Best single player game of the year so far?

Come on you freaks, let me know.

Only played Far Cry Primal and the Twilight Princess port in terms of single player games this year. Dark Souls III will take the crown in a couple weeks I'm sure.

What wins now though?

Dark Souls 3

JP version

These are mine:

1. Fire Emblem Fates Birthright
2. The Witness
3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD

Xcom 2, Deserts of Kharak and Rise of the Tomb Raider are my favourites so far this year

So far, SuperHot

ummmmmm, Xcom 2, Fire Emblem, or Superhot?

Xcom 2

Stardew Valley.

Grim Dawn.

Yeah, yeah, it's an action RPG with co-op, but it actually doesn't suck dirty diapers to play alone. It's an incredibly satisfying game to play. Every other ARPG is baby mode in comparison.

Good suggestions thanks, I never heard of Superhot and I adore Xcom and Fire Emblem so not sure how I missed they have new versions out!

I'm clearly not spending enough time on System Wars :P

Well, I've been missing yo ass not being on here :P

Fire Emblem doesn't launch in EU until May 20, btw, so you haven't missed out, you have time.

Fire Emblem Fates so far. Haven't played a ton of 2016 games yet. Digimon Cyber sleuth is surprisingly good too.

Underrail.

@charizard1605: Aw thanks :) Lovely that Nintendo are still F8cking us in Europe in 2016 XD No bitterness anymore, just think it's funny.

I've been playing nothing but single player games recently, catching up with gaming history. Lot's of PC strategy RTS and turn based and city builder games :)

You've probably already played these ones, since they're the go-to ones for most people trying out these genres, but lemme recommend my favorites anyway. I'll bold the ones on Steam/GoG/Origin, so you know those are easier to track down:

• Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
• Age of Mythology
• Rise of Nations
• Warcraft 3
• Empire Earth II
• SimCity 3000
• SimCity 4
• Civilization IV
• Civilization V
• Sins of a Solar Empire
• Europa Universalis IV
• Company of Heroes
• Total War: Empire
• Total War: Rome

The funny part is, you've probably played all of them :P

@charizard1605:

Hahaha appreciate the suggestions but yes, played most :P

My love of Sim City goes back to the SNES, played all them since, and Civ back to 1996 when I got Civ 2 at the age of 6 and learned what Democracy was XD

Age Of Empires, War/Starcraft, Total War and Sins I've all played too, there's a couple you mentioned I'll add to the list though :D

Been alternating random action games between for breaks too, hence Far Cry Primal etc. Trying to keep the "grand project" of playing every game ever going haha.

How's the website and writing going? :)

@locopatho: Figured lol. Most of the games I mentioned are literally gateway drugs into the genre. Hopefully the ones you haven't played that I mentioned, you like :P

And pffft, man. I've given up, I concede defeat to my backlog. I'm never going to go through it all, ever.

The website and writing's coming along fine, I've been doing some pretty high profile editorials and interviews lately lol. It's an exciting time with VR, PS4K/XB1E, and the NX.

Quantum Break

It's not even out yet?

@charizard1605:

It actually helps to swear off entire genres and platforms. For example. Screw MMOs, I never like them and their treadmills. And screw every single console before NES/Master System, those games bore/annoy me.

Boom! Thousands of games eliminated :P

Interview anyone I've heard of? Apologies, I forget your site, wanna send it on? :)

Deserts of Kharak

xcom2

Yeah, I interviewed Michael Pachter earlier this month, the developers of Hitman and Unravel last month, and the developers of Project CARS today.

I'll send you a link via PM!

(also, I can't stand any game predating SNES and Genesis, so I guess for me those ones naturally selects themselves out of the pool haha)

For me....The Witcher 3 bc I didn't buy it until last Dec and didn't start playing it until Jan.

For me Baba Yaga dlc for rottr. But my money is on uncharted and ds3

Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright.

XCOM2, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, Rise of the Tomb Raider and The Witness.

@Blabadon: Still not on the X1.... -_-

XCOM2 and The Witness both jump out as the best thus far, although Salt & Sanctuary is supposedly quite good too.

But April and May is where it will all change, with DS3, DOOM, UC4, Mirrors Edge, and many others debuting.

Fire Emblem Fates' Special Edition is the best investment I made this year. Conquest and Revelation are both fantastic games, and I'm sure Birthright is at least good.

Dark Souls III could end up taking gold because I still consider the original Dark Souls as the best game ever made.

XCOM 2 for me

Xcom 2.

@charizard1605: I'm going with QB also. He might have already played it like I have. I played it a few weeks back at a private showing, had about 45mis on it before I had to let other people play it :(

From what I have played Rise of the Tomb Raider. Just finished yesterday.

Fire Emblem Fates Birthright.

Haven't played a whole lot so far this year... ummm, maybe Far Cry Primal.

I played the Division by myself for a little bit? Nah, but seriously, I haven't played much this year so far in terms of single player. Hopefully as the year progresses there will be more out there. *Looks at Uncharted 4*

Unreval FAR CRY PRIMAL next week dark souls 3 RE0

@locopatho: I think we need to wait a couple more months to get one. As of right now Far Cry Primal & Dark Souls 3 will be on most people's lists. Rise of the Tomb Raider came out last year.

Probably XCOM 2, even though I haven't played it yet. But, I love XCOM in general.

Been rather engrossed by stardew valley lately

This Year:

Dragons Dogma Dark arisen PC VERSION

Resident Evil 0 HD Remaster

Waiting on DARK SOULS 3 next

Been Playing old games mostly this year , FF VII - FF X-2

The Witness

I really enjoyed Rise of the Tomb Raider and am enjoying Far Cry Primal at the moment.

I'm looking forward to playing Hyper Light Drifter, Grim Dawn and Quantum Break soon.

I'd say Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen PC but that doesn't really count. So FE Fates: Conquest because no one seriously likes lobster lord. Played some RotTR but it feels as dull as the first so I don't know how far I'll keep going.

Stardew Valley

Stardew Valley

• Rise of the Tomb Raider
• XCom 2
• Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is my favourite SP game so far this year, I really enjoyed XCOM 2 as well.