{"id":5215,"date":"2015-12-08T10:40:11","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T10:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=5215"},"modified":"2024-04-19T16:57:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T15:57:27","slug":"what-are-the-best-games-of-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/12\/08\/what-are-the-best-games-of-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the best games of 2015?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a great year for gaming, with a ridiculous amount of brilliant games released across all platforms. In fact, we\u2019re struggling to decide what to play next!<\/p>\n<p>So, we went over to Metacritic, look at overall scores and found the top 10 games of the year. If you only play 10 games from this year, make sure it\u2019s these!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Fallout 4<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X5aJfebzkrM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The internet nearly exploded when <em>Fallout 4 <\/em>was finally announced at this year\u2019s E3. But while most of the reaction to the finished product was positive, there were a few gripes with the simplification of the role-playing elements, the graphics and it\u2019s similarity to the previous games.<\/p>\n<p>If you love <em>Fallout <\/em>though, you\u2019ll absolutely love this. There\u2019s no denying it\u2019s a great game \u201d\u201c it\u2019s just not the best game of all time, which the hype suggested it might be.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Forza Motorsport 6<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nJdxOf4cFpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The 6<sup>th<\/sup> version of Microsoft\u2019s racer has it all: incredible graphics, over 450 amazing cars and perhaps the most immersive campaign mode of any racing game ever.<\/p>\n<p>On top of the already brilliant racing action, <em>Forza Motorsport 6<\/em> also added Drivatar AI, which basically makes computer opponents drive like the rest of us idiots, and a weather system that actually affects your handling. In short, it\u2019s the closest you\u2019ll ever get to being a professional race driver (minus the hefty financial rewards, of course&#8230;)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Super Mario Maker<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZwO09vJAPDs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Super Mario Maker <\/em>is pretty much every old school <em>Super Mario <\/em>game you\u2019ve ever played, with one huge difference: you build the levels, and you can go as crazy as you like.<\/p>\n<p>You can also play levels made by other people, which makes this more or less an endlessly updated <em>Mario <\/em>game. What more could you ask for?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Kerbal Space Program<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7kTbo1wmN-w\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Kerbals are a race of aliens who want to conquer the skies, and it\u2019s your job to help them.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, helping them won\u2019t be easy. Because while <em>KSP <\/em>looks like a cutesy \u201d\u02dcbuild your own spaceship\u2019 game, it actually involves lots of physics and intelligent stuff.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll fail many times, losing many brave Kerbals in the process. But that moment you reach the stars in the millionth spaceship you\u2019ve constructed makes it all worth it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Ori and the Blind Forest<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cklw-Yu3moE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Who said gaming\u2019s all sequels, remakes and online multiplayer? <em>Ori and the Blind Forest <\/em>is a single-player <em>Metroid-<\/em>style platformer with a unique art style, and it\u2019s one of the best games of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its cartoon appearance, <em>Ori <\/em>is surprisingly challenging; it\u2019s an old school platformer made modern, with all the precision leaping and trial and error those games required.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Pillars of Eternity<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zAw4v6JbCBI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The spiritual sequel to the legendary <em>Baldur\u2019s Gate <\/em>had a lot of expectations to live up to. Fortunately, it smashed them all. <em>Pillars of Eternity\u2019s <\/em>huge world, immersive role-playing and brilliant combat made it one of the best RPGs not only of this year, but of all time.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, <em>Pillars <\/em>was funded on Kickstarter way back in 2012, raising over $4 million!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Bloodborne<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O5Qb9XutVVI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Coming from the same team that made <em>Dark Souls<\/em>, the chances of this being rubbish were very slim indeed.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bloodborne <\/em>took everything we love about <em>Dark Souls<\/em> \u201d\u201c the exploration, the expansive and eerie game world and, of course, the ridiculous difficulty level \u201d\u201c and threw in guns and a brand new combat system to master.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XHrskkHf958\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The idea behind <em>The Witcher 3 <\/em>is simple: you\u2019re an angry bloke called Geralt who runs around a seemingly endless world killing loads of stuff, while a group of ghostly riders called The Wild Hunt are causing all kinds of mayhem.<\/p>\n<p>That really doesn\u2019t do it justice though. <em>The Witcher 3 <\/em>is more like having a second life; there\u2019s a ridiculous amount to do, and pretty much all of it is worth pursuing. It\u2019s (mostly) all killer, very little filler. And, best of all, it\u2019s spurred on by a brilliant story. A worthy choice for best RPG of the year.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A9JV0EvCkMI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The final part of the <em>Metal Gear Solid <\/em>series (presumably) had a troubled development, with legendary director Hideo Kojima apparently sidelined by Konami and some furore about the *ahem* dress choices of a lead female character.<\/p>\n<p>We needn\u2019t have worried. <em>MGS V <\/em>retains the stealth action we know and love and adds in new elements like base-building and an open world, all topped off with a typically bonkers storyline.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Undertale<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Hojv0m3TqA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to Metacritic, <em>Undertale <\/em>is the game of the year based on ratings alone. It\u2019s worth bearing in mind that it has a lot less reviews than most of the games in this post, but it\u2019s still a big achievement for a game funded by $50,000 from Kickstarter and built using Game Maker.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, this Japanese-inspired RPG \u201d\u201c which sees a young child fighting their way out of a world of monsters \u201d\u201c has won critical acclaim for its subversions of RPG conventions. If you like old school RPGs like <em>Final Fantasy<\/em>, this should be right up your alley!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>If you need some extra cash to buy any of the games in this post, why not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/entertainment\/trade-in-games\/\">trade in games<\/a> with musicMagpie? It\u2019s FREE, easy and we\u2019ll pay on the same day we receive your items. 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