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Isthisreddit@lemmy.world āØ10ā© āØmonthsā© agoEducate a pleeb here, Iāve been out of the gaming loop. Whatās the notable exceptions of great games this year and what two that are not state-of-the-art graphics do you mean?
Ashtear@lemm.ee āØ10ā© āØmonthsā© ago
This threadās on Baldurās Gate 3, thatās one of them. I should have specified the other of the two most highly-rated games this year; itās The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Both games are more or less running last-gen graphics tech and are ahead of the pack on review scores. Zelda looks good for a Switch game, though.
You could probably ask a dozen gaming enthusiasts and get a dozen different answers on why this year has been exceptional. Iād say itās because we have a lot of big releases from venerable franchises arriving all in the same year (Baldurās Gate is one, plus Diablo, Final Fantasy, Harry Potter, Resident Evil, Star Wars, Street Fighter). There are hits from new IPs like Cassette Beasts, Dave the Diver, Hi-Fi Rush, and maybe Starfield in a few weeks if itās not a disaster.
Itās a nice mix of old and new worlds and plenty of surprises. On top of all that, itās only August. I think thereās a sense that the industry is starting to leave the pandemic behind, too.