Trombone champ became a viral hit after its release in September. It was advertised amusingly as the world's first trombone-based rhythm music game. Stray is a story of a cat and you play as a cat trying to figure out various puzzles using cat-like skills such as jumping and pouring and scratching. I think this year showed the elasticity of gaming. On the one hand you've got something that is deep and rich and God of War and on the other hand you have something that's fairly silly like trombone champ.
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