5 Best PC Games of 2020 | Vet Creative

                   5 Best PC games of 2020

1. Control

Developer: Remedy

Format: PC, PS4, Xbox One


What is it? A magic and guns third-person shooter set in the 'new weird' world of cursed everyday objects and mind-bending multi-dimensional entities.


Why should you play it? Games should be a journey, and that journey's always more fun if it keeps you guessing. From the moment you enter the Oldest House, it's unpredictable walls and cursed objects put you on the back foot with little in the way of recognizable footholds to guide you. Its mechanics are familiar, as you psychically hurl desks at enemies and polish them off with gunfire, but the shifting physical geometry and vaporous story that writhes under scrutiny, leaves you guessing at every turn. And, potentially, staring at the back of your own head. It riffs beautifully on 'new weird' mythology, which shifts familiar mythical and magical ideas on to everyday objects – building on its playable mix of powers and weapons with an amazing world of cursed fridges, spooky ashtrays, and world-altering Walkmans. It speaks volumes of Control's strange new setting that reading files to discover why it takes an entire government agency to contain a small rubber duck is almost as much fun as blowing stuff up.

2. Resident Evil 2: Remake

 

Developer: Capcom

Format: PC, PS4, Xbox One


What is it? A refreshed and reimagined modern-day remake of the original Resident Evil 2.


Why should you play it? Remaking the original Resident Evil 2 was a huge risk and one that Capcom exceeded all expectations on – delivering a horror game every bit as important and influential as the original. Gone are the tank controls, static camera and cardboard dialogue and in their place is a high budget, contemporary third-person horror survival shooter with a surprisingly stern and glistening sheen of gore. It plays like something modern, from gameplay to guts, but somehow feels like classic Resi thanks to its bizarre puzzles and confidence to keep you crisscrossing its lofty police station halls for most of the game, never quite sure where the next undead threat is going to crawl from. Resident Evil 7 might have reversed the series fortunes and restated its relevance, but Resident Evil 2: Remake sealed the rotting deal.

3. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

 

Developer: Respawn Entertainment

Format: PC, PS4, Xbox One


What is it? A demanding action game that grabbed the best bits of gaming's recent history and turned them into an endearing Star Wars adventure.


Why should you play it? Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is the closest EA has come to capturing what makes Star Wars so grin-inducingly special. Like the film series before it, Jedi: Fallen Order takes influences from all over the shop — a bit of From Software's combat, a pinch of Uncharted's platforming set-pieces — and mashes them together to create a game that belongs in Lucas' universe, rather than just mirroring it. It's in the moments where you feel like you're a space samurai capable of slicing through your foes with ferocious grace, as well as the little slices of lore you discover when you explore the dense planets that make up your journey across the galaxy. There are undeniable rough edges, but they don't detract from what is the best Star Wars game in years.

4. Apex Legends 

Developer: Respawn

Format: PC, PS4, Xbox One

What is it? A battle royale with clever features that were quickly snatched up by its predecessors, complete with an engaging cast of characters and great seasonal events


Why should you play it? Apex Legends shocked us all when it took the battle royale format and improved it, dropping us into a massive shootout with the ability to ping items for our squadmates and request items as needed without having to build a dang house around us. Drop in to play a battle royale that doesn't have a gimmick, but doesn't claim to be realistic, and you'll quickly discover how easy it is to get embedded in the arena for hours. Apex Legends is consistently adding new characters, mixing in limited-time events, and gently adjusting the game as needed. With character-specific abilities, mechanics that are fluid but not floaty, and guns that feel as good as they look, Apex Legends was a surprise launch that's had a big impact.

 

5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Developer: Infinity Ward

Format: PC, PS4, Xbox One

What is it? A reboot of the 15-year-old franchise that's more complex and morally gray than its forerunners, powered by a brand-new engine that churns out breathtaking graphics


Why should you play it? This frenetic shooter pulls back from the massive military set pieces synonymous with its namesake in favor of tighter, occasionally claustrophobic campaign missions. These missions make you feel the weight and consequences of war far better than other Call of Duty games have, even if it occasionally teeters on the precipice of torture porn. It's the most beautiful game in the series by a landslide, with mo-cap that barely dips a toe in the uncanny valley and set pieces that are truly jaw-dropping. Play the eight-hour campaign on the edge of your seat before firing up the multiplayer search for several rounds of the best version of it yet – with top notch gunplay and myriad game types that suit whatever mood you may be in at the moment (fancy a massive Ground War, perhaps?).

All credits goes to: Games Radar