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I'm writing a retrospective series about  the end of the 8th Generation  , which includes a Top Twenty Countdown of my favourite games. The Countdown  Rules. 20. Forza Horizon 4 19. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 18. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 17. Yakuza 6: The Song of Life 16. Mafia III 15. Undertale 14. What Remains of Edith Finch 13.  Ghost of Tsushima 12.  Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11. Death Stranding I'm not really sure what possessed me to play Undertale (2015/2017). You see, a low-fi RPG wouldn't usually be my sort of  thing. Just look at the company it keeps in my countdown, and you'll see that it sticks out like a sore thumb. I know I'd heard good things, from internet beings and real-life people, some of whom had worked on the console ports. But I'm a stubborn bastard, and that wouldn't usually be enough to convince me.  I'm not sure why I finally relented and played Undertale, but I'm very glad that I did. Some kid travels undergroun

I'm writing a retrospective series about  the end of the 8th Generation  , which includes a Top Twenty Countdown of my favourite games. Illustrations by me (37 y/o), created on the Vita's Paint Park app. As has been well documented, the PlayStation Vita had no games. Except it did, just not the type we thought it'd have. The PSP had set the template for a high-spec handheld, one that could boast every type of game you could imagine. Crucially, it was home to blockbuster titles from AAA franchises, many of which you could only play on the PSP, at least at that time. Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, Final Fantasy Type-O and Tactics War of the Lions, God of War Chains of Olympus, several Monster Hunters, and on and on we could go. When the Vita was first announced, those were the types of games we pictured. It only made sense that such a powerful piece of kit, sold at a premium price point, would be running the biggest games. It would launch with a standalone Uncharted, the anno

I'm writing a series about  the end of the 8th Generation  , which includes a Top Twenty Countdown of my favourite games. So it begins. Over the coming weeks, I'm going to be counting down my twenty favourite games of the 8th Generation, starting here with 20-16. I have already spent far too long considering the final order, because video games are important business and I like thinking about them. I also like ranking things, so I'm basically a pig in shit right now. Wallow with me? The rules: 1. My 8th Generation covers the PS4, Xbox One, PS Vita, 3DS, Wii U and Switch (up to winter 2020). 2. Remakes are eligible. However, ports and remasters are not, regardless of how expanded they may be. Apologies to Rez Infinite, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Persona 4 Golden etc. Right, games: 20. Forza Horizon 4 19. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 18. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 17. Yakuza 6: The Song of Life 16. Mafia III There is a lot of unnecessary noise in  Forza Horizon 4  (2018).