Welcome to Waypoint's End of Year celebration! This year, we're digging deep into our favorite games with dedicated podcasts, interviewing each other about our personal top 10 lists, and reflecting on the year with essays from the staff and some of our favorite freelance contributors. Check out the entire package right here!I've never felt less confident in ranking my favorite games in a given year than 2018. I could make credible arguments for why any number of games you'll find below are my favorite game of the year, which is either a sign of a weak field, growing indifference to the notion of ranking things after Burger Gate, or a testament to how 2018, as crappy as a year as it was, actually had a shitload of great games.
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At least in this respect, I have some confidence: 2018 had great video games.My relationship with them continues to change, too. I used to stay up late into the night, dumping in as many hours as possible. Now, I'm going to sleep earlier and earlier, because I want to make sure I'm up and refreshed for the best and more energetic hours with my daughter in the morning. This has changed the kinds of games I play and the ways in which I play them. I fell off Red Dead Redemption 2 after a dozen hours or so, and I'm not sure I'll ever get back to it. I also think that game maybe sucked?On the flip side, there are a lot of games I didn't get a chance to play this year, especially smaller experiences from independent creators. So much of what consumes my playing time are games I can turn into Content for work, and in 2019, I want to make sure to carve out more hours for work that can be enjoyed for the sake of being enjoyed, instead of wondering how the traffic numbers will play out.Still, like I said, these are some great games. Here are the ones that stuck with me in 2018:
10. Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
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9. Monster Hunter World
8. God of War
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7. Dead Cells
6. The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
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5. Spider-Man
4. Hollow Knight
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