Top 10 worst games of 2016 series#

( Review.)ДOOM surprised everyone and successfully rebooted the franchise. In many ways, it's nice to see a linear action-adventure game do so well in a day and age when almost everything has to be open-world. While the focus is rightly on the game's single-player, its multiplayer content is also pretty great, especially with the addition of Survival Mode which can be played cooperatively.

And while I think it's fair to say that Uncharted 4В isn't the best in the series, it's still one of the best games to land in 2016 and a fitting end to the story of Nathan Drake. #4 Uncharted 4:Say what you will about Uncharted 4-too much climbing!-it's a powerhouse of a game, blending a rousing story of betrayal and brotherhood with some of the best graphics ever seen on a video game console. Developer Firaxis also released XCOM 2В this year, but while that game was pretty good it got enough things wrong to fall short of Civ VI's greatness. Just one more turn and then I'm done should be the game's motto. But that's half the fun, and man-oh-man is it addictive. Indeed, with all the big changes to the game-from AI leaders with their own agendas, to cities filled with upgradable districts-even seasoned CivilizationВ players will need some time to figure out the game's inner workings. #5 Civilization VI:The latest in aВ long string of strategy world domination games, Civ VIВ is the sleekest, slickest of the bunch yet, and adds layers of new tactical options to the fold. Truly a unique and surprising little game that nobody should miss. The charming building game may riff off of the wildly popular Microsoft IP, but it's better, more polished, and a lot more fun if you care about things like story, quests and RPGs. It's like MinecraftВ plus Zelda with a healthy dose of roleplaying and story. #6 Dragon Quest Builders:This game is everything MinecraftВ ought to have been. Publisher: Niantic (in partnership with theВ PokГ©mon Company.)Дragon Quest Builders should win over RPG fans who can't get into Minecraft.

Top 10 worst games of 2016 series#

For the PokГ©monВ rights holders, including Nintendo, it meant huge visibility for the game, its merchandise, and other entries in the series like PokГ©mon SunВ and Moon. For some people, this was revolutionary and life-changing. Perhaps just as importantly, it was a game that got people outside getting exercise and forming communities. That's because, while it's not the best game in the long-running franchise, it's still a phenomenon in its own right.

#7 PokГ©mon GO :The mobile game that took the world by storm and hasn't really stopped taking the world by storm even months later, PokГ©mon GOВ earns a special place on our list even if it's also a fairly disappointing PokГ©monВ game. Best played without cheating by looking up solutions online. Thankfully, there are many different puzzles to tackle at once, so you don't necessarily get stuck in place altogether. Some of those puzzles can be really tough, and it's not at all uncommon to get horribly stuck. I certainly do, though I find it works better in small sessions. #8 The Witness:В After much hype, the gorgeous puzzle game from indie developerВ Jonathan Blow turned out to be totally worth the wait-if, that is, you like increasingly challenging, mind-bending puzzles set on wildly colorful island. The dreaded 'franchise fatigue' aside, there's no denying what a rich, rewarding game this one turned out to be. As it stands, Dark Souls III has great combat and a huge world to explore, but it often feels like more of the same. While the game is, in many ways, a hybrid of Dark SoulsВ and Bloodborne-lovingly described as 'Soulsborne' by fans-it would have been better a year or two later. Dark Souls III is a great game on its own merits, but one can't help but feel that this could have been a GOTY had more time passed between its release and Dark Souls II. #9 Dark Souls III:The Dark SoulsВ trilogy is at an end, at once too soon and not soon enough. The great soundtrack and richlyВ detailed city ofВ New Bordeaux make for an immersive experience, offsetting the lackluster gameplay. If only the missions weren't so repetitive. Far from perfect, the game still managed to take a serious look at racism in the South during the Civil Rights movement, and spin that into a compelling crime drama. #10 Mafia 3:While the open-world gameplay in Mafia 3 was a poor fit for the narrative-driven title, the world-building was top-notch, and the game's story was worth the price of admission.