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Metacritic portal published a list of the 20 best games released for the Xbox this year and unfortunately Starfield was left out due to its low Metascore. Metacritic claims to have created this list based on games released for Xbox One and Xbox Series S|X from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023, using the Metascore as a parameter:

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Which Xbox games impressed professional reviewers the most during the past year? This page contains Metacritic's official list of the 20 best-reviewed titles released for Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023 ranked by Metascore. Games must have at least 7 reviews from professional critics to be eligible for inclusion.

The 20 Best Xbox Games of 2023

Metacritic aggregates music, game, tv, and movie reviews from the leading critics. Only Metacritic.com uses METASCORES, which let you know at a glance how each item was reviewed.

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1. Alan Wake 2 - 94
2. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition - 94
3. Diablo IV - 91
4. Resident Evil 4 - 91
5. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - 91
6. Street Fighter 6 - 90
7. Dead Space - 89
8. Cocoon - 89
9. Persona 4 Golden - 89
10. Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways - 89
11. Sea of Stars - 89
12. Persona 3 Portable - 87
13. Monster Hunter Rise - 87
14. Hi-Fi Rush - 87
15. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - 86
16. Blasphemous 2 - 85
17. Hogwarts Legacy - 85
18. Remnant II - 85
19. Mortal Kombat 1 - 85
20. Forza Motorsport - 84

 

[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

1 exclusive?

 

[Topher]

All I can say is that I had a hell of a lot more fun playing Starfield than I did Diablo 4

Weird seeing Persona games in a 2023 Xbox list.

 

[ManaByte]

All I can say is that I had a hell of a lot more fun playing Starfield than I did Diablo 4

Weird seeing Persona games in an 2023 Xbox list.

Diablo IV is already uninstalled, Starfield isn't.

 

[Topher]

Diablo IV is already uninstalled, Starfield isn't.

Yep. Same

 

[Punished Miku]

Having any remake on there is just a waste of space. Having 2 spots for RE4 alone is pretty hilarious. Having late ports like MH Rise, Witcher 3 and 2 old Persona games is even stupider. Have to delete like half the list before you can even start critiquing some of the over inflated scores.

 

[BigLee74]

Preferred Starfield over every game I have played in that list, except for Alan Wake 2.

I impulse bought it in the sale with Xmas money, and am loving it. So different to the original Alan Wake, but a great continuation of the story. I will admit my first hour was ‘wtf have they done?’, but I’m now at the coffee world theme park and I can’t put this down. What an atmosphere.

TLDR - I agree with #1, but it’s a crime that Starfield isn’t in that list.

 

[bender]

All I can say is that I had a hell of a lot more fun playing Starfield than I did Diablo 4

 

[Horseganador]

Starfield doesn't even make it into the top 20 with the hype that existed for years.

 

[twilo99]

I see we have another Starfield thread..

 

[Gudji]

1 exclusive?

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

All I can say is that I had a hell of a lot more fun playing Starfield than I did Diablo 4

Diablo IV is already uninstalled, Starfield isn't.

so, is diablo 4 considered as a disappointment by the community?

 

[amigastar]

so, is diablo 4 considered as a disappointment by the community?

To me it is disappointing, grinding for that arbitrary loot all day long. I was seriously disappointed.

 

[Topher]

so, is diablo 4 considered as a disappointment by the community?

Was for me. I've seen several others say the same.

 

[ChoosableOne]

 

[bender]

so, is diablo 4 considered as a disappointment by the community?

Probably the most disappointing game in recent memory. The franchise, and my last remaining connection to Blizzard, is dead in my eyes.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

All this Diablo and Starfield talk

 

[Calverz]

 

[ManaByte]

so, is diablo 4 considered as a disappointment by the community?

It was a knee-jerk reaction to the Immortal backlash. Decent campaign, trash endgame.

 

[Xyphie]

It was a knee-jerk reaction to the Immortal backlash. Decent campaign, trash endgame.

Season 2 was a massive improvement over launch and season 1. Game should be in a really good state when the itemization update rolls out in ~4 months.

 

[bender]

It was a knee-jerk reaction to the Immortal backlash. Decent campaign, trash endgame.

Eh. Progression in the game felt very linear and flat, much like playing a musou game.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Where is Baldur's Gate 3?

 

[R3TRODYCE]

Hi-Fi Rush should be higher.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Where is Baldur's Gate 3?

Shhh. That would knock Forza off their Top 20

 

[Mortisfacio]

It was a knee-jerk reaction to the Immortal backlash. Decent campaign, trash endgame.

I never expected launch Diablo 4 endgame to be great because that's never been the case. D2 endgame was enjoyable only after LoD. D3 was only solid after RoS. D4 sucked at launch, is in a much better place now and I expect the expansion to improve that the same way the prior games expansions did. It's always amusing with D2, most people I talk to who praise how good it was/is, their reasons for it are nearly all LoD features.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

We have had a new Witcher 3 re-release?

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

We have had a new Witcher 3 re-release?

Yes. It was the next gen patch update.

I have completed each of the D4 seasons and its...ok. I don't like it as much as the D3 seasonal content but I hope D4 gets better over time like the past releases.

 

[adamsapple]

All I can say is that I had a hell of a lot more fun playing Starfield than I did Diablo 4

 

[CatLady]

1 exclusive?

Hi-Fi Rush - 87
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - 86
Forza Motorsport - 84

 

[Shubh_C63]

so, is diablo 4 considered as a disappointment by the community?

It is a disappointment. It still is casual Diablo-3 couch play but with great non cheery aesthetics.
Non D1/D2 normal players loved the time sink.

 

[nemiroff]

1 exclusive?

No.

 

[Ceadeus]

Hi-Fi Rush - 87
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - 86
Forza Motorsport - 84

let's see, he's gonna argue that 2 of them are also on PC and do not count

Edit : All 3 apparently.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

let's see, he's gonna argue that 2 of them are also on PC and do not count

...all 3 are on pc

 

[Mortisfacio]

let's see, he's gonna argue that 2 of them are also on PC and do not count

Probably, which is an interesting point to take because in that case Nintendo is really the only true exclusive console if you take that stance. All Xbox titles launch on PC because both Microsoft and short of Bloodborne in 2015 everything else has or is coming to PC for Sony.

 

[Ceadeus]

Probably, which is an interesting point to take because in that case Nintendo is really the only true exclusive console if you take that stance. All Xbox titles launch on PC because both Microsoft and short of Bloodborne in 2015 everything else has or is coming to PC for Sony.

But the thing is Xbox IS Microsoft. I'm also certainly not the only one thinking that way!

 

[kiphalfton]

Honestly Microsoft needs to go through Sega route at this point. No console, and just focusing on multiplatform games. They already have enough studios, and can just strongnarm Nintendo and Sony into paying more than they should have to.

 

[LordCBH]

HiFi rush should be higher. Awesome game.

 

[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

No.

 

[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

Hi-Fi Rush - 87
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - 86
Forza Motorsport - 84

Nah. I've been playing Age of Empires II for years.

So, two exclusives on this year's top 20 xbox games. My apologies.