It’s no secret that there were no shortage of great games this year. The tone was set early when I blew through a solid sequel with no standout flaws in Dead Space 2. Throughout the rest of the year there wasn’t much separating these games. I found myself with around 22 games that, in most years, would make my overall list and aside from one, none of them was a standout. That’s when I realized I had a wonderful problem [...]
2011 was the year of unexpected derailment for yours truly as quite a few highly anticipated games got neglected as a result of stumbling across (and subsequently loving) several lesser known indie titles. I still think that 2011 was a huge year for AAA gaming, especially with the back-to-back blockbusters that “Mega Release Fall” produced. However, 2011 also represents a momentum shift in the gaming market and the big dogs now have a bunch of smaller, hungrier dogs to contend [...]
While I can’t say that I’ve played every game that was released in 2011, I have played more games this year than any other. A lot of my time was spent playing games released in 2010, so it’s hard for me to separate the two years. That being said, I’ll be catching up on Mega Release Fall well into 2012 so next year won’t be much different. Colefacekilla’s Top 6 Games of the Year 2011 Portal 2 Uncharted 3: Drake’s [...]
You know it’s been a good year for video games when you’ve got sequels to 2009 GOTY winners sitting in shrink wrap on your shelf. I’ve spent less time bitching about bad games this year than any other. That’s not to say that there weren’t plenty of crappers, but I was just too busy having a great time with dozens of quality titles. I might not have played everything, but from the games I did, the following were my personal [...]
2011 was a much better year for me than 2010. I learned how to use Twitter, I got to go to PAX, there were a crap-load of really great games and I met my future wife. (Author’s Note: that list was not arranged in any particular order of importance like the one below, for the record). I also learned that while some games can make phoenix-like returns to awesomeness after a decade, other games should just stay dead. I learned that [...]
I’m not going to lie. It’s damn hard to choose only ten games to gush about this year. A lot of great games have been released in these past twelve months and a large handful were able to rock my eyeballs to their very cores. I’ve had a lot of time immersing myself into many unique game worlds and my experiences all feel like winners. Instead of throwing an immature fit about life being unfair (because it is), I’ll follow [...]
I know a lot of people around here are stressing out about how to rank and file their games of the year. My selections have been fairly cut and dry for a while now. So I graciously present to you my top 5 games of 2011: 5. Crysis 2 – I may have never picked this game up if it wasn’t for the launch trailer. B.O.B.’s rendition of New York, New York sucked me in. It was the first time [...]
When asked about this topic, I immediately drew a cold sweat followed by violent shivers. These shivers eventually faded, and I was able to begin trying to calculate which games would make the list. I’ve never actually sat down and made a list like this before, and while I may seem horribly unqualified, you will still sit here and read it anyway to find out what my inner child deemed worthy of my top games of 2011. Without further adieu, [...]
