I look at that top 10 of the year so far for video games and Im reminded again of just how little most people really care about video games. I think of the years best games and I think of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Devil May Cry 5, and Metro Exodus but with the exception of Resident Evil 2 I dont see anything interesting in the top 10 at all.
Most of them are old games, as was the point of the story with GTA V being number one, and of the four released this year only one of them got a unanimously positive critical reception. You can argue about whether The Division 2 and Days Gone are any good or not but everyone seemed to hate Anthem and yet there it is at number nine, proving that once again the only real trick to selling games is marketing.
It makes me think of the reputation UK gamers have for having bad taste in games but I dont think were really particularly worse than anywhere else. What is obvious though is that the games the average hardcore gamer is interested in and casual gamers is wider than ever. I know some people dont like the term hardcore or gamer but I dont know what else to call them, as it almost feels like two different hobbies.
Grantham
