2019 – what a year! As fading platforms like the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ready their next-generation successors, streaming promises a whole new way to play and competitive eSports is more popular than ever there was no shortage of hits and misses in the wide world of videogame delights. Whether it’s PC, console, smartphone or “other”, there’s never been a better time to be a gamer, and things only look to get better as we head into the roaring 2020s.
All that’s fine and dandy, but what about the actual games people play? You’re in luck: join our own gaming savants Cory Galliher, James McKeever and Nate Evans as they plug in (their microphones) to share their thoughts on the best, the worst, and everything else that made gaming in 2019 one for the books.
Favorites include Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Control, Death Stranding, Dragon Quest Builders 2, Mortal Kombat 11, Control, Super Mario Maker 2, Astral Chain, Resident Evil 2, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, What the Golf, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Supraland, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Untitled Goose Game and several others. Heck, even the rebooted Call of Duty: Modern Warfare made the cut!
While the guys try to stay positive, 2019 had its share of disappointments, including notable stinkers like Contra: Rogue Corps, Crackdown 3, Mario Kart Tour, Rage 2, Days Gone and Wolfenstein: Youngblood.
Listen as the guys also talk about their favorite gaming moments of the year, including first-time trips to E3, the return of real arcades, and what fans should expect in the coming months and beyond. So grab those scorecards and see how many of their picks also made yours!
