Turns out you can make cover shooting fun when headshots aren't the solution to everything.
Binary Domain (2012)
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
2
You got an anime, you're getting a sequel: is it finally time to get an award, too?
Dragon's Dogma (2012)
Capcom
3
All you need to do to enjoy it is play through the 100 hour high-stress eldritch horror management sim and then read through five books of esoteric Jewish cosmology.
Library of Ruina (2021)
Project Moon
4
Hear that, industry? Endorsing fangames IS a good idea. Now let me handle the Shining Force IP for a little bit, pretty please?
Sonic Mania (2017)
Christian Whitehead, PagodaWest Games, Headcannon
5
"DON'T FORGET ME!"
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017)
Monolith Soft
6
Next time you need to actually vote for the damn game, you factoring hectopascals!
NEO: The World Ends With You (2021)
Square Enix Creative Business Unit 1, h.a.n.d.
7
"There are nominees like you in every generation, and I fell every last one of them."
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (2019)
Bandai Namco Studios
8
You'll never see it comin'.
Persona 5 (2017)
P-Studio
9
No, this isn't the standing in line simulator; that was Watch Dogs.
Sleeping Dogs (2012)
United Front Games
10
Eat your heart out, Rance.
Black Souls 2 (2018)
Sushi Yuusha Toro
11
Easily confused with that OTHER space game that came out in 2019
Outer Wilds (2019)
Mobius Digital
12
HA! HA! HA! There is no need to vote in the glorious state of Arstotzka!