Best Video Games of 2015
by The_Wood | created - 05 Jan 2016 | updated - 04 May 2016 | PublicIn order of preference.
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1. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
The monster slayer Geralt of Rivia must find his adoptive daughter who is being pursued by the Wild Hunt, and prevent the White Frost from bringing about the end of the world.
Director: Konrad Tomaszkiewicz | Stars: Doug Cockle, Denise Gough, Jo Wyatt, Jaimi Barbakoff
Votes: 33,254
Played on PS4. The numerous patches have fixed most any faults I had with the game -- bugs. Still playing the game and haven't run into a technical issue in months. Strong DLC and more to come. Game of the year.
2. Mortal Kombat X (2015 Video Game)
M | 360 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Two years after the death of Shao Khan, the heroes of Earthrealm must face their fallen comrades and prevent Shinnok from corrupting the Jinsei, the source of Earthrealm's life-force.
Director: Dominic Cianciolo | Stars: Troy Baker, Ronald M. Banks, Steve Blum, Johnny Yong Bosch
Votes: 4,787
Highest replay value of any 2015 game. Even new character DLC still on the way for 2016.
3. Batman: Arkham Knight (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Mystery
With his back against the wall, Batman turns to his closest allies to help him save Gotham City from the clutches of Scarecrow and the Arkham Knight's army. A familiar face also returns to give The Dark Knight a message he cannot ignore.
Director: Sefton Hill | Stars: Carlos Alazraqui, Laura Bailey, Troy Baker, Jonathan Banks
Votes: 23,912
4. Rainbow Six: Siege (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
A team of soldiers and militarists are recruited into an elite counter terrorism unit. Their objective is to fight terrorism across the globe. A threat has emerged that targets the Western world and its interests around the world.
Stars: Angela Bassett, Andy McQueen, Carlo Mestroni, Julian Bailey
Votes: 3,658
5. Life Is Strange (2015 Video Game)
M | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
An awkward photography student named Max discovers her ability to rewind time, and reunites with her estranged best friend Chloe to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a local girl.
Directors: Raoul Barbet, Michel Koch | Stars: Hannah Telle, Ashly Burch, Nik Shriner, Dani Knights
Votes: 13,763
It's like playing a movie.
6. Fallout 4 (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the post-apocalyptic Boston, Massachusetts area, you play as the "Sole Survivor" of Vault 111, recently revived from centuries of forced cryostasis, determined to find your kidnapped son.
Director: Todd Howard | Stars: Brian T. Delaney, Courtenay Taylor, Stephen Russell, Courtney Ford
Votes: 15,127
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops III (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
The third installment of the Call of Duty: Black Ops franchise brings the player to a dark twisted future with a built-up war storyline.
Director: Jason Blundell | Stars: Omid Abtahi, Orion Acaba, Abdul Alvi, Ike Amadi
Votes: 8,089
8. Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series (2014 Video Game)
M | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
During the War of the Five Kings, House Forrester find themselves embroiled in a web of deceit and corruption.
Directors: Jason Latino, Martin Montgomery, Kent Mudle, Graham Ross | Stars: Lena Headey, Natalie Dormer, Peter Dinklage, Iwan Rheon
Votes: 4,800
9. Tales from the Borderlands (2014 Video Game)
M | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Corporate stooge Rhys, and Con woman Fiona team up to discover the secret of an alien vault on the dangerous planet Pandora.
Directors: Martin Montgomery, Ashley Ruhl, Jonathan Stauder, Nick Herman | Stars: Troy Baker, Laura Bailey, Erin Yvette, Chris Hardwick
Votes: 4,371
10. Star Wars: Battlefront (2015 Video Game)
T | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Join the battle and play an important part in the Star Wars Galaxy. Lead the battle as you fight against the powerful empire in hope to regain freedom for the Galaxy.
Director: Hez Chorba | Stars: Anna Acton, John Armstrong, Jaimi Barbakoff, Tom Bates
Votes: 5,836
11. Guitar Hero Live (2015 Video Game)
T | Family, Music
The game will serve as a reboot of the Guitar Hero franchise, being the first new entry in the series since Warriors of Rock in 2010. Guitar Hero Live will introduce major changes to the ... See full summary »
Director: Giorgio Testi | Stars: Alexa Kahn, Alistair Toovey, Alix Wilton Regan, Anthony Hales
Votes: 183
12. Just Cause 3 (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
Rico Rodriguez returns to his homeland, the island of Medici, to help the rebellion fight against the evil military run by Di Ravello who is seeking global domination.
Directors: Roland Lesterlin, Paul Furminger | Stars: King Joseph, Jon Avner, Quincy Dunn-Baker, Sahar Bibiyan
Votes: 2,793
13. Ori and the Blind Forest (2015 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Fantasy
Ori fell from the Spirit Tree in the forest of Nibel during a storm and was adopted by a bear-like creature named Naru, who raised Ori as her own.
Director: Thomas Mahler | Stars: Erik Braa, Aeralie Brighton, Andrew Lackey
Votes: 2,534
14. The Order: 1886 (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Fantasy, Horror
The Order: 1886 is set in an alternate history of London, where an old order of knights keep all of the world safe from half breed monsters, who are a combination of animal and man.
Directors: Dana Jan, Ru Weerasuriya | Stars: Steve West, Alice Coulthard, Graham McTavish, Frederik Hamel
Votes: 2,578
15. Persona 4: Dancing All Night (2015 Video Game)
T | Comedy, Music
Persona 4: Dancing All Night is a story-driven music game of the cult hit RPG Persona 4, developed by ATLUS. Replacing the RPG elements are dance battles that challenge players' dexterity ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuhisa Wada | Stars: Kana Hanazawa, Yoko Honna, Yui Horie, Kaori Ishihara
Votes: 103
16. Super Mario Maker (2015 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Create your very own Mario Brothers levels in this new Mario Paint inspired level creator. You can even play as characters from other video game franchises with the amiibo support.
Directors: Yosuke Oshino, Yoshikazu Yamashita | Stars: Shin'ya Arino, Shintarô Asanuma, Babymetal, Nate Bihldorff
Votes: 1,071
17. Bloodborne (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A hunter awakens in the plagued lands of Yharnam, where the denizens have succumb to beast hood, in an attempt to learn the truth and how to end the plague, unbeknownst of the true horror lurking within the city.
Director: Hidetaka Miyazaki | Stars: Daniel Fine, Joe Sims, William Vanderpuye, Andrew Tiernan
Votes: 7,531
Highly overrated, but quite good nonetheless.
18. Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Lara Croft continues her late father's research, trekking across Siberia in search of the answers her father couldn't find, facing off against an ancient and ruthless shadow organisation.
Directors: Neil Huxley, Wilson Mui | Stars: Camilla Luddington, Kay Bess, Laura Waddell, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez
Votes: 11,110
19. Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
Set during the industrial revolution, play as twin assassins Jacob and Evie Frye who fight those who gain from the less privileged.
Directors: François Daubet, Scott Phillips, Ramiro Bélanger | Stars: Victoria Atkin, Paul Amos, Kris Holden-Ried, Sam Crane
Votes: 7,746
20. The Talos Principle (2014 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Players are tasked with solving a series of increasingly difficult series of complex puzzles woven into a metaphysical parable about intelligence and meaning in an inevitably doomed world.
Stars: Timothy Watson, Erin Fitzgerald
Votes: 645
21. Undertale (2015 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Enter the Underground, a massive subterranean cave where monsters who once lived harmoniously with humans on the surface have been banished after losing a war with humanity.
Director: Toby Fox | Stars: Bill Fagerbakke, Toby Fox, Willard Scott
Votes: 4,680
22. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
After awakening from a nine year coma, Big Boss forms a new mercenary group called, Diamond Dogs, and teams up with his former rival, Ocelot, to track down the men responsible for the destruction of MSF.
Directors: Hideo Kojima, Junji Tago | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Robin Atkin Downes, Troy Baker, Stefanie Joosten
Votes: 8,529
23. Divinity: Original Sin (2014 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Two Source Hunters who devote their lives to ridding a mysterious energy known as Source from the world of Rivellon are tasked with something much larger when the fate of their world is placed into their hands.
Director: Swen Vincke | Stars: Alec Newman, Alex Tregear, Alix Wilton Regan, Andrew Wincott
Votes: 582
24. Mad Max (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
Max Rockatansky, a former highway patrol officer known across the post apocalyptic wasteland of Australia as Mad Max, has his V8 Interceptor stolen by Immortan Joe's warlord son, Scrotus. Max goes on a bloody crusade to take it back.
Directors: Frank Rooke, Neil Huxley | Stars: Elise Björner, Olivia Carmryd, Orion Acaba, Robin Atkin Downes
Votes: 3,934
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