‘Tis the season for giving, and since the holidays are just about here the Spring Creek Sun has compiled a list of must-have gifts for your favorite video gamers, and many of these titles earned numerous wins during the 2023 Game of the Year Awards.
Game: Baldur’s Gate 3
Platform: Xbox Series X and Series S, PlayStation 5, Mac operating systems, Microsoft Windows
Rating: M for Mature
Cost: $59.99
Winner of Gamer of the Year, Baldur’s Gate 3 has been herald as an RPG unlike any other. After choosing between 12 classes and 11 races, you must Return to the Forgotten Realms where the protagonist suddenly has mysterious abilities that has awaken inside of them caused by the Mind Flayer parasite, which has embedded itself in the character’s brain. It is up to the gamer to either fight the encroaching evil that is consuming the protagonist’s soul or embrace it.
Game: Resident Evil 4 Remake
Platform: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows
Rating: M for Mature
Cost: $69.99
Resident Evil 4 Remake follows Kennedy six years after he fought his way through death and mayhem in a virus ravaged Raccoon City. Now, thanks to Kennedy’s background and his years of training, he has been recruited to rescue the President of the United States’ daughter after she was kidnapped and taken to a secluded European Village.
The inhabitants of the village, like the biological disaster in Raccoon City, are being controlled and mutated by some strange virus. Kennedy must once again fight his way through a horde of the undead and monsters, while trying to bring Ashley Graham, the president’s daughter, back home safely.
Game: Spider-Man 2
Platform: PlayStation 5
Rating: T for Teen
Cost: $69.99
The PlayStation 5 exclusive Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is the sequel gamers have been waiting three years for after the next generation launch title Spider-Man Miles Morales hit store shelves and continues to follow Miles and Peter Parker as they explore their abilities, face new villains and explore a more expansive map of New York City.
Game: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Rating: E for Everyone 10+
Cost: $69.99
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom takes everything that made its predecessor, The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild, great and somehow improves on it in every way. While Breath of the Wild became the first in the franchise to set protagonist Link loose in a vast, open-world, Tears of the Kingdom makes that open-world a toy for the player thanks to a new system that allows Link to construct useful items out of debris that was left scattered throughout.
Conclusion
It’s the most wonderful time of the year to catch a deal on video games, console bundles, and gaming accessories. While Black Friday and Cyber Monday have officially ended, there are still plenty of sales to take advantage of for the holidays. If you have PlayStation Plus or the Xbox Game Pass, there are several digital downloads that are available, but you better act fast!
