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Top 15 Games of 2024's First Half

Jul 1, 2024

Top 15 Games of 2024's First Half

1. Allan Wake 2: Night Springs

  • Genre: Surreal, Noir Horror
  • **Highlights: ** Three standalone episodes featuring Alan Wake, Rose Marold, Jesse Faden, and Sheriff Breaker. Twilight Zone-esque structure.

2. F1 24

  • Genre: Racing
  • Highlights: New driver career with secret negotiations, engineering events, and Challenger career. F1 World with loot-focused gameplay.
  • Critique: Handling and physics changes may require adjustment.

3. WWE 2K4

  • Genre: Wrestling
  • Highlights: New match types (Ambulance, Casket, Gauntlet), enhanced backstage brawl, 40 Years of WrestleMania Showcase, improved MyGM and Universe modes.
  • Critique: Still retains some jankiness in wrestling mechanics.

4. Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

  • Genre: Action Adventure
  • Highlights: Narrative focused on resurrection and banishing spirits, set in the 17th century. Use of firearms, swords, and magic.
  • Critique: Some aspects need improvement.

5. Stellar Blade

  • Genre: Action
  • Highlights: Fast-paced combat, gorgeous visuals, extensive narrative. Themes of humanity's near extinction.

6. Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2

  • Genre: Action Adventure/Psychological
  • Highlights: Combines mythology and psychosis. High visual fidelity, emotional depth.
  • Critique: Shorter game length (approx. 6 hours).

7. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

  • Genre: Action Adventure
  • Highlights: Sleek combat, abundant secrets, strong exploration elements.
  • Critique: Some traversal aspects need improvement.

8. Tekken 8

  • Genre: Fighting
  • Highlights: Engaging story mode, new heat system for strategies, great new characters (Reina, Azucena, Victor).
  • Critique: Arcade Quest mode considered disposable.

9. Hades 2

  • Genre: Roguelike/Dungeon Crawler
  • Highlights: Art style, soundtrack, storytelling, fluid combat, wide range of builds, Early Access.

10. Helldivers 2

  • Genre: Co-op Shooter
  • Highlights: Engaging co-op gameplay, satirical story evolving with player contributions.
  • Critique: Online issues and mandatory PSN linking.

11. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

  • Genre: Action RPG
  • Highlights: Longest entry in the series, in-depth activities, great narrative, vast open world.

12. Destiny 2: The Final Shape

  • Genre: FPS/MMO
  • Highlights: Concludes the Light and Darkness Saga. Great storytelling, new guardian powers, excellent gunplay.

13. Dragon's Dogma 2

  • Genre: Action RPG
  • Highlights: Emergent gameplay, responsive world design, tight combat.
  • Critique: Not for everyone, some quirky aspects.

14. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

  • Genre: Action RPG
  • Highlights: Challenging bosses, new weapons, extensive verticality, immersive world design.

15. Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth

  • Genre: RPG
  • Highlights: Nostalgic with cutting-edge visuals, side quests, improved combat, vast world.

Miscellaneous

  • Emphasized the continued growth and success of the gaming industry.

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