8. Avowed
Just stepped over the finish line. I enjoyed this a lot, more than I expected. Especially the combat is just plain great, one of few first person games with solid combat, the dodging, parry, power attacks, it's all spot on.
I also liked the parkour gameplay too, the ledge grab and pull up is perfect, they did really well on that. The roleplaying and story consequences are good too and interesting.
And the maps are all good too, seems handcrafted, and loot chests are placed perfectly, often difficult to reach just like it should be.
But the lackluster world interactivity with very little life in cities, and the boring loot, pull it down for me. Makes it feel old, It's mostly static like a SNES RPG.
I would still say that it's one of the pleasant surprises this year for me. It don't deserve the negativity seen online as far as I'm concerned. But I would've waited for a sale if I didn't have Gamepass.
So, that number 8. 4 more to go!