My Favourite Game (of 2016)

So here we are, then, at the end of what has been a horrible year. And its been incredibly horrible, to give the understatement of the century. 2016 is a year where we’ve lost actual heroes (I’m writing this a day after Carrie Fisher passed away) and where the world is in an iron grip of fear, anger, hate and more.

The only thing 2016 has excelled at, however, is gaming and the varied output we’ve gotten this year as a result. Gaming can provide an amazing outlet of escapism, an outlet that is needed now more than ever.

For our second and final Christmas 2016 special, My Favourite Game takes a look back at some of the best games of the year through the eyes of guests across Seasons 1-4 of the show. And here’s a twist for you: we have a contribution from a guest who’s part of Season 5 as well.

And as well as all those, I had to make a epilogue on 2016 as a whole and how, tying back to what I said above, gaming as an escapism outlet is needed more than ever.

With that, here’s your games and guest lineup for My Favourite Game (of 2016).

Titanfall 2

Andrew Smith (The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past – Episode Two, Season 2)
Dan Pearce (Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil – Episode Two, Season 3)

Oxenfree

Kaitlin Tremblay (Shining Force – Episode Four, Season 2)

Dishonored 2

Tom Francis (Deus Ex – Episode Seven, Season 3)
Ed Stern (Half-Life – Episode Seven, Season 2)
Chris Avellone (Wasteland – Episode One, Season 4)

Budget Cuts

Christian Donlan (Robotron 2084 – Episode Nine, Season 2)

Inside

Catherine Woolley (Shenmue – Episodes Ten & Eleven, Season 4)
Matthew Reynolds (Shenmue – Episode Five, Season 2)

Dark Souls 3

Tom Bramwell (Quake – Episode Ten, Season 1)

Hitman

Dan Teasdale (World Games – Episode Five, Season 4)
Alex Donaldson (Final Fantasy 9 – Episode Seven, Season 1)

Darkest Dungeon

Jordan Thomas (Fantasy Grounds – Episode Nine, Season 4)

The Last Guardian

Johnny Cullen (Host/Creative Producer, My Favourite Game and Editor-in-Chief, Play Diaries)
Steve Gaynor (Resident Evil 4– Episode 1, The Lost Tapes)