The 10 Best Video Games of 2023
time.com
From notable remakes like 'Dead Space' to long-awaited follow-ups like 'Alan Wake II'

List:

    1. Dredge
    1. Diablo IV
    1. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
    1. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
    1. Dead Space (Remake)
    1. Resident Evil 4 (Remake)
    1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    1. Spider-Man 2
    1. Baldur’s Gate 3
    1. Alan Wake II
    • nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
      252·
      7 months ago

      Diablo is a tell that a human being with a preference for games didn’t make the list. The ordering is also off.

  • BustlingChungus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    162·
    7 months ago

    Lies of P? Remnant II? Hell I’m surprised that Starfield isn’t on this list ahead of D4… (not that it deserves to be there, mind you)

  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.networkEnglish
    122·
    7 months ago

    Alan Wake 2? Seriously?

    Ok, to be fair I haven’t played it, but did it break new ground and I just didn’t hear? I assumed it was just… a fine third person horror game.

    Baldur’s gate 3 is a masterpiece and new high water mark. I say this despite intensely disliking DND 5e’s rules.

    • fosforus@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      92·
      7 months ago

      I’m having the exact opposite path. I’m thinking Alan Wake 2 might be a timeless masterpiece, whereas Baldur’s Gate 3 seems like such a rehash of a genre I’m totally fed up with. So even with all the praise, I haven’t bothered to check it out yet, and will probably wait for a >50% sale before going there.

      Entirely possible that both games are good though.

    • Ilflish@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      I’ve been describing AW2 as my subjective GotY. If you don’t like the story telling or if you hate cutscenes in general, it offers very little, otherwise it really is a narrative experience like no other. BG3 is technically a revolution for CRPG but it’s easy for me to imagine (and have seen) people get bored or the content

  • toiletobserver@lemmy.worldEnglish
    102·
    7 months ago

    If we’re allowing remakes, we should allow anything sold during the year, new or old. I nominate pong.

    • fckreddit@lemmy.mlEnglish
      51·
      7 months ago

      I can honestly name many, many games that can take it’s place. Even Starfield is better than that piece of garbage.

  • minibyte@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    7 months ago

    As someone just getting back into gaming, I’d like some Lemming’s top 10 of the year – which would be more helpful than Time’s.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Do you want top 10 released this year, or top 10 people played this year?

      If you’re just getting back into gaming, you probably missed a bunch of gems that are still totally worth playing today.

      When I got back into gaming, I remember really liking /r/patientgamers essential gaming list (Google spreadsheet), which has a bunch of great older games. Perhaps we could do something like that, but limit it to more recent games (say, 5 years or current gen only?). And put that next to a top ten from the current year.

    • Dabundis@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      In no particular order, here are some games that came out this year that have really stuck with me:

      Hi-Fi Rush

      Zelda: TOTK

      Mario Wonder

      Dungeons of Aether

      Remnant 2

      And a bonus shoutout to Warhammer 40k Darktide for getting a ground-up rework to the class system. To anyone who wrote this game off previously, it’s worth another shot.