Kahlief Adams is the captain of the Spawn on Me podcast. In 2020 he co-organized Spawn 4 Good's charity stream to benefit VoteRiders.org (which featured Giant Bomb's own Brad Shoemaker and Alex Navarro).
When he's not lobbying to replace problematic emotes on Twitch, you can find him on Twitter at @Kahjahkins.
Astro's Playroom
It is super rare to see a pack-in game turn out to be one of the best releases for a console's debut, but Astro's Playroom is the perfect game to showcase all of the goodies of the PS5’s DualSense features, while also bringing style and whimsy. I spent way more hours in Playroom than I ever would have expected because of my need to snag every collectable and investigate every nook looking for every morsel of Sony nostalgia.
Demon's Souls
I will fully admit that I am a scaredy cat. I wear this badge proudly when it comes to souls games. As a person who hates the frustration that goes along with this genre of game, I found myself enraptured not only by the desire to finally finish a souls game, but to dig through the muck and mire of one of the best games in the series. It is by far the most beautiful game on the PS5, and it gives me a great deal of hope for what these kinds of games can be on next-gen systems
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
I remember when I first saw this game at E3 a couple of years ago, and I distinctly recall leaving my appointment super happy. Before I finished with my session I told the team, “This game is going to be huge,” and it looks like I was right. Fall Guys has spawned so many cultural connections through brand alignments--and, more importantly, memes of people failing to qualify--that it has to be on every end of 2020 list. Fall Guys is the perfect “drinking and gaming with friends” game in so many ways. and I’ve had infinite levels of fun playing it this year.
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Spider-Man: Miles Morales is the most important game on my list this year because of what it means to multiple cultures. Insomniac nailed this bridge game between characters in the Marvel universe in a profound way. Miles got a game that made him a household name while giving people of color (especially afro-latino) folks a superhero they could root for and call their own.
The game is stunning in every way, and has a fun story that attaches you to all the characters involved, while also making Manhattan fun to traverse again. I’m eagerly awaiting any and all DLC they drop for this one to see how they build on a fantastic universe with smart heroes.