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My Favourite Games of the 8th Generation: 3-2

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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 10. Fire Emblem Awakening 9. Monster Hunter: World 8. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 7. Red Dead Redemption 2 6. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End 5. Return of the Obra Dinn 4. Yakuza: Like a Dragon 3. Resogun 2. Bloodborne I got my PS4 at launch. It came bundled with the spectacularly nondescript Killzone: Something or Another, and I also had a copy of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag within that first week. However, neither of those got a look-in, because I had Resogun (2013) and that was all I wanted to play. I was compelled to save all the humans and rack up the h

My Favourite Games of the 8th Generation: 5-4

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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 10. Fire Emblem Awakening 9. Monster Hunter: World 8. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 7. Red Dead Redemption 2 6. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End 5. Return of the Obra Dinn 4. Yakuza: Like a Dragon I've never played anything quite like  Return of the Obra Dinn (2018), and I doubt I ever will again. In fact, it's so unique that I don't have the vocabulary to confidently discuss it. I've written and rewritten this blurb several times over the last month, and it's largely to blame for the extended break since my last post. Return of the Obra Dinn is so g