The 10 Best Video Games of 2023
time.com
From notable remakes like 'Dead Space' to long-awaited follow-ups like 'Alan Wake II'
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10. Dredge
9. Diablo IV
8. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
7. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
6. Dead Space (Remake)
5. Resident Evil 4 (Remake)
4. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
3. Spider-Man 2
2. Baldur’s Gate 3
1. Alan Wake II
  • Vespair@lemm.eeEnglish
    14·
    11 months ago

    Hey, four of those games are actually good. I’m almost impressed their list isn’t completely stupid

    • M137@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Because those remakes are very different from the originals. They’re more like new games based on the originals.

    • GoodEye8@lemm.eeEnglish
      53·
      11 months ago

      Can we stop slut-shaming remakes? The main reason people hate remakes is because they confuse remake with remaster. Remaster is the same game with a new paint of coat, remake is a reimagining of the original. Music is probably the best medium for a comparison, songs get remastered all the time, but it’s very much the same song that just sounds better now. A song remake is a different take (usually by a different artist) on the same song, essentially a cover.

      We tend to be more critical of covers but nobody would dismiss a good cover just because it’s a cover. So why do we do the same with games?

      • Destraight@lemm.eeEnglish
        34·
        11 months ago

        Because it is still the same game. Then they expect us to pay for it again? That is so frustrating

        • GoodEye8@lemm.eeEnglish
          32·
          11 months ago

          So if you’ve seen Fincher’s Dune then paying for Villeneuve’s Dune is not acceptable? After all they’re technically the same movie because they’re based on the same source material.

          I get not liking a remake because it’s one to one to the original(edit: I’d even go as far as to say at that point it’s likely a remaster not a remake) , but I don’t get not liking a remake just because it’s a remake. System Shock remake is true to System Shock but it still feels different enough to be a separate game.

          • flamingos-cant@feddit.ukEnglish
            2·
            11 months ago

            I’m not saying that these, or remakes generally, are bad(I’ve even been thinking of picking up the DS remake). I just don’t think they should be contenders for GOTY.

            • GoodEye8@lemm.eeEnglish
              1·
              11 months ago

              So hypothetically speaking, if there was a remake of some game and that remake turns out to be the best game ever made, then it shouldn’t be considered a GOTY contender simply because it’s a remake?

            • GoodEye8@lemm.eeEnglish
              1·
              11 months ago

              What remake? To my knowledge Quake 1 and 2 got enhanced editions, which basically a remaster that also had some additional content.

  • simple@lemm.eeEnglish
    92·
    11 months ago

    Star wars jedi appearing in a GOTY list is an easy way to spot someone who clearly doesn’t play many video games but was tasked to make a list anyways. At least Hogwarts Legacy isn’t in there.

    • Rose@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      11 months ago

      So why was Star Wars nominated for The Game Awards and the Golden Joystick?

  • DODOKING38@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    11 months ago

    Playing dredge right now and it’s boring maybe it’s just not for me, but it feels like a mini game from another game that was expanded, like a family guy cutaway became a full episode

  • mintiefresh@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    Wish Street Fighter 6 made the list. I know fighting games aren’t in style but SF6 was such a great entry into the fight game genre.