That game everyone loves that you just can’t stand? Turns out, everyone’s got one of those

Some popular games are actually real stinkers.

Image credit:VG247, Sony Interactive

Sometimes it’s just really baffling why certain games are popular. And you wonder to yourself if it’s just because you’re broken in some way. What malfunction or defect from birth would lead someone to, say, think Horizon Zero Dawn is a load of cobblers?

We’re here to assure you that it’s fine, actually, to just not get Mass Effect . To look on in bewilderment as your colleagues all obsess over Death Stranding. To be left cold by everyone’s incessant overtures about Breath of the Wild. Some things just aren’t for you! And that’s ok! The healthy way to deal with it is to accept that you’re just, in some small way, better or smarter or more discerning than everyone else.

But which of our distinguished panel has picked the best game that everyone except them loves? To find out, watch this. Watch this!

Watch the video version ofThe Best Games Ever Showhere:

This is the video. You should watch it, you get to see everyone’s lovely faces as they react to Tom’s poop stories.Watch on YouTube

Listen to the audio version ofThe Best Games Ever Showhere:

This is the audio. You should listen to it, that way you don’t have to see our faces as we react to Tom’s poop stories.

Special thanks to David Bulmer for performing “Jim’s Theme”.

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Mass Effect

PS3 , Xbox 360 , PC

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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

PS2

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Monster Hunter: World

PS4 , Xbox One , PC

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Uncharted Ocean

Video Game

Wishlisted - Our 10 Best Steam Next Fest Demos

Another Next Fest kicks off soon, but we’ve already done the digging for you.

Welcome to Wishlisted, a showcase of our favourite demos from Steam Next Fest: June 2024. Check the video above or watch on YouTube .

Finding the Best NextFest Demos is all about the joy of discovery, but with so many Steam Next Fest demos getting released in such a short amount of time, it can be bewildering. So we’ve decided to show you our ten Best Steam Next Fest games which we think deserve your attention. These are all upcoming Steam Next Fest games that we’re genuinely excited for, and that we think should play nicely on PC handhelds too!

This is just the start of our Next Fest coverage. This week we’ll be previewing loads of upcoming demos across the entire network - right here on VG247, of course, but also over on our sister sites Eurogamer and Rock Paper Shotgun. Bookmark our Wishlisted Steam Fest hub to stay in the loop. And this is well before Next Fest actually starts, so you, dear reader, get to bask for a solid fortnight celebrating all the wonderful new games that are just around the corner. Enjoy!