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The Gamer's Bucket List: The 50 Video Games to Play Before You Die
- Narrated by: Scott Johnson
- Length: 2 hrs
- Unabridged Audiobook
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Which games are worth playing?
The 50 best games: From pixelated pioneer adventures to stunning space odysseys, the boundaries of the video game world are expanding every day. Grand epics and gritty mysteries. Fierce competition and friendly cooperation. Powerful emotions and uproarious laughter. Video games are fantastically diverse and wonderfully creative, but not all games are created equal.
With so many games out there on so many different consoles, computers, and devices, how do you decide which games are worth playing? Backed by years of writing about games professionally and decades spent playing them, Chris Watters lays out a list of 50 games to entertain and enlighten you. Whether you’re trying to learn more about the world of gaming or strengthening your claim to true gaming fluency, these are the games you’ll want to play and why you’ll want to play them.
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- Charles Harrington
- 06-12-19
Definitive list - Re-Record with the author!
None of us have as much time to play games as we would like so I loved having a list of the standout titles I shouldn’t miss.
Only complaint: why have anyone besides the author record this? He’s a talented video personality and would have made this even better.