I'm buying Ghost of Tsushima when it hits PC so this is great to hear.Ghost of Tsushima
Surpassed all my expectations and just might be my favorite game of all time. I stayed away from spoilers and most media until I got a PS5 and got the Director's Cut. That was an excellent decision on my part.
Honorable mention to Witcher 3- Hearts of Stone DLC. Brilliant writing, brilliant gameplay, brilliant execution. The theme and Olgierd von Everec's arc still haunt me and resonate with me, several years after playing it.
Nice shout outs to CP 2077 I really enjoyed that too, surpassed my expectations as well.
They don't really make masterpieces anymore. I'd have to go back to KOTOR
If it was a masterpiece in 2003 then it still is now. Just because things have changed doesn't change what the game was in its own time.And you'd have to put on coke-bottle nostalgia glasses to see KOTOR as a 'masterpiece.'
I love both games, but aside from the stories, characters, music, and voice acting.... both games have horrible gameplay and RPG mechanics, and even running from destination to destination was monotonous.
Don't get me wrong, they were great for 2003 & 2004, and they're still the two best Star Wars games ever.... but in most aspects they've aged like milk.
I'd disagree with the RPG mechanics. Other than the graphics, which is only natural, I think the only thing that hasn't aged well(and wasn't really good to begin with) is the combat. I can forgive it not having some QOL improvements of modern games. It is a bit jarring having to actually read mission descriptions to figure out where to go, and having to actually use the map and not a GPS waypoint marker to get there, but it's not a deal breaker. One could argue that it's better than modern games in that regard, since it doesn't hold your hand as much.And you'd have to put on coke-bottle nostalgia glasses to see KOTOR as a 'masterpiece.'
I love both games, but aside from the stories, characters, music, and voice acting.... both games have horrible gameplay and RPG mechanics, and even running from destination to destination was monotonous.
Don't get me wrong, they were great for 2003 & 2004, and they're still the two best Star Wars games ever.... but in most aspects they've aged like milk.
I'd disagree with the RPG mechanics. Other than the graphics, which is only natural, I think the only thing that hasn't aged well(and wasn't really good to begin with) is the combat. I can forgive it not having some QOL improvements of modern games. It is a bit jarring having to actually read mission descriptions to figure out where to go, and having to actually use the map and not a GPS waypoint marker to get there, but it's not a deal breaker. One could argue that it's better than modern games in that regard, since it doesn't hold your hand as much.
A masterpiece doesn't have to be 'literally perfect' in every way. It just has to do what it set out to do in an examplary way and have a huge impact. KOTOR is absolutely a masterpiece, as is Chrono Trigger, and Street Fighter 2.And you'd have to put on coke-bottle nostalgia glasses to see KOTOR as a 'masterpiece.'
I love both games, but aside from the stories, characters, music, and voice acting.... both games have horrible gameplay and RPG mechanics, and even running from destination to destination was monotonous.
Don't get me wrong, they were great for 2003 & 2004, and they're still the two best Star Wars games ever.... but in most aspects they've aged like milk.
The most recent 10/10 game:
Signalis.What is it?
I highly doubt it's a masterpiece but the art style has me curious enough to give it a chance to prove me wrong.
Thank you for this, I'm always on the lookout for a good horror game.Not a "masterpiece", but a game I played most recently that just went down like a great T-Bone steak, that I had no real complaints about, was "The Evil Within 2"
It's more "underrated", but honestly, it's one of the best survival horror games I've ever played. It's so damn tight in every area.
If you're on PC, you should be good. I played the original and that Soma game, but not for too long, because the controls were so damn awkward on a gamepad. They do have immersive sim elements, like everything in the world being interactive, but that's about all I could tell you about how deep it goes. I personally didn't get the big deal with the games themselves, but I might've just been so frustrated with the controls that it didn't let me get into the vibe it they were going for.Thank you for this, I'm always on the lookout for a good horror game.
Have you tried Amnesia The Bunker? I got it on a Steam sale and I'm planning on playing after RDR2 and CAE, but I recently heard that it's actually an immersive sim like Prey/SS2. If that's true I'm fucking psyched