Author: Ilham Jalu Prakosa

Top 10 The Most Played Games on 2018   no1. With its sunny ancient Greek setting, likably insouciant lead and embrace of magic and myth over history, it’s almost a carefree game, while the systems and structure completed the series’ smooth transformation into a mainstream role-playing game in the style of Mass Effect or The Witcher. With its smart monetisation and endless quest system, you can feel Ubisoft straining to bridge the gap between crafted single-player experiences and endless live games – and, whisper it, they’re getting close.   no2.  in the centre of each of Astro Bot’s stages, and as he moves through the world, he moves around you, scampering up behind you one second and dropping overhead the next. Throw in some creative twists and a truly brilliant use of the in-game controller and you have a bit of a classic.   no3.Blackout, Call of Duty’s battle royale mode, is a bit of a triumph, confident and characterful and possessed of a great map in which dazzling things can happen. There’s a question over what happens to this particular battleground in the long term, and the monetisation is typically grasping, wrong-headed and tone deaf – but COD survives for another year and in extremely enjoyable form   no4. Murderous difficulty meets a story of unmatched sweetness and empathy in Celeste, a game about climbing a mountain and...