Homefront: The Revolution
Exactly in the same vein of Mafia III, Homefront: The Revolution was an utter mess. Sadly, this one is chalked up to the IP changing hands in the wake of THQ’s collapse more than anything else.
In the end, through, Homefront was more of a chore than fun to pay. That’s quite sad, too — it was looking so good when we first saw it, years ago.
ReCore
ReCore had a great concept, though delivered by Comcept — the only developer to have multiple entries on our wooden spoon list this year.
Confusion over budget-title-but-not pricing didn’t help things, but ReCore proved to be half-baked, much to the disappointment of many players. Oh, and don’t forget about those horrendous loading times; that, and Ben’s only save causes him to fall through the world, meaning he’d have to start again if he actually wanted to keep playing (he does not). Again, quality control — let’s not stress how important it is.
Bethesda
Sure, this might only impact us games sites, but Bethesda’s decision to stop early access to games for review sure sucks. It hurts us, and ultimately, it hurts the consumer — you have no idea what to expect from a game at release now.
Vote with your wallet and stop pre-ordering their titles.
Dishonourable mention: Nintendo
You were doing alright, Nintendo — sitting by, licking your wounds and waiting for the release of the Nintendo Switch. Hell, you even released a mobile game with Mario in it… but then stupidly made it an always-on internet title. Stupid move.
Please don’t screw up the Switch, Nintendo. For your sake as much as ours.
STEVIVOR’S GOTY 2016
- Best virtual reality game: Nothing!
- Best action-adventure game: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Best re-released game: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
- Best role-playing game: Dark Souls III
- Best platform exclusive game: Pokémon Sun and Moon
- Best strategy game: XCOM 2
- Best shooter game: Battlefield 1
- Best sport game: Dirt Rally and Forza Horizon 3
- Wooden spoons: Way too many to name here
- Stevivor staff picks
- Reader’s choice: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
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