Best of 2020 – Day Two: New IP, Sequel, Remake, Surprise, Puzzle Over the next eight days, Hardcore Gamer will be revealing its Best of 2020 Awards leading up to our Game of the Year. Today we present you with the Best New IP, Sequel, Remaster/Remake, Surprise and Puzzle Game. Please note that Cyberpunk 2077 did not meet our eligibility deadline for Best of 2020 Awards, but will qualify for consideration in our 2021 awards alongside any game released after December 9. Sucker Punch’s penchant for crafting compelling game worlds and free-flowing gameplay shined with 2009’s Infamous, but 2020’s Ghost of Tsushima took that foundation to the next level. Telling a tale of a samurai named Jin out to save Tsushima island, you find yourself torn between the honor of the past and the knowledge that abiding to it will doom everyone you care about. Going against the code, however, makes you a “ghost” and leads to having to make tough choices. The run and flow are very much a blend of the best of Assassin’s Creed and Infamous, with intricate combat. The in-depth combat allows you to block, parry and even get into cinematic showdowns with foes. You can also use things like smoke bombs to escape or stealth for clean, quick kills. Ghost of Tsushima is a gorgeous-looking game with a variety of art filters to help make the samurai film experience more authentic, while audio options do the same with various dub and subtitle options. It’s one of 2020’s strongest releases and the best technical showcase from Sucker Punch to date.