Top Games of 2020

2020 has been a hell of a year. You would think being locked in, unable to go to bars, hockey games,

and on trips, would give me infinite time to play video games, but ultimately apathy took hold. I played some long games, but not a lot of games. 

I tended to favor games with a lot of repetition this year. Instead of wanting snap judgements and strategy, I would  slide into a meditative trance, let the world fade into the background, while I grinded like it was 1998. 

As always, these aren't necessarily games that came out in 2020, but games I played in 2020. 

Top 10 of 2019

I spent nearly half this year traveling, so Switch was king. I'm starting to associate the Switch with traveling, more than a videogame machine. My PS4 is a relaxation machine, associated with a rare weekend at home with a hot cup of coffee.

This is a list of not just games that came out in 2019, but games I played in 2019. (AKA There may be some games that came out in 2018)

There's also a glaring game missing in Pokemon Shield, which was my second most played game this year under Assassin's Creed. Pokemon Shield did not make the cut. The collecting aspect is still fun, but I found too many mechanics annoying. (dialog prompts taking too long, annoying AI using the wrong attacks when teamed up with you and healing potions prolonging fights they will not win)

This is probably a damning testament to how I choose to spend my time.

But anyway... onto the games!