Your Gen 8 Defining Titles

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In no particular order...

Breath of the Wild- This game captured a magical feeling I had not experienced since I was 10 years old.  It was revolutionary as an open world adventure game, not because it introduced some super new concept...because ot didn't.  But it blended aspects of other open world games in a way that we have never seen before.  Oh and the physics were a blast to mess around with!

God of War- Easily my GotY 2018, everything about this game was great.  The lore, combat, and visuals were all too notch.  This game also reinvented itself as an IP, and for the better in most cases.

Witcher 3- Starting to see a theme here...another open world masterpiece!  At this point in time, I believe this title speaks for itself.  It doesn't drive the hype for Cyberpunk for no reason afterall.

Persona 5- Most fun I have had in a JRPG in a long time.  Also as my first Persona game, the twists and moral compass of the game felt fresh to me.  Loved every minute of it!

Horizon Zero Dawn- Sony made a very interesting post apocalyptic world IMO.  Can't wait to see where the next one goes.

Fire Emblem Three Houses- My first Fire Emblem game, and I loved it.  I don't play many tactics style games, but I do enjoy them.  I actually liked the Persona like aspects added to the game as well.

Astral Chain- Fantastic hack and slash game with some new twists to make ot unique.  Found some of the detective sequences a bit long and jarring to the pace of the game, but great overall.

Devil May Cry V- I have waited for a return to true DMC since the PS3, when DmC dashed my hopes of it ever returning.  This game was a return to form that I dedicated an entire weekend of play and finished my first run in a single playthrough.  Given my available free time, that says something.

Animal Crossing New Horizons- I have no idea why.  It is charming and I put an insane amount of hours into it.  It is just a fun and enjoyable experience for reasons I cannot explain.

Destiny- Hold on, put down the pitch forks!  Look I enjoyed the hell out of this game and played from launch through the Taken King expansion.  I played with a group of friends I knew from high school the entire time, and it was just an incredible experience.  The game is not perfect (far from it) and maybe misery just likes company, but this game was such a big part of the first half of gen 8 for me, that I couldn't keep it off the list.

And there you have it.  No particular order, my top 10 with a small summary of my feeling about each game.  It was a good run, and I cannot wait to see where the XSX, PS5, and future Switch games take me moving forward.