Dontnod Entertainment did release an excellent sequel to its game Life is Strange , but the studio also had something else cooking that took us by surprise: Vampyr. Set just after World War I, the action-role-playing game stars a doctor who has just been transformed into a vampire and must decide between keeping his Hippocratic Oath and feeding on the living. Its world is filled with unique characters — almost all of whom can be sacrificed to make your character stronger.
The studio took a very different direction, however, with The Surge , a science-fiction action-RPG is equal parts Bloodborne and Elysium. Its sequel was more widely appreciated, but the first game is definitely worth checking out for anyone looking for their next controller-breaking obsession. Shinji Mikami directed one of the best survival-horror games of all time, Resident Evil 4 , and fans were eager for The Evil Within to see if he was capable of surpassing his masterpiece.
Instead, it was a completely original and cerebral take on the genre with storytelling that matched its gameplay. Despite this, sales were very low, and it is unclear if developer Tango Gameworks will be given the chance for a third game. Read our full The Evil Within 2 review. When it comes time to fight a boss, things get quite hectic, and making it through the whole game without dying dozens of times is nearly impossible.
Set in a high school where the different classrooms lead to a fantastical world, the game stars the completely silent titular hero, who must venture into the unknown in order to prevent total chaos. Going even further into the future — all the way to the industrial revolution in London — the stealth-action game stars two twin heroes and builds on the classic franchise tropes in new ways. Missions are less frustrating with fewer auto-fail conditions, combat is more challenging and refined, and the simple stealth mechanics are complemented by traversal options such as a grappling hook tool.
Of course, there is always still room for another game, and despite the lower review scores compared to its predecessor, Shadow of the Tomb Raider proves that the series is anything but dead. Read our full Shadow of the Tomb Raider review. Electronic Arts and Dice have had mixed results with their first-person shooters this generation, ranging from the excellent Battlefield 1 to the underwhelming Star Wars: Battlefront reboot.
One game that certainly surprised us, however, was Plants vs. Playing the Garden Ops defense mode with a friend or battling it out against other players never gets old. Read our full Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare review. Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 7 both got plenty of acclaim this generation, but the spinoff horror game Resident Evil: Revelations 2 went relatively under the radar in comparison.
Rather than the doomed ship setting of the previous game, it finds our heroes on a secluded prison island, and they go up against some of the most terrifying enemies in franchise history. Resident Evil: Revelations 2 lacks the production values of the more successful main games, but its old-school influences make it a must-play for horror fans. Read our full Resident Evil: Revelations 2 review.
The Call of Duty game that players seem to have forgotten, with bigger titles like Black Ops 4 and Modern Warfare taking the spotlight, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was the first game that Sledgehammer Games took the lead on, but it does not have the growing pains one might expect. With a thrilling campaign that warns against the dangers of private military contractors, a vertical multiplayer component with exo-suits, and some of the best weapon handling and progression in the series to date, Advanced Warfare is an outstanding shooter.
Read our full Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare review. After the underwhelming The Crew , which suffered from pretty abysmal driving physics and uninteresting world-building, the sequel pulled out all the stops.
Cars, trucks, planes, dirt bikes, and even boats are all available as you venture across the United States and compete in races. The game is pretty enormous and has plenty of variety, and The Crew 2 ditches the seriousness of its predecessor for something that just lets you have fun. I wish it was a complete package, but if someone were to tell me they put in dozens or hundreds of hours into Prague, it'd be easy to see why. The areas on a whole could still be better.
DeltaCanuckian Member. Oct 25, Vancouver, Canada. Thank you, OP. This game deserves to get so much more recognition, and the way people dismiss it simply because it spent a lot of time setting up a sequel while still resolving the central conflict of the game, let me add really frustrates me.
Jroc Member. Jun 9, 3, I really enjoyed Human Revolution but couldn't get into Mankind Divided for some reason. I think the first game had more interesting themes, and the prequel setting was "fresh". Andvari Banned. Oct 30, Agreed I absolutely loved it. Oct 25, 20, Indonesia.
Oct 25, I had such a good time with this game, and honestly? I think I agree with you, OP. A wonderful game that not bearly enough people bought.
Criminally underrated game. Pyro God help us the mods are making weekend threads Member. Jul 30, 10, United States. Great game and I agree. I felt the story was the weakest in the series, but I didn't think the game deserved to come and go that quickly.
Prague was lovely, and Golem City was horrid in a good way! My favorite part was walking around the slums of Golem City and taking in the cyberpunk vibes especially in the marketplace area, right before you meet the weapons dealer who give you access to the ladder leading to your story objective, I think.
Plus the side mission where you play detective in an apartment, discovering why a mass murder happened was my favorite part.
Dodgerfan74 Member. Dec 27, 2, Oct 27, 5, CA. Yessssss Best hub world ever I love breaking into apartments and hacking emails and tablets for lore and rewards. Side quests went deep man. Love this game and hope Square pulls their heads out of their asses and allows a trilogy finisher for Adam. Jan 23, 1, Melbourne, Australia. I was really disappointed in how DXMD was received by the general gaming community. The story was definitely weak but almost everything else about the game was fantastic, an improvement on an already excellent Human Revolution.
Oct 25, 2, Brooklyn. Congrats, OP. You've sold me a copy of Mankind Divided. Oct 8, 9, The most underrated game is Bloodborne. It is highly regarded, but it should be super duper ultra highly regarded. Nov 7, 1, Jangowuzhere Attempted to circumvent ban with alt account Banned. Oct 28, 1, I thought the world design and stealth gameplay was really awesome. Unfortunately, I thought the narrative stuff was quite poor. The presentation of the dialog scenes were especially outdated with repetitive animations and poor cinematography.
Nov 2, 15, I loved the first game and tried twice to play this after buying it at launch and gave up both times at around the 6 hour mark.
Nov 14, 12, After playing this and Titanfall 2 I'm baffled that either game flopped given what hardcore gamers constantly demand from AAA single player games. Playing Quantum Break and RDR2 afterwards, the game worlds felt so limited because of how tightly scripted the levels and environmental interaction are. Hoping Cyberpunk brings MD's level of choice and freedom to a true open world.
Phellps Member. Oct 25, 9, I wholeheartedly agree with you, OP. The game was unfinished, it ended too soon, leaving the main plot feeling incomplete and not having enough time to flesh out its characters. Everything else about the game is fantastic, though.
It deserved so much better. It's a great game but if you haven't played Human Revolution first, you should as the stories continue from each other.
I played Human Revolution. I may have to visit a wikipedia page to brush up, as I remember very little of its story which is party of why news of MD's story problems isn't that big a turn-off for me. RavenH2 Member. Oct 27, Argentina. I really loved the game and the world building was excellent. Hope there's a third game in the works. The Breach mode felt like a missed opportunity, if it had kept the game graphics style instead of the "VR" Style and tone down the mtx aspect, it could have been awsome.
Heck imagine if there was a map editor Oct 25, 1, I was very disappointed by the aesthetic shift for the franchise, the writing is bleh, Jensen is dreadful, Prague is very generic video game dystopia read: City 17 and the racial allegory is clumsy at best and an abomination at worst. I didn't really like the shift to a single big open world from the typical open hubs of the previous games either. And the game is blatantly incomplete. In short, I didn't really like any of the changes they made from DX:HD which is an utterly ridiculous game, but ridiculous in all the right DX ways and the renaissance theme was such a breath of fresh air -- yellow filter and all We've already got plenty of great open world games but we don't have many Deus Ex games, so DXMD was a big blow for me.
So I don't agree. Oct 27, 3, Agree wholeheartly! Midnight Club LA is unquestionably the most exhilarating ride yet, with more substance beneath the hood than almost any other racer. The game managed to achieve a great balance between arcade-style racing and car customisation, ensuring you always had something interesting to do. In addition, the lack of loading screens made for a pleasantly streamlined experience, and the cars themselves all handled perfectly.
With online support for up to 16 players, fresh downloadable content and a 68 song tracklist, Midnight Club LA definitely fired on all cylinders. It certainly deserved to score higher than the 70s and 80s it received from most games journalists, which makes it a worthy candidate for our list.
Essentially Virtua Tennis in a cuddly Sega-ised skin, it contained more tactical depth and complexity than a cartoon tennis game has any right to. Like any good party game, there is a cavalcade of different tasks, modes and mini-games on offer, including fun-filed missions based on Sega classics.
Part of the fun comes from unlocking new goodies, with additional courts, stages and characters waiting to be discovered. Although the online component is slightly under par, the single-player campaign more than makes up for it. The poignant story takes place under gorgeous sunlit scenery that contrasts with the desolation around you.
With smoke, dirt and blood soaring copiously through the air, it's easy to become completely engrossed — and chilled — by the experience. The assorted missions on offer also attempt to serve up something different, with the green-tinged hospital shoot-out being one of the many highlights. Thankfully, it turns out that this sequel was just as endearing and fun as the first game — not that many people bothered to notice. Trouble in Paradise once again charged you with micro-managing a garden filled with adorably sweet and sweet-filled Mexican toys.
The introduction of tangible goals leant the game an addictive edge missing from the first game. Consequently, it felt less like a twee gardening experiment and more like a proper video game. We guess you were all too busy blowing off Locusts' heads in Gears of War 2 or something.
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