

Incremental improvements to every officially licensed sports game seemed to be a theme in 2016. At the moment, there’s not a game in the entire app store we’d rather be playing. The single-handed, bite-sized gameplay is infinitely replayable thanks to some smart design cues. It is iPhone crack, and the best part is it doesn’t come with the guilt of making the Kardashians richer, nor does it require any begging to your Facebook friends. We have never played an app game that captures the simplicity or quality of console video games while still feeling crafted specifically for a smartphone. We know, Super Mario Run only debuted last week, but damn. The Aussie outback setting of Horizon 3 was a good idea, letting us loose in that outback in a Lamborghini Centenario is what makes it great. The Horizon off-shoot takes that hotness and bends the realism factor, offering up wild scenarios for you to use them. The Forza series continues to push the envelope of realism in terms of the jaw-dropping representation of the world’s hottest cars. Perfectly paced, perfectly scored, perfectly free to explore the wide world-on foot or in your sweet, Audi-inspired whip- Final Fantasy XV delivers on a promise Square made to fans a decade ago.Įven as the competition dwindles in this category, Microsoft refuses to rest on the laurels of its recent racing successes.

Noctis’ quest is epic and personal, touching on moments of true heroism as often as it nails the feeling of you and your buddies walking away victorious from a barfight.

Somehow the most recent Final Fantasy didn’t just live up to the hype, it exceeded it, balancing homages to longtime fans in a way that doesn’t alienate newcomers. Ten years waiting, it was hard to imagine that FFXV would be anything besides overhyped.
