![]() ![]() ![]() My most recently reviewed game and also my biggest surprise of the year. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun ( 8.5/10) It was always a toss-up between XCOM 2 and Civilization VI as to which was the best strategy game of the year, the latter just narrowly made it. How Firaxis managed to release two outstanding games as they did in one single year, I'll never know. Most of all, each and every decision is crucial and they certainly can be your last. The new range of aliens and the variety of abilities at both sides' disposal adds a new depth to the combat. It's unnecessary since it has the ability to create fear and tension constantly, in a way that other games only manage at their very best moments. You can be sneakier and more surgical by choice, though the game has a tendency to throw too many time limits at you in a way to create tension. There's less reliance on creeping from cover to cover, taking pops at aliens like they're targets in a shooting gallery. They have more personality due to the customisations available and, mostly, through the hardships you have to endure.įluidity is what makes XCOM 2 really stand out against its competitors and the first. This time you attach yourself to the soldiers even more than in any other game. It even manages to have a real effect, giving you horrible decisions of letting one die to save the rest. Waves of enemies crawl towards your position, what cover you have is getting destroyed in the fray and you're losing valuable time. Missions are considerably more entertaining, even terrifying, as you fight against overwhelming odds. ![]() Unlike the first game, this puts you as the leader of Earth's last hope against its alien overlords. XCOM 2 is a testament to just how good polish can improve a game. The story is yours and it will be a great one, whatever the outcome. See your people grow into a flourishing race for all to behold or be lost to time as you're overwhelmed by those around you. It's the most complete Civ launch ever and, frankly, the best 4X game ever made. Take a journey through time, expand and build. This is a game where every part works in conjunction and nothing feels extraneous. The ability to grip you into playing 'just one more turn' is rarely this notable and it's one of the very few games that can truly be described as addictive.Ĭivilization VI is the best strategy game of the year and my personal game of the year. It's even possible to be uncovering new tricks and perks tens, even hundreds of hours into the game. What it amounts to is a depth in long-term planning options that the series has never seen before. The depth of options available to you when you realise something can be of mutual benefit to two cities. How you build your city, the placement of wonders and districts and even the overlapping nature of certain upgrades. Civilization VI has an exquisite art direction, improved AI and an emphasis on cities and terrain like never before offering great strategic and tactical opportunities. I can't do anything but stand by my original thoughts and repeat that this is the pinnacle of the series. Two months later this is a game that is still addictive, compelling and downright fantastic. Two months ago I started writing my review of Civ VI and I made a statement that I worried, after, could have been hyperbole from the excitement that surrounds a new release. So without further ado, here are the best strategy games of 2016. Most of all, one the best strategy games ever was released this year and even that faced stiff competition. Each and every month a great game was released and even consoles and mobiles were able to make headway. I wouldn't be overstating things to say that has been the strongest year in history for strategy games. What I should point out is that any game in early access is immediately disqualified from the list sorry Endless Space 2, RimWorld and Ultimate General: Civil War.Īlmost instantly it's easy to notice just how good the year has been for the genre. It's only logical then, that as 'resident strategy guy', I looked at the best strategy games of the year. While writing this I've noticed that we have reviewed eighteen strategy games, thirteen of those covered by me. It's the end of the year and of course, that means only one thing in gaming media it's list time. Other entries in our 'Best of 2016' series: RPG, Shooter, Simulation, Racing, Action/Adventure, Indie, ![]()
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