Game of the Half Year
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So far this year has been kinda weak, not a lot of really big releases so far.
But if I had to choose I would have to go with Mass Effect 3, no other game is given me as much enjoyment so far this year
But if I had to choose I would have to go with Mass Effect 3, no other game is given me as much enjoyment so far this year
Mass Effect 3 all the way. It's given me the most enjoyable experience for the first half of the year.
Personally, my game of the year right now is Squids Wild West. But seeing as how this is The Escapist, I'm gonna assume that iOS games are somehow disqualified.
Given the few games I've actually played this year, I would have to give it to PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond. It was fun, colorful, lasts a while. It's just a game that I enjoyed spending time with.
Given the few games I've actually played this year, I would have to give it to PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond. It was fun, colorful, lasts a while. It's just a game that I enjoyed spending time with.
Mass Effect 3 of course.
As for the second best, I haven't bought any other games this year yet. This year's pretty empty when it comes to good games.
As for the second best, I haven't bought any other games this year yet. This year's pretty empty when it comes to good games.
Apart from Mass Effect 3...
This one actually surprised me. I really enjoyed Sonic 4 Episode II. I loved the levels, am now used to the physics, and while they differ from the original Mega Drive physics SEGA claim to emulate, it's still a much needed improvement over Episode I. I even found myself replaying it for all of the red star rings and chaos emeralds, as well as all of the achievements.
As far as I'm concerned, that little blue bastard is back!
This one actually surprised me. I really enjoyed Sonic 4 Episode II. I loved the levels, am now used to the physics, and while they differ from the original Mega Drive physics SEGA claim to emulate, it's still a much needed improvement over Episode I. I even found myself replaying it for all of the red star rings and chaos emeralds, as well as all of the achievements.
As far as I'm concerned, that little blue bastard is back!
Wow I never noticed how dry this year's been. I want to play Xenoblade Chronicles or Devil Summoner 2 so I can even say I've played a new 2012 game besides my #1...
Diablo III.
Yeah.
Diablo III.
Yeah.
ME3. Only game I've wanted to play that's come out this year. I don't count Xenoblade as this year though.
Journey
Just...Journey. What else is there to say? The game is easily the most successful PSN game ever, despite how the odds were against it. It shouldn't have been this successful, but it is, and it makes me very happy. Good on you, gamers of today! Not to mention the game by itself is fantastic.
Sly 4 is my most anticipated game for the rest of the year, though it has a lot to beat with Journey.
Just...Journey. What else is there to say? The game is easily the most successful PSN game ever, despite how the odds were against it. It shouldn't have been this successful, but it is, and it makes me very happy. Good on you, gamers of today! Not to mention the game by itself is fantastic.
Sly 4 is my most anticipated game for the rest of the year, though it has a lot to beat with Journey.
Ranylyn's Personal top game of 2012 as of the end of Q2 2012.
Dragon's Dogma.
Calling it "monster hunter with a plot" isn't entirely accurate since the plot is overly simplistic to a fault. But that doesn't mean the game itself isn't fun. In an industry where people cry foul when a game actually tries to tell a story (which leads to many once great series being derailed into battle systems on 2 legs) the fact that gameplay as good as this managed to carry any semblance of plot at all and still be popular is almost a miracle.
Ranylyn's "oh god what I take offense to this" of 2012:
- Soul Calibur V
(As a fan of all the other games, even Legends for the Wii, the addition of a meter system alone freaking ruins it. Guard impact being restricted to meter makes it difficult to punish predictable spammers, and the series' atrocious blockstun almost literally means "he who blocks first loses" since you never get to fight back. A series about the quick bursts of battle being slowed by slower flashier moves shows just how messed up the industry's priorities are, and arbitrarily slashing most of the cast in favor of newer clones just to shrink the roster was pretty bad.)
Dragon's Dogma.
Calling it "monster hunter with a plot" isn't entirely accurate since the plot is overly simplistic to a fault. But that doesn't mean the game itself isn't fun. In an industry where people cry foul when a game actually tries to tell a story (which leads to many once great series being derailed into battle systems on 2 legs) the fact that gameplay as good as this managed to carry any semblance of plot at all and still be popular is almost a miracle.
Ranylyn's "oh god what I take offense to this" of 2012:
- Soul Calibur V
(As a fan of all the other games, even Legends for the Wii, the addition of a meter system alone freaking ruins it. Guard impact being restricted to meter makes it difficult to punish predictable spammers, and the series' atrocious blockstun almost literally means "he who blocks first loses" since you never get to fight back. A series about the quick bursts of battle being slowed by slower flashier moves shows just how messed up the industry's priorities are, and arbitrarily slashing most of the cast in favor of newer clones just to shrink the roster was pretty bad.)