It's time once again for the indomitable staff here at Push Square to share their own personal Game of the Year picks. Every year, we herd our writers together and force them to spill their opinions on their five favourite games of the last 12 months. Usually, this involves poking them with a stick until they come clean. Below, you'll find the personal PlayStation picks of moderator Victor Nowogurski.
Fifth Choice: Stardew Valley
This one might be cheating a bit, since at the time of writing this the game has yet to be released on PS4, but I've put a good amount of time into this one on PC, and expect to do the same on Sony's console. So, what can I say that hasn't been said about this game? It takes what I loved about older Harvest Moon games and expands upon it. No longer am I just building a farm and meeting people, but I can explore caves, fish, and so much more. With so much variety, I could easily play this game for hours on end - it's that good.
Fourth Choice: Mafia III
One of my most anticipated games of 2016, Mafia III had some of the best characters in a game that I played this year. The gameplay may have been repetitive, but the story hooked me right away and kept me hooked throughout. Not only that, but the soundtrack is one of the best out there; the fact that it used licensed songs to make you feel like you were in the 60s made the experience even better.
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Third Choice: Far Cry Primal
I know this might be a surprise, especially since I'm not a huge fan of the Far Cry series, but this latest instalment grabbed me like the bite of a sabretooth Tiger. The primal setting was a nice change of pace from modern settings, and the wide open world where I'm free to just explore and not feel rushed was enjoyable. Of course, the primitive weapons and gear help, too. It's one of those games that I can go back to anytime.
Second Choice: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
Let me first say that I never played Call of Duty 4, so I went into Modern Warfare Remastered without any comparison to draw from. Like so many remasters, Raven Studios could have dropped that ball on this, but it exceeded expectations. Being tired of space-future themed FPS, this return to boots-on-the-ground traditional Call of Duty was refreshing. In fact, I've put a lot more hours into this than Infinite Warfare. Plus, with the addition of six new maps for free, I can say this is the best Call of Duty this year.
First Choice: Overwatch
How could Overwatch not be my favourite of 2016? Blizzard has done it again by combining a cast of memorable characters, easy to pick up game mechanics, colourful graphics, and the addictive nature of a team-based shooter. While I don't play Overwatch constantly, I keep coming back to it often enough; what starts out as a few minutes turns into just one more game. Add in free updates that add maps and characters for the life of the game, and it's easy to see how this is my top pick of 2016.
What do you think of Victor's personal picks? Are there any games on this list that would make it into your own top five? Spill your own opinions in the comments section below.
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As someone who had CoD:MW on both my XB360 and PS3 and played it almost solidly for 2 years as I wasn't such a fan of W@W, I wasn't that bothered by getting the Remaster.
I was certainly impressed with the work Raven did on basically rebuilding the game, adding in more details that enhanced the experience without affecting the game-play. However with that also came the frustrations and flaws too. Many of which have been removed and/or tweaked to provide a much better balance and variety. It didn't take long for me to get very frustrated with Martyrdom/last stand users, Claymores and campers, quick-scopers and the majority of course running around with M16 and Stopping Power. 90% use stopping power and the other 10% seem to use Juggernaut. As soon as MW2 came out though, I moved on from MW and never went back. MW2 was flawed as well - although some will still they thet preferred it to most other CoDs. It made more of Death Streaks, Quick Scoping and camping was rife, Noob Tubes - especially with Danger Close and One Mans Army were a joke too. Funny how a lot of these things are removed. Until CoD added Advanced Movement, all these things that are in MW (and later games) were amongst the most hated aspects of CoD. If you ask most what they didn't want, quick/no scoping, death streaks, campers with 'fixed position' explosives (like Claymores, Betties, IEDs etc), crutch perks, unbalanced weaponry, OP and excessive quantity of explosives and no flak jacket etc would feature very high and yet MW has all of these.
The campaign was certainly one of tge best in its day and whilst it still plays well and looks great, knowing the story, what happens next etc for me loses the impact it once had. I much preferred IW's campaign - not because it was 'better', offered more variety and to a degree choice, but because it offered something new, not knowing what would happen next, what was around the next corner. Playing MW, I knew where the enemy was before I got there, I knew the plot twist before it happened.
It rightly deserves to be regarded as a Classic and did more for the Genre and gaming in general than IW ever will but it also shows its age in a lot of ways too. I hope they add the other 4 (DLC) maps to it at some point - Creek was a favourite and should look stunning remastered...
@BAMozzy I can definitely see where you are coming from, but as I said as someone who never played CoD4 I am enjoying it alot more so then IW. I did honestly try to give IW a chance, for but I find myself going back to MWR more often and enjoying it alot more. I have ran into the annoyence of last Stand and martyrdom and yes those can be annoying I haent ran into too much. I tend to see those being used more on certain modes like KC. The thing I hate the most is flash grenades especially with X3 special grenades especially on Winter Crash but that's do to the cameo for LMGs. My friends and I now call it Winter Flash.
@Tasuki Last stand and Martyrdom are rife in Hardcore. A full burst from an M16 with stopping power isn't enough to get the kill with Last Stand users and often they can kill you in one shot from their pistol before you can fire a follow up.
Martyrdoms Blast Radius is ridiculous too...
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