2016 Year in Gaming (Game of the Year Discussion)
 

Not only has 2016 been a great year for music, it's been a great year for gaming. There have been a number of titles that would take my spot for Game of the Year, but I haven't been able to decide as some games haven't come out yet. However, I'll provide a list of the most important ones that were released this year.

Dark Souls III
No Man's Sky
Overwatch
Tom Clancy's: The Division
Darkest Dungeon
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
World of Warcraft: Legion
Bioshock: The Collection
Pokemon GO
Inside
ABZU
Rise of the Tomb Raider
American Truck Simulator
XCOM 2
Layers of Fear
Rocket League (Xbox)
Stardew Valley
Doom
Fallout 4: Far Harbor
Ghostbusters
Redout

Currently waiting for release:
Battlefield 1
Titanfall 2
Dishonored 2
Pokemon Sun and Moon
Dead Rising 4

So, what has you guys excited? What have you put the most time into this year? And if you want to talk about games that weren't released in 2016, but you picked up in 2016 and spent a lot of time on them, go ahead. I've bolded the games that I've had the most fun with this year.

To me, the Witcher takes it all. Technically released back in may 2015, it's final and biggest expansion was released in may 2016, so imo it qualifies. That and the multitude of patches it has received - playing the game on 1.04 and 1.22 was significantly different - not only did they listen to the community and fix about every thing they had a problem with, they also did some great optimization work - initially I played the game on "low" in 1680 × 1050 and it ran ok. Now I run it on med in 1920 × 1200 and it runs a lot smoother than before, while looking a lot better. Best experience overall, the game did what "The Wire" once did - it broke the genre. Just as I can't watch any cop shows now without feeling they are silly, similarly I fear there won't be a better rpg for a long while. I'm currently in the middle of my 3rd playthrough and I still find it fun, challenging and keep finding new quests and locations, which maybe shouldn't be surprising since the game is so huge.


As for your list - Rise of the Tomb Raider was awesome, XCOM 2 was surprisingly good and fresh after XCOM 1, The Division was deeply flawed (still is, though they are trying to fix it) but I had a great time playing with a friend. I have yet to play any of the rest.

uhhhhh gonna go ahead and remind you that Final ****ing Fantasy 15 comes out in November

Another glaring omission besides Final Fantasy is the fact that Uncharted 4 came out this year. Also I am hyped for Mafia 3 coming out next week.

Call Of Duty is still relevant?

I really like Rainbow Six Siege, even though I'm awful at it. Also mad props to the new FIFA game, best yet.