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The “Game of the Year” Award 2019

















2019 is finally coming to an end and what a year it was for Video-Games. We had Kojima coming back with his new game “ Death Stranding “, The first game released by a Developer team like “ Disco Elysium “, A game that turned into a meme AKA “ Untitled Goose Game “, Games that were remade like “ Resistance Evil 2 “ and of course like each year, there is a game that was really hyped for and when it release, It became a disappointing game like “ Antham “.





It indeed wasn’t a very powerful and a Golden age of a year of video games like most people would say but it still was a pretty-good year of games and 2020 will be a lot better than this year FOR SURE BUT we will talk about 2020 games as they release and so let’s talk about 2019 in how it was in video-games and celebrate it together as I reward/acknowledge some games for what Incredible jobs the people/developers behind making it did as they deserve to be recognized and definitely the games they made should be played.





SO HERE IT IS! Here is CapGaming presenting: The Game of the Year Award 2019 and I hope you do agree with some of the choices I made and I hope you do read through all of it. Please enjoy and do tell me what was your game for the Specific category.





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NOTE:

All of these are all my opinions on who should get which award, I know you might disagree with some of them which is fine ( each person has their own opinions ) so do tell me what was your chosen for specific category and i be glad to hear it

ALSO! All the Runner ups ( AKA Honorable Mention ) games to back at the same stuff so many times I chose are completely random, they are not in order so don’t think that the first game I have written in the “ runners up “ list is the one that was better than the one i have written next to it… They are completely random and they would have been the winner if the other game was not in it :)

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My Last Year Game of the Year was:

God of War ( PS4 )





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Most Disappointing Game of 2019:

“ Anthem “





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I think let’s get this out-of-the-way. The most disappointing game of 2019 was Anthem FOR SURE and many will agree with me on this one. I would have personally given it to Fallout 76 for what crap of a game that is but luckily it was released at the end of 2018 so I can’t break my rule of adding a other year game to this list. Anthem was a game that was hyped since EA showed us that “ Fake “ demo during E3 and when it was released it had way less content in it. It just was not the game that it was hyped for and is IMO the most disappointing game of 2019.





Runner up for been shitty:

Crackdown 3, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint

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Worst Video-Game company of 2019:

“ Bethesda and the fail with Fallout 76 “





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My Review on F76 if you are wondering why it’s so shit: https://captainrazel.wixsite.com/capgaming/post/thoughts---review-fallout-76-pc





I really do not want to shit of a game-company because I respect everyone who works on any video-game there is BUT Bethesda IMO broke the record of a single company that messed up in a single year. Do I really need to talk about the mess they did with “ Fallout 76 “ this year. From launching a broken game to that awful microtransaction shop they have to so so more that I just do not want to give time to a company for messing so badly this year.

Feel free to google why F76 is so shit OR let Internet Historian take over and tell you why how messy F76 is and how shit Bethesda was this year:





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Best Video-Game Company of 2019:

CD Projekt Red





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While speaking for the best video-game company of 2019, I would give it to “ CD Projekt Red “ just for that KEANU REEVES reveal to be in the game and himself been on the stage during E3 2019. That exact point was where I knew CDPR would nail as the best company for 2019 and then the gameplay reveal happened…

Yeah! I give it to them. 👍

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Best Soundtrack:

“ Death Stranding “





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OK. My Best Soundtrack for 2019 goes to “ Death Standing “ cause I feel like without the soundtrack, acting and story, I would have not finished up this game ( Kojima also has great taste in music so that’s also why I like it ). The soundtrack always kicked in this game in just the right moment. If you have played the game, you would know why I gave this game my “ Best Soundtrack “ Award. CHVRCHES, Apocalyptica, Silent Poets, Zatrix and more of the artist Kojima decided to put in this game were just good and GG to them.





Runner up:

Devil May Cry 5 ( This one was very close to win here ), Ace Combat 7, Kingdom Hearts III

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Best Multiplayer Game:

Warframe, Path of Exile AND Apex Legends





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I KNOW I know, These games were indeed in my last year as the " Best Multiplayer Games " list as well EVEN Warframe and Path of Exile were not released this year. I think they were the best multiplayer game for me because in 2019 I have mostly been playing these 3 games. All of these games were continuously supported by the team behind it and I loved playing them every now-and-then. Speaking about Apex Legends, it is probably the best BR game there is on the market so far ( And YES! I like it more than Fortnite and PUBG ). I loved playing it with randoms every now-and-then and I loved been carried by them.

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Best Voice-actor in 2019 Video-Games:

Mads Mikkelsen ( Death Stranding )





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I think Mads Mikkelsen speaks for himself if you have played Death Stranding. I Mean he does such a fantastic job by the way he speaks and plays the role in this game. I simply felt like he played that role SO GOOD that he plays for a good movie. HE WAS JUST AMAZING.





Runner up:

Sam Witwer ( Days Gone ), Matthew Porretta ( Control ),

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The Best in-game character of 2019 :





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While thinking of who was my favorite character of 2019, the only character than came to my was Takayuki Yagami from the game “ Judgment “ cause He was just amazing in it. While he might not be as good as Kazuma Kiryu or Goro Majima from the Yakuza Games, he was still pretty interesting and really well voice-acted characters ( voice done by Greg Chun ). I simply remember him as one of my favourite character of 2019 and that’s why he is my “ Best in-game Character of 2019 “





Runner up:

Deacon ( Days Gone )

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Best Fighting Game:

Judgment





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Even tho “ Judgment “ is not a fighting game, The fighting mechanic in it was just too good that I can’t just forget it. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio just did an amazing job on bringing the Yakuza fighting mechanic back BUT also improved in all the ways there can be that it was just amazing to look at while you are fighting and doing those sick finishes.

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Best VR Game:

Beat Saber





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Even If i do not own a VR Headset, I have seen plenty of people talking about HOW AMAZING Beat Saber is. All music in it seems dope and people who I do know been saying that they play Beat Saber only for doing an exercise.





Runner up:

Asgard’s Wrath

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Destiny 2





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I do this every year as some games release not-so-good and than slowly as the developers listen to the fan’s feedback and make a good game to play. Last year I felt like No Man Sky made a comeback and this year i feel like Destiny 2 is back.

I feel like after Bungie announced that they will get separated from Activision and keep Destiny IP, A lot of people were very happy for them including myself because I felt like now they will have the freedom to do whatever they can with this game and honestly… They made Destiny 2 fill with good content to do and made this game really good and for that, i will give them a round of applause for it 👏👏

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CONTROL





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This one was tough to choose from, it was either Control OR Modern Warfare for me as the best Audio Design BUT I think I came to the decision to choose Control over Modern Warfare CAUSE in MW there was only one place that audio design was includible ( that is that building one, night vision ) BUT in Control the whole game had fantastic design, from that sound-effect of picking stuff up and throwing it TO the sound of gun and the floor. I think Remedy did a fantastic job on those sound-effects.





Runner up:

Sekiro: Shadows dies twice, Call of duty: Modern Warfare ( 2019 )

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Best Art Style / Best Graphics:

CONTROL by Remedy Games





YEP!” Control” by “Remedy Games” takes another two awards from me ( Including Best Audio Design ) as well as being the “Best looking game” in 2019 with RTX ON and it is cause of the ‘Oldest House’ setting. The deeper you progress through the story, the more the ‘Oldest House’ transforms and recalibrates around you, as this game looks beautiful with RTX ON - that beautiful looking polished floor - post-in partitions and transforming them into hallucinatory hallways. This all combine makes Control a breathtaking sight to look at and explore





Runner up:

Days Gone ( YEAH! I always stop randomly to enjoy the Scenery here ), Star wars: Jedi Fallen Order.

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A Plague Tale: Innocence





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Even though I sadly did not do a review on this game, The way the story was told in “ A Plague Tale: Innocence “ was just billant IMO. They start off slow - introducing you to the main characters as well as the world and then it picks up from there of how this disease happened and shows the solution to it. It was just TOO GOOD and it Deserves my “ Best Story Direction “ award





Runner up:

AI: The Somnium Files ( was also close one here ), Control, Judgment, Observation, Metro: Exodus, Outer Wilds.

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Best Action Game:

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice





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I feel like Sekiro might not feel like action game but surely it is an action game. Killing an enemy is hard and requires skill and than killing a boss in this game is just tough to do it but when you do eventually kill him than its SO satisfying. For me it deserves to get “ Best Action Game “ Award.

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Game that did not come out in 2019 BUT i played it in 2019 and liked it:





Danganronpa Series













I feel like i need to talk about the game that took me by the surprise and that is " Danganronnpa 1,2 and V3 ". This game was very strange at the start, i could not know what is going on with the story and Who is Monokuma but as i ended the first game i got to know who he was and what is going on... Same continues with 2 as well as V3 and in this game when someone is killed ( CAUSE its a killing game ) and a trial has been held where you need to find out who the killer was - which reminded me a lot of Ace Attorney games

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TOP 5 Anticipated Game for 2020:





1. Cyberpunk 2077:

WAKE THE F*** UP EVERYONE, THIS WILL BE THE YEAR WHERE WE WILL BE GETTING IT ❤. I mean come on, I have been waiting for this game for like 2-3 years now cause Witcher 3 was amazing and one of my favourite games there is so i can't believe it's finally the year where we will be playing it.





2. The Last of Us 2:

The Last of us 1 was an amazing game, It made me cry when i played it and naughty dogs are one of my favourite video games there is so i am HYPED for it.





3. Ghost of Tsushima

This game looks like more Sekiro which I am fine with.





4. Dying Light 2:

Dying Light was a really decent game and then changing to where your choice will matter in this game makes me really excited.





5. Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodline 2:

This game looks amazing and i am so hyped for it.

( Other games I am looking for in 2020 are Doom Eternal / Wasteland 3 / Yakuza 7 and more)

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And FINALLY! Here it is, Here is my TOP 10 games that I played this game and enjoyed the most in 2019. Let me clarify this once again… This is all my own opinion on which games I enjoyed the most and why I put that game in that specific position and I will not be talking a lot about the games itself cause i have already done them in my review of them ( Check the link below for it review OR the website itself and if I did not do a review on it, I will give a short explanation on why I love it ) BUT will be talking on why i put this game on this position. ALSO let me tell you this, My GOTY for 2019 might be a surprise for a lot of you and you might not agree with me but again, i enjoyed it the most and that is why it is my GOTY for 2019.





So relax! Have a drink or something you are doing and enjoy. Here is CapGaming present “ The Game of the Year Awards 2019 “:





Games that did not made my list cause the other games i have in my list are better than them are the following:





Disco Elysium: Did not played in 2019 cause did not have time for.





Resident Evil 2 : I HATE SCARE GAMES… SORRY





Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown





Rage 2













Borderland 3









“Game of the Year 2019” List:





Honorable mentions:

Here are some games that could not make my TOP 10 list but deserve to be called out:





13. My Friend Pedro:

You been a Maniac killing people with awesome skills while banana talks to you and is in your head.





12. A Plague Tale: Innocence:

Never thought that rats will be this creepy.





11. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown:

Incredible combat flight game where weather effect was amazing and flying planes were epic





10. Days Gone / Bend Studio

( 8/10 ) ( 47 Hours )

















And my Number 10 place goes to “ Days Gone “ by Bend Studio and I really enjoyed this game even if Zombies games are getting boring at this point… I loved how even people did not expected a lot from this game - Bend Studio just did an amazing work on creating such a beautiful world and so good characters that even if it was a zombie game, i loved story it had, characters were really interesting and the world was beautiful to look at BUT most importantly… I loved some cutscenes it had cause they almost made me cry in some of them.





Only reason its so low in this list is cause the first 6 to 9 hours were REALLY BORING and i almost made me quit the game… If the intro was better than it would have mostly been higher in this list.





9. “ Observation “ / No Code

( 8/10 ) ( 5 Hours )

No review sadly :(

















Observation was really chilling and full of goosebumps. If you had watched the movie “ 2001: a Space Odyssey “ than you would be getting those vibes in this game. The story was full of mystery and secrets, the puzzles were good, Presentation was Phenomenal and the ending was shocking.





Only complaint I have is that it was short, some of the puzzles were meh and that's about it.. I can’t wait to see what No Code comes up with in their whatever next game is.





8. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order / Respawn

( 8/10 ) ( 19 hours )

















This game was a surprise for this list. Honestly speaking, when I heard that a new Star Wars game is being made, I was scared as EA and battlefront 2 happened so I did not expect a lot but Respawn did a good job and making a true and good Star Wars game. I cannot wait to see what Jedi 2 or whatever they gonna call it will be like as the first one was a great success for them.





7. AI: The Somnium Files / Spike Chunsoft

( 8/10 ) ( 28 hours )

Another game I had no time for a review :(

















AI: The Somnium Files, another game that i nearly got to complete before end of 2019 and it was worth it, This game has became one of my favorite anime-type game there is ( Ahead from danganronpa as well which i played this year ) and loved everything in it… From the story to the main character voice-actor to so much good jokes that i was LMAF.

For those who loves anime and specially games than you should definitely check it out.





6. Outer Wilds / Mobius Digital

( 9/10 ) ( 9 hours )

NO Review :(

















The Outer Wilds was such a unique game i played in 2019 that i simply can’t forget about it. It loved on how “ Mobius Digital “ told the story in this game and how unique of a premise it was It honestly deserves to be in my list cause that ending… it gave me chills. I honestly can’t talk much about it cause it be a spoiler for this game and i believe this game deserves to be played. JUST GO AND CHECK IT OUT… WILL YOU!





5. The Outer Worlds / Obsidian

( 9/10 ) ( 40 hours )

















Do not get confused about Outer Wilds and Outer Worlds cause they are completely different games… Obsidian showed us and especially to Bethesda on how to make a true/good story open-world RPG game and they indeed did. It has some of the interesting characters with their own story in it, Good RPG as your choices do matter and much more. I hope with this success we could see Obsidian making Outer Worlds 2 OR another huge and better Open-World RPG game





4. Judgment

( 9/10 ) ( 51 hours )

















Yakuza series has become one of my favorites series there is, I so far have played Yakuza 0, Kiwami and Kiwami 2 and loved the story, as well as the combat in it and Judgment been a spin-off, was just amazing as well… I gave it as my “ Best Fighting Game of 2019 “ award as well cause its combat is so fun to play with as well as so beautiful to look at. Man! The story was so good in it and the main character is my favorite character of 2019. You definitely should check out my review on it cause its that good of a game. I just wish there were no performance issues at the release of the game.





And here it is, Here are my TOP 3 Games I enjoyed the most in 2019:





3. CONTROL / Remedy Games

( 8/10 ) ( 51 hours )

















And my Third spot takes Control by Remedy Games cause this game was AMAZING… Man! This game even to this day I can remember how beautiful it looked. Sean Durrie ( Dylan Faden ) voice-acting in it was just amazing ( Overall everyone acting was amazing ) - The story was very cool with the environment in it just been very-well done. Many people who played it would agree with me on this one but this was a very good game. Thats why it takes my third spot in my GOTY 2019 list.





2. Sekiro: Shadow Dies Twice / FromSoftware

( 9/10 ) ( 47 hours )

















I already know what you are thinking…. WAIT WHAT! IF SEKIRO is second that what is my number one??? Well let me tell you that this game was indeed very very close to been my GOTY but i simply can not give it to it because I can’t stop thinking about the other one. I honestly wish i can break my own rules and put Sekiro and *that* other game both on my Game of the Year 2019 number 1 spot.





Sekiro was simply AMAZING, Its the first game i played from FromSoftware ( Never played Dark Souls or Bloodborne… sorry ). I loved the story in it when tho it was not as good as CONTROL and the main reason it is above CONTROL is cause of its hard and mostly punishing combat it had. Each boss fight was like a big reward you got cause i remember when i finally beaten the final boss of this game ( took me 2 days to beat him )... i wish it was a day cause i simply wanted to go outside and shout out of excitement and no game so far has made me done that… Sekiro was great BUT my GOTY for 2019 Goes to:





GOTY 2019:

1. Metro: Exodus / 4A Games

( 9.5/10 ) ( 40 hours )

















SURPRISE! I know I know, You mostly right now are shocked and maybe angry at me OR maybe both on why this game is my GOTY for 2019 than Sekiro OR Control BUT let me try to clear why i chose this game as my Game of the Year.





Well! Let me start with this… Metro 2033 and 2034 were really amazing - story heavy - liner games and i loved the environment in it and I also loved how they are based from the books which i did read them and loved them as well. Metro: Exodus on the other hand was the same as the last 2 one BUT they made it a Semi-Open-World than been linear which many will say was not necessary BUT i think it was great by 4A Games to do that… There might be issues of the performance at that the release, there might be not so good face animations in it, there might have been glitches in it, there might have been some not so good voice-acting in it BUT it did not matter to me cause It made the world around it more engaging and every place was rewarding to loot cause in the hardest difficulty, the ammo and materials were rare. Combat was fun with that customization of the weapon been so fun that i spend a lot of time customization my weapons to take with me AND the story...





The Story continued from the last 2 one with you finally leaving the metro to explore the outside and find a place to start a living again and IT WAS JUST GREAT and the ending just made me cry like a little baby.. That one specific cutscene at the end which made me cry just made me this game as my GOTY of 2019, it was something else for sure.

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And thats about it for 2019, It might have not been a great or amazing year in videogaming BUT it was not a bad year at gaming as well. 2020 in the other hand will be something else. We will be getting a next generation of console in it ( PS5 and Xbox Series X ), It be finally the year where we will get getting Cyberpunk 2077 so RIP LIFE, There be a lot other AAA good games coming out in 2020 as well ( Check my Anticipated games of 2020 list ) and there be much much more so i hope you enjoyed reading my GOTY 2019 list… if you do than do indeed please give me a follow on my instagram page ( @_capgaming_ ) or do check out my website ( http://captainrazel.wixsite.com/capgaming ) and spread the word with others and i can’t wait to share my thoughts on every video games I can play in 2020 with you all





Have a good day ahead and a happy 2020 to you all <3