

While you commanded a multi-national force in XCOM: Enemy Unknown, in XCOM 2 you’re in charge of a rag-tag force that leans heavily on guerilla tactics. And unlike Hayden, I adore the abundance of timer-based missions, as they’re just one of many new gameplay additions that reinforce the fact that in XCOM 2, you’re fighting back after the aliens already won. I’d guess diehard park sim fans may dislike the easy-peasy management aspects, but not me that easy money lets you focus on crafting creative parks rather than spending hours optimizing traffic logistics.Ī big reason I can keep going back to the well is XCOM 2’s procedural level generation, a first for the series. Oh, and the coaster construction tools are decent too-you know, once you’ve finished building that perfect bathroom.īrad : I’d tell you what I love about Planet Coaster, but within five minutes of booting the game, my family hijacked my PC and have played it for dozens of hours since then-and my wife never plays games. If you’re looking to build the theme park of your dreams, strap in.

This list should give you some idea.Hayden: I lost something like 20 hours of my life to Planet Coaster in a single weekend-placing rides and building coasters, sure, but also doing weird stuff like “Constructing the perfect Spanish Colonial-themed bathroom.” With extensive scenery and building construction tools, Planet Coaster is the Sims-crossed-with- RollerCoaster– Tycoon I never knew I needed until I had it the range of custom items on the Steam Workshop says everything you need to know about its appeal. So, what were the very best PC games of 2016. This meant that PC gamers with the right setup could play the awesome Gears of War 4 and Forza Horizon 3 in 4K and at 60fps. On the release front the PC received most of the excellent console releases and with Microsoft adopting an ecosystem policy, it also got what would have previously been Xbox console exclusives. The Geforce Titan X retailed for about $1200! It is also clearly the most powerful, with processors that kill what’s on offer inside the Xbox One and PS4 Pro, and GPUs that cost more than many cars. In 2016 consoles became more like PCs (we had the mid-gen upgrade that is the PS4 Pro and the reveal of the Xbox Scorpio) yet the PC continued to be the only true place to get fully customisable games and the full range of genres out there.
