My top 8 list for 2018. Shoutout to Spyro Reignited trilogy and Return of the Obra Dinn who didn't make my list.

1. God of War
There isn't much to say about this game other than it's just perfect. The combat felt satisfying compared to the other entries. The story got me hooked from beginning to end, I can't wait for the sequel! The only minor complaint would be they could have done the lore a bit better, sometimes there were just 1-2 sentences about beastiary and locations.

2. Yakuza Kiwami 2
Got introduced to the franchise last year and I still love Yakuza, it's probably my favorite game series of all time. Personally I preferred Kiwami 2 more than 6, they improved the gameplay from 6, the story is up there along with 0, I love the characters that got introduced in the game and Kiwami 2 has some of my favorite substories. I was considering to put this game my personal GOTY until I realized my biggest complaints, while I'd fun with some minigames, some of them was just terrible. The karoke lineup in this game had the weakest lineup of all games, maybe the devs are just tired of karaoke because it's not in their recent game. The bouncer missions were tedious as hell and I'm still not a fan of clan creator, despite having the best song ever .

3. Dragon Quest XI
Compared to last year, this year was pretty weak for JRPGs, I know some titles came out on Switch, but I still need a reason to buy one. Dragon Quest XI filled that void. Great jolly oldschool JRPG and the story and the characters had me engaged. Only downside is as many people mentioned, the MIDI soundtrack.

4. Monster Hunter: World
This game is the most fun I had with a multiplayer in ages, I played it regularly for a while, but sadly I stopped because of new releases. I can't wait to get back to it for the upcoming expansion. My only complaint is the story could have been better.

Honorable mentions

Valkyria Chronicles 4
As mentioned earlier, Valkyria Chronicles has one of the best war stories out there. The story and characters in VC4 are amazing, the gameplay is so satisfying. I've seen people complaining about it's too similar to 1, but I don't mind it at all because this is just how VC is supposed to be, I'm looking at you Revolution!

Yakuza 6
We got two Yakuza games this year and both of them are in top 10 on this list, I'm so proud of this community. While I enjoyed Yakuza Kiwami 2 more, I still enjoyed Yakuza 6. The story was pretty solid. Onomichi, such a cozy town to roam around in!

Red Dead Redemption 2
Okay, this game is good and I'd fun with it, but it's in HM for me because it's not my kind of game. People complained about the controls, but I didn't mind them. My biggest issue was some of the gameplay mechanics. I understand most of them are for realistic immersion, but it just got tedious in the longrun. I also lost interest at the second half of the story. The first half and epilogue saved the game for me so it gets an easy pass.

Marvel's Spider-Man
I had fun with this game, the story was good, the combat and traversal was fun. However, the sidequests were just mediocre and the open world activities are just bland that reminds me too much of the Ubisoft formula, but hey, that kind of gameplay works.

@bard91 Fair enough. I still need to play Cold Steel, I'm going to play 1 and 2 when they're coming out on PS4.

@bard91 I think if you're craving for a Persona-esque game, then it's okay, I tried it only for that reason. Other than that, I agree.

@dmcmaster

You can't get the crank tool as Claire, you can only get it as Leon.

@dmcmaster

For the Final Mix update I'd like to see them adding this and I also think these things are a easy lock:

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I think Verum Rex world is a easy lock. I hope we get old things back in Final Mix such as tournament cups in Olympus, Radiant Garden and personally, I'd like to see them implementing a couple of old Disney worlds, it kinda felt lacking with the Pixar domination.

Woah, I was getting worried that Valkyria Chronicles 4 wouldn't make the cut, big shoutout to everyone who voted for it! The series have one of the best war stories out there. The story and characters in VC4 are amazing, the gameplay is so satisfying. I've seen people complaining about it's too similar to 1, but I don't mind it at all because this is just how VC is supposed to be, I'm looking at you Revolution!
Sadly this is just an honorable mention for me, because there were other titles I enjoyed a bit more. It's a shame this game didn't get enough recognition in sales. I hope everyone will give this series a try in the future, you wont regret it!

Platinum #50: Resident Evil 2

This was sort of planned to get this game as my 50th platinum, couldn't think of a better milestone!

Astro Bot is one of those games that I'd love to play, but will never get around to play it. I've never been a big fan of VR and I doubt I'll ever purchase one. I hope they'll make a non-VR compatible version of it in the future.

From someone who haven't played the first game, I enjoyed my time with Ni No Kuni 2, I loved the kingdom building and the jolly atmosphere.

I'd love to play the first game, I hope we'll see a remaster of it some time in the future!

I loved the concept, but I never got into it, it's definitely on watch list.