Choosing the best games of the year is not easy. itop.techinfus.com/en/ publishes annually game ratings... But the Metacritic portal aimed at more, and decided to name the best games of the past decade.
In this he was helped by the readers' vote, the results of which we present to your attention.
10. Dark Souls
Release date - 2011
Platform: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PS4, XOne
The top ten games of the decade are opened by a project that is extremely demanding on the player's skills.
Only a person with a mongoose reaction can call battles in Dark Souls easy. But this project is liked by many players who want to strain all their strength, getting real pleasure from defeating a difficult opponent.
During the gameplay, the player will have to explore the world, find items important for the development of the plot and die over and over again, honing skills and learning from their own mistakes.
Much of the inspiration for the dark, bloody and violent Souls series comes from the Berserk manga, which has many visual references.
9. Grand Theft Auto V
Release date - 2013
Platform: PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
One of the best games of the past 10 years is set in Los Santos, a sun-drenched metropolis full of fun and seduction. For the first time in the history of the Grand Theft Auto series, players are given characters with special skills that increase the chances of survival and mission success:
- Franklin is a scammer who is looking for material opportunities and serious money. It handles challenging riding superbly.
- Michael, a former professional burglar whose retirement was less rosy than he thought. His talent is time dilation, which is very useful during shooting.
- Trevor is a former military pilot with bouts of rabies, driven by the desire to hit the big jackpot. These seizures make Trevor a true berserker capable of inflicting massive damage on the enemy.
This trinity goes on daring and dangerous thefts that could provide them for life.
8. God of War
Release date - 2018
Platform: PlayStation 4
Kratos and his revenge on the gods of Olympus remained far behind him, now it was the turn of the characters of Scandinavian mythology. It is in a harsh, unforgiving world in which the Scandinavian gods walked the earth that Kratos must fight to survive ... and teach his son to do the same.
Fulfilling the last will of his wife, Kratos and his son, and with them the player, will go on a journey through wild forests, mountains and other areas inhabited by countless hordes of magical creatures and monsters.
7. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Release date - 2011
Platform: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
The next chapter in the Elder Scrolls saga from Bethesda Game Studios takes players into an open fantasy world with dragons and magic.
As a result of the nonlinearity of what is happening, the lack of a plot frame and a huge number of skills, riddles and easter eggs, this virtual world feels huge, alive and whole.
6. Bloodborne
Release date - 2015
Platform: PlayStation 4
Bloody, Gothic, and Monsters are the main ingredients of this Japanese Action / RPG exclusive released for best game console (at least until PC5).
This game does not lead the player by the hand, explaining the plot directly. Want to find out what's what, go ahead - read the descriptions of objects, explore locations and kill bosses! And the battles here are fast, dynamic, well-developed locations and it is a pleasure to wander around them.
And it is not surprising, because the work on game design was supervised by Hidetaki Miyazaki, known to gamers for such projects as Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and the Dark Souls series.
5. Mass Effect 2
Release date - 2010
Platform: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
The Mass Effect trilogy has given science fiction fans a huge universe full of dangerous alien life forms and mysterious unexplored planets.
The main character - Captain Shepard - has already left his mark on the space scene of the confrontation with the Reapers. In the second part, he faces new trials and even greater dangers in clashes with the mysterious insectoid race of Collectors.
By the way, Mass Effect owes its birth to Star Wars. After Knights of the Old Republic, Bioware wished for more creative freedom and abandoned plans for a new game about a galaxy far, far away for the story of Captain Shepard and his crew.
4. Red Dead Redemption 2
Release date - 2018
Platform: Xbox One, PlayStation 4
This game is famous for its vast and atmospheric world. The events unfold in America in 1899, when the era of the Wild West was drawing to a close.
Arthur Morgan, one of the members of the Van der Linde gang, is forced to flee along with his accomplices, and federal agents and the best bounty hunter in the country are following him.
Arthur will make his way through the American hinterland, hunting, horse racing, gunfights and other fun things to survive. And he will make a choice between his own ideals and loyalty to those who once sheltered him.
3. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Release date - 2015
Platform: PC, Xbox One
The Witcher series taught us not only to kill monsters, choose the lesser evil and play gwent, but also what a quality game adaptation of the story about Geralt of Rivia should be.
And "Wild Hunt" is the best part of all three games, it is very beautiful, pleases with well-thought-out missions and an unusual soundtrack, gives players greater freedom of choice in the hero's actions, and is full of charismatic characters who will not go into their pocket for a strong word. And you will hardly be surprised that Geralt is among best playable heroes of all time.
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Release date - 2017
Platform: Wii U, Switch
This is a breath of fresh air compared to the games we are used to in the Zelda series. Breath of the Wild is an open-world action-adventure game that takes players on a journey through fields, forests and mountain peaks. Explore the wilds of Hyrule at your own pace and sequence.
And in Breath of the Wild, it's not that hard to find culinary recipes that you can use to cook something delicious in the real world. And this is the first game in the Zelda series to explain why Link isn't talking.
1. The Last of Us / The Last of Us Remastered
Release date - 2014
Platform: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
Twenty years have passed since the pandemic wiped out the civilization we are accustomed to. Those who are lucky enough not to get infected with a strange fungus kill each other for food and weapons.
And across this violent and panic-stricken world, Joel, a smuggler and mercenary who is hired to transport fourteen-year-old girl Ellie from the quarantine zone to the outside world, travels. But what begins as a simple job for Joel quickly turns into the most dangerous adventure of his life.
The Last of Us was ranked # 1 on the list of the best games of the decade, not only on Metacritic, but also according to the Sony audience vote. The top 10 also includes many games voted for on Metacritic, such as The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Grand Theft Auto V, Bloodborne and God of War.