The Retro Rents -- EP069 -- Wrapping Up 2020

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick

Hey folks! Not a live show this week as it was too much to coordinate with the holidays. We wrap up 2020 in this episode with some of our favorites throughout the year! Thanks y'all always, for listening, and spreading the word! We're looking forward to a great gaming year in 2021!

Game of The Year Segment

1. 1. 1. Notable to us 2020 Releases
         1. Jan: Walking Dead Saints and Sinners (VR)
         2. Feb: none
         3. Mar: Half Life Alyx ; Doom; ACNH, Persona 5 Royal
         4. April: XCOM Chimera; Predator Hunting Grounds; FF7 Remake; SnowRunner
         5. May: Deep Rock Galactic
         6. June: Command and Conquer Remaster
         7. July: Death Stranding; Superhot(2) Mind Control Delete; Ghost of Tsushima;Carrion
         8. Aug: FallGuys; Microsoft Flight Sim; Vader Immortal, Wasteland 3
         9. Sept: Star Renegade; OuterWorlds DLC; Phasmaphobia; Spellbreak
         10. Oct: Star Wars Squadrons; Baldur's Gate 3 (technically early access); Watch Dogs Legion
         11. Nov: AC:Valhalla; Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity; Warcraft:Shadowlands
         12. Dec: Cyberpunk; Medal of Honor Above and beyond (VR)

 

1. Best of Categories:
   1. Best VR Game:Half Life Alyx
   2. Best Driving Sim: SnowRunner
   3. Best Dwarf Sim: Deep Rock Galactic
   4. Best Delivery Sim: Death Stranding
   5. Best not a John Carpenter game: Carrion
   6. Best Ghost Hunter: Phasmophobia
   7. Best Battle Royal: Spellbreak
   8. Game from another year: Among Us (originally released 2018)
   9. Best Spacey Blow Shit Up - SW Squadrons
   10. Best Better-Than-Game-Of-Thrones-Stabby-Sibling-Sex-And-Kingdom-Simulator - Crusader Kings 3
   11. Best Not-Made-With-Crunch-Game - Hades (Supergiant deserves the massive praise for not only making an incredible game, but doing it ethically, and still delivering one of the best games of the entire year.
   12. Al’s Game of the Year - Hands down, Crusader Kings 3 takes all for me. I’m at 150 hours and climbing and that shit came out in SEPTEMBER. Hades is very, very close in the number 2 spot. 
   13. Nick's Game of the Year - Half Life: Alyx

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