Nate: Despite having plenty of love for the games to either side in the series (Graham still reckons 2005’s Civ 4 is better), something about Civ 5’s iteration on uncle Sid’s original recipe, especially once it had all its DLC in place, was magic. As ever, Civ 5 was about taking a human population from the age of fistfights in sheds made of bone, right through to spaceman times, via the foundation and development of cities, the research of new technologies, and the knackering of other peoples’ cities through war. The first fresh civ game of the decade, 2010’s Civilization 5 - complete with its transformative Gods & Kings and Brave New World expansions - arguably set the high water mark for the series to date. I’ve not played it for many years but I remember all these names, their real characters, and the ones I made up. Having Wrex, the best character in the whole series, welcome me as his old friend, only made the whole thing more perfect. Then I did his loyalty mission, and in that short level he became the complex character such a huge storyline deserved. Shockingly, everyone loves Mordin and everyone loathes Miranda (jokes about Thane being a sex pest, Morinth and Jack being teenagers, or Grunt eating Jacob’s many pets were a mixed bag).
Sin: Years before I invaded RPS, I made a novelty Twitter account that posted alternative endings to Mass Effect 3, which I still haven’t played. Mass Effect 2 made it feel alive, and made me realise why - and for who - I was fighting to save it. Reader, when Archangel took off their helmet, I nearly fell off my chair with joy.Īlice0: The first Mass Effect made the galaxy feel big. He told me to tell him when I got to the mission in Mass Effect 2 where you recruit the sniper Archangel, so he could sit in and watch my reaction. When I played Mass Effect, it was at the behest of my university housemate, who'd already played both. Maybe that's too much to ask of other games, though. But playing Mass Effect 2, in the very specific context of having played the first Mass Effect, was an experience that no other game has equalled since. The combat controls were a massive improvement on the original, and putting Shepard in the employ of a shady independent company gave an extra frisson to the Y/N moral choices you make in a Mass Effect game. A shooty squad action game rather than turn based fantasy, this middle instalment in Commander Shepard's epic sci-fi adventure provides you with aliens to smooch, friends to reunite with, and high concept shenanigans to have.Īlice Bee: Mass Effect 2 will always be the ultimate Mass Effect for me. Mass Effect is arguably the flagship of BioWare's "decisions in this game affect future ones!" brand of RPGs. Now, hop to the next page to begin the list. Please consider writing an impassioned celebration of your favourite game in the comments below, so that you might convince others to give it a try. Yes, even though this list is not numbered and is in chronological order.
If your favourite game is not included, know that it is at number 51. This list is, ultimately, entirely subjective.Īnd yet objectively correct. We have done this because we prefer these games more. In some instances we have selected one of the games that followed in their footsteps. There are many groundbreaking games and genre progenitors from the past ten years that you will not find on this list. Many of the games in this list have phenomenal prequel or sequels, but we could only include so many games before our fingers grew tired from writing.įinally, we do not care about importance or influence. Our goal is to offer you a collection of great and diverse games, not to quibble over technicalities.įor this same reason, we have only picked one entry from each game series.
We don't care if it's initial release was in the decade prior on console, or if it was released in Early Access or similar prior to 2010.
TOP TEN GAMES OF 2016 PC PC
First: if it was released on PC in the past decade, it is eligible for inclusion. 2010-2019: the decade's greatest PC gamesĪ few notes on the selection process before we begin.
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