We asked a bunch of our regular writers to tell us what their five favourite games this year were. Today it’s the turn of Malindy Hetfeld, who probably has the most varied list
My 2018 in games had me dealing with failure in multiple ways. Designed to move further and further away from the fantasy of the all-powerful player ever looking for an appropriate challenge, these games teach to forgive and accept forgiving someone a past hurt, accepting the lack of a perfect solution to a problem. From the satisfyingly familiar to a type of game I would usually avoid, 2018 had it all.
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