5 Best Games of October 2018, According to Metacritic

Best Games of October 2018, According to Metacritic

5) Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Average Metacritic Score: 86

The Assassin’s Creed series has gone a different direction in the last two years. After taking a break following Syndicate, the series has returned as a more expansive, RPG style experience. Loot, upgrades, and leveling joined the beautiful open world and lore filled storytelling in Origins, and it was all taken to another level with Odyssey.

Odyssey’s world of Ancient Greece is more detailed than any other in the series, and the story it tells is the most compelling since the Ezio trilogy. The gameplay is a refined version of what we saw in Origins, with the combat feeling more fluid and there being more opportunities for climbing.

It is your character’s story that’s the highlight, though. Alexios is great, but Kassandra is the star. She’s funny, witty, powerful, and very well acted. With the great setting acting as backdrop, it’s a lot of fun exploring and getting into trouble as Kassandra.

Best Games of October 2018, According to Metacritic

4) Return of the Obra Dinn – Metacritic Score: 90

Contrasting the blockbusters on this list is Return of the Obra Dinn. Rather than being an expansive open world game or a wonder of virtual reality, Obra Dinn is a first-person adventure mystery game which sees you use all your powers of deduction.

The unique art style, which combines black and white imagery with hand-drawn objects, is striking, and the narrative is compelling and intelligent throughout. For a single developer, it’s a remarkably complete experience, with all of the sound work, visuals, and gameplay elements standing out.

If you’re after a detective game that immerses you in the story as well of your means of deciphering it, then Return of the Obra Dinn would be a great choice.

Best Games of October 2018, According to Metacritic

3) Astro Bot Rescue Mission – Metacritic Score: 90

PlayStation VR has had a great second half of 2018. With Firewall Zero Hour releasing a couple of months ago, From Software’s Deracine just launching, and Tetris Effect on the horizon, there are plenty of reasons to own Sony’s headset. Arguably the greatest reason, though, is Astro Bot Rescue Mission, which has surprisingly planted itself as one of PSVR’s greatest titles.

It’s a standard platformer in essence, taking advantage of virtual reality at every possible point. You float behind Astro Bot in each level as you control his jumps and attacks in varying locations. There are swimming levels, mine-cart style ones, and standard platforming affair, and they’re all phenomenally designed.

Your little robot friend is charming, with you being able to interact with him as you explore, and head-tracking is used well to add complexity to the gameplay. Astro Bot Rescue Mission proves, as Moss did earlier in the year, that VR can be great when it comes to tried and tested genres that we incorrectly thought we’d seen everything from.

Best Games of October 2018, According to Metacritic

2) Forza Horizon 4 – Metacritic Score: 92

The Forza Motorsport spin-off series, Horizon, returned once again last month, and it has cemented its place as the best the Forza name has to offer.

This time, the Horizon festival has made its way to the UK. It’s a very rough version of the northern counties and the areas surround Edinburgh, but this time it’s not an exclusively summer festival. Spring, Autumn, and Winter are all thrown into the mix this time, with rain giving you the perfect British feel, and they’re all as beautiful as each other.

The seasons even affect the racing itself, changing grip levels and the best paths on particular roads. Then, on top of the new visual variety, the fantastic driving mechanics and race structure return from previous entries. At times, when the visuals, speed, and music choice all come together in a showcase event, it feels like it’s showing off. Horizon 4 is the best open world racing game on current-gen systems, and it knows it.

Best Games of October 2018, According to Metacritic

1)Red Dead Redemption 2 – Metacritic Score: 97

The wait is finally over. More than five years since their last game, Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar has released the long-awaited Red Dead Redemption sequel. Actually taking place before the events of the first game, last month’s game sees you step into the shoes of Arthur Morgan, one of the senior member of the Van De Linde gang, as you explore the Wild West in search of somewhere to hide from the law.

As we said in our own review, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a step forward for the open world action genre. Visually, it is beyond anything we’ve ever seen, but it is the depth and lifelike nature of the world that makes the game so compelling. The slow, often plodding nature can be forgiven because you’re always learning about the world and the people that inhabit it. Each and every NPC has a story to tell, and they’re there to interact with.

The main story in Rockstar’s game is also compelling, though, with Arthur playing a small role in the larger world. Even if you’re just out for exploring, Red Dead 2 is a deeply impressive game.