Here are the 10 best video games of 2016

Video games were a blessed escape during the darker moments of 2016. The best of them helped us step away from the daily trials that this garbage year delivered. Not all of them have happy stories -- or even happy endings -- but they provided a much-needed break from reality. SEE ALSO: 'Overwatch' brings the holiday cheer with new Winter Wonderland event More than that, the blockbuster games of 2016 seemed to grow up. It was encouraging, for example, to see so many stories focused on non-white faces.