Browsing: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

Just a few hours into my first-ever playthrough of Dragon Quest XI, I felt a sense of comfort and relief reminiscent of fond childhood memories, despite never playing a Dragon Quest game before. Turns out, it’s a nostalgia not for classic JRPGs, but rather a simpler time in gaming overall.

In a year as life-altering as 2020, I’d like to look back on it through a fonder lens: the games I played to keep myself sane.

This year was tough, but it gave us some great games and amazing characters to cope with. Here are the top video game characters of 2020.