![]() They’re both equally worth your time.īest New Console MMO: World of Tanks: Mercenaries If you like Battle Royale games, go play both of these. I couldn’t decide if these should be tied or not, or if Battlerite Royale was enough of a Battle Royale game to count, so I’m just going to squeeze it in here with Realm Royale and call it a day. There’s not a ton I could say about it that I didn’t already just say about Realm Royale, but I wanted to give props where they were due. In Battlerite’s case, it takes two genres, the MOBA and Battle Royale, and combines them in a way nobody had done before and it works brilliantly. BattleRite Royale really impressed for a lot of the same reasons as Realm Royale. I also want to make mention of BattleRite Royale in this spot. In short, Realm Royale is a nice change of pace in a genre where everyone and their sister is rushing to copy Fortnite and PUBG wholesale without offering anything new. I’m a big fan of bright, colorful games, and Realm Royale takes the Paladins aesthetic and cranks it up a notch or two. Realm Royale is in closed beta now on Xbox One as well, with plans to move to other consoles in the future, and the game is also part of the cross platform initiative Hi-Rez is pushing forward in January so players certainly won’t be hurting for matches or opponents. Class based gameplay, abilities as equipment, and of course the forges which can be used to upgrade items at the risk of giving up your position all add a ton to a genre that falls prey to its formulaic nature all too quickly. What began as an additional mode in Paladins has become its own game with its own character designs and mechanics that offer something truly different in the overcrowded Battle Royale genre. There’s something to be said for how hard and how fast the game has grown and evolved. This was a hard genre to call, but we had to give it to Realm Royale. Magic has always been the king of physical card games, and with this release, it looks poised to take its rightful place as king of the digital card games, too. If you’ve ever been interested in Magic the Gathering, there’s never been a better time or method to jump in. Even that wasn’t enough to turn us off it, however. The only major drawback that Jason and I were able to come up with is the lack of penalties for players who waste turn timers. The free to play model works wonders for Magic, especially since Wizards has put in the extra effort to ensure that players who can’t afford to spend a ton of cash can remain competitive by giving lots of packs and cards as quest rewards. Wizards finally got it right though with the newest attempt, MTG Arena. It almost feels unfair, saying that the best new digital card game of 2018 is a card game that’s been in print since 1993 and has had roughly 8 digital releases in the last decade. If you follow this channel, you knew this was coming. Will it last? Who can say? All we know is that it’s stuck with us enough to be our favorite new MMORPG of 2018.īest New Card Game: Magic: The Gathering Arena There’s just something about MapleStory 2 that has a little bit of that old MMORPG magic to it that’s been missing from a lot of genre entries of late. My favorite thing the game offers, as little as it might be, are the exploration objectives for each area that incentivize getting to know and interacting with your environment every time you hit a new area. The dungeons are the perfect length and offer decent rewards, and the quests are engaging despite not being the most interesting thing the game has to offer. Most importantly, though, MapleStory 2 is fun. The jump to 3D really worked out well, and the visual style of the characters and enemies blends super well with the voxel style environments. I think this is a big part of why I was so blown away by MapleStory 2. There was something about everything being in two dimensions that made it feel, well, flat. I personally tried several times to immerse myself in it, but it just never really grabbed onto me. ![]() I have to be honest: both myself and Jason were never huge fans of the original MapleStory. So without further ado, here’s our Best of 2018 Showcase. Instead of trying to rank them, we picked a favorite from each genre. In the past, we’ve done this as a countdown list, but this year we’re changing things up a bit. So, 2018 is almost over! New Year’s Eve is here and so it’s time to talk about our favorite games from the past year.
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