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10 Favourite Games of 2018

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 Last week I saw my Xbox year in review, showing me my stats from the last 12 months of my gaming life. The amount of hours I spent on Xbox alone is frankly too embarrassing to put on this blog but it made me sentimental about the past year in games. So here's an inconsequential list of my favourite games of the year. Also, this list will definitely change as I catch up on releases that I missed throughout the year. 10) The Gardens Between  There aren't many games like The Gardens Between, it's more about the feelings the game conveys through everyday, domestic imagery and minimal, ambient music. A short ride about lost childhood friendships that'll make almost anyone nostalgic (AKA slightly depressed.) Utilising a cool time control mechanic, The Gardens Between offers simple, creative and increasingly tough puzzles in levels that are essentially abstract recreations of two friend's memories together. It's unlike anything else that came out this ye