Slasher on 27/12/2012 at 21:46
1.) Dishonored
2.) Far Cry 3
3.) Alan Wake
4.) Battlefield 3
5.) Fallout: New Vegas DLC
That was it for new games this year. If this was based on time spent in each game, that list would almost be turned upside down, but with Battlefield 3 enjoying a pretty huge lead over everything else. I haven't finished the top two titles on the list but I feel confident putting them there as I don't expect a massive nosedive in quality from either one.
zajazd on 28/12/2012 at 00:41
Journey is a little piece of s, I hate that game so much. It is a two hour short sand gliding and simple platforming dressed in such way to make you think that it's something special and unfortunately it succeeds with most people cos they are so gullible. You can take any good game and Journey will have absolutely nothing on it.
I forgot about Okami HD - I make that my best game of the year. Okami is worth zillion Journeys minimum.
Another big huge disappointment was the relaunch of SSX, and Hitman Absolution.
SubJeff on 28/12/2012 at 01:22
Nah, Sulphur is on the money with that description. It most certainly is emotionally manipulative and I loved it. You can still be in my group.
zajajajaaj on the other hand...
june gloom on 28/12/2012 at 11:26
I just played Journey. It's my new #3.
I really should send my companion for most of the game a message of thanks.
twisty on 28/12/2012 at 12:10
Sticking to games that were actually released in 2012 and predominately PC titles, the list so far excludes other games that are on my Steam backlog:
(in no particular order)
Dishonoured - great art direction and fun gameplay, but it was all over in a blink of any eye. I have only played through this once so far but will definitely be playing more of it again; next time by using a different skill set.
Far Cry 3- what a gem this has turned out to be. I really liked FC2 but found some elements of it to be a real drag. While some interesting elements have been removed that were in part 2, this game has so many elements to it that I haven't been able to put it down. The first section is somewhat annoying but the game keeps improving incrementally the longer you stick with it.
Mass Effect 3- my least favourite of the series but still a strong game. I didn't mind the ending to be honest but didn't find the overall story as interesting as the first two. The combat was greatly improved however.
Batman: Arkham Asylum- this was done really well although strangely I never feel compelled to fnish it. I keep going back to it for only short sessions.
I have still got a backlog of games including Mark of the Ninja, FTL and Walking Dead to play so this list might increase...
SubJeff on 28/12/2012 at 12:29
Quote Posted by dethtoll
I just played Journey. It's my new #3.
I really should send my companion for most of the game a message of thanks.
I knew you secretly had a soul.
demagogue on 28/12/2012 at 13:11
He always had one. He gave games like Dear Esther & Passage shit for claiming to be art games because compared to games like Shadow of the Colossus and Journey he thought they were mostly shallow pretension-fests. And he was mostly right.
I personally think Dear Esther was important as a proof-of-concept, first-person interactive-fiction, which I think is valid artistic fodder, and it showed it can be done, but for another game to actually make good on its promise.
But we've already covered all this ad infinitum...
Aside from all of that though, Journey's an emotional game, so people should be allowed to gush about it in any event, even if they realize (per what you and Sulpher said earlier) it's being manufactured, (even after giving Dear Esther & Passage shit for that same reason), but at least it was good at it. Adding another person into it I think gave it something special, because it wasn't just you taking it in by yourself, but something shared.
Renault on 28/12/2012 at 14:39
Weird, i don't really remember hearing anyone here (or elsewhere for that matter) gushing so much about Journey until some of these "end of the year" lists started coming out - the thread for it here only has 5 posts. I guess I'll have to at least check it out. I personally hated Dear Esther, mainly because it's not a game (but also because it's pretentious BS), but this sounds like it might be a little different situation.
Haven't tried Passage either - one more for the master list.
Melan on 28/12/2012 at 15:06
1. Dishonored: For Getting Things Right.
2. Brutal DooM: Every bit the game concerned parents thought DooM was. Pleasantly hard, giving the basic games and various fan campaigns a lot of replayibility.
3. The Legend of Grimrock: Showed that the Dungeon Master two-step lives on, and the combo of exploration, arcade combat and puzzle-solving is still plenty of fun. Toorum mode for replayability.
4. Black Mesa: Fan effort of the year. Imperfect here and there, but never a letdown.
