niche titles. :)
Huh, I would have thought Shadow Warrior 2 would have been mentioned. Doom meets Serious Sam meets Borderlands meets Bruce Lee.
Thank you so much for using Unreal Tournament soundtrack. I guess it's time to play it again.
Oh damn, i didn't expect some of these to make it tbh. But hey, it certainly made me look at some of them!
I just KNEW you were going to mention No Mans Sky LOL
I feel deep into the Souls series this year. I can't quite explain it but it takes me back to 8 or 16bit gaming not because it's "hard", but because of the way the game is structured. Sure, there's difficulty when you first try the series, but after adjusting to it I really fell in love with it. Going through areas and dying a few times turned into progressively blowing through them much in the same vein as playing through a level of Castlevania or Ninja Gaiden on the nes. DS3 just knocked it out of the park for me as well I don't have the schedule to really replay a lot of games like I used to, but I put a lot of time into that game and I still could to be honest. I can see why people don't like the series and even why some people find certain entries to be polarizing (hey i liked DS2), but It helped reignite my love for gaming from what had been just something I did to pass time after work and turned it back into something I truly enjoy and have fun with.
I though you were going to include mankind divided. I really enjoy it, even more than IW. I thought the world in this iteration was a lot more in touch with the present and also it was not as empty us the previous ones. Also in your review you showed that you really liked the game.
Enjoy 2017!
I really liked what little was there, yes. But it feels like the rushed "part one" of a trilogy, and the story ends so abruptly that it left an increasingly bad taste in my mouth the more I thought about it. I'll wait for the inevitable "Mankind Divided: Complete Collection" with the follow-ups included to make it a complete story before I include it on any lists!
Any list without overwatch is a great list. :D
1:52 Did I just see the f-word in an LGR video?
Anima Gate of Memories, Shadwen, Super Mario Run are my best games of 2016.
Anima gate of memories is one of the best games I ever played and maybe the best true indie (made by 3 people) ever made.
Shadwen is a nice little stealth game.
Super Mario Run is really nice and fun, one of the first new quality game on mobile.
I also played many old/not-2016 games.
Came for the list of games of the year. Stayed for the Ludacris reference
A HTC VIVE version of Super Hot would be damn epic!
Just imagine dodging bullets in VR, dude!
There's a VR version for the Rift already, so I'm hoping it comes to the Vive soon!
Another year, a bunch of games I missed. Only played Doom once this year.
Thank you for sharing.
Good solid list. I can't say I agree with Firewatch, not that I don't think it is good, but I can barely call it a game. But that's just me.
I don't have a list ready yet so I can't share it with you, but one game I know I would add is the RPG Tyranny.
I love watching your channel. Keep up the great work.
Well, I did not play a massive amount of new games this year, but Hearts of Iron 4 & Stellaris both ate an ungodly amount of my time. Seasons after Fall was also a really pleasant surprise.
Your sick... and you didn't do the Donkey Kong Country 3 review?
Nah, not sick enough for that. As those videos begin: "I am not just sick, I am VERY SICK."
Lazy Game Reviews Ah, well hope ya feel better regardless man.
My game of the year is Severed! Such a cool game for touchscreen devices! It gave me an old school dungeon crawler feel, and I've explored every inch of this map. The world is vibrant and feels so organic, and the combat is delightfully fast paced, swiping your finger across the screen to cut off limbs and using them to upgrade your skills. And I fucking CRIED my eyes out at the end. All the characters and monsters look cool and it made me want to speedrun it even though I have no experience in speedruns and have no idea how to record from my shitty ipad!
I just wanted to say that Job Simulator is pretty much the one reason I want to get a VR headset haha.
Unreal Tournament music in the background was and always is an excellent choice.
should do a worst games of 2016 as well.
I would put Jalopy on my list because I feel like it's a different concept, also I would like to see you review it.
Of all the best of 2016 games lists I've seen referencing Ludacris, this is one of em. =D
Thanks for this video actually.. I've been looking around on the steam catalog for a week wondering what to get with a gift card I got and now I actually want some of these games a lot!
Might I also recommend my curator page if you're looking for Steam stuff!
store.steampowered.com/curator/9023710-LGR-UA-cam/
Lazy Game Reviews Awesome I haven't used the money just yet so I'll also check some of these out. Thanks
Happy new year LGR
Surprised Last Guardian didn't make it, esp considering similar games e.g. Journey have made it in the past. It's an incredible experience, Trico can be a pain sometimes but that's part of the charm.
I too am sick right now! Sore throat, hurting eyes and nose running like mad! I must've got it from you, Clint!
DOOM, The Witcher 3 Blood and Wine(don't care if it's dlc), INSIDE, Overwatch, Titanfall 2, Battlefield 1.
Still need to play Blood and Wine myself. But your comment of DLC providing more content was the way I described the Mortal Kombat XL pack in comparison with Street Fighter V at launch.
Overwatch ???
Tom Fisher Yes, I've really enjoyed Overwatch. It's an incredibly well polished and balanced multiplayer experience. It's not perfect by any means, but I keep coming back to it and enjoying it when I do. I feel like a lot of the disdain for it is silly.
You'll have to do it all again next year! What fun...