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[begotten]

Anywho, I still don't know what edition of Skyrim to get be it special or anniversary. Anyone got a recommendation!?

Have you played Skyrim before? I think the difference is that the latest version has a bunch of Creation Club shit, which might be a bit too much for a new player / better suited for someone who has played before.

 

[Puscifer]

Have you played Skyrim before? I think the difference is that the latest version has a bunch of Creation Club shit, which might be a bit too much for a new player / better suited for someone who has played before.

Yeah I put 100 hours into it back in the day but I screwed up my save with a ridiculous quest lock and never went back.

 

[GooseMan69]

RE9, easily

 

[DeepSpace5D]

As much as I thought it would be Saros, Marathon has been easily the most addicting game I've played that released this year.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Have you played Skyrim before? I think the difference is that the latest version has a bunch of Creation Club shit, which might be a bit too much for a new player / better suited for someone who has played before.

And all of the DLC. Just get the anniversary special whatever its called Puscifer

 

[calico]

Crimson Desert, but it's quite lightly pencilled in.

 

[xenosys]

Probably Requiem at this point, but it doesn't scream GOTY energy at all. Neither do games like Pokopia, Crimson Desert, Pragmata or Saros.

I suspect the GOTY will come from this raft of releases between September and November.

This has been a pretty weak year so far for generation-level games.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Top 5:

1. Marathon (much to my own shock)
2. RE9 - one of the best in the series
3. Hades 2 - first game was a masterpiece, this is somehow better
4. 007 First Light - the perfect James Bond game
5. Saros - some of the best action ever seen in a videogame

Honorable mentions to Pragmata and Mina the Hollower. Worth noting I clocked 50 hours into Crimson Desert, love it, decided to wait for more of a dry spell before continuing because it's such a massive game and with every patch it keeps getting better. Good chance it will enter my top 5 upon completion.

There are so many games I'm looking forward to in the second half of 2026, no doubt my list will get shaken up.

 

[asdasdasdbb]

3. Hades 2 - first game was a masterpiece, this is somehow better

Hades 2 is really good but was released last year

 

[Nvz1]

If you like difficult, deep, and immersive RPGs then I think you'd really like it as well. I never got to play the original, but I'm a massive fan of Morrowind and this remake definitely gives me those type of vibes.

 

[clarky]

Hades 2 is really good but was released last year

This year on PS5 and Xbox i believe.

 

[analog_future]

Easily Pragmata for me.

RE Requiem, 007 First Light, and Mixtape were all good/fine, but Pragmata is a step above any of them.

 

[JohnSpartanLee]

Damn how did it play? Cool early copy bro.

Tbh., I only had a look at a gameplay vid and it was a bit short.
Still the best 2026 game I've witnessed.

 

[Sentenza]

Crimson Desert. Generational game. This gen's Skyrim.

Every time people hype up Crimson Desert it raises my interest...
And then they compare it and call it the "Skyrim of this gen" and it craters all my curiosity, because Skyrim has always been liquid shit with garbage core mechanics and anyone praising it gets my side eyes.

 

[Bartski]

RE9. I would love to finally play Crimson Desert but I don't have 300 hours

 

[MiguelItUp]

There's quite a bit I still haven't played, primarily because I'm waiting for price drops.

But I did play Resident Evil: Requiem, and I enjoyed it a lot. Hell, a LOT more than Village. So, it'd probably go to that. Mewgenics is an honorable mention, though it can get hard AF and be pretty unforgiving, lol. I really did enjoy Marathon as well, though I got burnt out on it pretty quickly, no fault of the game though, just a personal thing.

I'm sure I'll enjoy Crimson Desert, but I'll check it out in due time.

 

[R6Rider]

Fuck idk. It's between 007 First Light, Pragmata, and Crimson Desert.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Every time people hype up Crimson Desert it raises my interest...
And then they compare it and call it the "Skyrim of this gen" and it craters all my curiosity, because Skyrim has always been liquid shit with garbage core mechanics and anyone praising it gets my side eyes.

I mean Skyrim as impact and world building. It's much better combat/gameplay mechanics but a lot less story.

 

[MastAndo]

Disappointed in Forza personally.

More of the same, low stakes gaming isn't for me. Impressive location though.

Yeah, that's understandable. It's pretty much the least surprising game ever in that it's basically the same game in a new location. I just really like the series, so I've enjoyed my 40 hours with it...though I'll admit I might be done for now until the expansions.

 

[tusharngf]

Easily nioh 3

 

[Field]

Probably Nioh 3

Re9 and Crimson desert are pretty fun but also slight disappointments.

Still have to get Saros, Pragmata and 007 which I'm excited for.

 

[EviLore]

Haven't played Pragmata, Mina, or Bond yet.

RE9 gets my vote. Overall a very satisfying package with the dual protagonists, among the best uses of that game design, and a much needed realignment back to core values after RE8.

 

[amigastar]

Gothic 1 Remake or Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era.

 

[bobone]

RE 9

Dragon Quest VII was really good too tho.

Looking forward to playing 007, GTA, Gears, and Zelda.
What a year

 

[hououinkyouma00]

Resident Evil Requiem

Runner Ups: Forza Horizon 6 and Marathon

 

[phant0m]

Crimson Desert and it's not close

Runner up probably FH6, finally dethroned FH3 as series best

 

[amigastar]

RE 9

Dragon Quest VII was really good too tho.

Looking forward to playing 007, GTA, Gears, and Zelda.
What a year

Yeah, one of my favorite years since some time.

 

[touchfuzzy]

Pokemon Pokopia! Mina the Hollower is up there too, but nothing has really sunk it's claws into me like Pokopia did. And there's more content coming soon!

Some good stuff coming out this year still though, Zelda will be the favorite for me until proven otherwise. Always is.

 

[Dr.brain64]

007
re9
saros

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

1 - MIO - Memories in Orbit - This will definitely join my regular Metroidvania rotation along with Super Metroid, SotN, and the Ori series.

2 - Ball x Pit - Lovely, straight forward, "mobile-like" game that is just mindless addicting fun.

3 - Resident Evil 9 - even though it's probably the 6th best RE game, it's still the 3rd best game this year.

4 - Forza Horizon 6 - I'm a car guy so yeah. There is a TON of room for improvement but still great.