{"id":84303,"date":"2024-12-28T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigbossbattle.com\/?p=84303"},"modified":"2024-12-30T09:25:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T09:25:00","slug":"robs-top-5-games-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigbossbattle.com\/robs-top-5-games-of-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob&#8217;s Top 5 Games of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><b>Roll out the red carpet, ignore the vomit by Ms. Croft, and make sure to compliment Kratos\u2019 outfit. It\u2019s time for the awards!<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re back for another booze soaked awards ceremony. Lara\u2019s already drunk herself into oblivion, so that\u2019ll save some hassle, but I\u2019m pretty sure the bartender has been assassinated by Agent 47 so I suppose we have an open bar now.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_83973\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83973\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-83973 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01213322\/Fear-the-Spotlight-2024_10_29-19-49-04.jpg\" alt=\"Fear the Spotlight\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01213322\/Fear-the-Spotlight-2024_10_29-19-49-04.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01213322\/Fear-the-Spotlight-2024_10_29-19-49-04.jpg 600w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01213322\/Fear-the-Spotlight-2024_10_29-19-49-04-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01213322\/Fear-the-Spotlight-2024_10_29-19-49-04-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01213322\/Fear-the-Spotlight-2024_10_29-19-49-04-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01213322\/Fear-the-Spotlight-2024_10_29-19-49-04-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01213322\/Fear-the-Spotlight-2024_10_29-19-49-04-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hit the lights!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyway, it\u2019s the usual deal. Only games I\u2019ve played this year, and they aren\u2019t all necessarily ones I\u2019ve reviewed for the illustrious <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bigbossbattle.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Big Boss Battle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. There will be some honourable mentions towards the end as I really did struggle to narrow down my list this year, even with my playing fewer big name games than usual. Without further ado, our first winner is:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bigbossbattle.com\/mullet-mad-jack-review\/\"><b>Mullet Mad Jack<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ludicrously fast first-person rogue-like in which you have ten seconds to live unless you keep on entertaining your viewers by murdering robotic billionaires. It\u2019s a sentence that sums up the game pretty perfectly. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mullet Mad Jack<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> condenses the idea of classic FPS games into the purest form with you hurtling down corridors, shooting anything that moves, kicking down doors, and honing those twitch reflexes.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82315\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82315\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82315\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08203813\/20240501214607_1.jpg\" alt=\"Mullet Mad Jack\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08203813\/20240501214607_1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08203813\/20240501214607_1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08203813\/20240501214607_1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08203813\/20240501214607_1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08203813\/20240501214607_1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08203813\/20240501214607_1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08203813\/20240501214607_1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshots will never convey just how fast this game is.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finishing a floor allows you to pick a perk for the rest of the chapter, meaning you get that rogue-like build refinement that so many people enjoy. Brilliantly, dying only resets you back to the start of the chapter, and seeing as each chapter is only ten floors, you\u2019re rarely set back too far. You tend not to be thinking about that at the time though, as you\u2019re hyper focused on hitting every target first time and making lightning fast decisions. Add to that the glorious 90s anime aesthetic, and you\u2019ve got a shooter that\u2019s hard to beat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pacific Drive<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I almost didn\u2019t give this game a go. As much as I enjoy a rogue-like, the idea of combining one with unpredictable car physics put me off. I\u2019m glad I ignored my hang-ups and sat down with this bizarre fusion. Pick a destination, choose a route, and try to get there with your car in one piece as you collect resources to upgrade your car when you return home.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84304\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84304\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03210459\/20240810132856_1.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Drive\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03210459\/20240810132856_1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03210459\/20240810132856_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03210459\/20240810132856_1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03210459\/20240810132856_1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03210459\/20240810132856_1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03210459\/20240810132856_1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03210459\/20240810132856_1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I never mess about with photo modes, but this was one pretty game.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The simple concept is mixed up with so many fun twists though. Anomalies in the various zones force you to consider how you drive when you know you\u2019re about to be launched into the air, whilst your car developing quirks means that you can\u2019t always rely on your headlights to guide you. Sure, you end up seeing the same environments more than a few times, but the promise of something unique just ahead keeps you pressing on. It doesn\u2019t hurt that the visuals and sounds are pretty stellar too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bigbossbattle.com\/space-marine-ii-review\/\"><b>Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s right, brothers! The emperor has gifted us with his tools of destruction! Let us use them in his name and purge the xenos! Yes, I know the Space Marines are the baddies, but playing as one in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is so enjoyable. Cleaving through absolute hordes of Tyranids never gets old, and victory against major enemies feels well-earned once you\u2019ve mastered the melee combat system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84305\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84305\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03210735\/20241014192855_1.jpg\" alt=\"Warhammer 40000 Space Marine 2\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03210735\/20241014192855_1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03210735\/20241014192855_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03210735\/20241014192855_1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03210735\/20241014192855_1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03210735\/20241014192855_1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03210735\/20241014192855_1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03210735\/20241014192855_1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I was amazed that my four year old PC could cope with this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whilst the competitive multiplayer isn\u2019t the strongest element of the game, the campaign and operations mode more than make up for it. A great story filled with the lore that 40k fans love so much, and a slew of extra missions to play cooperatively give you a lot of content. Add to that the unlockable cosmetics that allow you to represent your favourite chapter and you\u2019ve got a Warhammer fan\u2019s perfect action game. Did I mention it\u2019s pretty? Because it is. The first time you see a swarm of hormagaunts running across the scenery only to realise they aren\u2019t background art but actually running at you is something you\u2019ll remember.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bigbossbattle.com\/still-wakes-the-deep-review\/\"><b>Still Wakes the Deep<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between this and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bigbossbattle.com\/thank-goodness-youre-here-review\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank Goodness You\u2019re Here<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it\u2019s been nice to see a little bit of northern British representation. Rare enough in gaming. They couldn\u2019t be more different though, with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still Wakes the Deep<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> being an intense horror experience set on a North Sea oil rig in the 1970s. That alone sounds pretty terrifying, but once you unearth what\u2019s beneath the surface, things get so much worse.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84306\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84306\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84306\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03211409\/Still-Wakes-the-Deep-12_07_2024-19_46_06.jpg\" alt=\"Still Wakes the Deep\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03211409\/Still-Wakes-the-Deep-12_07_2024-19_46_06.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03211409\/Still-Wakes-the-Deep-12_07_2024-19_46_06.jpg 600w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03211409\/Still-Wakes-the-Deep-12_07_2024-19_46_06-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03211409\/Still-Wakes-the-Deep-12_07_2024-19_46_06-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03211409\/Still-Wakes-the-Deep-12_07_2024-19_46_06-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03211409\/Still-Wakes-the-Deep-12_07_2024-19_46_06-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/03211409\/Still-Wakes-the-Deep-12_07_2024-19_46_06-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some&#8230;juicy creatures in this one.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working on the oil rig feels oppressive and horrible right from the off, with it being dangerous and underfunded. But once the key event happens and characters start changing and mutating, all of that seems insignificant. You\u2019ll then need to make your way around the rig, trying to find your way off whilst <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">horrible<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> creatures that used to be your friends try to eviscerate you. There\u2019s a story here too, with your character\u2019s reason for being here being slowly revealed as something quite heartbreaking. An impressive visual style and genuine northern voice work, including a Gaelic voice over option, really cement the atmosphere too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bigbossbattle.com\/cryptmaster-review\/\"><b>Cryptmaster<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cryptmaster<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> gets the final nod thanks to being quite so unique. A word based dungeon crawler doesn\u2019t leap out as an idea that should work, but the sheer amount of work that\u2019s gone into allowing you to interact with the world <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">makes<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this work. You are four heroes who are long dead and are raised by the titular Cryptmaster to return to the surface with him. You\u2019ll fight, complete quests, and level up as in so many other RPGs, but it\u2019s the words you use that make this unique.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82308\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82308\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08190407\/20240426195000_1.jpg\" alt=\"Cryptmaster\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08190407\/20240426195000_1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08190407\/20240426195000_1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08190407\/20240426195000_1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08190407\/20240426195000_1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08190407\/20240426195000_1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08190407\/20240426195000_1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08190407\/20240426195000_1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Real time typing to fight off enemies who can block words that contain specific letters requires some quick thinking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everything is driven by your typing in words, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cryptmaster<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is ready to respond to pretty much anything you throw at it. You fight by typing in the names of your skills, and you\u2019ll respond to characters&#8217; questions by giving one word answers. The fact that pretty much anything you can say has been considered is impressive. Even the levelling up system is based on you working out what the name of a skill is and typing it in so it unlocks. If you\u2019re looking for the most unique game of the year, this is almost certainly it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of those honourable mentions. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hollowbody<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crow Country<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are excellent throwback survival horrors that are tightly made and respect your time far better than bigger name horrors out there. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reveil<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has an interesting story that\u2019s let down a little by some stealth mechanics, similar to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indika<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with its absolutely bananas tale. For something a little different, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beat Slayer<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers a rhythm based rogue-like hack and slash game with a neat visual style.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well folks, that\u2019s it for another year. I\u2019d recommend you leave your drinks as there\u2019s a good chance Agent 47 has poisoned them. Someone might want to drag Lara out of here so she doesn\u2019t decide to start minesweeping the leftovers. We\u2019ll get the cleaners in so we\u2019re ready for 2025!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roll out the red carpet, ignore the vomit by Ms. Croft, and make sure to compliment Kratos\u2019 outfit. 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