Media List 2020

2020 might compete in the Most Pivotal Year in History Award, but it had its fair share of surprises. I had the time to attack start to finish several games. I reused the commute time to play. Below is the list that I compiled using the new GOG Galaxy app, that tracks games even from other stores.

The list of movies I’m going to skip this time, since it would not fit into a single post.

Games

1. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey (9★★★★★★★★★): I loved this game, setting and its protagonist Cassandra
2. Dishonored (9★★★★★★★★★): unique story, gameplay and visuals (1)
3. Hellblade Senua s Sacrifice superb visuals and premise
4. Half-Life 2 (8★★★★★★★★): amazing game, even today (1)
5. Prey (8★★★★★★★★): these guys from Arkane Studios also know how to write and make all characters relevant
6. >Observer_ (8★★★★★★★★): super weird setting that caught my attention
7. Rise of the Tomb Raider (7★★★★★★★): messy story, despite the good gameplay loop
8. Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (7★★★★★★★): while it have the same not the same
9. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (7★★★★★★★): hahaha some over the top jokes
10. Virginia (7★★★★★★★): lovely story
11. A Way Out (7★★★★★★★): I’ve played with my girlfriend, together.
12. Frostpunk (7★★★★★★★): I tend not to like rougelike or crazy-difficult, but this one surprised me
13. Shadow Warrior 2 (7★★★★★★★): hahaha some over the top jokes (again)
14. The Council (ep 1) (7★★★★★★★): amazing premise and the first episode is nice. I heard that the other episodes are not great
15. Tacoma (7★★★★★★★): passive, calm and nice story
16. Ape Out (7★★★★★★★) die and repeat
17. Assassin’s Creed: Origins (6★★★★★★): beautiful but boring and another AC messing story
18. Framed (Collection) (6★★★★★★): interesting premise
19. Metro 2033 (Redux): the amount of DeusExMachina moments is off the charts. the same for best friend companions that dies in the very next scene. (1)
20. The Red Strings Club (6★★★★★★): weird
21. Bioshock Infinite (5★★★★★): I really did not like the story and not the gameplay (1)
22. Realpolitiks (5★★★★★) interesting take on politics and economics simulation
23. Far Cry 5 (5★★★★★) beautiful but boring and another FC forgetting story

Finished in 2018-2020 (before pandemic)

1. Doom (9★★★★★★★★★) (sort of: a bug near the end broke the saved game)
2. Thomas Was Alone (8★★★★★★★★): once I decided to restart and go to the end, I enjoyed so much the humor
3. Gorogoa (7★★★★★★★):
4. Hollow Knight (7★★★★★★★): difficult as hell
5. Quarantine Circular (7★★★★★★★): the same creator of Thomas was Alone. The same humor
6. The Sexy Brutale (7★★★★★★★): great premise
7. The Line (7★★★★★★★): classic whada fuck moment on gaming history
8. The Turing Test (7★★★★★★★)
9. Rime (6★★★★★★): samey
10. Middle-earth: Shadow of War (6★★★★★★): (sort of a bug near the end broke the saved game)
11. The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit (5★★★★★): lack in every aspect from its sister game Life is Strange

Not finished yet (for one reason or another)

1. Gunpoint (8★★★★★★★★)
2. Ori and the Blind Forest (8★★★★★★★★)
3. Rome: Total War (8★★★★★★★★)
4. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun (8★★★★★★★★)
5. The Quiet Sleep (8★★★★★★★★)
6. Baba Is You (7★★★★★★★)
7. Bad North (7★★★★★★★)
8. GRID 2 (7★★★★★★★)
9. Offworld Trading Company (7★★★★★★★) (campaign)
10. Subnautica (7★★★★★★★)
11. Superhot Mind Control Delete (7★★★★★★★)
12. Everspace (6★★★★★★)
13. Sunless Sea (6★★★★★★)
14. FAR: Lone Sails (5★★★★★)
15. The Pillars of the Earth
16. Hand of Fate 2
17. Kentucky Route Zero
18. Detection
19. Else Heart Break

Continuous playing

1. Scythe (9★★★★★★★★★): the award-winning board game
2. Ticket to Ride (9★★★★★★★★★): played online with family and friends
3. Democracy 3 (8★★★★★★★★): always in Vogue
4. Imperialism II: The Age of Exploration (8★★★★★★★★)
5. Hidden Folks (7★★★★★★★): success with small kids and non-gamers alike
6. Offworld Trading Company (7★★★★★★★)
7. Stellaris (7★★★★★★★)
8. Surviving Mars (7★★★★★★★)

In preparation of the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077!!!