The TV and Media forum already has a thread about favourite films of 2010 and, since games can be mathematically proven to be a superior art form to films, I reckon we should have a thread about our favourite games. They don't have to be in order, just list what games you enjoyed this year and maybe the games you didn't enjoy too. Sadly, my list is fairly predictable:
1) Mass Effect 2: A fantastic universe, epic scale, engrossing characters, greatly improved combat and a final mission that will leave you on the edge of your seat right until the very end. The story was a bit clumsy and the planet scanning was boring (especially before the update), but the rest of it was so good that I can overlook those faults. Roll on 2011 and ME3!
2) Red Dead Redemption: RDR is a superb sandbox game. The story is good, the level of detail is astounding, and sometimes you really feel like a gun-slinger in the Old West. I really loved the ending, I felt it was perfect. The game was so good that I, someone that has always hated westerns, am considering watching some.
3) Just Cause 2: On completely the opposite end of the games-as-art scale, JC2 was insane fun. To say that it had the plot of a brainless action movie would be an insult to brainless action movies. It's silly, crazy, over-the-top, explosion-filled madness, which is fine by me.
4) Civilization 5: Perhaps the game I was most excited for at the start of the year, it's a pity that Civ5 isn't on the top of the list, but the bugs present on release hold it back. Overall, I feel it's an improvement on the Civ formula and I really enjoy the hex-shaped tiles and city states. With an expansion or two, this game could be as deep as Civ4 and its expansions.
5) Europa Universalis III Heir to the Throne: Okay, so technically this came out last year, but I didn't play it until this year.
The most complicated game I've ever played got even more complicated, but for the first time ever in a game of EU3, I managed to survive until the end of the game as the most powerful nation. Good times.
Honourable mention goes to Minecraft. The only reason that it's not at the number 1 spot is that it's technically not finished yet, and in the year that it is finally completed it will have the number 1 spot. Even if Jesus came back to Earth as a game programmer and created the most amazing game ever, it still wouldn't beat Minecraft.
My most disappointing game was Crackdown 2. It's not a bad game, I even enjoyed it to some extent, but it was little more than an expansion of the original Crackdown. Crackdown was a surprisingly fun game, but for some reason the sequel chose to go the zombie route and lost many of the things that made the original game fun. Luckily, I only paid €10 for it when buying a new Xbox because it wasn't worth much more than that.
(I should note that I haven't played Assassin's Creed Brotherhood yet and if I did then it would probably be on my list. I loved AC2, and since ACB is supposed to be very similar I imagine I'll enjoy it just as much.)
1) Mass Effect 2: A fantastic universe, epic scale, engrossing characters, greatly improved combat and a final mission that will leave you on the edge of your seat right until the very end. The story was a bit clumsy and the planet scanning was boring (especially before the update), but the rest of it was so good that I can overlook those faults. Roll on 2011 and ME3!
2) Red Dead Redemption: RDR is a superb sandbox game. The story is good, the level of detail is astounding, and sometimes you really feel like a gun-slinger in the Old West. I really loved the ending, I felt it was perfect. The game was so good that I, someone that has always hated westerns, am considering watching some.
3) Just Cause 2: On completely the opposite end of the games-as-art scale, JC2 was insane fun. To say that it had the plot of a brainless action movie would be an insult to brainless action movies. It's silly, crazy, over-the-top, explosion-filled madness, which is fine by me.
4) Civilization 5: Perhaps the game I was most excited for at the start of the year, it's a pity that Civ5 isn't on the top of the list, but the bugs present on release hold it back. Overall, I feel it's an improvement on the Civ formula and I really enjoy the hex-shaped tiles and city states. With an expansion or two, this game could be as deep as Civ4 and its expansions.
5) Europa Universalis III Heir to the Throne: Okay, so technically this came out last year, but I didn't play it until this year.
The most complicated game I've ever played got even more complicated, but for the first time ever in a game of EU3, I managed to survive until the end of the game as the most powerful nation. Good times.Honourable mention goes to Minecraft. The only reason that it's not at the number 1 spot is that it's technically not finished yet, and in the year that it is finally completed it will have the number 1 spot. Even if Jesus came back to Earth as a game programmer and created the most amazing game ever, it still wouldn't beat Minecraft.
My most disappointing game was Crackdown 2. It's not a bad game, I even enjoyed it to some extent, but it was little more than an expansion of the original Crackdown. Crackdown was a surprisingly fun game, but for some reason the sequel chose to go the zombie route and lost many of the things that made the original game fun. Luckily, I only paid €10 for it when buying a new Xbox because it wasn't worth much more than that.
(I should note that I haven't played Assassin's Creed Brotherhood yet and if I did then it would probably be on my list. I loved AC2, and since ACB is supposed to be very similar I imagine I'll enjoy it just as much.)
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