{"id":5985,"date":"2020-01-20T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewkuhar.com\/blog\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5985"},"modified":"2021-01-04T15:08:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T20:08:07","slug":"e-16-games-of-the-decade","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/andrewkuhar.com\/blog\/podcast\/e-16-games-of-the-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"E.16 \u2013 Games of the Decade (Bonus Episode)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Ten years ago, neither Alex or I were playing video games all that much \u2013 at least not <a href=\"https:\/\/andrewkuhar.com\/blog\/podcast\/e-9-gaming-tastes-and-looking-ahead-bonus\/\">like we used to<\/a>. On the threshold of a new decade, we celebrate the ones that compelled us to <a href=\"https:\/\/andrewkuhar.com\/blog\/podcast\/e-1-resident-evil-2-remake-first-impressions-retrospective\/\">return<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In our first episode of the year, we look back on 10 games of the past decade that surprised and delighted us. Be it for their technical accomplishments, creative world building, stellar writing, innovative mechanics or genre-defying structure, these games left us wondering, &#8220;How was this even made?&#8221; We argue for their place on our lists, and why each uniquely impacted us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tune in, and peer into the rear view mirror with us. 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