![]() It makes me think about how following the right line and accelerating and braking at certain moments impacts the long duration of a race. So a game that can bridge all of these basic realities of my life and make me care about a car game is, in my mind, at least interesting. I have none of that American open road fantasy about me. As I said at the top, I don’t even like driving real cars. ![]() I am not a racing game aficionado, and to some degree that makes me a very honest critic when it comes to these types of games. 2019 looks stacked to be a banner year for the Xbox One, but you shouldn’t overlook all the notable games that came out on the console this year. And the Forza Horizon series kept on cruising in style. Some of the best games of the year came out for the system, including a couple of great console exclusives in Ashen and Graveyard Keeper. That doesn’t mean the Xbox One had nothing great to play this year, though. If you reduce videogames to a mere corporate battle between the massive international companies who make the most prominent consoles, you’d have to conclude that Sony had a better year. With nothing new from Halo or Gears of War, Xbox One owners looking for huge action blockbusters had to depend entirely on games also found on the PlayStation 4. The only major Microsoft franchise to release a new game this year was Forza Horizon. ![]() On the other end you have the position Microsoft found itself in this year with the Xbox One. Nintendo can only sell so many consoles on the backs of Mario and Link, and the lack of major third-party games hurt both the Wii and Wii U. Every hardware publisher needs to find the right mix of exclusives and third-party favorites to attract an audience. Creating a great games library is a delicate balance. ![]()
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