So what’s the best game then? The full package, the video game that defined an era and paved the way for the industry to build on its ideas?

Last year saw the likes of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, Far Cry: New Dawn and Mortal Kombat 11. This year? Expect another ten reveals throughout the night when the Game Awards kick off at the ungodliest of hours for anyone who lives on the wrong side of the GMT border.

There’s an old saying that the journey is better than the destination, and I can’t think of a better example of video games to prove the old adage right. As a medium that allows for a beginning, many sidequest middles and an ending, video games have the power to create incredibly satisfying journeys that’ll last for many an hour before the end credits finally roll. Here’s a look then, at the best adventures of the year.

Here’s a look at the very best in strategy games, that got us using our noodles and clicking more than ever throughout 2019.

According to a study by the graphics card powerhouse, having a high-end GPU and a bleeding edge monitor can yield a significant advantage to your overall kill/death ratio. An advantage that could give a skilled gamer a staggering 90% boost, which is simply bonkers maths.

The catch though, is that such hardware comes with a hefty price tag attached to it. Project Scarlett will most likely cost the better part of several salaries to own, something which could leave Microsoft at a disadvantage after it managed to build up an ecosystem of consoles which allowed for more cash-strapped gamers to join in on the fun. Lockheart may be the solution to that dilemma.

The hit sci-fi shooter returns. An overpopulated Earth suffocating under limited resources looks to Providence, the solar-powered space colony for support. When Providence is suddenly taken over by a mutinous group and its technology used to devastate cities, it’s up to a specially trained unit of space marines to reclaim the colony. Equipped with BLADE, the experimental weapon system that can scan, copy, and save up to three existing weapons, space DARPA agent Sam Gideon must infiltrate Providence, defeat legions of future-tech foes, and disable the energy transmitter threatening life on Earth.

As a stopgap between Darksiders 3 and the eventual Darksiders 4, Genesis scratches an itch in an unconventional manner that deserves some appreciation for trying something new along the way. Even if I do need to strap a pair of binoculars to my face to see what I’m doing.