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Best of 2016 So Far

We're only halfway through the calendar year, but there already have been some fantastic video games released in 2016. Here's a top-five list of my favorite games so far this year. Plus, reasons why they could (but won't) be Game of the Year. Special note: games like Dark Souls 3 , Quantum Break and Doom do not appear on this list because I either have not played them or played nearly enough of them to have a definitive opinion.  Hitman: GO Definitive Edition Yes, it’s an upgrade of a mobile game, but the simple interface underlies a fascinating puzzle game. You play as a tiny hitman moving along straight lines towards your target. Every time your character, 47, makes a move, the other pieces on the grid move as well. You have to position yourself carefully to be out of the line of sight of the guards, while using distractions, disguises and even sniper rifles. It’s a perfect, simplified version of its big brother, Hitman. GOTY?   No. It is in fact a re-rel...