Best Game of the Last Five Years - Round Two

[This Old Neon]

Round Two of the “Best Game of the Last Five Years” side-event includes 4 polls of 9 games each.

• You can vote for UP TO THREE (3) games per poll, or skip a poll entirely.
• The top 2 games in each poll will advance to the category finals.
• You can’t change your votes once they’ve been submitted, so click carefully. Voting closes on Saturday at 11:59 P.M. ADT.

VOTE HERE

Poll 1 of 4

Celeste (2018, Multiplatform)
Dark Souls III (2016, Multiplatform)
Doki Doki Literature Club! (2017, PC)
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014, WU)
Horizon Zero Dawn (2017, PS4)
Monster Hunter: World (2017, Multiplatform)
Shovel Knight (2014, Multiplatform)
Super Mario Maker (2015, WU)
What Remains of Edith Finch (2017, Multiplatform)

Poll 2 of 4

Cuphead (2017, Multiplatform)
Fortnite (2017, Multuplatform)
Kerbal Space Program (2015, Multiplatform)
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (2018, Multiplatform)
Rocket League (2015, Multiplatform)
Spider-Man (2018, PS4)
SteamWorld Dig 2 (2017, Multiplatform)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, NS)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017, NS/WU)

Poll 3 of 4

Batman: The Telltale Series (2016, Multiplatform)
Bayonetta 2 (2014, WU)
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017, Multiplatform)
God of War (2018, PS4)
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (2014, Multiplatform)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017, NS)
Splatoon 2 (2017, NS)
Super Mario Odyssey (2017, NS)
Tetris 99 (2019, NS)

Poll 4 of 4

Bloodborne (2015, PS4)
Into the Breach (2018, PC/NS)
Life is Strange (2015, Multiplatform)
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014, Multiplatform)
Overwatch (2016, Multiplatform)
South Park: The Stick of Truth (2014, Multiplatform)
Tales of Berseria (2016, Multiplatform)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015, Multiplatform)
Undertale (2015, Multiplatform)

[MerlinDrazziw]

1. Horizon Zero Dawn
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
3. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and Super Mario Odyssey
4. no vote
Didn't vote for MK8D as it's just a remake of a great game.

[Kong Wen]

Poll 1 of 4
Celeste (2018, Multiplatform)
Dark Souls III (2016, Multiplatform)
Monster Hunter: World (2017, Multiplatform)

Poll 2 of 4
Rocket League (2015, Multiplatform)
Spider-Man (2018, PS4)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017, NS/WU)

Poll 3 of 4
God of War (2018, PS4)
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (2014, Multiplatform)

Poll 4 of 4
Bloodborne (2015, PS4)
Into the Breach (2018, PC/NS)

Celeste is probably going to be a front-runner for this whole category. Dark Souls III isn't the best Dark Souls game, but even a second-rate entry in the franchise is a head and shoulders above many other games. Monster Hunter: World is an excellent social grind.

Rocket League is an awesome phenomenon although I don't hear as much about it as I used to. I guess its sun has started to set?

God of War is a good all-round adventure. Nice to see that someone still makes these "prestige" single-player epics. Guacamelee! is one of the best-designed overall indie games.

Bloodborne isn't the best Souls game either, but it's close, and in this field it's an easy vote down the line. Into the Breach is a nice snack-sized tactical game but I didn't find it had the same longevity that some people enjoyed out of it.

[This Old Neon]

Poll 1 of 4
Celeste (2018, Multiplatform)
Shovel Knight (2014, Multiplatform)

Poll 2 of 4
Cuphead (2017, Multiplatform)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, NS)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017, NS/WU)

Poll 3 of 4
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (2014, Multiplatform)
Super Mario Odyssey (2017, NS)

Poll 4 of 4
Bloodborne (2015, PS4)
Undertale (2015, Multiplatform)

Winners.