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Category Archive: Best-of Lists

The Most Agreeable Games of 2019

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It’s that time again – here’s our pick of the best games of the year.

Lewis Packwood 20 December 2019 Best-of Lists

The 10 Most Agreeable Games of 2018

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We have gathered together in The Manor’s Drawing Room to pick our personal highlights from 2018. And it makes for an interesting list.

Lewis Packwood 21 December 2018 Best-of Lists

The best modern Metroidvanias

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Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, Chasm, Guacamelee 2… there’s a flood of modern Metroidvanias at the moment, but which are worth your time?

Lewis Packwood 30 August 2018 Best-of Lists, Features

The best original Xbox games to play on your Xbox One

The announcement at E3 this year that OG Xbox games would be made backwards compatible with Xbox One […]

Lewis Packwood 13 July 2017 Best-of Lists, Features

The five best games of E3 2017

E3 is finally over, after a seemingly endless stream of barely watchable conferences, Earth-shattering game announcements, utterly desirable […]

Lewis Packwood 16 June 2017 Best-of Lists, E3, E3 2017

The Top Ten Wii U Games

Ed’s note: We’re proud to welcome Professor GreilMercs to The Manor, one of several new regular contributors. Check […]

ivgacademy 5 June 2017 Best-of Lists

Lucius Merriweather’s Most Agreeable Games of 2016

As ever, my gaming time was at a premium this year, but even so I managed to plough […]

Lewis Packwood 1 January 2017 Best-of Lists

Sir Gaulian’s Most Agreeable games of 2016

For me the year 2016 in videogames is notable for a couple of reasons. The first is that […]

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Lucius Merriweather’s Most Agreeable Games of 2015

Better late than never. Following Sir Gaulian’s rundown in the middle of December, here’s my list of the […]

Lewis Packwood 6 January 2016 Best-of Lists

Sir Gaulian’s Most Agreeable games of 2015

What a cracking year 2015 was. One for the ages I reckon. Marriage of course, topped that for […]

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Lucius Merriweather’s Most Agreeable Games of 2014

Blimey, is it that time of year already? 2014 has flown by for me, mostly thanks to lots […]

Lewis Packwood 20 December 2014 Best-of Lists

Sir Gaulian’s most agreeable games of 2014

Another year gone, and one that will for the most part probably be remembered for its broken games […]

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Sir Gaulian’s Most Agreeable games of 2013

Another year with too many games to play.  Not that having too much of a good thing is […]

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Lucius Merriweather’s Most Agreeable Games of 2013

Well, 2013 has certainly been an eventful year for gaming. The Xbox One and PS4 arrived with chest-beating […]

Lewis Packwood 3 January 2014 Best-of Lists

The Gentlemen decide: the most agreeable games of the generation (Xbox 360, PS3)

It’s crazy to think that it’s been eight years since the dawn of this generation. Kicked off by the […]

___ 22 November 2013 Best-of Lists

The Launch Games That Time Forgot

With the launches of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 just around the corner, much talk is being […]

Lewis Packwood 7 November 2013 Best-of Lists

The Gentlemen Deliberate: Our Ten Most Agreeable Wii Games

There was a sad piece of news last week as Nintendo announced that it was ceasing production of […]

Lewis Packwood 29 October 2013 Best-of Lists

And now for something completely different

First person shooters, racing games, character action platformers, after a while they all blend into one another.  An […]

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Constant Runner – ten video game tracks to have on your exercise playlist

If you’re like me, video games are one of many things that I spend my free time doing. […]

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Lucius Merriweather’s Most Agreeable Games of 2012

So, seeing as we’re already in the second week of 2013, I thought it’s about bloody time I […]

Lewis Packwood 7 January 2013 Best-of Lists

Sir Gaulian’s most agreeable games of 2012

Call if Game of the Year, call it best games, call it whatever you like – at the […]

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Ten Games of 2011 Lucius Definitely Would Have Played If He’d Had The Time

A New Year’s message from Lucius Merriweather, Esq. As you probably know by now, both Sir Gaulian and […]

Lewis Packwood 10 January 2012 Best-of Lists

Sir Gaulian’s most agreeable games of 2011

2011 was a ripper year for gaming.  Ken Levine, in an interview with Eurogamer, even went as far […]

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