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December 25, 2025

Here are DSOGaming’s Games of the Year 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, the Game of the Year (GOTY) selections are highly anticipated. The GOTY will be unveiled earlier this year, allowing for more exploration of the gaming landscape. Nick McCaskey selected "The First Berserker: Khazan" for its compelling demo, robust combat system, character customization, and stunning art style, recommending it even on Beginner difficulty. Spencer chose "Ninja Gaiden 4," praising its exhilarating boss fights, new protagonist Yakumo, innovative playstyles, and commendable level design, marking it as a worthy successor in the action genre. pirovashMX highlighted "The Outer Worlds 2" for its sharp satire on corporate culture and consumerism, engaging gameplay, and witty writing, making it a memorable title of the year. John Papadopoulos picked "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" for its captivating narrative, unexpected twists, superb soundtrack, and engaging turn-based combat system, despite its less polished graphics.

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April 3, 2025

The BAFTAs declares Shenmue and a game that came out 2 months ago more influential than Tetris and expects us to all just go along with that

The British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) invited the gaming community to vote for the most influential video game of all time. The results named Yu Suzuki's 1999 Dreamcast title, Shenmue, as the most influential game, praised for pioneering open-world gameplay and popularizing Quick Time Events (QTEs). The subsequent rankings included Doom in second place, Super Mario Bros in third, Half-Life in fourth, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Minecraft in fifth and sixth, respectively. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 was ranked seventh, despite being a recent release. The voting process raised questions about the interpretation of "most influential," as some voters seemed to equate it with personal enjoyment, leading to unexpected results. The full list of the BAFTA's most influential games includes: 1. Shenmue 2. Doom 3. Super Mario Bros 4. Half-Life 5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 6. Minecraft 7. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 8. Super Mario 64 9. Half-Life 2 10. The Sims 11. Tetris 12. Tomb Raider 13. Pong 14. Metal Gear Solid 15. World of Warcraft 16. Baldur's Gate 3 17. Final Fantasy VII 18. Dark Souls 19. Grand Theft Auto 3 20. Skyrim 21. Grand Theft Auto

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August 23, 2024

Black Myth: Wukong has the most bombastic action game opening since 2010s greats God of War 3 and Asura’s Wrath

Black Myth: Wukong introduces the character of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, showcasing his supernatural abilities such as surfing on clouds, transforming into creatures, creating clones, and wielding a staff against heavenly armies. The game, developed by GameScience, aims to compete with major studios like FromSoftware and Capcom, excelling in scale and cinematic transitions. Asura's Wrath features a god-warrior named Asura battling colossal foes with a linear gameplay approach, emphasizing dramatic encounters and innovative quick time events (QTEs) that engage players. The game incorporates meta elements, allowing players to fill a rage meter during cutscenes to trigger QTEs. While Black Myth opts for a more straightforward tutorial and action sequence without extensive QTEs, it promises a narrative arc centered on Wukong's retribution against celestial beings. The text also mentions the desire for broader access to classic titles like Asura's Wrath and God of War on PC.