The year 2018 is going down in a storm. Hundreds of games will perish. But there’s one tiny lifeboat, and enough room for three games. It falls on the sorry shoulders of the RPS podcast crew to decide which games survive.

Listen to find out what survives this terrible fate. Alice B is vouching for a well-known blockbuster. Brendan is sticking with the nautical theme. And Alice L is saving some slippery friends. But perhaps the sunken ship is just the first of their troubles.

Links:

Alice L’s introduction to Megaquarium: https://youtu.be/mIocQyKdHE8

Matthew’s review of Return of the Obra Dinn: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/10/26/return-of-the-obra-dinn-review/

Alice B’s review of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/10/05/assassins-creed-odyssey-review/

Dragon Ball Fighter Z is good actually, and did not deserve this fate: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/02/06/dragon-ball-fighterz-review-pc/

Ashen is about unknowingly playing as an NPC: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/11/27/ashen-is-a-roleplaying-game-about-unknowingly-roleplaying-an-npc/

But the multiplayer was broken for a bit: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/12/13/ashens-wonky-multiplayer-has-been-un-wonked/

John’s review of The Hex: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/10/16/the-hex-review/

Adam’s review of Celeste: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/01/25/celeste-review/

The Council is a curious historical murder mystery: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/03/19/the-council-is-a-curious-episodic-murder-mystery/