Metacritic Users Choose The Last of Us Part II As The Best Game of 2020

The Last of Us Part II became the best game of 2020 according to the users of the review aggregator site Metacritic. The Naughty Dog title earned over 10,000 points – almost five times more than Ghost of Tsushima, which took second place.

The rating was compiled on the basis of a vote of users who were asked to choose the five best games of the year. For the first position, five points were awarded, and for each subsequent one – one point less. The top three games of the year were closed with the title of Cyberpunk 2077.

1. The Last of Us Part II – 10 194;
2. Ghost of Tsushima – 2,079;
3. Cyberpunk 2077 – 1,691;
4. Hades – 1,510;
5. Doom Eternal – 1,062;
6. Final Fantasy VII Remake – 1,044;
7. Demon’s Souls – 818;
8. Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 701;
9. Ori and the Will of the Wisps – 694;
10. Spider-Man: Miles Morales – 615;
11. Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla – 596;
12. Half-Life: Alyx – 584;
13. Persona 5 Royal – 487
14. Resident Evil 3 – 463;
15. Nioh 2 – 354.

The project of Naughty Dog was most often in the first place among the respondents, therefore it received a significant lead over other releases of the past year. Interestingly, it was Metacritic users who hated The Last of Us Part II last summer. It turns out that after a while the players still changed their decision about the game.

Previously, the review aggregator site Metacritic named the highest-rated game of 2020 – Persona 5 Royal. The average rating of a title from critics was 95 points out of 100, and from users – 8.3 points out of 10.

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